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by magiccat
Thu Aug 01, 2013 5:16 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: New drive not wide enough
Replies: 2
Views: 2930

Re: New drive not wide enough

Thanks for that :) There has been a few cross words and tears this week but feeling a bit better now. There must be a solution I guess and hopefully not a horrendously expensive one!
by magiccat
Tue Jul 30, 2013 6:11 pm
Forum: Concreting, Drives, Paths and Patios Forum
Topic: New drive not wide enough
Replies: 2
Views: 2930

New drive not wide enough

Bit of a disaster with our new driveway being to narrow :( We had a long tarmac drive (3 car length) that could only be used for one car as although it widened at the house the approach was narrow (the fence ran at a angle) and as we both work shifts one had to park in the street to avoid keep distu...
by magiccat
Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:33 pm
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Should I have got Building Control Approval
Replies: 4
Views: 3190

Thank you :) And thanks for your previous post - made me more confident in holding firm so much appreciated!
by magiccat
Tue Aug 02, 2011 10:31 pm
Forum: Roofing Repair and Construction Forum
Topic: Roof Bracing
Replies: 4
Views: 2575

Roof Bracing

We got the survey back on a house we want to buy and it said that the roof needed to be braced and that there was a slight twist already where it had moved. I rang the surveyor who says every house on the estate has had the same issue as they weren't braced when they were built in the early 70's so ...
by magiccat
Mon Aug 01, 2011 8:54 pm
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Should I have got Building Control Approval
Replies: 4
Views: 3190

They have now agreed we didn't need Building Control Approval so contracts being exchanged tomorow :)
by magiccat
Fri Jul 22, 2011 11:29 am
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Should I have got Building Control Approval
Replies: 4
Views: 3190

Should I have got Building Control Approval

We had an 8 foot stud wall built to create a hallway in our open plan front room. The handy man who was doing our tiling suggested it and carried out the work. He said we didn't need to apply for building control as it was non structural and didn't effect fire escapes as there is an external door in...
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