Recent content by leems

In the cul-de-sac the houses are built in blocks of 2, I'd say 60% of the pairs of houses have both built over the garages, only two or three remain which haven't been extended, mainly because like this one an elderly person(s) has been living there and not needed or wanted to

ok thats understood, to be honest I would still pursue the purchase even if the extension was opposed, its not critical but just an idea. so for the sake of argument i've got planning, so what do we think it would cost?

will planning be an issue even though the neighbours have done it? surely they have set a precedent now?

Haven't knocked to ask, didnt want to seem rude as I dont even own the property yet! I was hoping in the region of 5-7k? (excluding decoration) seems fairly simple to me but i'm no builder - 1 wall cut into neighbours, insulation, flooring and a small section of roof? plumbing and electrics - or...

hello all, we are considering moving home and i'm after some sort of rough indication of an extension cost over a garage. the overall size would be 4.3m x 2.5m and assume existing foundations are all ok as others have done without any ripping down garages etc and starting again. use...

Hi all, Just wondered if anyone can help me regarding my dual fuel New world dft91 range cooker which keeps causing problems, something just cant be right i'm just not sure what the cause of all the problems is. fault 1: mains plugs overheated and burnt out - replaced plug fault 2...

Thanks, Forgive my ignorance but how do I do that? Is it as simple as using a resistance gauge? Positive probe on one spaded connection and negative on the other?? Mains on or off??!

Hi all, wonder if anyone can help..... About a week ago my Mira event xs shower suddenly stopped working, mid shower covered in suds the power shower reduced to a trickle before eventually stopping. The pump still whirs like it should though I done some research and took the shower apart...

wondered if someone could please help and stop me going insane!! I have a New World DFT91 range cooker (444440456) and I believe the fan oven element has gone, the problem I have is that I cannot find what the replacement part is Have searched over 340 new world cookers on espares.co.uk...

Hi all, Just a quick question, I currently have a single concrete driveway which i'm looking to break out and build a double / triple gravel drive with block pavers for edging.... all i'd like to know is, will the concrete i break out be suitable to use a sub base for my new drive? or will...