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Hi, just looking for some advice before I get a plumber in to investigate this for us. we moved in to a detached house 3 years ago, house is about 20 years old with a gravity fed system. Boiler was replaced about 6 years ago. During recent kitchen refit, fitters suggested our water pressure was...

Quick update. Roofer came out yesterday and couldn't find any obvious damage or areas where the tiles could be leaking, although condensation was bad he said. Also, under layer felt was on its last legs and in places not fitted correctly, making situation worse. House is 25 years old, but...

cheers Woody. The guy who came this morning was just the surveyor for insurance, no storm damage was found in the roof, but a roofer is coming next week to do a proper inspection. Condensation does seem to be more likely culprit I reckon. After all, the leak is most visible where the water tank...

had a better look for the ducting later on today and I did find it, but I can’t see where it actually goes, it’s a very difficult part of the roof to get to. I’ll need to get suited and masked up though as its crawl space only. Guy is coming to check the roof for damaged tiles tomorrow. I’ve...

Insulation is 20+ years old I guess, so not great, but probably okay (at least that's what the survey came back with). What could be a problem is the extraction fans in our bathrooms. I can't see any ducting pipes for these fans at all. I'm guessing they just vent into the roof space, which I...

Thanks Datarebal. Having a good look through those. My first thoughts were the droplets were condensation, but then the leak through the ceiling seems to be worse when the rain is coming down. Still concerned about the felt that seems to have a fold in it where the water can pool. Even with...

Hi everyone, just looking for a bit of independent advice until I get a professional in to take a look. We moved into a 20 year old house about 2 years ago, house had been empty for a few months and there had obviously been some escape of water/roof leak at some point and the plasterboard...

@Benway. I know this is an old thread but was just wondering where you got to with this in the end? Your design looks almost identical to what we’re planning so it would be interesting to see what your solution was. thanks

Thanks everyone for some good detail here. It's all helping me gather a better view on on what's involved. Tony, I just want to dig a bit deeper on your comment about specifying a single wide flange beam. So specifying two shallower 'H' beams (albeit with potentially more flange spilling out at...

I'm not reluctant to talk to them at all (when have I actually said that)? We're in the very early stages and haven't yet spoken with the SE, I'm just getting as much information as I can before we talk to the SE about this and other elements of the project (why would I speak to an architect...

Of course, but then it wouldn't be impossible to imagine that some professionals may not like being questioned, some may even be a little patronising. Even in the few messages on this post there are instances highlighted where SE's, builders and BCO's have ignored (or don't know) the Code. From...

Thanks for the replies. All helping me get a better idea of what's involved. I don't doubt that I'm over analysing this and thinking that it's a really ultra-complex job with unique characteristics, when in fact the SE, Architect and Builder will be doing loads of very similar jobs all over the...

Hi everyone, I'm in the process of starting out with an extension to our property that will involve knocking through the rear wall, with the intent on creating a large open kitchen/diner/living area. Architect is on with the plans now, and we'll be getting an SE in to calculate steel...