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If you are confident with your soldering skills then crack on a pipe bender is an expensive bit of kit just for a one off (or 2 or 3 occasions), as a DIYer I have soldered joints under floorboards, in the ceiling and behind replastered walls and have not had any issues in 40 years. I have some...

Short on facts, but c16 5 x 2 spaced at 400 centres satisfies structural requirements for a standard floor load of 150kg/m2 so depending how your SE is adding on the weight of the bath the 150 x 50 could be in the right field if he means to replace the existing joists, if he means in addition...

Can you take a longer shot of the bar leading into the pulley (to ascertain whether there are any sprocket holes as per the video example and/or nut for spanner connection) if so we can take it from there? If not then its a case of mole grips and lap of Gods

Not 100% but if you can prise off end plate you may be able to do some adjustments. My thought is if you can move the door out at the bottom and middle hinges it may swing the bottom leading edge of the door more upwards when opening and not catch the carpet. Not certain on that but perhaps...

pic of door hinges?

Fernox F1 or Sentinel X100 seems to be the go to ones, at £15-20 it hardly worth not doing and see what happens

Oh dear just applying for an ESTA, see if my past postings on Trump come back to bite.

Doesn't make any difference structural wise whether the old and new joists or next to each other or equi spaced.

The supports at each end look OK. If SE says upgrade to 150 x 50 I assume he is discounting any assistance given from the existing joists and in theory these could be taken out altogether??? Obviously leaving them in will give you a stronger floor but trying to sister the new joists to the old...

I remember my history teacher saying in the 1960s it's not the power they hold but the power they prevent others from holding, perhaps he foresaw the likes of TACO??

A pittance compared to Liv Garfield of Severn Trent but then she is doing a great job

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Didn't a lot come in in 1066??

Steps in a private garden do not have any building re requirements but whatever is put down by builders must be fit for purpose and as per building regs is a good start Consistency is crucial: All risers and goings on a staircase must be the same to prevent falls. not withstanding that actual...

Oh dear, best not tell them of the wc I added to my utility room and connected into adjacent IC back in 2016

Is connection to do with building regs work?

If you are saying there is no water pressure in the system and the expansion tank is at 0.8 bar then this is the correct pressure for a non pressurised system (check boiler manufacturers spec to confirm this). Just a question of pressurising your system with water to about 1 bar (again check...

All depends on what service pressure/available flow/length of pipework to be replaced/ what flow is acceptable. My supply is more than adequate with house approx 15m from boundary box and fed by 1/2 inch copper pipe. Normal header tank storage no combi boiler.

Standard minimum acceptable value for flow at edge of property stop valve is 9l/ min, depending on where your tap is on the system your supply seems to be at the low end. Ask water company to confirm flow and pressure at their boundary box, pressure should be at least 7metres head.i.e. enough to...