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Hi, I'm looking at window sills for a self build with a cavity wall and want to know how entrance door and sliding patio door sills are secured to the brickwork. I will have 1 x patio door 1800mm wide with short sill, a 1000mm wide side door short sill, and a 1000mm wide front door with low...

Is there a way to remove plasterboard inside window and door reveals without damaging the angle bead and then needing to re-skim the whole internal window face wall in each room? If the angle bead gets damaged because the plasterboard reveal has to be fully removed, can both be replace and...

Ive been asked to tile a kitchen for a friend and the wall with the splashback doesnt work out too well for the tiles being 200mm long x 100mm high bevel edged. The space between the wall cupboards where the cooker hood will be fixed is 430mm wide leaving 30mm cut. Is this acceptable or will...

Could someone advise on the best type of brick to use below DPC on a house. I need to select a black brick for 3 courses below DPC, 1 course will be under the side path level and the other two courses will be above finish ground level up to DPC. Some searches say 4.5% and others say 7.5% water...

A couple of questions here as I'm trying to plan out drains required & how many outlets from a plant room: 1. If fitting a gas boiler on a ground floor plant room external wall, where is it best to discharge the condensate and the pressure relief valve to, should they be through the external...

I've had some plans approved for a detached self build house with foundation & ground floor make up open to change. Q: If using full fill trench foundations, How do you install ground a floor toilet foul pipe that exists through the floor and then passes through the cavity wall to outside. The...

I have a query relating to using the slab method. I'm looking at the cheapest option for a detached self & to get an accurate price for both options, The ground floor total area including internal garage equals 125m2, 30m2 for the garage and 95m2 for the house. I've got a price for beams with...

Can anyone advise on what colour this mortar is and how to achieve it? It doesn't look pure grey or full white. Could be grey cement with white or silver sand, maybe something similar? It's definitely lighter than the grey brick.

Is it possible to fit UPVC window frames with UPVC exterior sills (No concrete prestressed sill) to a partial fill cavity wall with check reveals? If so, What supports the frame with it sitting above the cavity void? I can understand with a stone sill, that it can be sat back over the cavity...

I've two questions to understand? 1.If I'm looking to fit an unvented cylinder with a system boiler to a new self-build, well insulated air tight home, because of UFH ground floor and radiators 1st floor, I've been advised to run the heating water temperature at 60C. Someone in an older post...

Can anyone tell me the search name for a valve like the second one in this picture. Someone I know has a house full of them bought years ago but now require 2 more. I've looked at angled, straight, angled horizontal but can't find them, even this link has 2 pictures and no mention so i'm...

Does anyone know what the height/depth of a plastic base inspection chamber is for both 300 to accept 110mm pipe, and 450mm to accept 160mm pipe for foul & surface water? Due to shallow fall over a long run to the mains, I need to keep the first inspection chamber from the house as close to the...

What's the minimum fall for a foul pipe underground over a long distance like 70m? The 110mm pipe. I know 1 in 40 is ideal. Also, is there a minimum depth the inspection chamber bottom should be from when it exits the property under building regs?

What's the width of an external door opening on a new build with a cavity wall & UPVC door to allow regs for wheel chair access? Standard 215mm face bricks to be used. 2100mm high x 900mm wide brick opening wouldn't leave enough clearance by the time the UPVC frame is added.

Few queries... I'm looking for info. on windows for a new build later in the year. Black anthracite outer with white inner, no trickle vents because of air tightness for MVHR. Is there such a thing as insulated frames in UPVC windows? I seen some of the high end windows at a home show having...

Where do people source their metal webbed posi joists. Do people only use local or is there somewhere for NW England/South Scotland that can provide quotes for these? Do people have them treated or untreated?

I'm going to build a large detached storage shed constructed from solid block and externally clad in fibre cement board onto battens. 6.3 x 3.6m external. The roof will be dual pitched at 36 degrees. My options are to slate it like the house or to use some type of corrugated sheets which would...

I'm going to fit wet UFH downstairs to a new build and radiators upstairs. Most of these rooms will be zoned in the house. Because the downstairs bathroom is small, 2.35m x 1.85m, I'm not sure it will provide plenty of heat even with 150mm pipe centres. I'd like to fit a towel rail to the wall...

I had a roof extension added 10 years and the side which is exposed most to the elements, the breathable membrane has some dark patches inbetween each slate lat. The outside is slated, large at the bottom getting smaller to the top. Is this anything to be concerned about?

Can anyone advise on what to consider when removing large trees. I have a piece of land i'm going to have cleared to build a house on and it has 6 or 7 scots pine trees quite tall, guessing between 6 and 10m tall. Theres plenty of room to fell them but how do you remove the stump and roots...