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Hi Mandate, In the end I didn't replace the switch. Although they were available from the link I included last time - the store is/was at Stockport. The metal actuator arm looked longer on the replacement, but I reckoned I could have swapped that for the original without much grief. The...

I can only say that in my experience, yes of course there are a few as you describe, it's the nature of the job perhaps, but by and large, no longer true as a rule. Be aware that a loft conversion is a loft conversion, whether it's for storage or sleeping makes no difference legally. Also be...

Just as a by-the-by, do you know that 35mm thick fire doors (FD20) are now available for this situation. So as long as the casings are in decent nick you could just fit them and forego the nasty closers. You and yours would be safer that way. It used to be a real pain in the bum to fit fire...

JohnD's sticky is of course correct. Having warmed up the walls with the insulation, the water vapour (created by living and breathing - so there's no stopping it!) now looks to condense on the next coldest surface - the bottom of your windows in the first instance (or behind the air brick, as...

Sorry to be a party-pooper here. You won't need Planning Permission unless your house is listed or in a sensitive conservation area - but you do need Building Regulations approval for the works you propose. If you don't need PP then no, the Council haven't the powers to stop you, only to...

Sorry Bill, but based on the web link you sent, you are so not 'ready to go'! :shock: For one, you'll need to submit a Building Regulations application to the Council before you do anything, so that all the matters in noseall's reply can be assessed. Failure to do so is a criminal offence...

:idea: Oh boy, that's definitely why you have beam and block floors in the original! It's hard to say for definite without seeing the lay of the land and the relationship of the 10 foot drop to your extension, but it's more than likely you'll need a beam and block system again, or a...

It may well be that there is a structural reason for your existing floors being supported off the perimeter walls (as in the beam and block system), rather than the ground. Or it maybe that it was just the original builder's preferred method of construction. Do you know if the original...

Just to update anyone reading through this thread. :idea: The Building Regs guidance (Approved Document B, Vol 1) actually made a change in respect of the required floor levels arrangement, referred to above, as of April 07. It is now acceptable to simply lay the garage floor with a fall...

noseall's advice was good, as usual, although you may also need PP in some circumstances for the deletion of a parking space to your property. The work that's going on requires Building Regulations approval. MAKE SURE the insurance company/builder have that in hand, (ring the Council) and, that...

There are some circumstances where the Building Regs control external cladding, generally that would be where the clad wall is adjacent to the boundary of your property and is to prevent rapid propagation of fire and fire spread across the face of the cladding, if next door goes up in smoke. I...

There are no doubt some hard-back guides, but you need to make sure they're upto date as the insulation Regs changed in April 2006. Some Council websites also have guides (under Building Control) but I just couldn't find you one, soz. The insulation levels required for sloping ceilings and...

Seems like a proper (last resort) DIY system to me! If you follow all the links, there doesn't appear to be an Agrement Certificate (an independent test certificate) for the internal system, despite intimation that there is. If the thin plaster skim over the top gets a knock it will...

For your education Spanky, the Building Regulations make no distinction between habitable rooms and storage rooms. It's a loft conversion and the regulations DO apply. If you get copped you could be in for a fine (upto £5K per offence comitted). You are also likely to come seriously up against...

noseal is spot on! You need to investigate the drains within the i.c's, you may find one is foul, the other surface water. Just run water to test, from sinks, toilets and gullies and see what goes where. If it's all one drain you may be able to divert the drains from the i.c. to be covered...

Thanks Agile, I did manage to find Bitron myself, but only the parent company in Italy - and I don't think they'd be willing to send me a switch, even @ £2.00:-) I'd forgotten about Maplins, cheers! I have also found another supplier of useful bits with nationwide branches & web...

Help!! Is there anyone out there that knows where I can buy a replacement microswitch as in the DHW Flowswitch assembly for a Halstead High Ace boiler? Yes, you can buy the 'Assembly' (the switch in a plastic shroud) for £25+, but the bit you need, the inner switch is probably worth about...