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I have a double layer of blue bricks around my house acting as the damp proof course. I know that the level of a path or drive should be 150mm from the DPC (Building Regulations for England & Wales - Part C, Section 4.4) what I am asking is if I have a double layer of blue brick, where should I...

4 1930's semi detached houses are all connected into one main soil pipe that runs down the side of one of the properties. It leaves the boundary and goes into the main sewer in the road. Now here's the problem. Lorries have been parking on the kirb for years and sunken the pavement. About...

Hi, I am in the final stages of building an extension. I have now decided I would like wet underfloor heating. The problem is the extention is built with the 100mm insulation underneath the slab and not on the top. I still need to put a 50mm screed down. Am I able to install wet...

Hi, 4 houses and 1 buisness all use one sewage pipe that runs in my neighbours drive. Today we had a blockage (again). The pipe runs down the drive and into the main sewage main in the road. For ages lorrys have been parking on the pavement outside my neighbours house waiting to go into...

On the john guest site they say this: I have looked at Doucument A and just can't find refference to this. Any help anyone? Jono

I have recently purchased a 1930's 3 bed semi. The house is in a high water table area. I have needed to replace all the floors upstairs and down due to woodworm (I new this before purchase). Under the downstairs suspended wood floor is a concrete base (don't know how thick) onto hardcore...

I have recently gutted a 3 bed semi. I have removed all doors, frames skirting etc. As I now plan the electrics I am wondering which way to hang the doors. The previous doors opened into the room with the door blocking the view of the room as you open it. (I believe this was to stop...

I know there is no need for conduit behind plasterboard if it is horizontal/vertical from the socket/switch or 150mm from wall corner or ceiling but I would like to use it. I am planning to fix batterns to the brick walls of my house for the plasterboard. I would like to install conduit from...

Hi, Can anyone give me a very rough idea of what it would cost for scaffolding to the chimney (for removal) on the roof of a two floor semi? http://i47.photobucket.com/albums/f157/Jono_UK/Keyworth%20House/chimney.jpg Just to put your mind at ease, I know about party wall act and building...

I have stripped off all the old bubbly plaster from my brick walls. Now the question is: 1. Should I board (if so which Dot n dab or batten) 2. Or should I just get the plasterer to 'wet' plaster the lot and skim it? (I do like the solid feels of this type of plastering) Also, as my...

At the moment I have a wooden floor in the sitting room but all other floors in the 3 bed semi are concrete. Under the floor there is damp and it has effected the timbers (No through vents due to others being concrete). So I am going to replace it with a concrete floor. Can you tell me if...

Hi, I have needed to move (or shift as BT like to call it) my main master BT socket from my front room window to a side room. I am renovating the house and need it in a better location. Also the cable coming off the pole is connected to the facia board on the house which needs replacing...

I have just bought a 1930's semi. The ground floor has kitchen, hall, under stairs cupboard and toilet all with concrete floor and front room with wooden joists and floor boards. After lifting the front room floor boards I discovered a number of rotten wooden joists. (I expected this and...

Hello, I am in the planning stage of renovating a house. I am using water manifolds in a cupboard and have loads of 10mm speedfit pipe available. I will be using mains pressure cold and mains through combi hot feeds. Is there any reason why I couldn't use 10mm speedfit pipe to join from...

I'm just about to buy an old 1930's 3 bed semi. 7m x 5.5m I have just had a survey done for damp and wood boring insects. The quote that came back was £1450 to spray all accessible internal stuctural timbers, roof timbers, staircase, floorboards and joists. I think this is a little steep...

I am about to replace all the pipework and radiators in my 3 bed semi. I would then pressure test and power flush it all. Will many plumbers be ok just installing the boiler/flu (Worcester Bosch)etc and connecting it up to the pipework I supply? I am not a CORGI reg person and need the...

I am due to build an extension at the rear of a 1930's 3 bed semi making the current kitchen into a dining and the kitchen in the extension. The floor in the current kitchen is concrete, it looks dry but most likely it has no insulation under it and has probably been there for decades. I...

I am in the planning stage of a kitchen extension. The walls will be brick inside and out with a cavity wall including insulation. I want sockets above the work surface of the kitchen but I can't chase or plaster over the cable run to the back box as I want the brick look. My question is...

I am about to totally renovate a 3 bed semi. I need to replace all pipe work and radiators, bathroom etc. Whilst on holiday recently in America I saw that all the water for the house was distributed by manifolds in one cupboard. I like the idea of using flexible plastic pipe but only having 2...

I am about to put a complete new central heating system into a property. At present is has none. Here is the spec: It would need to cope with a family bathroom an en-suite a kitchen a downstairs loo a utility room I would like a combi boiler. Assuming the water pressure is good...