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Hi freddy, you are the zen master of quick replies lol. :D Yeah, I appreciate there's loads more involved. We have a W beam configuration up there, which will be a pain to convert. Thanks for the comprehensive reply and pointer to that post. It's one of the jobs that I'll likely be...

Hi folks, I have a long list of things to learn about in readiness for future upgrades/modifications (as the regulars will know). The joists in the loft (ceiling joists I presume) appear to be about 2"x4". Am I right in thinking they'd need to be double this to support a floor for a...

Cheers folks, let's hope it's compliant as it is, saves some messing around lol.

Well it is, but as you can see from the diagrams, that would involve making a new corridor through the kitchen if we're gonna have the fire escape route we want to enable us to have a loft conversion in the future. I reckon with the stairs reversed, this layout will do the trick (blue being...

This image may help clear up why I'm looking to maybe reverse the stairs as part of my massive remodelling to-do list lol. As you can see on the image on the left, the other houses have the stairs starting directly at the end of the hall. Our stairs are facing the same way, but our...

Lol yeah I knocked the sketch up quickly, there's not that many steps. That door is indeed the hall door, which I'd look to take off completely (along with the frame. In the future I'd be looking to box off the stairs, and put a door approx 800-900mm into the living room opening inwards so...

Yeah, that's what I thought noseall. The house is a 1990 build, has anything changed in relation to stair treads/hights/pitches since then? If nothings changed I guess it will be currently compliant. I'll get me tape measure out. Out of interest, do buildings control keep records of...

Hi Freddy, I've explained this badly lol. The stairs are actually in the same position in every house, but for some reason our front door is in a different position (side rather than front). This means we have to walk through to the back of the living room to walk up the stairs. See below...

In addition to that, as all of the other houses have the layout we're looking to achieve, could I just reverse it without contacting Building Control? (it would leave the same landing space etc as the original orientation)

Hi folks, One thing that's always bothered me about our house is that the stairs start at the back of the living room (it's actually the only house in the street with this layout as far as I can tell). Ideally I'd like the stairs to start at the beginning of the living room so they're just...

Thanks folks.

That'll explain why I can't find it then lol. I can do practical and sensible :wink: , and obviously the landing couldn't be any narrower than the minimum door size with frame/architrave etc as it would look daft.... ....a bit like the downstairs (from before we bought it) where some...

Hi folks, sorry if this is posted elsewhere, I'm having a moment and can't for the life of me find the information I'm after. Using the ropey diagram I've knocked up, what would be the minimum width from the walls of "Bathroom" and "Bedroom 1" to the handrail at the top of the stairs (drawn...

....in reality, they're not going to say "your wall is 5mm too short, pull the whole lot down!" are they? :-o lol Hope not :-o lol

Out of interest what is the likely consequences if someone was "brave enough" to kick off the build using a building notice and got something minor wrong? Do they usually just refuse signing it off and issuing some sort of cert, or do they insist things are changed? Or perhaps it's all...

looks like it http://www.energysavingtrust.org.uk/Home-improvements-and-products/Heating-and-hot-water/Boiler-Scrappage-Scheme-NOW-CLOSED

Thanks snug, you're a star.

Looking on the net, I see this ventilation malarky is more complicated than I thought lol. Going by snugibs reply on compartment ventilation, I'm guessing the top two vents on this page would be suitable for a boiler cupboard...

Thanks for that snug. I've changed my message settings.

Electrical switch is directly underneath the boiler, and there's plenty of room for a cupboard of that size, so it's all sounding good. So, is there still spares out there for this model snug? We were told by a local gas contractor that they're pretty much obsolete. We'll want to be...