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And report back please. It that is the issue then is ventilation going to be feasible?

I don't think you are agreeing other than with yourself. Let's be constructive here.

That looks like a concrete plinth, which is standard and fine. I'm worried tgat your staddle idea will act like a rocker. Pinned foundations are a standard thing too, allowing the column to rotate. As calculations don't appear to be likely, you should use prprietory fxings, as you seem to be, and overdo rather than underdo. When drilling and gluing rods, remember thst the first 25mm is considered as having no grip.

That sort of thing, yes. I'm not sure that your staddle stone works though. It would need to be big and flat and sit very solidly indeed.

This. Because there is wind uplift to think about. 1m2 pad is rather a lot but done now. The wind wouldn't shift that fairly obviously, or the plinth on its own. Then there is your staddle stone which is a new term to me. That's for show so I'd put the stud / studs through it and into the plinth by about 100mm. You can add nuts wherever you need level control. The drawings look detailed so perhaps they specify bolts.

I often wonder what critics of design fee levels do for a living. What do they earn or expect to earn? Do they pay thousands out of earnings for design suites, for PI insurance or for office space? Marketing and pitches take time and make nothing. Did they have to wait til 25 before earning any real money? How many projects do they think a designer can reasonably carry out per week / year?

This came up on facebook! PLANNING OR BUILDING REGS PACKAGE £126.32 Existing & Propose Floor Plans, Elevations, Section, Block Plan & Site Location Plan.

What is the problem really? No physical space to get the lintel in, or that they arent in line? Using the 2 bricks is a good detail for allowing adjustment usjng the mortar thickness. If thin beds doesn't work then yes cut bricks or blocks. Next time you know what to do, measure everywhere, and adjust in the first courses. 15mm high footings is very common. It seems like nothing when slopping concrete in a hole.

At such a cost it should be clean, and they should have documentation to prove it ca be disposed of with rainwater.

Welcome: lots of good advice on here. The most important being perhaps that you don't know yet how little you know. Oh, and don't expect to make money.

The second photo appears to show damp and either mould or crystals forming stalactites from the sarking boards. The pipe looks green. Is there any ventilation? Edit. Have found this about white mould.https://kpmrestoration.com/is-white-mold-dangerous/

Well done you then: you have a rare skill. It isn't for most people.

Perhaps why we see problems and disappointments on here so often...cheapest price not necessarily the best value. £1,000 won't buy many hours of attention, so this has to be an absolutely standard box on a flag site, with cut and paste standard details.

Can I be the first to say ' I don't know'? Normally that's a useless comment, but I've seen a lot of attics but never this, and I would be cautious too. The sarking boards having gaps would be normal for air flow but pointless with a bitumen felt covering. I'm going to plump for the white being the residues from rot. The fibreglass looks quite new . We know that electric companies have been ticking boxes by subsidising insulation, so probably bg too.

Thats not a QS, but a 'buyer'. I've been in the industry 40+ years and see the useful qs role as advising a clent of potential issues in competitive tenders, and assessing interim valuations. Too often they see themselves as claims arguers. Retort from any qs on bh?? Did you know that the qs was invented by Civil Engineering contractors to assess quantities on railway lines. One qs instead of them all doing the same thing. But then they decided to make a profession out of it.

don't get me going on that one! it is 'so that they can analyse it'. As an estimator I took some delight in moving money from one item to another to mess them up.

No you haven't wasted 4 hours. If you hadn't done it wrong today you'd have done it wrong later. 1:200 is downhill and the water is pretty clean (I expect) so it would work. It might empty slowly though, depending on the length and connections. But might it sag and be flatter yet? Have another check of the levels before deciding. Sometimes spirit levels misbehave.

Using your inherent understanding of physics and natural forces? Some wing it and fail. Others improvise and succeed. Then there are the rest of us.

Bravo. I've yet to meet a bco or architect (or planner?) who understands suds. Not part of their inherent understanding perhaps. And of couse they get ready "answers" from the makers of storage systems who market them hard. Flood condition? Draw a crate. Capacity? The suppliers will tell you and provide free calculations. Why would the bco argue with it? The EA understand but are beholden to Goverment. Flooding willl increase.

To be fair, bc didn't ask for it, but were shown it. Now you have to get the architect to understand their mistake, and then to get the design changed. That could be tricky if they don't understand water, as is very common in my experience. What is your preferred solution? You should slow the roof water to minimise flooding downstream. Barrels on every rwp is my suggestion, set to dribble out in the rainy months.

There have always been clever people. I once saw a fascinating OU programme about arches and buttresses, using wooden blocks, and those ancient masons probably used models too, I feel. And they had scaffolding. My amazement is not so much the structure, but the geometry, esp the roof tracery.

That's why cathedrals took so long to develop, (and suspension bridges):. a few failures followed by major tweaks. The Romans overdesigned sometimes.

I'm sure you could debate with the bco or provide calculations to justify 50 or 75mm when it's simple, but just use 110 unless there is an important reason. Isn't it cheaper in 110 esp at junctions?

Architect should be able to write flowery stuff about the "local vernacular."

If there isn't a watercourse and the percolation/ water table preclude a soakaway? Also in tight areas where there isn't room for the huge area of soakaway officially required? Sounds useful if it is readily accepted. Cost?