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jimamberdog

I am having problems with my bath and basin wastes. I bought new wastes for each, but cannot seem to get them to tighten up and seal properly to the bath and basin. They were admitedly cheap B and Q but they seem to leak between the new plughole and the bath/basin. They tighten up only so far and th...

jimamberdog

Hi,

I am building an extension at the moment, which will contain a new kitchen a bathroom and a utility room. Each of these will require extract fans or cooker hood fans. Is it better to build in a sleeve through the block/brick as I build up the walls or to core drill it afterwards.

jimamberdog

Whilst digging footings for our extension, we uncovered a copper pipe which ran in the same trench as the electric cable. Is it possible that this is the incoming water supply for the house? The house was built in early 1970's. I need to tap into the water supply as only the extension will now requi...

jimamberdog

I am digging footings for a 2 storey extension and I have taken the external wall footings down to the level of the bottom of the original strip foundations, which is 1m below finished floor level. I have a 100mm internal block wall which will carry the first floor joists. Does this footing need to ...

jimamberdog

I have planning permission for a 2 storey extension for which I did the drawings. Do I need to get an architect to do the building regulations drawings? and do I need an architect to sign the extension off?

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Bath/basin wastes

Extract fans

Copper water pipe in ground?

Footings for internal wall of extension

Architects for building regs drawings?