Mr Punter

Gill Air did the arms and Blocker Products did the louvres. Don't know if they still exist.

If you are nailing it is often difficult to get 2 nails in because the slates are cut on the angle. They can get caught by the wind. The hooks prevent the bottom of the slate from lifting.

You will need soakers on every course and lots of slate and a halves. Hook fixing may be good here.

Stainless steel pan scourers foamed in will stop them.

It would be an awful thing to do. A small amount of internal insulation would be fine.

I have seen it where they weld a tube on one beam to act as a spacer.

Just send BC and you SE the borehole test you have posted.

The West Pier in Brighton was founded on screw piles. Opened in 1866, closed 1975 so over 100 years in a marine environment.

Luckily he left the window mastic for his dog to do.

I suggest that you get a decent loss assessor on board. Check them out carefully and look at reviews. They will deal directly with the insurers.

We have had stainless ones specified in the past. Really expensive for what they are.

Have your insurance company accepted their liability for the costs? Check the policy and see if professional fees are also covered. If so, look at getting a building surveyor to assess what needs to be done and advise on how best to do it.

You can mostly lose that inside with packing / insulated plasterboard and outside with render so you can still have the slim sightlines. I would ask them to contribute to the additional costs for packing out.

I don't think it will look as good as the alcove cupboards because the fireplace is not centred in this room. Also the wardrobes have lay-on doors and the alcove cupboards are in-frame.

On your drawings these are 3200 x 1600 x 6, so they are over 5m2 for the 2 tiles. Cut into 35 pieces. So with the cost of the tiles this is about £340 per meter plus fitting. Did you fit them or was that done by others? The ceiling came out very well.

It locks the floor components together and allows them to work together as a diaphragm. Apparently.

Sharp sand makes the job hard work. Building sand:cement 3:1 with plasticiser and sloppy. It wont take that much. It is easier when the blocks are wet.

Yes.

Regarding late accounts, we used to have an accountant who frequently filed our accounts and companies house returns late and although he covered the fines it was very annoying but not anything to do with our solvency. My instinct is you will get the kitchen.

Can you narrow the walls down to 350mm? Lintels, wall ties and cavity closers will be easier to source.

I guess that if both houses are equally leaky and yours is also running MVHR, yours will use more energy.

Have you looked at Marmox Thermoblock as an alternative?

The House of Lords' decision in Murphy v Brentwood has significant bearing on this situation. The Murphy v Brentwood case, also known as the "Hedley Byrne" case, established the principle of a duty of care owed by professionals who provide advice or services. In the context of building control, this means that Building Control has a duty of care to ensure that their inspections and approvals are carried out with reasonable skill and care. If Building Control fails to exercise this duty of care and their negligence causes damage or loss, they may be held liable for this damage or loss. The Murphy v Brentwood case also established the principle of "pure economic loss", which refers to losses that are purely financial in nature and not associated with physical injury or damage. In the context of building control, this means that a property owner may be able to claim compensation for financial losses incurred as a result of Building Control's negligence, such as the cost of making the building comply with the required standards. Therefore, the House of Lords' decision in Murphy v Brentwood has a significant bearing on this situation, as it establishes the legal framework for determining liability in cases of negligence by Building Control. If Building Control's mistake in approving the plans was due to negligence, and this negligence caused financial losses, the property owner may have grounds to make a claim for compensation.

Sell it. It will be an expensive pain to build and the area does not look great.

It will be easier to get the foundations done first. If you start putting in drains, then dig foundations around them they will get wrecked.