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Hi rod I have spoke to building regs and its exempt. But they said try to build to regs and document it as it helps you sell later Cheers Mark

Hey Lons, I was thinking about using the 7n blocks the ones on wickes http://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Dense-Block-7-3-N-100mm/p/113505 dont say about being suitable for underground use. Know of any others that are or like a brand name that I can see if the building surplus yard has. Cheers Mark

Cheers mark, It's going to be a single skin as just going about 1 to 2 courses above dpc then the rest timber framed. So think I'll stick with the standard blocks. Cheers Mark

Hey all, As I have posted before I am making a porch (timber framed) Well it getting time to where i dig foundation and fill and build to DPC and I was wondering what blocks I can use. I want to do a strip foundation and then bring up to DPC with breeze blocks and finish off with a couple of...

Ok so I believe they are just standard clay tiles. Picked them up from free cycle as they were surplus to requirments, so should have just enough to do the porch. I'll have to check make and model when I get home from work. But if have a larger headlap and the exposure is not to great you...

Hi All, Just a quick one, what is the minimum pitch standard roof tiles can go on a roof and be effective. Going to be tilling the roof of a porch and need to know what pitch I should do the roof I was hoping to do a 12/4 or 12/5 run. Is that possible with standard tiles or is that to shallow...

ah whoops hehe. But yeah I think thats a pretty good size i suppose you can get another manufactures guides anyway that would fit it Cheers Mark

Hi All, Thought I would share the tools coming into lidl on the 29th June. http://www.lidl.co.uk/en/our-offers-2491.htm?id=585 They have a plunge saw with 2 140cm guides for £60! (not sure how good but i think i may give it ago) and they have an 18v impact driver with 2 batteries for £40...

Yeah I understand it all from what has been said now so will crack on with it after I have finished the other bits in the house that need doing. Should be able to start in a couple of weeks (need to wait for the house purchase to go through before I can do anything as well) Thanks for the help...

Hey all Yeah the chamber will be exposed when I dig the trench. About 1/4 of it i would imagine. I assumed as you have said lons that I dig to below so the weight is pushed under it and then box the chamber and pipe off, lay the strip. Then pea shingle and lintel over the pipe. After I take...

Ah thanks mmuk. I was wondering how a full trench fill is done. So by doing half the pour then pea shingle the lintol then the rest of the pour to finish height that is all and its done. So the pea shingle protects the pipe from the rest of the concrete and the lintels spread the load from it

Ahh I have tried various types of bridging over pipes/ drain / ... Did not actually use lintol as thought it would come under what I thought is the proper term. Thanks though I'll have a look

Yeah been googling but I can't seem to find anything with enough info unless I'm just missing something. I have ordered a couple of books on home extensions so hopefully they will go into some detail. Also found another book that is used for teaching which looks good as well. So prob be...

Thanks robin, its good to get some confirmation.

When putting the lintels down would I be correct in assuming that I put it down with a bit of mortar to set it in place over the gap which is packed with pea shingle. And then I would have a course of engineered brick or block to get the level all the same then I just make the brick course work...

Hi rod, The soil stack is at the rear of the property. The manhole has 4 entry points but only one is in use from my property. The other 3 points in there are cappped off Building regs said to take pics of the work as I'm doing it for proof of job done right basically. And when I get extension...

Hi Bob, When I spoke to building regs today they said that although I don't need to listen to them they suggest matching the existing house foundation as thats what they would say normally. (obviously going deeper to get under soil pipe if needed) The issue I have is that the foundation width...

One more note :) Just got a call back from building control and they have said that the soil type in the area is generally sandy clay over ballast does that make a difference on the type of footing that I should be able to have if I do have this type of soil? Cheers Mark

Hi Robin To ensure I email them the right information to get a quote for the calcs is the following what I need to find out "I need to work out the size and depth of pad foundations to support a timber frame porch measuring 1500mm X 1700mm and no more than 3 sq meters in height with a clay...

Hey Robin, Thanks When you talk about the single skin brick base, will this skin sit on the steel work and then I build off that with my timber frame? Yeah i will be keeping an our out for all of them. I think i should avoid them (with a bit of luck) Cheers Mark