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This morning I went to my local paint supplier and I was offered Dulux Trade Diamond Matt Light & Space Absolute White 5L paint for £90.00? I have never wasted my hard earned money on Dulux paint products before. The sales person stated that the 5L paint would cover a total of 80SQM. I have...

Hi Stuartturbo, Thanks for the reply. I will be read your blog "http://carters-loft.blogspot.co.uk/". How much time have you allocated for the entire project? At what stages are you calling the Building Control officer to inspect your work? Does £4K include the cost of all the...

I am about to undertake a loft conversion with a dormer. This will be my first ever loft conversion. I am enthusiastic to do the majority of the work myself and I also want to save myself the quoted £35,000 - £50,000 price. Are there any other DIY'ers who have done loft conversions...

If you’re still trying to pull the wool over our eyes then you’re sadly mistaken. :shock: Go back to modifying that overpriced collage template of yours. Make sure you remember to add the lintels and steels on there. Or are you now going to refer me to the structural engineer because you’ve...

Are you lost in the woods again? I have already stated the above software examples allow .pdf files to be imported and converted into .dwg format. The planning application drawing contains detailed measurements in millimetres. I validated the measurements as they were being taken. The...

There's already Microstation, Vectoworks and Autocad for that. Which one do you prefer? :lol:

Maybe this will change your mind. :D http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UdWVr-HHku4

I think some people are getting carried away here. This isn’t a grand design project. This is a bog standard double storey extension with a loft conversion. The majority of houses on this street have previously been extended in the exact same way. There is nothing fancy in this at all. Like...

Thanks for the map link chapeau. :D

Now now children. :!: Anymore of that and you're both going on the naughty step. Look at me when I'm talking to you! :shock:

With regards to the building regs drawings, I have not made any agreements with this architect. I simply asked him for a quote for producing building regs drawings. I do not owe him anything. If I can find someone who can produce building regs drawings cheaper then I will obviously hire them...

I paid an architect £352.50 for a planning application. The fee was for drawing and filling out the necessary forms for a double storey extension and loft extension. Now that he's been paid, he’s demanding a further £40 for an ordinance survey map. :cry: This was never discussed in the...

I'm in the UK

I'm in England

Has anyone replaced copper pipes used for central heating and domestic water with Rehau's PEX pipe? I'm referring to an entire house install. This is something I'm thinking of doing, but I'm not sure if it is a good idea or not. What are the pitfalls, pros and cons? Has anyone ever driven to...