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Any anyone advise would be responsible to repair/replace a manhole cover on the neighbours garden. The manhole where above single pipe (serving 2 properties) runs into a drain servicing a number of properties. The manhole has been covered over time, and now the lid now needs replacing and...

can anyone assist with suspended timber joist layout and sizing. The floor is L shaped. Joist are 150x47 for a max span of 2.6m. However I am not sure how it should be run in the corner, as the 2.6m joists would then need to be secured to the shorter 1.5m joist (The 1.5m is then carrying its...

Looking to construct a insulated timber frame wall, with a low maintenance exterior. It is out of sight, and difficult to access. Weatherboard (upvc, unless other suggestions) batten (to form cavity) OSB Timber Frame work, Insulated with Kingspan Plasterboard Does a breather membrane...

Considering adding a summerhouse down the bottom of the garden, initially as bit of extra space / home office, but now thinking of a pub shed (after all I can live and work in the pub!!!) Have done a google, and many others have done similar things, but few say how big there shed is. Has...

Thanks for the link re Basildon Council. I have tried google, other altenative looks o be multi foil. Some ranges such as YBS Superquilt seem to have approval for building regs. Roof seems to need 2 layers, or 1 layer plus 90mm PIR (rather than 100m PIR plus 40mm PIR). For suspended...

What is the most cost effective insulation to acheve a u value of 0.18 roof, 0.22 floor, and 0.28 wall Based on the celotex calculator, the following thicknesses are needed. Roof cold deck - 100mm between plus 52mm Suspended Timber floor 120mm Timber frame wall. 60mm between plus 24.5...

On a suspended timber floor how much gap is required between ground and the underside of the joist. Is soil below allowable? or does a DPM need to be fitted.

If I ventilate through the fascia, how do I finish off on the outside. If I was putting on a new roof I would step the fascia away from the wall with a vent between the timber and wall - but this would affect the roof. Further down the roof, the garage joins to the house, therefore I can...

I am planning in converting the back of my garage to a utility room. I need to insulate the roof, that is currently flat cold deck construction. I cannot get my head around how I can put ventilation in this type of construction. Can anyone point me in the right direction. Pic attached

Hi, I am getting some quotes for replacement combi (3 bed semi). Different installers all recommend different boilers (saying that they are the best etc etc). Can anyone who has experience of all the Baxi Duotec, Gloworm Ultracom2 and Ideal Logic, give any advise of the best choice.

When is a conservatory, an orangery? and when does a conservatory become a sunroom or extension? The sides are Upvc to base (no dwarf wall), so is same construction as conservatory (or orangery) without the polycarbonate roof (or lantern in an orangery)

A conservatory is too hot in summer/to cold in winter. By putting on a flat roof, it can be insulated, together with an insulated floor, should increase the useability of the space

Can a conservatory be built with a traditional timber flat roof? UPVC frame are not normally designed to carry weight, but can the frame be designed with baypoles to carry the weight? .

Ideal did have very bad reputation (deserved, after the icos/isar models), but I find the new logics very good. The independents come with 2yr warranty, whilst the Logic+ now have a 7 yr warranty.

Hi, Hopefully, I can shed some more light, having experience purchasing properties. As gasandstuff says, the install should have been notified for all install after 2005. In is no lack of a service that is causing issues, but the fact that the install may not have building regulations or self...

I am looking to build small extension wih a flat roof on the back of the garage. The one end of the joists (2.8m long) will be on the brick wall, whilst the other will rest on a timber lintel. The lintel will need to span 4m. Can anyone point me towards a span table for this for timber sizing?

Hi, Can anyone help me out diagnosing a Biasi Riva Compact HE Mk2. HW works fine. Rads stop heating except bathroom and bedroom (closest 2 to the boiler). Pump is making sounds as if it is working (stops when unplugged) Flow is hot, return is cold when CH is running. Boiler cycles...

I have a kitchen where the hob is very close to the end of the worktop run, how close can the cutout be from the end?

Does carpet underlay contain appreciable amounts of solvent or plasticizer that can cause plasticiser migration? Cromarprufe DPM states that it cannot be used with Rubber tiles, pure vinyl tiles, vinyl sheets, rubber foam backed carpet or any floor covering containing appreciable...

Hi, Downstairs there appears to be the start of a couple of patchs of mold coming through. House is 1930, with concrete floor. Underneath the underlay, I notice that the floor is patchy black concrete, and it appears to me that there were thermoplastic tiles on the floor at some stage that...