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    Windows in en suite (in bedroom)

    No window needed ,just a fan and trickle vent required
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    Conservatory planning permission

    christ, when was the last time you submitted a planning aplication, its been £135 for more than some time now
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    MDF bath panels - best way of fixing

    Keku fixings are excellent for this . 2 will do it fine , but you will be tempted to use more http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/pro.jsp?cId=101697&ts=96519&id=70810
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    Cavity wall insulation from inside the house??

    Surely they are happy that you appear to be granting them access on to your land to get to the rest of their wall ? :twisted:
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    Vertical cracks straight through breeze block

    ding ding ..................... theres the problem
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    Vertical cracks straight through breeze block

    If its under 30m2 it probably didnt need Building Regs
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    Vertical cracks straight through breeze block

    I concur with your friend. I never spec breeze blocks as an external skin , despite what the catalogues say you can do with them.
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    Help calculating if my patio doors are too big for the room

    add up the area of glazing that the extension will cover up , ie old windows and doors that previously led to the outside air. Now add your 25% of the proposed additional floor area , the combination of the 2 totals is the amount of glazing you can have in your extension. If that...
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    Single storey extension - Uvalue and glazing issues

    to keep it simple, add up the area of glazing that the extension will cover up , ie old windows and doors that led to the outside air. Now add your 25% of the proposed additional floor area , the combination of the 2 totals is the amount of glazing you can have in your extension. If...
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    potential appeal against fire safety building regulations

    I had a similar case , they would not budge , so we actually " relocated " the boundary to 1m away , and then were allowed 5.6m2 of unprotected area. maybe you could negotiate the purchase of 1m of land ?
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    Planning Application for building ext. without Architect

    and a builder who knows what is required . I wouldnt recommend it for any diy'ers though
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    Planning Application for building ext. without Architect

    I like people doing that with my dawings , I have just had somebody pay up before i started legals with them , didnt have to do anything. As for picking up a home drawn planning application to do building regs , its the normal price, no saving as the job has to be surveyed and drawn from...
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    How much will this extension cost?

    £1350 a m2 for each floor , plus bathroom and kitchen fittings you wont acheve it for 50k. Considering there is a large garage elemeent ,I would guestimate that you are 75k + vodka and tonic
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    Planning application requiring method statement...

    for a start they are probably expecting you to mention hand dig within the tree vicinity . I would phone the tree officer and have a chat with them
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    Joining two timbers together, what size coach screw to use

    If i read that correctly , you are basically going to hang the sagging ceiling joists from the existing purlin ? Then put a binder in above them. I suspect you will just induce sag in the roof when you unwind the accros.
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    How do council work out

    Make sure the 67 m3 you arrive at is based on the gross external face of the proposal. Also , if the extension is within 2m of the boundary the 70m3 doesnt come into it anyway due to its height
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    I've built my garage over a public sewer

    Dont worry , you wont get a visit from the water board and its highly unlikely the drains will collapse . Some silly sod on another forum called Pistonheads has exactly the same problem as you :lol:
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    Architect Fees - am I being ripped off?

    I would agree with that being a target price . plus of course the local authotiy fees
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    advice for novice, building 2 entrance piers

    I would suggest you reconsider inserting a dpc , maybe use engineering bricks for a similar result
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    boxing in a soil pipe

    It needs to be encased to provide 1/2 hr fire resistance, so doubled plasterboard would meet his requirements I would also pack the void with quilt insulation prior to cladding the framing
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