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Is this a continuation of the other vague PW thread but under a new member name? You can't appeal an award in the normal sense. You have to apply to the court for modification or canceling of the award based on points of law, not that you just don't like the decision. It's expensive and hard...

Clean it out, you've got a little ecosystem growing there

That meter is not calibrated for anything other than timber. That's a fact despite any settings it has. And you can put it on almost any material and it could get a reading, but that's not in itself an indication that there is excessive damp. Plus you're measuring the surface only, and salts...

Asbestos fibres can't be seen unless under a microscope. The image is not that clear, but if you are seeing hair like fibres that's not asbestos. You can seal it with a gloss paint - oil based not water based.

Building regulations apply to buildings and steps to get in or out of buildings not garden steps. If you contracted this out, then there would be implied terms to construct the steps to applicable standards, and BS 8300 comes to mind (an accessibility standard) and contains accepted dimensions...

And a big net for the goose chase you're going on. The guesses could literally be anything unless the type of damp stains and locations are known.

Damp or mould? Or both? And locations The pointing looks soft regardless

Get a roll of 50mm butyl tape off amazon. It will work and will last the life of the shed.

A hard brick is actually easier to break with a chisel as it fractures better. Was it a sharp chisel? A sds chisel will perform exactly the same as a hand chisel, but be harder to control. So not much good for widening a hole slightly but great for widening it massively by cracking all the...

Yes. Building regulations do not apply to retrospective fitting - the general requirement is for it to be made no worse that when it was built. A handrail is better than no handrail.

You need to be careful and ensure that if that is a SVP, the fast flow of the flushed water does not pull the trap out of that gully. Has the manufacturer approved that layout? That really should be a rest bend at the base of an SVP too. Surface drains set on gravel can move if the gravel does.

It is the client's problem now. He needs to decide is he is happy to remedy the problem via a cost adjustment, or to remedy the problem via the work being adjusted. This type of scenario and option is a common occurrence with all building work. The OPs second problem is getting the builder to...

Don't you possess a hammer and small cold chisel. Or perhaps a rough file? A SDS is OTT.

I don't think building works like that with all materials, components and labour neatly pro-rata'd. Some customers are very exacting and like the finer things in life, so the full costs may be loaded elsewhere. So a smaller reduction? That's if the builder doesn't decide that it's not worth...

She's quite happy with the extension, and recommends me to all her friends who's husbands are not up to it themselves.

Exactly. I suspect a normal person would weigh up the pros and cons, the optics, the time and disruption in their life in going through the rigmarole of the exchange (or rebuilding) as opposed to "Oh yeah that will do, give me some money back instead" So the question is how important is this...

Because size does not matter

Again, what's the actual problem? This talk of altering or demolishing is way OTT. Why not just accept it and adjust the price to reflect that?

That's the problem when things are not made of plastic in a factory out of perfect moulds. But I suppose the gutter bowing up does not help the aesthetic - despite being much easier to fix.

LOL. Like a fan belt. Yeah just stretch it over this pully and voilà!