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Hi everyone Bit of a debate going on with the builder. I think the tiling of the kitchen is included in his quote, he insists it is additional. Anyway...what would be a reasonable price for the work? They are ceramic tiles (which we have bought) on a brand new floor that he has built. The...

Yup agreed - and even the best customers don't know much about building, that's why we end up with situations like this ;-).

Thanks - will ask them what they envisage. Suppose they went with your suggestion i.e. 12mm overboarding, would very much appreciate any thoughts on cost. Frankly if it comes down to 1 piece of WBP and 3 hours' work, it's not something we'll argue about in the big scheme of things... The...

Thanks Richard for your advice, all sounds sensible. Unfortunately I'm a total amateur - to me, a floor is a floor and a tile is a tile. If the floor needs remedial work I would have expected them to tell me and to price for it. However, inevitably this is just one of several variations (in...

Hi everyone - grateful for a little advice We are having a house extensively renovated, and our builders are (so far) doing a decent job. Budget for their part of the work is £90k - this doesn't include boilers, windows, doors, wiring, decoration, so it's a decent-sized project. They are...

Many thanks everyone for your very useful advice...to clarify - Engineer's drawings, as approved by council planning, specify engineering bricks below the DPC - The very same drawings are an attachment to the PWA. This is in conflict to the actual text that appears in the PWA. PWS has...

Many thanks noseall - very clear! Could you clarify what the rating is you are talking about for the bricks?

Hi everyone - new to the site - PLEASE can I have a little advice? I'm an amateur round here... I'm having a party-wall built as part of a kitchen extension. The builders have used engineering bricks up to the DPC at 150mm (that's where they've got to today). My neighbour is angry because...