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Yes, unless there is fire escape via a velux window. I hadn't posted the whole plan - including fire escape. Just as I didn't ask, for instance, about electrics or indeed natural light. I was just trying to establish if ventialtion should be increased. So to my original questions on...

Deathtrap cause I'll bang my head?

Hi we have a loft space currently boarded over 6 x 2 joists with 150mm rockwool insulation. full of boxes of books and other random stuff we haven't touched since moving in. Ideally I want to create a space that could become a spare bedroom, probably used a couple of times a month...

Perfect. Thanks pal.

Hi I need to install another air brick to aid ventilation to the underfloor void. It's a daft question but having bought the external air brick what do I use to channel the airflow through the cavity and through the inner block thanks

hey thanks for that. Catnic very helpful! I emailed my drawings and they got back to me confirming the standard lintel is fine for the job. They also confirmed what you said that the corner loading has little effect on the load numbers. I don't think I need planning permission as per...

Hi I'm looking to create a ground floor new window opening on the side elevation of a end terraced standard 2 storey house. there are no further windows above the proposed opening. The floor joists of all floors bear into the adjacent walls. the proposed wall is a gable wall which the roof...

Hi So I'm going to be building an edwardian style conservatory at the back of the house. here's a picture of the rear apologies for the trampoline being in the way but you can see the house none the less. it's a bit of a pain cause I have to take the window out, brick up a bit of...

The stones that fell over were set directly upon the road tarmac but I haven't dug down enough yet to see how far back the road extends to determine if the concrete pour will be also onto the road. That's made think now though. If the road ends and the concrete just goes onto the soil does...

these are the sandstone blocks I'm on about. I've had another thought of how to do it. I will build the front skin of sandstone and insert butterfly ties as I go along sticking out the back. then once complete I will pour readymixed concrete down the back to lock onto the ties. The...

these are the blocks I'll be using for the front face

sandstone

Hi Just before Christmas a retaining wall collapsed at my house as a result of tree root movement. Unfortunately the insurance says its not covered so I have to rebuild it myself. The wall is about 200 years old. The tree has been chopped down. The wall that has collapsed is about 25...

Hey thanks for all your help. I've decided to do all of the above and see what happens over the next month or so

I thought u had pretty good airflow. I can see cobwebs being moved in the drafts. Would water not seep through cracks un the ridge tiles mortar onto the underlying felt and trickle down? If it is condensation should u add some vents in the soffits? Is there a way I could test if it is...

Hi I've got drips coming through the felt and the roof rafters have patches of soaked wood (presumably from the felt touching them). The drips seem to be worse at the apex and gradually get less the further I get to the eaves but basically it is wet all over the roof not in a particular...

Hi all so an update: I took off the plate exchanger and flushed it though with a pressure washer and some DS40. A bit of cr*p came out and it now has a good free flow of air through all its passages - although it didn't seem to bad before I replaced the NTC. unfortunately the hot...