Recent content by Footsoldier888

The legal principle is where the post touches the ground, so if it is your boundary that would be the far edge of the post. I think they have right to attatchment on their side. As for support, the solution would be they concrete in the post for you. If you are expecting skulduggery then take...

That's just it Nakajo, it isn't remotely affordable! Cheers Leofric, the mid 80's are starting to look like a different age even though to me they seem quite recent!

Hi - I trying to help my nephew with a flat he is keen on in North London. It is on the second floor of a Edwardian villa, the house itself is a semi with two substantial chimney's. The flat in question is in the attic space, with one of the chimney breasts removed. It also has two dormers...

Yes they would. These holes are dug by groundworker companies as a rule and I think it costs around four hundred pounds. I don't think you are going into too much detail atall. Yours is a tricky one in that if you don't plan it properly you could end up in a pickle.

Isn't the point that you have contractually agreed to this? You can't easily argue it is unreasonable when you agreed to it in the first place! I think it is only the same as if the builder had quoted you for the whole job as he would have added his profit margin onto those bricks. So it does...

The thing is if you don't do the preparation the builders would be entiltled to charge for the delay were you to need a different foundation method. You can get a trial hole dug for just a few hundred pounds, yet an unexpected problem will cost you a lot more in fees for the delay while you...

You could consider taking an alternate approach and talk to a builder who has done the same extension on another house close by. You can go down the architect route and pay for a trial hole to be dug but then find you get high quotes because the builder is not comfortable building in the...

The thing is when the surveyor comes round the first question they ask you is 'have you altered the building during your ownership'. So if your buyer has a Homebuyer survey it will get picked up. I would be wary about trying to avoid resolving it myself as I think you are more likely to face a...

This is a tricky situation unfortunately. It seems a previous owner your side may have built right on the boundary with the foundations going over next door, hence the tiny gap. So maybe they have joined your foundations up with theirs, which they are allowed to do. As regards the earth in the...

Does that include them removing the radiator or would you do that? I don't know the money side that well but if it is say a two man gang with 25 years experience then it could be the going rate. If you are getting smooth level walls from someone with a good reputation then the quality may be...

I think you need to look at your deeds first and establish what land you own, where the boundary is etc. Also you need to check if the original developer has put anything in the deeds about the garages. For example on estates you often have to get permission from the developer to make a change...

Not a planning expert here but my understanding of it is that the Highways Agency is the be all and end all as regards the lawfulness of your development, so long as you own the land you are creating the access on. I don't see how the surface of the drive relates to it so long as it is...

Building Control require that the work you do meets the regulations. To get an idea of what is needed there is a Haynes manual by Ian Rock on loft conversions.

jonbey I know a plasterer and he was telling me the very worst jobs are those where someone has gone wrong with the plastering. And it's always the wife that rings him! The problem you have is ceiling plastering is the hardest part, if you have a 9 sm ceiling to do say it is very unlikely to go...

What you are asking isn't really possible because we don't know the house condition or value so can't have any idea of the scope of the works or the standard the local market would require. The best person to help you would be your local estate agent. I find they are pretty good on ballpark...