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In a nutshell does anyone have any constructive thoughts on the pros and cons of composite roof tiles and natural slate roof tiles? Is there a significant difference in cost? kind regards, Heids

Hi, I have read through loads of the posts here but I can't find the answer to my specific query. My neighbour has had planning approval passed for extensions/modifications - which I have no problem with. Part of his Plan is to remove a redundant chimney breast and shared stack - which i...

I am sorry if this is on another thread - i've done a search and cant find the answer... I want to create a small downstairs toilet for my mum to use as she cant manage stairs anymore. I have a place in mind, but the area currently has a wall mounted boiler (this will soon be updated and...

Hi all. I am going to be moving my kitchen in a couple of months and I plan to house my cooker in the old chimney breast. In order to do this I will need to raise the opening in height (not in width). What I would like to do is insert an oak beam to act as the lintel rather than the...

A bit of a follow on from a previous Q regarding an extension... ... if i have an extension built I will need to have the rising main moved sooo would I need to dig up the pipe right make to where it joins the main feed (and where my water meter is) back in the road or is it possible to connect...

Hi, I am only after a guide idea. I am considering extending my kitchen into small side return. This would measure about 1.5 x 1.8 metres and I would be looking to have a pitched roof - not flat - with a couple of velux windows in it. I remember seeing someone mentioning an extimate price...

I am looking to open up my dining room and lounge. My house is a two storey 'normal' house built around 1910. This wall is a load bearing wall (single thickness as far as I can tell) so I understand it will need a RSJ. I am looking to get a frame for a door put in but I am hoping to get...

Hi, I have received a quote for creating an new opening (using catnic lintel) to take a set of 5' french doors (supplied by me and not included in the quote) which will be fitted by builder. There are no services to be moved. The builder will take away the rubbish. The quote has come in at...

Hi, I am looking into the possibility of having a multifuel stove fitted. It will be where the original cooking range would have been in my house. The chimney has been blocked off for years and I know it will have to be super-swept but I was wondering if getting it lined was essential is...

After much too-ing and fro-ing with ideas I have finally decided that building a single storey extension on my side return IS the way to go. I have read previous posts about employing architects etc - and as the extension amounts to 1.5m x 3.3m I am not entirely sure it warrants it as I am...

Do I need a structural engineer to provide calculations for what size/type RSJ i would need to create a new opening to accommodate a 5foot wide opening housing French doors? And this may sound bonkers but can brickwork be placed in front of the the RSJ so that you don't see it? Many...

Hello, Uanble to rely on recommendations I am having to plunge my toe into the murky work of Yellow Pages for a builder. I have read the comments on here about troublesome customers - so bearing in mind I am a novice/ignorant regarding the building work I need done how do I go about...

Be gentle with me if I appear to be asking rudimentary questions. I am hoping to switch my kitchen and dining room round (and in the process switch the bedroom and the bathroom around in the rooms directly above). This will mean moving/replacing the soil stack and making a new connection to...

Following on from my post yesterday... ... as it appears the cold mains pressure is too much for my new Bristan Colonial sequential thermostatic shower (and as I really dont want to put a tank in the loft even though I understand this would help solve the problem) I am wondering if either of...

I have just had a new bathroom fitted and I will be asking my plumber but as it's the weekend I can't get hold of him sooooo can anyone here offer me any tips regarding my shower... ... basically its a exposed thermostatic rigid riser shower (made by bristan) but there is no way of...

I am having a proper plumber coming in to refit my bathroom in June but I want to make sure I have all the bits I need to make his job go easier. Originally i was going to have taps mounted to the rim of a freestanding bath but i have gone and got myself a lovely 2nd hand freestanding bath...

Hi, I am planning to have moved my 2-3year old combi boiler to my bathroom, venting to the outside wall. I will then build a cupboard with suitable venting so wet fingers can't touch it and I was thinking of having a pull switch in the cupboard for the power supply. Would this all be...

Help, help, help, help help! I am a bit of a novice when it comes to tiling ( I have done some before and it looked fine) but I have never used the metal quadrant shaped edge things that you cut to size to top off the tiles ( i think they come in plastic too but I plan to use metal ones)...

Help, I am hoping to put a small window in where the coal shute is in my house but all the big companies seem to have min sizes and I only need a weeny window of 450mm x 450mm that opens inwards. Does anyone know of any suppliers in Kent that might do one that size. It's just to stop the...

shower has sprung a nasty leak, because everything is behind a tiled wall can't tell what problem is - it's a power shower so could the pump have gone? do pumps have washers etc that could be cause of problem. Leak is far worse when shower head is up high but if I lay it in bath leak drops to a...