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Hi Is there anyone on here that can tell me if building regs involvement is required to replace the French doors on my summerhouse/outbuilding? They are timber currently and nearing the end of their life and I wish to replace with upvc double glazing matched to the same colour as the doors are...

There is a small crack in the render which i measured and marked about 3 years ago which hasnt got bigger, its what got me interested in what type of support it had Its probably just your common render crack but it still concerns me a little

Its supposed to be a supporting wall and the direction of the floor joists above do go in the right direction to suggest it is, i can only deduce it has a brick form arch in there but i dont want to strip render off to find put just in case

Hi all Ok in my house i have a living room seperated from the dining room by an archway, it used to be a door but was opened up in the 80's by a builder friend to a wide arch... now i have had my reservations recently about wether or not it has a lintel, i have drilled small holes all the...

Occasionally on an airer if it wont go in a tumble dryer but nowhere near this room, ok passive vents it is then i will look into them

Would it need to be an extractor or just a simple louvre style vent to work

hi all ok i need a bit of advice regarding wall vents, i have a small room used for storage of various household bits n pieces it has no window or vent to the outside and when its cold outside for a period of a few days some of the items get what looks like white mould ( although im not sure it...

Ah ok, i never thought of a powered vent just the usual slotted vent, i am able to fit one to the outside would that be better pulling the stale air and dumping it outside or would that still require another vent on the partition wall to pull fresher air in? Cheers for the reply

Hi all Ok i have recently added some partition wall and a door in the corner of one room to create a tidy unseen storage room but it has a problem, it has no window so it doesnt have any ventilation and after a few months of it being finished it takes on a musty snell when it hasnt been used...

thanks for all replies, for some reason im not getting notifications on when you post. ok so if i add the strengthening into this cupboard then all should still be good with the head of water at the taps, thats good as im not touching the cwt. plumbing wise it should be fairly straight forward...

hi all ok i know there are a few threads relating to this subject but not quite the same setup as i will have so i need to ask a few people who can answer these questions for me 1. i am not sure i can get the clearance to fit the hwc into the loft with enough eaves space to get the cwt above...

ok quick question as i have been reading up on some of the similar threads on here but nothing definitively answers my query i have just finished the outer shell of a summerhouse and now i am looking at the inside, it will have lighting and standard raing mains with only things like a tv and...

hi ok im looking at replacing my cast iron guttering as its extremely old leaks a hell of a lot and looks past it, i will be replacing it with plastic but to start with i have to get the cast stuff down and despite my best efforts i cannot find anywhere which says how much each section its...

hi all ok can anyone tell me if 10" x 2" joists are strong enough to span 7.5m and support 1 maybe 2 people on a raised platform? i want to put a viewing platform over the top of my summerhouse so i can permenantly mount my telescope and be able to support me walking and resting/sitting on...

hi all i am in need of a bit of help with a dilema that has had me scratching my head for quite a while now, i have various items ( mainly my wifes stuff ) books photos some ornament pieces which are metal and need to store them in the loft. the problem i have is in the summer it gets...

hi thanks for the reply, if possible i would like to bring the average temp up there to more like a room rather than a loft..... my wife has far too many photos and books ( some signed ) which are getting affected by the heat in the summer and the cold in the winter even boxed. if insulating...

hi all i wish to improve the insulation in my loft but need to ask a few questions before i actually start the job, i will be either re-doing the between joist insulation or topping it up. currently i have the shredded paper style stuff and was originally thinking of adding 100mm roll...

ok after a long delay in getting round to this project i have test drilled the wall to establish exactly what material has been used for this interior wall and it seems to be a building block/breeze block not brick which was my first guess. i believe its building block as the drill dust coming...

sorry if im jumping in here on this topic but is it possible to buy hinges for upvc french doors that will allow them to be opened fully as the builder that fitted mine set them in slightly so the wont open fully against the wall. i suppose im looking for something kinda like a 180 degree...

thats great and thanks for the reply :D another (possibly dumb) question, in a mid terrace house built around 1940 with no significant changes been made to the loft space how safe is it to store items up there? in which i mean the environment i.e how cold it gets during winter and hot...