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Dear All, I’m doing a rear extension and, as part of this project, I have asked an electrician to give me a quote for the electric work. I suspect he might be trying to sell things are not really necessary by quoting the new Amendment 3 to the Wiring Regulations. Specifically, he says: 1) The...

Dear all, I have a question regarding structural calculations for a loft conversion. When converting a loft the original structure supporting the front half of the pitched rood is essentially left in place (except for the purlin replaced by the dwarf wall). Below is a typical detail. My...

Dear all, I’m planning a loft conversion and would like to take the opportunity to remove the chimney stack on the roof, together with the chimney breast in the loft (and potentially carry on to the first and ground floors). The property is a mid terrace two-bed house, the width (from one...

Dear all, I’m doing a loft conversion and have a query about timber joists for the new loft floor. I would like to design it like a continuous beam with one intermediate support and, in order to do so, I would need lengths of timber of about 6.3m. The full specs for the floor joists...