putting a niche in an external wall

[Protilers]

Box lintel...........GREAT!........hhehheehehheheheheeee

 

[Protilers]

Just checked Lee, last one was about drill bits you sent me, so if there was one after that then no

it was nothing important........just catch up.......and I did not hear from you....never mind.......all the best

Lee

 

[widler]

I guess as the box is not breaching the internal wall so there shouldn't be any thermal issues once the box is sealed to the extrior wall. It has to be fitted with a vertical DPC behind it on the interior wall as well.

Also according to my house builders bible the box is allowed to be fitted without a lintel so no structural issues there.

Diggy :0)

And again lads and lasses , what is the difference with said above hole and the one what was mentioned ? How can a EXTERNAL hole with a plastic box in it be ok but a INTERNAL hole cause problems like damp and thermal issues?

And ajax if it needs building regs it is just for them to come out and say " course you can do it, now give me X amounts of £ please, thankyou very much "
Good god you need them to fit a window don't you,its just a way of making more money half the time

 

[charlie1]

If you can't make a niche within the block work and you don't have room to build out stud wall then only 2 other options remain, tell customer they can't have it or build an... Not sure what you would call this... A male niche? One that sticks out rather than sunk in.

 

[Protilers]

If you can't make a niche within the block work and you don't have room to build out stud wall then only 2 other options remain, tell customer they can't have it or build an... Not sure what you would call this... A male niche? One that sticks out rather than sunk in.

I have a photo of a "male" niche.........it confirms to building regs...........hehheheehhehheh.....hold on!

 

[Protilers]

this is it......
it is on an exterior wall.......






is this a male pigeon hole?.........hhhehehehhhehehe.....


most tilers never even see a building inspector.....do they?.........

 

[widler]

this is it......
it is on an exterior wall.......

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is this a male pigeon hole?.........hhhehehehhhehehe.....


most tilers never even see a building inspector.....do they?.........

Look nice lee, wouldnt call it a niche though, more like a tiled shelve unit

As for building inspectors, ive built a double extension on mine around 8 years ago , i saw him once when i was digging to china for the footings, aint seen him since that day, it aint been passed off yet

 

[John Benton]

Look nice lee, wouldnt call it a niche though, more like a tiled shelve unit

As for building inspectors, ive built a double extension on mine around 8 years ago , i saw him once when i was digging to china for the footings, aint seen him since that day, it aint been passed off yet

He's coming round this afternoon, didn't you get the letter :sofahide:

 

[widler]

He's coming round this afternoon, didn't you get the letter :sofahide:

Nah he has retired john.
I tried to get them round last year,they don't seem to be bothered, and im not

 

[John Benton]

Nah he has retired john.
I tried to get them round last year,they don't seem to be bothered, and im not

Could that be a problem when you come to sell or is it just say for example you build and don't have planning permission?

 

[widler]

Could that be a problem when you come to sell or is it just say for example you build and don't have planning permission?

Yes john it could, thats why i got in touch with them, the wife wanted to move, but i took it off market after a few months, she changed her mind, blinking women !

 

[Neil1436]

Could you not just build a feature wall incorporating said niche or niches above the top of the bath on the existing wall, I did some recently that were only 80mm deep in the same situation, using studwork. Sort of surface mounted boxes if you like, but posh. They looked good in the end and the customer got there design.

Would love to hear an actual answer to the question!

 

[Neil1436]

Would love to hear an answer to the question, instead of asking another!!