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by jsmithy
Mon Jul 18, 2022 9:06 am
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Trickle vents
Replies: 2
Views: 1117

Re: Trickle vents

Thanks. I appreciate your reply
by jsmithy
Fri Jul 15, 2022 10:56 am
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Trickle vents
Replies: 2
Views: 1117

Trickle vents

Hello, We live in a conservation area. The house is Victorian terrace with a single storey rear extension consisting of bathroom and kitchen. We replaced the uPVC windows in the rear extension with some nice wooden ones, but with no trickle vents. When Building Control came they said the kitchen nee...
by jsmithy
Fri Feb 12, 2021 4:55 pm
Forum: Building Regulations and Planning Permission Forum
Topic: Building control application time to approve
Replies: 0
Views: 1923

Building control application time to approve

Hello I submitted a building control application on the Planning Portal last August (2020). It has been showing as 'Transferred' to the local authority, which is Royal Greenwich, ever since and I have heard nothing whatsoever despite chasing by email a couple of times. I imagine Covid is causing som...
by jsmithy
Wed Jun 24, 2020 4:51 pm
Forum: Conversion, Refurbishment and Renovation Forum
Topic: Building control required - interior window hole
Replies: 1
Views: 1669

Building control required - interior window hole

Hello We want to knock a hole through an interior wall, which is load-bearing (it used to be the rear wall of the property before a single storey extension was added to the house long ago), to put in a window to let light through. We don't seem to be able to get definitive advice as to whether build...
by jsmithy
Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:48 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Under Floor Insulation for Suspended Floors in Victorian Property
Replies: 2
Views: 2263

Re: Under Floor Insulation for Suspended Floors in Victorian Property

Thanks for your reply!
by jsmithy
Tue Jul 19, 2016 10:11 pm
Forum: Flooring and Floor Coverings Forum
Topic: Under Floor Insulation for Suspended Floors in Victorian Property
Replies: 2
Views: 2263

Under Floor Insulation for Suspended Floors in Victorian Property

We live in a Victorian terrace. On most of the ground floor we have suspended timber floorboards. We have had problems with rodents and want to put insulation under the flooring in at least the middle, dining room to provide a barrier and also to provide extra warmth, although it's not that draughty...
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