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if i lay the slab level with the lowest point and then feather in the floor later, is there a cheaper way of doing it than with leveling compound or powdered tile adhesive? i dont think any sand/cement mix would be strong enough being feathered from 0-16mm and would just crumble and the only...

another slight complication with a few outcomes.... the house ashphalt is higher at one end that the other. the full internal width of the extension is 6.5m. over that length one end of the ashphalt is 16mm higher than the other. this leave a few ways of laying the new slab. 1. create...

ive seen both items from TLC thanks for the links. if it was only a few that were needed then id buy the covers as shown above, if its going to be quite a lot then it might be best to make my own covers as described above. ban-all-sheds. well id guess if i had to choose, i suppose it would...

great, thats what i thought. thanks for advice.

hi what height should the slab be set for a new extension? the original house has solid floors downstairs with ashphalt over the top of the slab. This means that the original house floor level is higher than the original slab and dpc level. on the new extension i can see two options as...

thanks for all replies. as i thought, still needs something to stop the insulation. ban-all-sheds - bedroom 1 (4 spots), ensuite 1 (2 spots), bedroom 2 (4 spots), ensuite 2 (2 spots), upstairs landing (6 spots), bedroom 3 (4 spots), main bathroom (4-6 spots), ensuite 3 (2-4 spots), other...

similar thing happened to a neighbor. went straight through electric supply pipe in their garage slab which was only 100mm from the surface!. Utility company said it should have been lower and fixed it for free.

thanks for info so my local water company North West Water should be able to help me regarding the water pipe. Electric is United Utilities or who ever they are called now. Who would i call for Gas? My supplier?

Ive had mixed answers to this. If using fire rated spot light in the upstairs bedrooms, do they still require a smoke hood to keep the insulation quilt away from them? I have seen various different designs to keep the insulalation away. Hoods made out of like a webbing material, metal ones...

hello Id like to find out the location for mains supplies for water, gas, electric and underground drainage on my property. I dont really want to rely on line of sight to guess where the pipes are. Is there records kept that you can get hold of or buy online to find the exact locations...