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    External render on property with no DPC

    Hi Tell. Thanks so much for coming back to me :-) Nope, house is not listed. So no conservation people necessary. There has been a single brick side extension added at some point in the distant past, and I have had removed an unsafe conservatory/extension. Plus goodness knows what else over the...
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    External render on property with no DPC

    my property (built circa 1800) has no damproof course. The exising render reaches the concrete path (and possibly below, as clearly the ground has been raised over the years). The building inspector mentioned about cutting off some of the render (which is sound) at ground level and painting on...
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    First layer of render - texture

    My builder has applied most of the first coat (concrete) and is now letting it dry before next layer (though the bit he hasnt put first coat on wont get chance to dry, as his next visit will be his last - which I dont understand). This first layer is very sandy and i can literally wipe off the...
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    shed roof cover - dpm ok?

    I have a ton of thick Damproof Membrane left over and wondered if it would be a suitable roofing material for my shed roof, in one single sheet (ie no joins)?
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    Flaky paint on acres of roughcast render on external walls

    My acres of external walls are completely covered in flaking paint on top of the roughcast render. Where it had blown is being repaired soon and then I plan to repaint the whole house. I have tried removing the flaking paint with a decent jet washer, but its even slower going than me with a...
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    Inline backdraft shutter questions ...

    funnily enough they asked to fit the extraction vents so that they could sign them off with the full rewire they have carried out on my home. And as Im being charged a decent sum for that bit of work, Id naturally assumed they would/should know what they were doing. It strikes me that the vent...
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    Inline backdraft shutter questions ...

    thanks for the advice oldbutnotdead :-).. As they have all only been fitted a matter of days I wouldnt consider changing them for the near future .. really Id like to know if the electicians should be making any changes before i make final payment to them. (I certainly wish id chosen the...
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    Inline backdraft shutter questions ...

    My electrician has placed inline backdraft shutters (eg. https://www.extractorfanworld.co.uk/4-inch-inline-backdraught-shutter-284-p.asp) into the flexible hose of the wet room vents. He has basically pushed one end of flexible hose over one end of the plastic shutter and attached another piece...
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    is this visible carpet join acceptable?

    professional carpetfitters - who are not cheap. Ive plenty of carpet - should i ask them to redo it or is that not fair?
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    is this visible carpet join acceptable?

    is this visible carpet join acceptable?
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    external vent for bathroom extractor fan - any regulations?

    looks like the make is deta - i couldnt spot a model. (The electrician destroyed my newly plastered wall, installing it .. what a nightmare)
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    external vent for bathroom extractor fan - any regulations?

    ahh darn. with all the regs on insulation and ventilation - seems a bit crazy that an electrician can basically core out a whacking great big hole in my wall and that's ok. The duct just goes straight through the wall.
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    external vent for bathroom extractor fan - any regulations?

    is there anything within building regs that state a fan should have a backdraft prevention mechanism of some sort? (Plastic duct i believe). Pictures attached of current vent, ducting i believe has been used, current external vent cover. Im not looking for solutions at this stage, just...
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    external vent for bathroom extractor fan - any regulations?

    I have just had extractor fans added to bathrooms, kitchen and utility in my completely remodernised house and I am wondering if there are any building regs that the electrician should have adhered to regarding the vent cover on the external rendered wall. Im currently getting lots of freezing...
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    Ventilation options for tanked chimney breast

    no nothing .. flue just goes straight to what is now an open fire place (think there was a solid fuel boiler at some point in the past.. )
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    Ventilation options for tanked chimney breast

    Thanks Conny, that makes good sense. Ill see what i can suss :-)
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    Ventilation options for tanked chimney breast

    Thanks for the reply Blup. (Yep single flue on this chimney). Would there be any harm I wonder, if the ventilation hole was placed 1m+ or so high, or does it need to be near the base of the chimney ideally?
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    Ventilation options for tanked chimney breast

    Im in the process of having my kitchen tanked with membrane - walls and floors. But wondering the best way to ventilate the chimney breast. On my other chimney i have vents at the bottom, inside the rooms. However poking holes in the new wall DPM mesh, in the kitchen, hopefully is not my only...
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    damp proof membrane mesh

    Hi Tell80 - sorry i wasnt clear. All that you have suggested has been/is being done, but i wanted to check it was being done correctly. Cheers
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