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Hi i'm slightly embarassed to ask but i was always told if you're not sure, ask. Basically i was drilling a hole of the plasterboard ceiling as i was doing it i caught site of a wire in the hole and so stopped drilling immediately. After some careful excavation i made the hole bigger to...

Hi we're currently having an extension built by our builder. In order to access the ceiling joists to continue the flat roof onto the extension he has to take down the plasterboard ceiling. This is no great deal, however my concern is that the ceiling is artexed and contains asbestos. The...

Hi I appreciate what you said about an internal manhole. Are these still accepted in some cases if it is a private pipe or will bco not allow. I can understand how disgusting a solution it may be!!

Around 750mm deep

Thanks for that. Having had another look the inspection manhole is on a very slow bend, around 140 degrees with then a straight section either side to my soil stack and the neighbours manhole. Is this likely to block up, we've never had any problems over the last 6 years. Am I right in saying...

Hi I have been considering an extension for a while now and have just been reading about the private into public sewer changes. This has led me to a mini conundrum. I appreciate the water company are the best people to ask but any ideas would be appreciated. Basically my planned extension...

Hi I appreciate similar questions have been asked before but I can't find an answer for this issue. I Am currently installing a shower tray. See below http://www.pioneerbathrooms.com/permalife-1100mm-x-700mm-rectangular-low-profile-shower-tray.html Supposedly it is made from another...

Hi thanks for the replies I have attached a plan. So in essence the fact that we are joining an extension which has planning permission , but now wouldn't be able to be built with just pd, means that if we want to join to it we would need planning permission again, even if the new extension if...

Hi I have spent quite awhile reading the permitted development info to understand where I would need planning permission but have ended more confused than I began. We currently have a side extension completed in 1980 which has planning permission. The extension isn't more than half the width...

Hi I have spent a long time looking through building regs and forums to find an answer but forever reason I can't one. Basically is there a minimum size for studs in a partition wall for building control. Space is an issue so I would like to use 38x63mm CLS (2x3), is that acceptable? Can I still...

Hi quick question. If I'm fitting noggins between ceiling joists for a partition wall do I skew nail them or can I screw into them through the joist? If so how many nails/screws are required? Are 75mm screws about right? Thanks

Hi I've been in contact with building control as i.'m building a partition wall for a new ensuite and so need to complete a building notice. They said that the wall must not be built on the floorboards but must be perpendicular to joists or a double joist installed. This is fine as it is...

Thanks for all your replies, much appreciated. I spoke to council today and they said if I wasn't sure to put in for a house holder development application to see if we I would need it. The fee for this is £65. If I pay this and find I need planning permission I presume I then have to pay for...

I was wondering if you could answer a query about whether I require planning permission as i'm currently seriously confused. I am currently planning a new extension on my house and have spent quite a lot of time looking through the details about whether the work requires planning permission. I...

Hi thanks for replies. It is about 2 inches wide and plastic, so maybe BT as you suggest. I wasn't sure as it runs into my side alley which I now have noticed is covered with about a foot of concrete under the soil all the way along. Thought the concrete might have been protecting something, or...

Today i started the task of trying to locate and dig to foul water drain which runs along the back of my house. After digging to about a foot and a half down i excitedly touched a pipe. Unfortunately after careful excavation I found that it wasn't actually the pipe i was looking for. What could...

Hi I'm currently planning an ensuite and thus will need to get a new soil stack as the existing one is on the other side of the house. The foul water pipe runs along the back wallof the house and so my thinking is that we can access that and put in an inspection chamber and then run a new branch...

Hi i'm currently designing an ensuite and so i'm trying to work out the best way of arranging the waste pipes. I will have to install a new soil stack as it's on the other side of the house to the bathroom. My question is about what the usual way of arranging waste pipes is. Is it normal to join...

Thanks. Last question. I haven't got a nail gun and so thought it would be easier to screw it not nail it. What sixe screws would be best?

Sorry i'm an idiot and easily confused. So just connecting to floorboards and ceiling joist is enough? Thanks for your help