Recent content by NIKOBELIC

The spec is pretty specific so not much room for different materials etc. He is obviously doing it for slightly less than normal, but I am of the opinion that certain builders just work to margins that are a lot more than others. And they also have labour rates that can vary massively. This...

Some good advice on here- thanks. As well as some big heads who think that all DIY ers are doomed to failure. Anyhow I HAVE got a quote of £20k now from my brother in laws company. I didn't ask them before as we haven't always been close, but their work is good. So I was getting milked...

Blimey I couldn't build computers until I took one apart. Jeees.

Mate don't be silly. I'm a professional gambler, I prefer sitting indoors doing a few hours "work" than going out all day sitting in traffic. I make £40k plus PA. Just because I know F all about building doesn't mean that I cannot learn or that I do not have the aptitude. I don't expect to be...

It is about 23m squared. It is well under the 70m cubed for planning. His quote details what the work is that will be undertaken and the spec etc, but it doesn't include a breakdown telling me how much the groundwork, brickwork, or even materials and labour are etc. Should I expect a quote...

Hi and thanks, How can you expect to manage the project when you don't know the sequence of trades or even which trades you need? - This was my exact point, I cant- I have to learn or cant do this. How do you arrive at your estimated figure? My freind is a plumber who works has been...

Hello, We are looking to undertake and extension/garage conversion on our detached bungalow. We've got the drawing got consent from planning and even had the drawings passed by Building regs, however... We've only got one quote for all the work so far and it is about 10k more than we were...