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My idea is to open an account with building supplier. Authorise builder to order as and when things are needed to be delivered to my site. Supplier is within 5 miles from my house. I can monitor the orders as my friend has got quantity surveyor drawn up a list to be approved by builder in...

Hi all, I am West Midlands based. Builder recommended by 2 work colleagues. Mortgage free house. Project - 50m2 extension. Kitchen fitting extra £2k and bathroom fitting included. I need to supply kitchen and bathroom suites. Finance and budget - I have £15k credit limit on card which gives...

If builder did not get it wrong why would he admit miscommunication. As i explained before there is written contract and builders quotation on their letter head. The details on quotation does not match what has been completed so far. So not accepting what i did not want makes me one of 'those'...

I have written contract with payment schedules. 4 payments after each milestone. Thus discrepancy was identified on stage 1 before 1st payment. Builder accepted the payment schedule on premise I will buy material which I think is fair. 2% of labour but I have paid for materials.

I agree with above. Attention to detail is key in this matter. And what is worse is deviation from agreement without prior agreement. This is blessing in disguise. The builder was one on shortlist for substancial double storey extension. I have paid 2% of total of garden room project so far...

Drawings and written quotation states 6mx4m external wall to wall with brick cavity insulation and block build. I will try to upload bit latter today as my work IT blocks ext websites.( accessing through mobile) The original design has 3/4th sitting and 1/4th storage with stud wall partition...

What does 6mx4m mean. I presume this is external dimension. The agreement was to have cavity wall insulation between block. As we stand the dimension as 5.7m x 3.7m which to me looks like miscalculation. The foundation was set by builder.

Hi all, Received quotation for brick and block flat roof build from a builder for 6M by 4M garden outbuilding. I work it out as external dimension of 24sq m. This is what agreed quote documents state. The builder however got subcontractors for bricklaying. Must say they have done very tidy...

Yes the screenshot is the policy. My architect is handling submission. I am hoping a calculation figure is being submitted. ThrnPP was submitted 3 weeks ago. Successful payment. I still cannot see the application on website..only confirmation I have is of payment.

Yes one metre element was what we had discussed prior to submission. But this is 4th application similar extension on same row. My expectation was to get the 1st application water tight based on what the other applications had been through and speeden up the process.

Well not when extra charge is levied for submitting PP application. Why would be submit something when there is clear directions on policy which determines the outcome.

Rule 2)For two, or more, storey extensions the measurement is taken from the nearest quarter point of the habitable window at the relevant floor level. My above calculations are based quarter point of window. But since it's a bungalow, is the middle point relevant for my case.

How do PP calculate angle. I mapped it with blue lines using protractor. The blue line on top of flat garage is where 2nd floor will be. Judging by this calculation I might be ok but ofcourse this is subject to size of image I.e. if image taken from height the line will move towards rear.

Hi all, My local council have the following policy 1)For a single-storey extension, measure from the middle of the ground-floor habitable window. 2)For two, or more, storey extensions the measurement is taken from the nearest quarter point of the habitable window at the relevant floor level...

Thanx Ivor. So knock off side walls of garage and living room or build wall with foundations inside the existing wall to create cavity with adequate foundations. Then I presume running rsj from this wall to original load bearing wall with existing 2nd storey mighty seem most feasible.