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I have built something similar, old house was solid brick construction, new extension is aircrete blocks with insulated 10 cm gap in the middle. it was joined with standard brick joiners, a metal plate basically. No issues whatsoever and no cracks even though aircrete to my surprise look...

Thank you, yes i do have proof of written correspondence, I was aware!. I did mention that i will be raising other issues in my reply to him, but you are right i should also write to him a letter when i know all the issues and then give him a chance to respond again. Do you think i should get...

Thank you everyone. Today i gave him 15 days notice or will go to small claims court. He was dismissive as usual. As he is being so unreasonable and arrogant i have now decided to raise more issues in small claims. There is another smaller leak by the front dormer and the underfloor heating is...

Thank you all! So small claims court is definitely an option and it's just me the judge and the defender and any documents. How about his insurance cover? My understanding is that builders take insurance if something goes wrong and in my case it has and i can prove it. If he refuses to rectify...

Hi, Thanks for all the answers, i have found his insurance documents, and he has cover up to £5M. Can i take it with his insurance directly then? is this what you mean? I will of course contact him again but as the matter is rather pressing with water coming down the roof can i go directly to...

OK, well the ceiling is leaking underneath, i can measure the moisture content and the paint if flaking. Do you think i can take the litigation route as he is not responding to my calls anymore.

Hi, I had an extension built about 1.5 years ago. Unfortunately the flat roof which is fibber glass shows signs of water penetration and this is causing issues with the kitchen electrics. My builder is saying that the works had a warrantee for only 1 year!. There is nothing in the contract to...

Have now installed an ideal standard tempo. No issues whatsoever, passed all tests! :) Thank you for the answers.

yes there is, just replied. When i used the socket tester the external socket didn't show any issues but it doesn't mean it's ok? I will check this first thing this weekend and see if there any signs of corrosion. Thanks

Hi thank you both. See pic attached, so there are 2 RCD. The second line points to the switch that's tripping. So when i lift the black switch then the RCD trips. As long as no 2 switch stays down the rest of the circuits are fine and no issues with electricity. There is a external socket...

Hi, We had a new extension build 1.5 years ago and this is where the problem is so new cables etc. We first had the RCD tripping with the light circuits downstairs but then it went away and never happened again. 2-3 months ago we had the RCD trip with the downstairs sockets. I isolated the...

Thank you Tel765. The flushing is fine, it works for liquids but when it comes under pressure it becomes a whole operation to leave the toilet clean! Well I am thinking that if i get a similar size replacement should work, else take it back. Thank you

Grohe Bau 364 x 400mm Floor Standing Close Coupled WC 39429000 (qssupplies.co.uk) I think this one but it's the super flush model. Also see pics attached. Without going into too much detail this toilet does not have any natural curves inside the pan, all hard corners and the big "objects"...

Hi, I want to change my toilet, a grohe bau which constantly blocks. My outlet is vertical into the floor basically. Distance between wall and vertical outlet is 10cm to the centre of the pipe. Do i need to get a vertical toilet pan outlet, not many exist but available for better performance or...

Conny i understand but this is now new development where my neighbour does not acknowledge a surveyor and he will demolish the party wall anyway. I didn't actually see anything too useful except for an injunction which is a serious procedure, I had already seen the party wall act. But thanks for...

Thanks but not a useful, can i call the police or some other body? Should I contact a solicitor or a RICS surveyor? Thanks.

Hi, My neighbour will start destroying our garden party wall about 2m long which is set at the back of our semi-detached garages. He is disputing the fact that it's a party wall and of course he has served me no party wall notice. I have suggested that we jointly get a surveyor to get the...

OK but the problem is he wants to destroy the current party wall and move it towards my side which also means i will have no access to the back of my shed if he does that. My problem is that he want to destroy the wall and does not take any evidence from the wall or even the documents. It is his...

Not exactly. He wants to come on my side of the existing 2m long brick wall by about 8.5cm which means he then wants to demolish that wall and bring it into mine. I know crazy but that's my neighbour's approach. Ultimately the that wall has been there for 50 years I guess so it can not move...

The deeds show a red line in the middle of the 2 garages, hard to have accuracy of 5cm cm on deeds to be fair. But but neighbour is insisting that 8.8cm is his and 1.2cm is mine. Not 5cm and 5cm. Also the fact that the existing 2m long brick wall has been there for decades and it's well within...