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I have a garage which is built with the walls sitting on the concrete slab, with a DPC at floor level, single skin brick. Parts of the walls are below ground, when it rains water seeps through the DPC. I've dug out and exposed one side and will cut back the DPC as close to the brick joint as...

To the left is the extension, on the right at 90deg to this is the original house wall. To the right of the patio door is next doors garden wall, running parallel with the extension. I have removed the existing concrete slab, which was less than 150mm below dcp level. We had no issues stepping...

Can I use the end truss as part of a gable ladder, so the truss forms one side of the ladder? Or should I construct the ladder from two lengths and then fix to the last truss? I have seen both when searching but unsure what meets current regs or is best practice. Thanks

I am designing a porch on the front of my house. Trying to get the rise the same on the first two steps, up to the porch floor and then into the house, 4 steps in total including floors. Assuming the steps are wrap around steps where do I measure the rise from? The center of the door or the...

I've done a quick search but didn't find anything, can someone help or link me to the correct info please. I bought a house, stripped out all the crap and am currently in the process of rewiring. I got told by a friend at work that my kitchen had to be on its own ring, is this...

My house is on a hill, if you look from the front the ground slopes from the left down to the right. Its a semi and mine is the right hand property. I would like to put an extension on the back of the kitchen which is on the right side of the house. To avoid planning permission I am trying to...