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Good afternoon, two simple questions I hope. Number 1, I am installing a new surface water drainage system on a barn conversion. I am wondering what is the minimum depth this pipework needs to be buried at? Number 2, Is it OK to tie in a French drain to this system also? Thanks in advance.

Hi all, just received the first draft footing drawings from teh architect and the following comment was on the drawing:- Eccentrically loaded foundations700x700 trench fill to a depth of1000mm below new ground level subject to site inspection and approval of BCO New foundation required for...

Hi, Thank you in advance for your support with my question. I am doing a Barn conversion (Old piggery) and I need to remove the middle strip of concrete in the barn and replace it with something a little more up to spec. The Barn is 22m x 12m and the middle 8m x 22m section is raised 100mm...

Afternoon All. I have a pond in the garden that has two pumps operating in it. Currently the pumps are ran on an outdoor extension from the house which works fine but does not look great. So I have had a 6mm2 armoured cable ran from the fuse box to the garden next to the pond. I would like...

Evening all. I have just had half of my house rewired due to refurbishing and moving the boiler and hot water tank. The old system had the boiler and immersion running off a separate 2.5mm cable from the consumer unit. Now that the work has been finished the plumber has installed the boiler...

Hi, my kitchen has a 6mm2 cable running from the consumer unit to the oven space (15m run). The space has a double 6mm connector to tie the electric hob and electric oven in together. Both units are separate and have the following wattage rating. Hob - Zone 1 1200 / 1500W with Boost Zone 2...

Evening, I am currently doing a garage conversion and need to run a power cable from the house fuse board to the garage. The garage will be a standalone 2 bed holiday let. There will be gas on site so will reduce the dependency on electric. I am having the trench dug next week and wondered what...

Gents, When dotting and dabbing the plasterboard to the wall, how much of a standoff should there be between the wall and the plasterboard? I am getting about a 10mm stand off when i have pressed and levelled the boards up, is this about right? Thanks Andy

Morning all. The plumber has had to remove a few sections of flint to get a new waste pipe through the outside wall. Can some confirm what mortar is required to touch up the flint section please? Also what mixture is required? Thanks Andy

Evening. I am having to ventilate a cold roof and need some advise on sealing mushroom vents onto existing an felt roof. The current roof is a torched on felt roof and I need to add mushroom vents in between 6 or 7 joists. What i need to know is how to seal these mushroom vents to ensure there...

We are doing a garage conversion and I need to run a new utilities from the main house to the garage. is it ok to run a water pipe, gas pipe and 10mm SWA electrical cable in the same Trench? If so are there any specific depths to bury each utility? Spacing between utilities? And do these...

Good Evening all, I hope my post finds you well. I am planning on converting my standalone garage into a holiday let. It will have a downstairs living room, 4 double sockets, a kitchen with electric oven and 5 double sockets, a boiler, 2 bedrooms each with 4 double sockets and two bathrooms...

All, Good Morning. I am looking at converting a standalone brick and flint garage into a 2 bed holiday let. One of the questions I have is the insulation of the existing concrete floor. I was looking to install a damp proof membrane, 50mm of insulation board and then 22mm chip board floor...

Evening, I am looking to take on the task of converting a free standing brick and flint garage into a 2 bedroom holiday home. I am in the early stages of getting this project underway but one issue i have come across is regards insulation of the walls. My initial plan was to build and...

Afternoon all, I just wanted to post a quick question concerning my electrics to the garage. My son has just moved into a new house and the switch on the fuse board for the garage is taped down and says do not use. When I look at the electrics in the garage I can confirm that everything...

All, Good afternoon. Just a quick question, I want to replace the PIR in our hallway with a pull cord. The wires going into the PIR are Brown, Black and Gray. If I want to wire these up to a standard pull cord switch. Where would these colour wires go? I’m assuming drown is live. But where...

Good Morning All, Its been a while since i was last about. I'm looking for just a little guidance at this point and i am sure you will be able to assist. We have a very old Victorian house and over the years the house has been extended and new bathrooms have been added. So far we have one...

Afternoon all. I am looking to install a 9.5kw electric shower in one of the bedrooms I will be running a separate 30m, 10mm twin and earth cable from the circuit board to the shower. The cable will run the majority of the way through the loft and a cavity wall, however there will be a 9 to 10...

Evening all We had some flooring laid in our bathroom a few years back and we are tying to identify it. Can anyone help from these pictures please. Floor is like a hard plastic and 10mm thick

Evening, I am looking to install a new ensuit and will more than likely be forced to install an electric shower. Is it possible to run and electric shower directly from a cold water storage tank in the loft or does it have to run off mains water? If it is possible to use a storage tank then...