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    Adding a lintel for new doorway and BC signoffs

    I am considering creating a new doorway in a central load bearing wall in my terraced house on the first floor, as a new entrance to one of the bedrooms. The internal wall is single brick lined about 15cm thick with plaster, and rests on top of a beam which is in my living/dining room. The wall...
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    Staircase issue?

    Hi, I had a new wooden staircase installed about a year back and this was then painted. The solid wall below the staircase landing has been plasterboarded and then was also skimmed and painted. I have now noticed that the staircase has developed cracks mostly along one of the sides where it...
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    New foul pipe connection issues for ensuite

    Hi, I want to get an ensuite built on the first floor. This it seems will require a new foul pipe connection to be made to an existing manhole in the side return section of my garden. The existing soil pipe runs from a downstairs bathroom into the ground so may be more difficult to connect to...
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    Connecting new toilet soil pipe to existing one

    Hi, I live in a victorian terraced and have a downstairs bathroom in the extended part of the house with the soil stack running into the ground. I want to get an ensuite built on the upper floor. There are no soil stacks visible anywhere else. One thought to avoid digging up the ground outside...
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