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    New Install to an old house , advice please

    Thanks for that response :D I was hoping we could zone the areas , ground floor , first floor and annexe so that sounds good news. I am under pressure from the other half to consider solar panels or at least the chance to include them once funds allow . tbh I am a bit of a...
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    New Install to an old house , advice please

    ps There is no gas to the site at present , although I am awaiting a quote from scotiagasnetworks for this . But i do suspect it will be too much to proceed with , so it will be either oil or LPG
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    New Install to an old house , advice please

    Hi , We are just about to move into a 1930.s detached property of 3800 ft gross . It is down to be rewired , so I am also going to bite the bullet and replumb the house too. There is a perfect place in the loft for a small plant room . The house is 5 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms , with...
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    Internal Plasterboarding

    I would have thought that plasterboard and skim , on dabs will provide a better U value than 13mm plaster . Plus , I dont believe that Building control have the right to insist on the U value being increased anyway on minor alterations
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    Building extension nightmare Help please

    8) Richmond BC introduced this way back in early eighties. It ran for about a year before it was challenged and proven to be illegal charging , they had to provide a refund to anyone that claimed it. Its not as though the information provided is actually binding , it will be heavily...
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    Building extension nightmare Help please

    you guys seem to have taken the wrong end of the stick , I am self employed just preparing drawings for houses and extensions . Sorry , i should have introduced myself , i trust it is ok to post in this forum as an outsider ?
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    Building extension nightmare Help please

    :D no , advice is free .
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    Building extension nightmare Help please

    It is no bullshit at all. It is what I do full time . Many councils have now taken that stance . You can go in and have an informal chat with them , for what its worth , but many will not enter into written response offering advice without payment . The thought that it should be free...
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    Building extension nightmare Help please

    Many authorities now require a fee , payable up front for informal advice . Some in the Berkshire area wont even enter into correspondence
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