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Building regs state you are allowed to have a length of pipe of max 6m from toilet to soil pipe, so as long as you have adequate fall (minimum 18mm per metre for a 100mm wc branch) then this will comply with building regs. I would personally go for the first option as it keeps it to a single...

Hi, Ive found Duncan Marshalls "Construction of houses" to be a very informative book on roofing and should be able to offer you some advice! I think you can get this on amazon/ebay for quite a small amount. I can send you some drawings of a lean to roof if this is any help. R Critchley

Hi, Im just wondering whether someone could give me a rough estimate of how much it would cost to replumb a bathroom and kitchen which are adjacent to eachother as it is in a bungalow. Any rough guide would be much appreciated - all needs replacing because the house hasnt been touched in...

Usually the cavity will be closed by either a series of blockwork with a vertical DPC positioned between it and the external leaf to prevent any moisture from getting through. However a much simpler option would be to use a proprietary cavity closer which incorporates DPC and insulation, and is...

The masks are a couple of quid...hardly a shed load. :?

Well needless to say that the closer a tree is to an building, the deeper the foundations must be so as to ensure that the tree roots do not affect the foundations (BCO's will normally demand extra depth for foundations close to buildings). Therefore i would strongly urge u not to wrap the root...

Hey, Sounds to me like the damp has been caused by interstitial condensation in that the warm moist air from inside the building rises up into the attic space and through the insulation, eventually condensing on the cold surfaces of the roof - which can lead to rot etc. Therefore i would...

why take the risk? :shock:

Personally id avoid messing around with asbestos and get a contractor in but that may well be expensive. Although you can get quite cheap masks for this stuff so maybe you could normal contractors? www.protecdirect.co.uk

Id use a visqueen vapour barrier as in my experience they are one of the best http://www.visqueenbuilding.co.uk/product_detail.asp?id=58&sid=20 Hope this helps R Critchley

With a configuration such as that you may well get interstitial condensation as warm moist air will penetrate through the plasterboard and condense on the cold surface of the wall. Therefore you will need to have a vapour barrier on the warm side of the insulation; Fix battens to wall...

could it be that the surveyor is a friend of the buyers and therefore is doing a free survey?? In any case most surveys will be from ground level using binoculars etc and they should inspect the roof from the loft aswell. R Critchley

Just out of interest what company did you get to come round?

basically a soakaway is a pit in the ground which is filled at the bottom by coarse rubble/hardcore to store the water before it is soaked into the ground! Atm it sounds like the soakaway isnt working because of this debris and once cleared should work fine aslong as it is the right size for the...

Also an asphalt roof has the advantage of providing a continuous covering for the roof as it has no joins whereas felt has the associated problems that can occur with joins. My personal preference would be either asphalt or single ply although these are more expensive; they will last much...

Could try a single ply membrane, not too sure about the cost of this but in my opinion its a very good looking roof covering and should last a long time!! Check google etc for suppliers. Hope this helps

Hi Gidso, firstly yes i think this is something you may well need to get building control involved with, best to give them a ring and have a chat! Where your new pipe meets the old blocked off pipe you will need an inspection chamber as these are needed at junctions in case of blockages...

cheers, i basically need it for floorplans etc so ill see how these free trials go

Thanks all, gonna give easycad and fastcad a go see how i get on!! Thanks again

well im a student studying building surveying so i need to be able to do drawings on CAD of buildings etc and i dont get taught CAD during my degree, any ideas?