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Thanks Tony & doggit. In answer to your questions / points; I cannot see the thickness or construction type of the party wall as the builders have blocked up all along it unfortunately. However they have used 100mm thick blocks so I assume your point is correct Tony, that the party wall was...

Thanks Tony. Good to know there are ways around it...so long as those ways don't involve me having to pay extra for some special solution or lose space because my beams have to move a foot or two this way or that because they have done something they shouldn’t have! ...on that actually, is it...

Yeah, we are on good terms I would say...if we weren't I would definitely have stopped everything and thrown the book at them when they served the (already very late) notice! So I can insist the builders tidy up the messy wall....but to not be a complete git about it, the fireproof pb is / was a...

Hah! Thanks Captain Hindsight! In seriousness though, at that point I could only have 1) stopped the work commencing by not replying to the letter, 2) stopped the work commencing by insisting on a Party Wall Agreement and/or Schedule of condition or 3) did what I did, which was agree to the...

Right, thanks TrevP. I hadn't thought of calling Building Control yet. From what you say, there is no issue with their beams sitting on the entire thickness of the party wall? Are they under any obligation to make this new party wall they have built look "neat" on my side? Or can they just leave...

Hello all, My neighbour is having a loft extension built. Our lofts used to be divided by a plywood wall. The previous owner of my house had to attach (to my face of the plywood party wall) fireproof plasterboard for the sale to go through. Now the neighbours builders have taken down the plywood...

of course, i got so caught up with the angle, i completely forgot about considering the tread depth, hah! ...thanks again big-all!

thanks big-all. i've seen some very nice looking sprung ladders: http://www.laddersukdirect.co.uk/loft-ladders/caernarvon-disappearing-stairway.html?gclid=CI-liJehmsoCFUeVGwodCygKEQ so hoping for something like this... Can a 57 degree ladder be walked down facing front does anyone know? I've...

Thanks catlad, in the nicest possible way I hope you are mistaken...! P

Thanks big-all. I don't think weight will be a problem as the ceiling joists are going to be increased to floor joists and I don't think any larger hatch will be needed than if we put in a straight run fixed staircase? Unless I'm misunderstanding you? P

Hi All, I spoke to the council and can't put a fixed staircase to my loft as fire regs mean new hallway needs to be built, so, looking for a low angle pull-down loft staircase/ladder...one that can be walked down facing forwards, not backing down the way you climb up... The lowest angle...

So I did a bit more digging, and seem to have found timber studs (2x4?) every 25inches or so (ignoring the one above door with is probably just holding the strip-wood in place) Not sure about any horizontals but then they would need to go anyway if I were to put a wardrobe in. Does this suggest...

thanks very much tony, that makes sense. i'll keep scraping & hoovering until i can see the entire structure under the plaster.

Hi all, I have a 2-up 2-down with the staircase to the first floor in the middle of the ground floor, splitting the ground floor in 2 (living room at front, dining room at rear) I'd like to build a wardrobe over this staircase so I don't lose space in any of the rooms (I'm aware of the head...