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We have 110mm under the slab coming up in the kitchen under the sink. 40mm waste pipes from sink and dishwasher connect into it via an adaptor. Is that big X a shower tray? You should plan how that will connect into the 110mm pipe carefully. You can get top access traps with a vertical outlet but I've never used one. If the hole in the tray isn't directly above the 110mm pipe it might help to know you can get adaptors/reducers that are non concentric. They are called "level invert" adaptors. Rotating one of these allows small errors in alignment to be corrected. Just had to do this on mine. How deep will your 110mm pipe be? I recall there is a minimum height for the lowest connection above the bottom of the 110mm. Looks like that would be the shower. I think you will need an AAV near the bath as the rush of water from the WC may suck water out of the basin, bath or shower traps.

If the floor isn't getting warm check the actuator on the UFH manifold. I've had one pop off. If that's ok turn the stat right up and check the actuator for that loop works like the others. On some when the stat calls for heat a button on top comes up after several mins as a visual indicator it's ON. Then the floor loop pipe should start getting hot.

Place I use for glass is Go Glass in Cambridge. They don't list glass canopies on their web site but its the sort of place that could probably source fixings and make glass to your dimensions.

Wikipedia suggest a number of possible threads. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tripod_(photography) See under subheading "construction".

Remember not all thicknesses of PIR is available, will probably need multiple layers. Some thicknesses will probably be cheaper per mm than others, especially if you are using stocked thicknesses rather than special order thicknesses.

We don't have any either. We brought 110mm up in the kitchen under the sink area which is on an interior wall. 40mm waste pipes go into that from sink and dishwasher via an adapter. The 110mm runs straight out to an IC in the garden and we could rod back from there (although we have never needed to).

We have a slightly smaller area with stone flooring. It will sound different when empty but it's ok once you have furniture, curtains and the odd rug.

It might be worth finding out if it's worth appealing. For example if a lot of houses have been built in the area covered by the council recently and many have S106 for the same reason it might be possible to argue the need for more has changed since the policy was written. Depends if you want to gamble a bit on a planning consultant in the hope of getting it removed. You might be able to get and initial opinion quite cheaply.

Same here. Still took me a year to get our PP changed. Meanwhilewe were living abroad so to attend a meeting with the planners sometimes involved a return air fare, hotel and car hire. Weeks would go by and we would find out the conservation officer had quit and we had to wait a month before her replacement started. Some planning staff weren't even full time, one only worked three days a week. Eventually found out they had told a previous owner the opposite of what they were telling us. Even when we got planning permission they lost brick samples sent recorded delivery delaying the discharge of conditions and our start date. By contrast actually building the house was easier.

Ok so you want to demolish part of the bungalow and live in the rest for awhile. I think the ease or difficulty will depend on the layout of the bungalow. That will determine how hard it is to erect temporary stud walls and OSB and/or plastic sheeting to keep out the elements. Does that side face the weather or is it sheltered? The other issues are.. Can the electrics to the part being demolished be easily cut and isolated? Where is the meter and CU? Where is the boiler and hot water tank? Gas meter and supply pipe? Edit: You might need an SE to confirm the roof will remain safe?

CIL exemption sorted? Wouldn't want some council twit deciding you must I have started work.

It can be tricky to get the height and position of the WC pipes correct. If they are horizontal outlet pans you have to allow for screed and floor coverings which can vary. If vertical you have to position them the right distance from walls to allow for plastering, front to back depth of the cistern etc. All possible but it's a lot easier if you have stub stacks for the WC to connect to as you can adjust things later. You might also be able to connect other things into the stub stack reducing the number of connections into external IC Down side is you need to hide the stub stacks. One way to do that is to use concealed cistern as well and hide the lot in tiled studwork.

Might try.. https://www.solidwoodkitchencabinets.co.uk/ Showroom in Warrington Edit: Oops I see they appear to have gone a bit upmarket since we used them. Cabinets now in oak!

How about a shallow linear drain. https://www.tradepipes.co.uk/tile-inset-shower-drain-700mm-long?source=googlebase&kw=&ci=372537392619&network=g&pm=&cid=2071437724&aid=75393070286&tid=pla-789654006446&dev=t&mt=&lim=&lpm=1006818&pos=1o18&dm=&fid=&mid=137997912&pid=2299&country=GB&source=google&gclid=Cj0KCQiA9orxBRD0ARIsAK9JDxR215cq_EPhR2TIIFm4ugBTk-R6z_LNrE3zB1VI3rujCEK4nDABhl8aAgDFEALw_wcB Appears to be just min 54mm below bottom of wetroom tray. Not sure which trays it fits?

Prowarm do a 20mm wet room shower tray. If I've understood correctly the trap is 79mm deep making 99mm. https://www.theunderfloorheatingstore.com/prowarm-20mm-centre-drain?utm_source=google_shopping&m=configurable_scp&gclid=Cj0KCQiA9orxBRD0ARIsAK9JDxTrp4Elg_1iAWA_6x7H6tyN-ntFDqEQuIys3KWok6vnAASCbGbAhlMaAtsMEALw_wcB#manuals-and-information But largest is 90*90cm.

There are also some steel shower trays you can let into a floor and these raise the waste because they are thinner than stone resin trays.

https://mcalpineplumbing.com/traps/shower-traps-accessories/st90cp10-70c-90mm-shallow-shower-trap There are versions with chrome plated brass cap, chrome plated plastic or white plastic.

How about this... You have 100mm slab and say 12mm for tiles and adhesive making 112mm usable without digging into the EPS. Nearest I can get is a 35mm shower tray with a 75mm McAlpine trap making 110mm. However could/should set the tray 5mm higher than the floor so the door seal doesn't scrape making 105mm in the floor. 105mm < 112mm so it fit with height to spare. You could even consider a 45mm tray.. 45+75-5=115mm. Example Ideal Standard Simplicity. I think the McAlpine trap is rated for 34L/min. It comes with a 45degree bend but you can replace that with a straight connector to help flow rates?

I'd be concerned about water pouring through the gap between house and glass?

This place appears to have 120mm... https://www.thesolidwoodflooringcompany.com/collections/band-sawn-finished-wood-flooring Perhaps call and ask if they can get smaller. Some places refer to "micro bevel".

On Radio 4 today there was a story about Lego clubs where adults can go to de-stress. At the end of the piece the presenter asked the organiser of said clubs if there was anything else similar coming along and he said "possibly something to do with 3D printing".

Actually that last link might be out of date. It seems the government might have removed the ability to appeal s106 affordable housing obligations some years back.. https://www.clarkewillmott.com/news/last-chance-to-challenge-section-106/

That sucks. First task is to work out if the project still makes financial sense. For example if the finished house would be worth £400k on the open market then you could only sell it for 80% = £320k. Will it cost you more than £320 to build including land? Run you own numbers remembering to add a contingency. What does your mortgage company say? I mean they typically lend a fixed percentage of the finished value, but your finished value just dropped to 80%. Will they still lend you enough? Will they lend at all? Some council's want builders to pay cash to the council instead of restricting future sale price of the house. That might be a better option for you depending on the amount and if you can persuade the council to accept it. This might be of interest if your house is going to be expensive even after the S106 condition is applied.. https://www.owendevenport.co.uk/index.php/planning-appeals-case/318-section-106-affordable-housing-restriction-removed-at-appeal

There is only one thing worse than catching your parents making Tea. It's catching one of your parents making Tea.

Just moved in? Has the heating been off for awhile? I wonder if it's full of sludge that has settled out while it was off? We had that problem in the house we rented. Should be down to landlord or his agent to fix. Ours arranged an engineer to call but all he did was get the sludge stirred up so it would circulate. I suggested to the landlord he should consider getting it drained and inhibitor put in but got no reply.