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Thanks for the reply. Yes, the insurance is an issue I guess. I am intending to put it right, i.e. get regularisation after I move in. I'll take the risk on the insurance until I get the building regs certificate. I need some advice on how big a job it might be or how much it might cost.

Thanks for the reply. It's about 10 years old. No sign of cracks. I doubt it's structurally unstable. I think I just wanna have the silly certificate for when I come to sell again. I've fell foul of buyers walking away from my current sale (despite the pointless indemnity) because of nonsense...

Hey there, I'm in the process of buying a house that has had an internal load-bearing wall knocked through by the current owners. It was done by a builder but building control was not consulted. I would like to get it regularised when I move in but I'm trying to work out if it is a major job...

Thanks CBF. I'll do that with the vent. However, like you say, it could still suck air down. Any ideas how I can stop that?

Hi all, Thanks for advance for any advice you can give me. I have a vented gravity system with a HW tank on 1st floor and 1.0 m header tank in the loft. Due to poor HW pressure in all outlets, I've recently fitted a Stuart Turner Monsoon Universal Water Pump for Single Water Supply with...

Further update - Building inspector has been and said everything I've done already is fine and my plans for the rest of the work are also fine. Great news! He will come back after work is complete to check and issue the certificate. All my worries about the soil stack were unfounded. All in...

Just an update: Rang building control today, they're coming to do a commencement inspection tomorrow. Cost is £180.95 and covers all subsequent inspections until completion. Apparently, as the soil stack I've installed does not make a new connection to the sewer, I was ok to serve a...

Thanks Richard. I think what you've said makes perfect sense. The potential cost of any work needed to make it compliant is likely to be less than any potential price reduction. I'll call in the BC. If they find things that need putting right, do they give a deadline for the work do you know...

I'll take one and post tomorrow. Thanks all.

Thanks Richard. I guess I'm worried it won't comply and that's why I don't want to call BC as it could cost me an arm and a leg to meet requirements and negate the possibility of an indemnity policy. I'm confident the electrics, lights and bonding are fine for an inspection. It's just the soil...

Hi, Yes, there is an outside svp. The exisiting dowstairs toilet drains into the sewer, which runs parallel to the back wall of the house and services many houses on the street. That sewer line has a vent at the top of a stack which is on the back wall of my house. The outside stack does not...

Thanks for the quick reply John! I worried myself silly about this last night and got so worked up I'd convinced myself it would bankrupt me when I come to sell in a couple of years' time! Thanks again. The electrics were all done by an electrician and I guess I can put in an extractor...

Hi All, New to posting on this site, but found it very useful to read through some of your excellent responses to others' posts in the past. I recently bought a 1930's 4-bed semi and I've converted one of the 1st floor bedrooms into a new bathroom. I've not added a new soil stack as I've...