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    creaking structural engineered floor

    Thanks guys. I am planning to use decking screws 4.5 x 65mm (roughly 3 times floor boards thickness of 20mm), something like: https://www.screwfix.com/p/timbadeck-double-countersunk-carbon-steel-decking-screws-4-5-x-65mm-100-pack/95751 drilling a 2mm pivot hole all the way into the joist and...
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    creaking structural engineered floor

    Just a face fix at the moment. Although I am confused as why wider shank hole should work. The boards don't squeak when heating is off or on, they are actually very stable to it. They squeak when I am stepping on them, and this is exactly when I feel slight down movement, so unloaded they are...
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    creaking structural engineered floor

    Thanks Notch, thanks Woody. Yes, the lesson learned I guess regarding fixing them. Aesthetics aside, I will need to screw them in properly The question now - shall I try to fill somehow the small gap under the engineered floor to the sagged joists, so floor boards have more support underneath...
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    creaking structural engineered floor

    Hi there, Here I am again learning the path of proper build/diy. This time a question about squeaking floors. We bought a house, 1930-ies end of terrance, three years ago, and I got excited about the idea of underfloor heating (bad idea on suspended timber floor! but it is a separate post). So...
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    How detailed a drawing for Building Regs and Builders

    I have not asked this firm yet. Will talk to them in the next few days.
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    How detailed a drawing for Building Regs and Builders

    Happy New Year to everyone, and thanks Tony and Woody. Important insights. I think my main question here is - are these plans (as attached) are of the level of details that you would normally expect from the building plans, or typically, from your experience, more details/specs are needed?
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    How detailed a drawing for Building Regs and Builders

    Hi all, We are newbies, planning to build our first rear extension. Currently we look to switch from expensive-and-not-very-responsive architects with whom we have started to work on options for our rear extension, to some more affordable architectural design bureaus. One option is to take the...
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    low pitch extension roof

    Arrogance, I feel. Although they are citing problems in waterproofing such a construction. Maybe they did not have experience building it before. They are pushing hard for a flat roof and submitting for application planning, deferring everything else later. So we have a bit of communication...
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    low pitch extension roof

    this is interesting point. Our neighbours for example extend the corridor further into the kitchen, so the toilet entrance is still in the corridor, but then you have quite few doors opening into the small narrow space near the stairs.. Definitely something to think about
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    low pitch extension roof

    Hi there, just an update to anyone who may be still reading this Thanks to Fred for pointing out and explanations about the possibility of combo flat+pitched roof. We currently do think that this is probably the best option in our case. However, our architects are refusing almost point-blank to...
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    low pitch extension roof

    What will be the material for the flat section, felt, grp, zinc?
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    low pitch extension roof

    Thanks Fred, seems to be a good idea indeed. We are going to discuss it with the architects, not sure why it has not been risen earlier. Few questions that I have: - What is the typical construction & materials for the flat section? How it is joined with the pitched roof? Is it more costly/more...
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    low pitch extension roof

    Hi Fred, what are other options you are mentioning? At the moment I have checked the standard height of folding doors and they all seem to be 2.1 meters, so we are going to have 'classic' low pitch tiles and a bit shorter extension, say 4.2 meter deep and 2.1 m door opening at the end.
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    low pitch extension roof

    Hi all, we are planing to build an extension to the rear, 5m wide, 4.5 meters deep The original idea was to build 4.5 meters deep extension in the roof style similar to the neighbouring properties (see attached picture and "extension variant 2" plan, btw already 12' pitch), ie. tiles + roof...
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    adjacent rear extensions - leave the gap or build a party wall

    Thanks Jonbey, a different angle from most of the posts. At the end it is going to be separate in our case as well, so we will play some music too )) Many thanks for everyone for such profound discussion and useful comments. I've learnt quite a lot about extensions and party wall matters in the...
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    adjacent rear extensions - leave the gap or build a party wall

    Yes, this is the term I was looking for! Looks like we will need it : (
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    adjacent rear extensions - leave the gap or build a party wall

    Yes, indeed. But the problem is now that they build first, so (1) they can as well to go with their foundations to my side and then what? Can I use their foundations (i.e. extend them further to my side) to build my own and to build a wall on top of these joint foundations (2) I will need to...
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    adjacent rear extensions - leave the gap or build a party wall

    well, now I am fuming... just got a call from my wife that our neighbour came about to say that they do want a proper gap, of whatever width it should be foot or so.. Insanity I think, loosing so much valuable space... I don't want to fight with them, but it is sad situation
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    adjacent rear extensions - leave the gap or build a party wall

    Thanks everyone for the discussion Footsoldier, Woody - fortunately our plots are rectangular and as far as I can tell the fence does go from the middle of the wall between houses, so no issue here. However, our neighbours do not want to share the wall. They have checked and asked around and...
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