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Hello fellow DIYers, My architects have finished creating the building control drawings for a renovation of my mid-terrace property. One of the details show the coping stone over the side parapet wall for a new single-storey rear extension will cross the boundary due to its drip edge. I have...

Hi all, We need to do a full re-wire of a 3 bed mid terrace, and are currently looking for quotes. One of the potential contractors has said our CU will need to be upgraded to make it compliant. I have attached a picture of this CU. Does it really need to be upgraded to make it compliant...

Hi all, My builder hired a staircase guy to install our loft staircase. It was done to a very poor standard. Now I'm having to go bit by bit to bring it to a decent standard. My question, can the first step of the loft stair case be changed in to a D-Step? I would like to change it as I hate...

Hi, Background: We had a new Vaillant ecoTec Plus system boiler 37kW (ground floor utility), Megaflo 300L indirect - unvented hot water cylinder (cellar), all new plumbing pipes and rads installed recently due to recent loft conversion (2nd floor). Issue: While ONLY BOTH hot and cold 1st floor...

Hi all, We recently had a dormer loft conversion carried out, and we're concerned on the way the felt was applied, especially around the edges where it meets the gutter. We are able to tell due to our neighbour also has one. So we've taken pictures with texts and arrows that show our...