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The flat is not finished yet hence inquiry. It will be for a small flat that will only be for one or two people at most. The redring looks quite good thanks Thanks for your help guys.

Is there a good electric water heater capable of running a kitchen sink, shower and small wash basin. Any recommendations appreciated especially if you have used one. any help appreciated

I pulled up a part of the floor in question today and found that the ceiling below has a layer of 12 mm fireboard. With this in mind do you think I may get away with putting another layer between the joists to give the two layers required? many thanks all

My plasterer told me that about 18 years ago he did some flats in London and building regs allowed them to fix two layers of fireline board on top of the floor and them went over it with a special thick hardboard. Has anyone else come across this or done it as it would help me out no end to...

thanks for your help guys. The building is a old Victorian little shop with flat above. The actual room I want to put the joists in is in the flat. The room only has a span of 7ft 6" or 230cm. The original joists are only 6x2 with a few 6x4 and the centres are 400mm. The ceiling in the shop...

I recently asked if stud partition studs of 600mm centres are allowed by building regs wich I was told yes. My new question is: Can floor joists also be spaced at 600 or do they have to be 400? thanks guys

I have read the part E building regs and have found a few systems on offer that conform to part E sound proofing the floor between a shop and flat above. The one I was looking at is the "GTEC ACOUSTIC FLOOR" It is very expensive and looks quite complicated. Can anyone recommend any other...

I want to put Rockwall flexi insulation in a 100x50 stud partition. It seems that most insulation and acoustic boards are for 600mm centre studs. My question is are 600mm centre studs acceptable to building control or do they have to be 400 centres. My wall is not holding anything above in...

Thanks for your help Tony If anyone else has had to adjust building regs due to being unreasonable in their situation, again I would be very interested to hear.

Hi Tony, It's to conform to building regs L1B extract copied from the plans I mentioned earlier. Existing 215 mm thick solid external walls to be upgraded using 77.5mm celotex PL4000 insulated plasterboard. Strip any gloss paint or vinyl wallpaper before cutting the boards to fit the floor...

Hi Woody, It's not just a refurb. He is converting offices above his business into a one bedroom flat and so has to go the full thermal, acoustic, fire proof route. The plans were drawn up by a local registered architect. On the plans is the 77mm celotex pl400 required by building regs for...

A friends building regs spec requires him to put 77mm celotex pl4000 on all exterior walls. I was thinking of doing a similar conversion. The problem is our buildings are old and have very small rooms. Shower room internal size approx. 700 wide exterior wall one side, toilet about the same...

If building regs were to require 2 layers of fireline plasterboard on a stud wall, would it still count if you were to put a layer each side or does it have to be one on top of another.? many thanks

I have been reading and trying to understand the recent new part E building regs regarding sound proofing. I used to be a bricklayer and can turn my hand for most DIY jobs so would like to do as much as I can in the small flat I am converting. I don't know if my reading of the regs is right it...

Following my latest question on will I need building permission I have heared that building regs will require that the outside walls in the flat will have to be internally insulated. Can anyone tell me the procedure to do that please. (it's only a matter of interest at the moment).

Thanks Woody, I checked the rates category and it is down as "CA (shop and premises) I then went into VOA business rates site and it says my my premises is retail downstairs and storage upstairs in the flat. Looks like building regs now? DOH!

Any help greatly appreciated. I bought a dilapidated shop 15 years ago for my business use. The purchase description was “ shop with accommodation” We have always used the accommodation for storage etc. I never informed the rates department that I want to use the whole building as one but...

Hi Noseall, thought I would give you the follow up as of a matter of interest. The front door frame was already in at the time of screed and I did think then it was too high. I phoned the double glaziers today and said that I want them to lower the door frame, he complained that it was not the...

Hi again Noseall, thanks yet again for your advice. Most of the trades that I have had have been excellent but the double glazing firm and the plastering firm seem to be trying it on . They both seem to be making mistakes and then trying to blame each other. As you say , it is obvious that the...

Hi all, I have a new build bungalow, my double glazier said that the new front door has to be a low threshold because of the new laws for wheelchair access. He has put it on the dampcourse level the same as the other outer doors. The thresshold of the door now sticks up about 2 inches too high...