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Are you completely on your own, able to get one other to assist or what?

I had about £300 in my mind, for a days labour you supplying the bricks, they do all the work inc toothing in the bricks.

Is it a cavity wall?

You need to show us (or ideally draw a section through the jamb and the head and cill) how the cladding has been fixed around the existing windows.

Yes he just needs to check nothing is only being supported on the little wall sticking out, which he wants to remove.

Yes it should have a celotex upstand, you don't really need to tape the insulation joints if there's a membrane above. If your cowboy isn't going to fix it and your useless private inspector is a dickhead then some squirty foam in the gaps is better than nothing but it's really not right. It's...

May we ask what the purpose is, just interesting is all. :)

Sorry you're going to have to delve a bit deeper into your loft, you need to lift up the insulation where those joists are and see if any of them are bearing on the bit of wall you want to remove and if one does does it go all the way into the party wall, the wall set back from the chimney?

Can you hear the whistling noise outside?

If you're doing a proper job, I would expect BC to pick him up on that too. Local BC or Private?

You can print this off and shove it under his nose if gets funny. https://celotex.co.uk/assets/concrete-slab-floor_application-datasheet_nov18.pdf

On a windy day, you can use a candle or incense stick to find air leaks.

Gotta ask it's not a shared drain is it? You could upload the CCTV survey to youtube and post a link here? @Hugh Jaleak

Agree it's not acceptable, also once he's redone it and you've seen it or seen photo evidence check the membrane is sealed where its joined else screed may seep through the gap.

That said now I think about it, an ordinary step ladder can be placed diagonally, kind of straddling the toilet, that's normally allowed me to get close enough to the wall etc. I am considerably more than 68kg unfortunately. :( :p

I too would not stand on a toilet, something like this that fits would do. Or you could knock one up out of some spare timber. Google 'hop up work platform'.

I'm not sure it sets any precedent, AFAIK there are various appeals which have gone either way. So like it seems to depend on which side of the bed the planners get out of it also depends which side of the bed the planning inspector gets out.

Personally I'd just look for another.

You need to do a bit of investigative exposure and find out what the beam is and what is supporting it. We'll await an update .....

For sure but presumably you need similar with AC installation?