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    Lights

    Hi I know this is going to be a really quick answer to the following question! I want to wire my wall lamp to a electric socket. The lamp has a neutral and live connection. If I want to connect it to a plug, do I just buy 2 core cable and wire it in? But what about earth? Does that not have...
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    Plasterboard over old tile adhesive

    Hi, would it be possible to dot and dab over old tile adhesive or is it better to remove it all beforehand? Thanks
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    what trade do I need

    I had an extension done to my home, but the builders didn't install a flitch beam as per the designs. Anyway, I am finding it next to impossible to find another builder to retrofit the flitch beams. Am I doing this wrong? Should I perhaps be looking for a roofer or some other trade that...
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    What are approved inspectors meant to do?

    Thanks for the above. May I ask you for your opinion on the following: 1. The bco states that a beam is to be installed as it was not in place on a particular visit. He makes no mention to the builder that he needs to be called when the beam is in place AND that the beam cannot be covered...
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    What are approved inspectors meant to do?

    Of course, but we are talking about different things. Why can't you accept that professionals have a responsibility/duty to their clients? Why is it any different for approved inspectors?
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    What are approved inspectors meant to do?

    Also pity that so called "professionals" cant act professionally, rather than passing the buck onto the homeowner. They happily take the money, but when things so wrong, it is always someone else's fault. No wonder the building industry is in disrepute.
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    What are approved inspectors meant to do?

    hmm, ok.... Although it is odd that even the government, in their document Building Control Performance Standards state: Remote inspection techniques such as the use of photographs, video or other remote media should not be relied upon as a complete alternative method of ascertaining the...
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    What are approved inspectors meant to do?

    Also, there is no difference between the work done by LA and a private bco (apparently). So what is shown on the haringey website should be what my private bco should have done
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    What are approved inspectors meant to do?

    so in your opinion, the BCO cannot be held accountable? He has no duty of care to me? Not even in civil law?
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    What are approved inspectors meant to do?

    Private. It says it here on the haringey council website: What stages of the building works do Building Control need to inspect? There are up to nine mandatory inspections, however not all nine are relevant to some jobs. Please note that all of the relevant stages of work applicable to the job...
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    What are approved inspectors meant to do?

    See I simply do not understand this. You say it is the homeowners job to comply. But surely the BCO needs to say something. Something like "I need to see beam x, make sure it is not covered, because if it is, then I cannot issue a certificate." To assume the builder did do his job properly and...
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    What are approved inspectors meant to do?

    I guess I did not fully understand the significance of the issue (having that beam in place) as I am non technical. I was relying mostly on the professionalism of the builder and bco :( Of course the builder is at fault. However, I feel the bco owed me a duty of care as well. He should have...
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    What are approved inspectors meant to do?

    thanks for that. My predicament is this. My builder says he installed a steel beam in the roof, between when the BCO last attending and when he attended almost 6 weeks later (going over the 28 days max between inspections, but that another issue). So when the BCO turns up, the beam has been...
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    What are approved inspectors meant to do?

    I just want a house that if going to last and be given a service from the inspector that I've paid a fair wedge for. Why is that do hard to understand? Why do people seem to be happy for an inspector to "turn a blind eye" if they want the job done properly or if they are a professional builder...
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    What are approved inspectors meant to do?

    I understand they are not yet to ensure quality control, but surely they need to physically view or test the foundations and the steel beams. Looking at this website for Haringey council it states that they need to attend to conduct tests. Obviously this must be the same for the approved...
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    What are approved inspectors meant to do?

    Sorry for the silly question, but I've noticed that my approved inspector is actually doing very little in terms of testing/ verifying the work done by my builders. He seems to rely more on photos that they give him. Is this normal? For example in every report he states he wants a photo of the...
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    legal action against building control/ approved inspectors

    I know LA building inspectors can't be touched, but does anyone have any experience with suing an approved inspector? Basically, the building inspector made a pigs ear of things and is trying to make out it is my fault. One thing I noticed is that in the site reports, it states that the next...
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    help with an underfloor heating problem

    Hi Tony I'm assuming that there big black thing in the first picture and the big red thing in the last photo are pumps. I only say they are working as they are very warm!
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    help with an underfloor heating problem

    No, I've just moved in and the system was like that! So I need to move the red and blue handles? Which one of they, the ones on the left or right? Sorry for being so thick
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    help with an underfloor heating problem

    I am currently freezing my gonads off, as my UFH to my ground floor has stopped working. The heat pump and pipes are hot, but no heat is coming through the pipes under the floor. I've watched on youtube that the issue maybe with balancing the manifold? I have attached some photos. Any help would...
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