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Hi, Does anyone know if some form of space heating is required by building regs in an en-suite WC. It will be a room built in a bedroom containing just a WC and sink and it will be 1m x 1.2m. Some online calcs say you need around 150watts or 400 BTUs for a room that size, but is one...

Hi, I've seen electric heating elements that you insert into towel radiators but can the same elements be used for a standard panel radiator if for example running the F&R to it was impossible? Just wondering. Thanks Mike

This is still going on... We have now decided to build 100% on our land. No footings will be on the neighbours land and the footings will be no deeper than the house. So to clarify, the extension wall will be approx. 75mm away from the boundary line, no overhanging elements other than...

He doesn't like the design of the extension and thinks it will de-value his house. I think he is just trying to be difficult. I'm sure I read that you do need a PW notice if you are building on or close to the boundary but I can't find the website at the moment. I assume the fence is not...

Not sure but in this case the depth of the footings of the extension will probably be the same depth as the existing house.

Thanks John although I'm sure I read somewhere that a notice is required if you are building near a boundary. I've seen a line of junction mentioned. Still not sure what to do about the fence. Mike

The neighbour currently has no extension so there are no footings parallel to the new extension, other than the post holes for the fence!. I suspect the footings for the extension will be as deep as the existing house. The wall will be 50mm away from the boundary line but the foundations...

I have had a certificate of lawfulness approved for a single storey extension. The extension is 50mm away from my attached neighbour boundary and we have a jointly owned fence between us right on the boundary. We sent them a party wall notice as we thought that was the correct thing to do...

Hi, I have just started to install my Cooke and Lewis kitchen but had a few problems. The clad on panels were on a long lead time so I opted to have colour matched end panels instead. They came quickly but the cooke and lewis shelf pack doesn't fit an IT appliance side panel so I had to buy...

I've just finished laying my patio (bradstone buff) on a full mortar bed and I'm ready to grout/point, 10mm gap. I'm only an ameture so want it to be fairly easy. I've read up loads on dry mixes, wet mixes, geo-fix etc. but I'm just so concerned on staining. I've seen people using a...

My ceiling will have ample space below insulation for this unit so no thermal issues there. It looks like its std. 13amp plug not a transformer type. So you are suggesting a trailing socket on the ring main?

Not sure. Still waiting for delivery.

The radio is a KB sound iselect if you are in interested to google it.

Because it will be inaccessible.

No floor above its a single storey extension. Just a roof.

Thanks. Yes choc block in an enclosure. The lead from the appliance my not be long enough to go directly to the fcu hence the connection in the void.

Im going to have a ceiling mounted speaker system in my house which includes the radio unit to be installed in the ceiling void. Its about the size of a transformer and fits through the hole for the speaker so its accessible. The unit has a plug top and as you cant have a socket in the ceiling...

Thanks for the replies. Great advice. The window will have to be central on the roof or it will look odd in the room but I will look to position it to suit tile height to save cuts. I may even splay the reveals. I was just going to buy the window and the flashing kit but notice in the...

I'm about to set out the rafters on a new extension. The roof will have a Velux M06 window so I want to set out the rafters to suit. I have the insructions for the Velux GGL but they show 4 different opening at section 4. Sections 4a, 4b, 4c and 4d. I can see 4c and 4d are for different...

I've heard "forcing" the drying time can lead to bubbling or cracking. True?? Mike