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I have two 22mm plastic heating pipes that are running through a steel beam through two separate holes should these pipes be sleeved at all?

This week we are having 2cubic meter of cement floor screed delivered how long does the screed stay workable for?

Weve had two columns fitted for our goal post and they are bolted down to the foundations and are near on 900mm down from the finished floor level. We still have to insulate our floor slab and then screed etc. question is what can i backfill for around 600mm+ around the column base? Concrete up...

Looking for some advice we are about to have two columns installed on the back of our house to support a goal post steel across the top the structural engineer has stated " (i) 2 No. 215mm SQ. x 1500mm LONG CONCRETE LINTELS BEDDED INTO EXISTING SUBSTRUCTURE MASONRY" are both these lintels to be...

Im about to start Cladding the top half of our house using Hardie boards. A few questions please does anyone have any photos of a house with all the battens on and fixed before the cladding has begun mainly around windows and doors? Fixings: The Batten will be using will be 25x50mm I was...

So weve had a new roof put on the house and over the extension about 3 Months ago. The Roof was fully stripped off and new membrane/Battens applied then new tiles put on. There were Fascia Vents all round the roof. Inside the loft there's around 300mm of insulation up there between the ceiling...

So we are having a new heating system fitted in our house after weve had a large extension. About the house Its a large double storey L Shape with a single storey downstairs extension making the rest of the house a box(Will load a pic on so you can see its shape. The Utility room where the...

So our house has now had a large side and rear double storey extension build in blockwork the roof is on and windows about to go in. The external finish is to be cladding on the top half of the house and render on the bottom half. The renderer has been around and said as its quite a big job and...

Hi All Im insulating the loft of our new extension I am able to get hold of 200mm top up and also 100mm Top up insulation would this be ok to put down or do I need to install a base layer is this a must or would these two layers be sufficient

I have a timber(7x2) now bolted into my steel beam and typical my joists are 300mm centres and one has lined up exactly on the middle of where my 75x220 joist will be going into a hanger. Is there anything that can be done here or is it just a case of moving a joist and increasing the spacing...

Hi All, Im looking at my plans they spec 4x50x220 Joists around my staircase of which two of the connect and I will need to get a joist hanger for such but cant find a hanger for this size. forgive me if im reading the plans wrong. This morning the only joist hanger I could get in the builders...

Hi All In the next few months im going to be renewing the fascia's/Soffits on our current house and putting on new to our extension. Is there anywhere that people recommend for the materials. We have a few trade accounts setup with local Builders merchants but there discounts on there products...

Architect has specified our build to have 100 Cavity with 50mm celotex and a 50mm air gap but ive managed to get 75mm celotex cheaper than the 50mm it is in 1.2mX2.4m sheets so presume it will need to be cut up to install. The wall would be 75mm Insulation and 25mm air gap would that cause any...

Evening All, Im about to lay 150mm of hardcore for our extension floor base and have been asked if I need Crushed concrete Type 1 or Crushed Granite Type 1, this is then to have a sand binding over the top before dpm and concrete oversite is poured. Which one is the one to use or are both...

Afternoon All, Im installing a new inspection chamber and drainage to our extension. A few questions on on this and some photos also. The chamber is going to bed on some concrete(Its not level yet) and then backfilled around it with pea shingle. The chamber is quite a depth so to get the soil...

As some of you may have seen I located a drain and now my SE has given me a spec to ensure its supported in our foundation his description was as follows: As discussed, provide a 750x750 base to rear and bridge with a 600x600 ‘beam’ to bridge the drain and sit onto footing in front of the drain...

Hi All, As I posted yesterday Ive located a Clay sewer in my foundations see picture below its not where it supposed to be. Today ive contacted my Structural Engineer to get his advice on what can be done with regards to the footings. From the top of the foundation to the top of the sewer...

Hi All ive located a sewer pipe in the corner of where our extension foundations are going to go. Although the sewer was traced around 600mm further from the excavations. Anyway I've measure the clay pipe and the outside circumference of the clay pipe and it is 56cm any idea what that makes the...

We are in the process of getting quotes for ground workers to excavate our foundations, Our architect has stated on our plans 600mm X 1m for the footings but subject to LBC. We have had groundworkers come in and they have quoted for the whole job in the architects requests but have stated they...

Im looking to purchase 16 Lintels Catnic Lintels these range in size from 900mm to 3330mm and also a number of Concrete lintels is there anywhere people recommend im based in Essex? Thanks