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Yeah I have checked everyone else drain and they all are straight through in a line to the sewer located in the alley out the back. Tomorrow will be a day of digging and locating where this blockage is. Once I have dug the hole I may asleep build the manhole around it giving me a inspection...

Hi thank your your reply Now I am armed with a little more info from the son in law of the guy who built this house in 1903. The houses had water installed in the 1930's and people put in manholes if they wanted them. This house never had one. They did say that they dug down one meter out...

i cannot find my inspection drain anywhere i have look in all of the neighbors but they all seem to have their own

Hello All I appear to have a blocked drain on my victorian terrace. outside in the drain there is a brown sludge but not smelly so dont think that it is toilet waste. what should i do? Its draining and not overflowing. Do i call the council or a private company to clear it the manhole is...

Hi ALl Spoke to a few companies this morning and it turns out the council dont let them drive on the service roads as the trucks are to heavy. Looks like i will be paying for clearance instead. At least this way i dont get my hands dirty :)

Hi all. Is there a way to roll a skip into my garden as we cannot have a skip out the front. I live in a Victorian town with service alleys at the back that a skip cannot be put in. Is there any way a skip can roll or be put on wheels? Any alternatives please all Thanks

Hi all I am going to be knocking through to my outbuilding in the next few months to extend the kitchen. Out of the all these tasks is everything in order or do you have any thoughts on the order. Put in new windows and back door to secure the area. Apply for building regs and get...

Hi there all Had a quote today and it looks like a gallows bracket will work and will be ok to support the remaining stack so that's good news. Just waiting on the figures now and we can begin phase one of the kitchen work. The builder will deal with the building regs. So looks like all I...

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Hi there I am going to buy a electric underfloor heating per made mat called a Rugbuddy to put under m rug in the lounge as my floor gives me cold feet. I have hi ceilings and have insulated loads this is just to improve comfort levels My question in you can buy the pre made mats the are like...

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What across the room where the kitch fireplace was? Will two need to be installed one on each side of the fireplace. I am pretty sure I want to keep the upper stack as I like e feature in the bedroom. So will the builder design the beam and do the building regs notice or will I have to do...

thanks for your advice. I have had DPC installed at the front of the house but not the back yet as the wall is the first step to remove damp then i will get a DPC instaled and start thinking about plastering after a few months of drying out. thanks so much

Hi there All I am confused with all of the options for removing a chimney stack that has been part removed over the years buy the previous owser ni the 70's So many options: Remove kitchen stack (whats left) and put in an RSJ accross the room Remove kitchen stack and support first...

Hi all I have a wall that is built next to my house and this corner is always damp over the DPM. what is the best method of cutting a 1inch gap to allow the rain water to run away rather that sit between the wall and house. Should i buy a masonary saw or is there some form of cutter that...

hi there i have already insulated between all of the floor joists and just doing everything i can going forward to keep heat in

hi thanks for the link excellent how will i attach these directly to the solid brick wall or over the existing drywall. screws and plugs or another method? thanks

Hello all Couple of questions? Is it worth building a stud wall and putting 50mm celotex in the openings of my alcoves next to my fireplace. The walls are cold to the touch and just wondered if it's worth it. I could build a stud wall and plaster over it. The damp course would be sorted...

Hi there Little update I spoke to the previous owner and this work was all done in the 70's so building regs cert is not applicable So now I need a SE to design some plans to support the chimney stack and install the RSJ. Can a gallows bracket not be installed between the ground and first floor?

Hi there I have just spoken to my local BC and they told me that if the work was completed before 1985 then they cannot do this. I Am asking the previous owners daughter this evening if she can remember the year. So hypathetically speaking if it was before this (which is quite possible as the...