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evenin, I'm building a porch about 2m x 2.1m and have dug the trenches for the foundations - we're at a depth of more than 2m as the BCO wanted us to go to same depth as the house foundations. Problem is we've uncovered a main foul water drain which has been encased in a large amount of...

Agreed also, and I reckon my solution is good on the light admittance as well. Noseall - you were kind enough to reply to me yesterday on the building thread about my drains http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?p=1726487#1726487 I've posted another picture and a new query - would...

I specified clear glass in my bathroom windows even though they are at the front of the house. Two reasons for this .... 1. I hate not being able to see outside, especially in winter when the windows are always closed 2. I hate the look of some of that swirly obscure glass It was...

hugh jaleak, thanks for the reply. I'd rather avoid a major re-routing - my neighbours did this same porch project and they ended up removing a mega amount of ground to sort out the drains. If the BCO is happy with me removing the s-bend and coupling back into that pipe from the new gully...

thank you noseall. Not sure exactly where it goes but it seems to be aiming diagonally across that photograph. Off to the right out of picture are a couple of manhole covers so I assume it connects into the main drain somewhere in that region. From what you say I reckon I can save some...

morning all, just doing a bit of light digging in preparation for a new porch. I need to reposition a rainwater downpipe - please see attached photo. After that s-trap thingy the drain looks like it goes off deep into the ground. I had anticipated having to dig down to intercept it somewhere...

done it! have now got some neat upstands around the flue area. Means I can cut away the deck within this area as much as I need to. Main benefit is that I can tell the roofers to finish off and I can get the flue fitted later. Will finish off in lead somehow and BCO will be happy - no timber...

I'm looking at this now, thanks

thanks big-all but I'm up to speed on the clearance requirements. It's a twin-wall flue, 6" inner and 1" insulation to give a 200mm finished flue diameter. The manufacturer specifies the clearance requirement as 50mm which is fairly standard for twin-wall I think. The bigger clearances you...

afternoon all, hope some of you folks can advise me on this (sorry it's a bit long). I have a flat roof currently being constructed - the bottom layer of felt has been torched on to give me some basic waterproofing and the roofers are due back soon to finish the job. I'm installing a wood...

thank you stem. that's good because that's how we arranged things! cheers

OK, thanks for the replies. So I think the simplest thing is to bung in a 2 pole isolator switch and then use a single pole pullcord to switch it on/off. Just one final question, whats the recommended order of components ..... is it supply--isolator--on/off switch -- fan or...

evening all, my sparky is booked for two weeks time but he's currently on holiday so I can't get him to advise on this. Myself and the builder need to get on with boarding and skimming a stud wall tomorrow but I know we're going to need some wiring for an extractor fan in there. It's a utility...

OK, so my plumber has had a look today and he believes there is no solution that avoids moving the flue outlet from my neighbour's boiler. Whether we achieve that by moving the existing boiler or fitting a new one remains to be seen. He reckons that as long as we have solution in hand the BCO...

am I getting a little closer to some useful parts ..... ? http://www.heatingspareparts.com/boilerpart.aspx?ProductId=148132&Part=45%20FLUE%20ELBOW%20M/CD%20CLASSIC%20NF

thanks 1canhelp, some good detailed info there. My plumber is back from holiday soon so I will ask him what he can find by way of parts - I am not optimistic however. I think raising the boiler, or at least the position of the outlet, may be possible. I've looked at my own flue position on...

interesting, thanks everyone. Good to get a legal perspective on things, even though I am pretty sure we won't need to go that route. Just for info, my particular road is about 7 or 8 houses that the estate agents describe as 'link detached'. I'm sure you know the form .... main body of...

1canhelp, thank you. I've discussed raising the boiler with my neighbour - it may be an option. When you say non-condensing flues should fall away from the boiler, what about ones that were designed with a vertical flue option? I assume the same requirement about avoiding water on the heat...