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Just discovered our loft conversion has been fiddled with by previous owner (after building completion cert given )to fit in an extra bedroom that would have been the landing and entrance to the loft room. The loft room Now doesn't meet building regs - no fire doors and head height not 2...

Just discovered our loft conversion has been fiddled with by previous owner to fit in an extra bedroom that would have been the landing and entrance to the loft room. The loft room Now doesn't meet building regs - no fire doors and head height not 2 metres - any ideas what to do? We bought the...

Hi We bought a 4 bed semi in 2007 which had been extended by previous owners in 2005. I have just found out a few things: Some extra mini extensions had been tacked on to the main extension after a completion cert given for the main extension. These of course do not have buildings or...

Hi Can anyone help. We have a loft conversion done by previous owners. Building certificate granted 2005. This week we have been told by a couple of builders that the height at entrance isn't the required 2 metres. There are also no doors to the loft. The stairs go from landing to loft...

Hi Can anyone advise what I need to do: I have 3 cupboards in the house which have been built as 3 mini extensions. One houses the washing machine and all pipework goes therefore under the flooring. The problem is: I have lifted a bit of flooring to find all the pipes and fresh air -...

Hi I don't think i am being stupid but i cannot find my thermostat anywhere and the radiators do not have dials on them to suggest that they have a thermostat attached. Can a boiler run without a thermostat? all i know is that the rads are v. hot and must be costing me a fortune! any...