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Hi guys, I'm thinking of doing the plumbing for the radiators in my 2 storey extension but need a bit of advice. I intend to run the main supply and return under the screed in 22mm and feed off to the rads (4 in total) with 15mm. To avoid running the main supply and return right around the...

Hi guys, I'm moving soon and we are going to convert the loft as soon as we are in. It has a nice high pitch so we could get away with 12 x 2 joists for the floor. I'm hoping we can get away with 1 rsj for the floor and 1 for the ridge but can't find anywhere the maximum span for 12x2's. I...

Hi guys, Just wondering what the professional technique is for the following, An rsj is to be fitted in place of a supporting wall. The ceiling is acro'd up and the wall removed. The brickwork to support the beam is removed including space for the padstones and mortar joint below the...

For a cavity wall for an extension? Thanks in advance

Hi guys, I'm building an extension and am approaching the top of the blockwork. The bifold doors the client has ordered are a bit bigger than originally expected and it looks like we'll have to have 2 courses of bricks on top instead of the expected 3 and a split level of blocks across the...

Hello all, I am having an extension built and was wondering what I will need for the electrician to approve the work. Basically we have earth in the sockets but not the lighting and we have an old fuse board. Will the electrician just test the work in the extension or examine the whole...

Okay, what a nightmare I'm having. I had plans (not planning permission) approved for a bungalow extension last July which at the time was allowed under permitted development. So when I booked the building inspector to visit last month I receive a letter from the council saying due to the...

Hi guys, I'm a fairly competent DIYer and we would like to add a single story extension to our bungalow. I have never done this sort of work before, about the nearest I've come was building an outside garden wall! I was just wondering what of the work I could do myself and what parts...