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Hello all, Not sure if this is correct forum as I couldn't find one for drains alone! If not perhaps you could point me in right direction on this site. Could anyone please advise me regarding the following- My daughter wants to buy a house that has a 1980's cesspit under the drive which is...

Hello all, I am a director for the management company of a block of flats. We had a damp problem in a flat caused by the outside grounds levels which have been lowered by about 180mm. We have found some Cable TV cables under the ground outside so these will need to be lowered also. Does...

Hello all, I know there are lots of questions about bases but none that answers my exact question. Bit worried as we've had a base built yesterday and it looks a bit dodgy. The chap was going to put slabs down but decided as the ground is very soggy he should do a slab. It's 10 w x 12 long...

Hello all, I know there are lots of questions about bases but none that answers my exact question. Bit worried as we've had a base built yesterday and it looks a bit dodgy. The chap was going to put slabs down but decided as the ground is very soggy he should do a slab. It's 10 w x 12ft long...

Hello again chaps, You've all been very helpful in the past. I'm a director for managing company for a block of late 60's flats where the walls are solid. There are 2 adjoining flats on the ground floor on sloping ground where the higher flat has built a wooden deck unofficially. The lower...

Hello All, I've been on pavingexpert.com as advised in several posts here which tells me that sharp grit type sand (not building sand)is an accepted way of laying slabs for a patio. I've looked at several forum questions and most of you say that this method is NOT good. The soil is clay and...

Hello All, We have had a flat roofed outbuilding(7.5m x 5m) built by a builder on building notices. I trusted that he and his men knew what they were doing. He called in a BC inspector for final sign off certificate last week. It failed on 2 items, one of them was the soakaway that I nor the...

Hello there, I asked in a previous post about removal of decking at a block of flats. I asked if planning permission would be needed if it were removed completely then replaced and it appears it does. Someone in the post replied that the council would be unlikely to refuse it when permission...

Hello all, I am a director for a property management company for a block of flats. This is a bit complicated so bear with me please. A ground floor flat owner in a block of 24 applied to the freeholders of the land for permission to build a decking outside their flat. Approval was given by the...

Hello there, We have had a shallow shower tray fitted on the ground floor by an expert plumber. The waste pipe goes out of the wall to the exterior gully but is below the dpc. I'm not sure, I but don't think the 90mm waste itself goes below the floor membrane. Are we likely to get damp under...

Hello there, We have a 1960's bungalow with solid concrete floors. We have a WC against an outside wall which we want to move through 90 degrees to an adjacent wall. The WC is against a false wall and has a vertical soil pipe straight down. We intend to remove the false wall for extra space...

Hello there, I had a new bathroom towel rail radiator fitted today by a plumber. Gradually one by one the radiators have stopped warming up until there is one in the kitchen that is hot. The boiler only comes on for a few minutes then goes off. Am I right in thinking there is air in the...

Hello all, Hope you can help please. I have a suspicion that our upstairs ensuite could be blocked somewhere having looked at other threads. We had an ensuite built upstairs about 2-3yrs ago. The soil pipe has been made as complicated as it gets with about 3 bends before it gets to the...

Hello there, Please could I have confirmation from anyone or even a plumber that knows how to interpret Part H. I have read and re-read some Q&A's on here but would like to know if possible what is correct. I wasn't around when our building inspector came and he hasn't called me back with my...

Hello all, Wonder if you can advise on an enclosed WC cistern, all tiled in nicely. It could be the Screwfix type with the big dual flush plate on the front. We are having trouble with it flushing. At first we thought it was a macerator as we can hear a whirring sound and the water in the...

I've looked on the planning portal and the building regs online but can't find if there is a regulation garage floor slope. The only thing I can find is the Forest of Dean Guidance on Building Control stating it is a 1:80 slope. Could someone please advise if it is actually a building...

We are having an ensuite built over an existing room but are having a floating floor in it seperate from the existing ceiling in our sitting room below. The old exterior wall is breeze block not brick(as it was tile hung). There is no opportunity to put a wall plate bearer thingy on the block...

Hello there all you knowledgeable people. I'm hoping you can help please. We are having a new 1st floor ensuite bathroom put on top of our sitting room. The new floor has new seperate joists to the existing ceiling joists of the sitting room making it a floating floor(apparently). As it was...

Hello all you helpful people out there. I've searched long and hard for info re specific manufacturers types of this dense accoustic insulation for between floors and have had no success so far. So basically I would like to know some specific types/names of this stuff that I can quote to my...

I know there have been similar posts a few years ago but I wondered if new technology has changed ideas. Our architect/surveyor has specified 21mm T & G Chipboard for our new 1st Floor bathroom floor onto new 195 x 50 joists at 400 ctrs. (No mention of moisture proof chipboard.) We are...