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Russpeace

Crikey, 600mm thickness is huge! Are you sure that this is a uniform thickness - or is it just locally thickened at the stack - I suspect the latter, although it could be diaphragm wall construction, but this is unlikely. I guess the things to check would be to go into the loft and see if any of the...

Russpeace

Not sure what you mean by 600mm wide - the chminey/opening? RSJ would be one way to go, although you might find that pre-cast, off-the-shelf concrete lintel would do it depending on the size of the opening, and weight of blockwork above. Assuming that the blockwork above is simply a partition (i.e. ...

Russpeace

Guys,

Thanks for this, if I can return the favour [albeit unlikely] in respect of any civil/structural items, do let me know!

Thnaks again,

Russ

Russpeace

Thanks for the reply - appreciate it. When I bought the house, I never saw anything in the way of warranties/certification - is this a new thing that's been bought in? PIR - that's not an acronym I'm familiar with - would you explain? House isn't likely to be sold any time soon! Thanks a million, Russ

Russpeace

Hi Everyone, Fairly recently moved into my new house, and the electrics are distributed throughout via plastic 1 inch wide blocky conduits on the walls and ceilings. I'm hoping to chase these into the walls (1 room at a time!!), can anyone answer if this is notifiable under Part P of the building re...

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