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Hi We will be building a first floor rear extension to our Edwardian semi detatched property. Are these your usual London yellow stocks, some of them look reddish in colour? Had paint removed from them recently. Any ideas on what they are? As might try and get similar

Loo not on common wall, got sheets of what looks like chipboard (?) on floor but Don’t think they run under stud wall. Joists running otherway

Just general noise from a bathroom, the wife doesnt want to hear what people are doing on the big white telephone......

Internal walls, next to our bedroom and in the loft. My wife is a light sleeper! My dad put up one stud wall already (doing complete house refurb) and used Wickes soundbloc board but no real difference to sound

Hmmm....how strange, I asked the building inspector he directed me to some online docs that are not completely clear, rather than just answer my question. He said I’m not supposed to get involved in design only checking what’s done....

Want to sound proof some stud walls as much as possible. Tried this soundbloc plasterboard on one wall but doesn’t seem to have helped much. Any recommendations?

Yep the loft would be the second floor. I keep speaking to people in window shops who say window needs to be a fire escape, they know it’s for a loft....will be protecting the stairway

Hi According to building regs, if we have a protected stairway from the loft down to the front door of the house, do we need to have an escape window in the dormer of our loft conversion? Thanks

Didnt say anything, discussed it with the main builder (my dad), who said this bloke was likely to walk as was doing us a favour and doing it at weekends etc, any way seems to be doing a decent job now

Yep going to be a rendered plinth there

Any thoughts?

Very true!

Maybe raked pointing would look better with these bricks....

The door thresholds will be level. I think the dpc is bituthene

OK. Maybe hes rushing it as he is fitting in the job for us around other jobs.Working Sat and Sun on it this weekend. Looks neatish though....

Would he be bringing it up like this to keep level with the block work?

This is the brick we are using

Some photos from this morning with tape measure, any thoughts or am I being too picky!

See render, planned extension is rear and side

There is render on the Main house (that will eventually be removed)so they can’t see existing brick. Although neighbours flank wall nearby? Extension is attached to main house. Wondered if it would Be to do with height of extension wall and trying to finish with a particular number of courses ?