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Hi, can you please assist with my query regarding council taxes (noticed you replied to a similar topic before) I have built a house over a period of circa 7 years. Its still remains incomplete. Everthing has been done other than gas connection, water termination, no cooker, no space heating...

Thank you both for the replies. No, nobody has ever lived there. I dont think it can be classed as a empty dwelling if it doesnt have the correct paperwork/ certificates declaring it as a dwelling/ residence. They're observatios were from outside (in all fairness to them it appears...

Hi, I have been paying council tax for the last 4 years on a property that I built and recently heard that I might be exempt from this for the following reasons; The house doest not benefit from basic services such as water or gas and as such is not finished. The only supply terminating in...

Thanks for the reply. I've discovered that this has spread down towards the footing itself (inside of 2 -3 courses of blockwork can be seen when looking down) Would you replace these using a similar methodology to underpinning - doing them locally and in segments? See pics Thanks

Hi everyone. I am in the middle of a garage conversion and I've just uncovered that the blockwork used to form the external wall (single leaf of 150mm blockwork and render) is hollow throughout. Some moss had grown over the plinth and upon removal I discovered that the surface of the...

That what I thought until a joiner told me to fix it to the conc with plugs - just didnt know how exactly. Ta

I'm not putting any insulation on the gf; the p/a is very low and the proposed use of the room will only be as a store/ office. Any advice on fixing direct to concrete?

A timber stud wall (using 3x2)

Hi everyone, Can someone please advise on whats the best way of securing a timber base plate to a concrete floor. What type of screws and plugs and how do I go about doing it? Thanks

Thank you.

Everything excluding internal finishes, insulation and the windows/ doors. Ta

Can anyone please advise on an approximate cost of constructing 4 dormers (comprising of 100x75mm framing, 19mm ply, 25 x 50mm vertical battens building paper & finished with render. Roof 75 x 50 rafters with slate roof) see attached drawing. Thank you.

Thank you for your advice. I originally designed it as a single storey extension; now all of a sudden the client wants another floor. Ta again

Can someone please adivse if I need a structural engineer to look at the support requirements above the external door shown in the attached photo. Although the lintel would have sufficient bearing within an existing wall; I have concerns that the the direct abutment between the doorjamb and...