utility room

Hello, in our utility room we have ventilation holes above the boiler, but are thinking of putting in an extractor fan in this same place to get better ventilation. Externally the outlets (flue and fan) will be more than 30cm apart. However is this arrangement ok internally - i.e. installing the...

Hello, Apologies for the long description, I guess being accurate is useful here. I am looking to find out if there is any benefit of installing a vapour barrier between a utility room and remaining living space of a small outbuilding, currently used as an office. There is a small partitioned...

Hi, I’ve got this really small utility room I’m building a diy riser in, to raise the washing machine up a little. The room has recently been carpeted and I’ve read online about being careful or cautious in case of any possible unforeseen leaks from the machine. The carpet is underlaid and all...

Hi, I'm looking for some advice / guidance on a project we are considering. We are considering putting a new utility and toilet space downstairs. In order to do this we would need to run the waste pipes backwards, circa 2 metres, to join the existing waste drainage which joining waste from...

Hi. Somewhat confused Newby looking for advice re insulating walls and ceiling of a single skin brick utility room at the back of a garage, adjacent to kitchen. I assume that this would be classed as a non habitable space so won't have to comply with the U values. We also plan to add either a...

I'm going to re-jig my downstairs layout. The larger room (rear 1 story extension) previously housed a small utility room, bathroom and family room. These walls have been knocked out and now is one room. The smaller room is where the current kitchen is. We want to fit a new kitchen, small WC...

I moved into a new place recently, 80's property, where the garage has been extended, firstly back out into the garden, and then subsequently sideways around the back of the house. The second extension has the garage pedestrian door and the original house back door opening into it. A new door...

I want to convert an attached garage into a utility room, having done quite abit of research on the forum and else where online. I wanted a few peoples opinions/thoughts on it if possible. Being a new build I can only presume that it will have been built with cavity trays in place, so am I...