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Hello, I am going to be running some 6mm 3 core armoured cable underground and along the side of my house, my plan was to drill a hole near the CU through the wall, and run some T&E to the consumer unit. I will not be doing any of the main connections myself, what i would like to do though is...

Good Evening All, The brick work is half way up on my summerhouse house now and the roof is really causing me some stress! Its 4m wide and 3m deep, with a 50mm cavity, brick external leaf and thermalite inner leaf. Its withing 2m of a boundary so i can only go to a maximum of 2.5m in total...

Evening All, I am in the process of building a 4m x 3m double skinned summerhouse, its being done under PD so i cannot go any higher than 2.5m as its too close to the boundary. I am thinking about a flat epdm roof. Can anyone help me with how the roof is constructed? Do the roof beams sit on...

Hi All, I am thinking about using some sleepers as edging for a new Indian sandstone patio. How do you go about securing them to the ground to stop them moving? I have seen some people hammer metal brackets into the ground and screw them to the sleepers. I have also seen people who drill...

Hi All, I am just at the starting point of building my summerhouse, see the picture below. I just wanted to double check that i am ok to continue this under permitted development. I have read through the document and believe i am fine, but would appreciate any comments before going full steam...

Good Evening All, I had the foundations poured and am ready to get the bricks laid on my summerhouse build. Its just a basic rectangle shape about 3m by 4.5m. Its being built with a cavity, facing bricks on the outside and thermalites on the inside. This is being built under PD so I cannot go...

Hi Guys, At the same time as building a conservatory we are going to be having a brick double skinned summerhouse/man cave built. This will be under permitted development, the size will be about 5m by 4m and no higher than 2.5m. Foundation wise, would i go about the same as the conservatory...

Hi All, Just a quick questions with regards to some insulation. I have had my foundations laid for my self build conservatory. I am now reading about the insulation under the concrete slab, and also the cavity insulation. Do i need 100mm insulation beneath the concrete floor slab? Or could i...

Hi All, i know this has been asked a thousand times before, but my eyes have gone square reading different threads with different answers! I have a couple of projects i want to get started and need help with foundations and depths, i know this will depend on soil type, if its anything like the...

Hi All, I have just bought an Oak sleeper to use as a mantle above my fireplace, its 1.2m in length, just under 4 inches deep, 8 inches high and weighs about 25kg? How would you suggest fixing this to a brick chimney that has recently been boarded and skimmed, although with the height my Mrs...

Afternoon All, I have now opened up my fireplace, lined it with Hardiebacker and am awaiting a chimney sweep before purchasing a log burner, I now have another couple of questions I would mind some help with. I am going to be tiling the inside of the fireplace with porcelain tiles, the hearth...

Morning, My wife decided she wanted to have a wood burning fire installed in placed of our old gas fire. So we got our gas capped off and set to work ripping it all out, see picture below! So I don't appear to have a lintel! So I am in the process of getting this sorted, once this is...

Afternoon All, Can someone help me with some basic and probably very stupid questions? :) I am thinking about having some work done in my house and have a few different options/ideas in mind. My question is about planning permission, so to get planning permission you have someone draw up some...

Hi All, I am looking at building a brick summerhouse under permitted development in the near future. Has anyone got any pictures of theirs that were built under Permitted Development? Thanks John

Good Evening, Can someone help me with regards to conservatory size for permitted development. Below is a picture of where i would like to build a conservatory, its next to my neighbours conservatory if that makes a difference? I live in a semi detached house, so am i right in thinking my...

Hi Guys, I know this is a how long is a piece of string question, but any rough estimates will be fine :) Below is a picture of the back of my house, i am thinking about having an extension built, this would mean knocking the outbuilding down as its single skin, the room to the left is a...

Hi Guys, I am looking at building a large brick and block shed/mancave back garden, it will all fall withing permitted developed so wont need any special permissions. I am thinking constructing something about 5 x 3 with a roof no higher than 2.5m. What foundations would you use, strip or...

Hi Guys, I am currently in the middle of constructing a brick porch on the front of my ex council house, as shown below. [/IMG] My question is about the roof, i am wanting to build a brick pillar on the opposite side of the big window and have the roof spanning the distance. What size wall...

Evening, Just wondered if anyone could give me an idea of depth and width needed for a brick built porch? I don't need planning permission as long as i don't go above 3 meters in height and external walls don't measure more than 3 square meters. I am just unsure of what depth to go down, how...