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Thanks John

Thanks IH - I'll check those out

I need to relocate our Stop Cock and extend the mains water supply running under our suspended floor approx 4m. The house was built 1973 and the mains water supply appears to be some sort of plastic but not modern blue MDPE. Will a standard MDPE 25mm coupler likely fit so I can just extend the...

Thanks Winston1 - very helpful. Will ensure 6mm used. I thought a cooker/hob/oven had to be isolated from previous posts I'd read, just wasn't sure if you could treat a seperate oven /hob arrangement as a "cooker" so use a single isolator. Seems prudent to have something in the event of an...

(Bump) ..... can anyone help on how they would go about the walling for this scenario. We are thinking a stud wall with internal insulation, external cladding and cement board internally but what about air gaps / moisture barriers / thermal breaks etc?

We are planning a major kitchen refurb and want to spec the electrics for a 5.5kW double oven and 7.4kW induction hob. Initial thoughts are to run a seperate circuit in 6mm T&E from the CU ON 30mA RCBO to a Click 45amp Dual Appliance outlet plate (approx 5m cable run in loft and behind kitchen...

We have an external porch area under the front eaves of our 70s bungalow which has been "built in" with a full length upvc window and frame on both sides to create an enclosed porch at some point. We are thinking of going a step further and replacing the upvc framework with a "proper" wall or...

I am about to lay 5mx5m of 22mm (6mm wear layer) engineered oak flooring on top of the original t&g wooden floor of a 70s bungalow with a 3.5mm ProVent underlay. I was originally just going to float it at 90degrees to the original floor glueing the tongues and leaving a 7/8mm expansion gap at...

There may be an all-catching convenants on the property that says something like " you are not allowed to alter the external appearance in any way". I think ours has one as an estate bungalow but that hasn't stopped the houses being rendered from pink to green, dwarf walls and windows in...

Very interesting point re grey window frames! We never realised similar materials extended to those and were considering them for our 70s estate bungalow! Presumably this also applies to grey bifold doors on the rear elevation which seem to be popping up everywhere! If there were other examples...

Sorry about hijacking the thread - thought it was long dead but relevant so would resurrect it but agree it is becoming confusing so thank you Doggit for your help and l'll STFU now!

Thanks Doggit. 4.5m will mean running thru inside of loft as I think going directly up and out would be more like 3.5m. Which I guess means I need twin wall at least for the section in the loft? I'm afraid the twin wall flue as feature doesn't satisfy the missus. What about the collar with...

Guidance is NOT law. Following guidance may be presented as compliance with law but not following guidance does not necessarily mean noncompliance. Precedence is binding. Has precedence been decided for any case in respect of this apparent lack of alignment on what LABC guidance states and what...

Thought I'd resurrect this thread rather than post new. I am thinking of installing a woodburner in our bungalow and constructing a false chimney breast around the twin wall flue. How much space do I have to leave between the flue and stud wall chimney breast. Do I have to vent the chimney...

I am going to be living in an area where planning are known to be "tight" (Dartmoor) so I am keen to stick within PD and BC excemption where possible rather than stir up a hornets nest. Hence a solid roof system and conservatory or porch status interests me. I was looking for feedback from those...

I am looking at options for a conservatory and have found several companies that provide solid roof systems instead of traditional glass etc. These interest us as we could perhaps get year-round use from the extra space. The conservatory would have a simple pitched roof, be 5mx4mx3m to fall...

Thanks for the replies. I dug out the thread referred to. I think my new home LA (Dartmoor) probably take a 'firm' line on conservatory definition but I don't intend to get them involved in the first place and make sure I stay within the PD rules

So I was always under the impression that one aspect required to make "conservatories" exempt from Building Control involvement was that the roof had to be 75% or more glass. However there are now a lot of " solid roof" systems available for new build or as replacement roofs. If a planed...

In another post it's mentioned that class A PD is excluded in an AONB. Does that apply to a National Park too?

Woody, this is why I mentioned different BC having different definitions of "inhabitable" (from Planning Portal) For example, the Building Regulations Approved documents provide 3 separate definitions in different parts: Part B: A room used, or intended to be used, for dwellinghouse purposes...