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Thanks for your very helpful post. I've been having a look on the web regarding these supports. So basically you only need to use a support on 1 side of the wall? Presumably these can also be used at 1st floor level? To keep the elements and undesirables outs? I've got a 9" grinder will...

I have a project to convert a building into 2 flats. I would like to open up the 9" wall on the ground floor to put in some 1800 X 2100 French windows( see picture). Is this a straight forward job? - I appreciate it will need building regs. and the lintel will need to be sized accordingly...

Cheers for taking the time to work it out. Just so I understand the workings £2750 per flat made up of £1250 mats and £1500 lab?

I think Scotland has stricter building regs for some time on electrical work .... we are just catching up in England and Wales. Either way the council building reg department will point you in the right direction. Certainly down here in England if a non registered sparky was quoting on a job...

Just out interest Dingbat as you're in the trade how would you have costed my job .... say based on a solid £30ph http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=52596

I agree that would seem a reasonable price. So there you go giving the breakdown does not necessarily put people off as you can quite easily justify your cost. The alternative is the customer checks the price of a socket in Wickes sees that its a couple of quid and thinks an all in cost...

I'm not suggesting getting a labour only job. Just a breakdown of costs on the quote. It's no different to getting you car fixed. They list parts and labour as two separate figures. At least then you can see that the material costs are reasonable and also ask if a cheaper (or more expensive...

Have a look at a recent thread I opened on getting estimating costs. http://www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=52596 To work out if you are getting fair price, you need to find out if the sparky is Part P registered so he can certify his own work, If not then you will need to contact the...

For anyone who has followed this thread so far on here, I also opened up a thread on the screwfix website. http://www.screwfix.com/talk/thread.jspa?threadID=37382&tstart=0 For any DIYers who needs to bring in the trades it makes interesting reading.

Cheers - I hear Canvey Island is very nice at this time of the year :) I have thrown quite a lot into the flats but I figure as the property will be be a bare carcass I may aswell get it wired up fully. I remember putting in main voltage downlighting in my old house (pre part p of course)...

I agree that rates change with area, hence the reason for steering clear of 'how much will this cost?' So asking how long the job will take should be pretty consistent where ever the building is in the UK. I'm *happy* to pay the going day rate for the job in my area but I dont wanna...

Just to summarize per flat:- 23 Recessed lights 3 pendant lights 13 light swiches 15 Double sockets 2 single sockets 1 cooker 1 hob 1 cooker extractor Bathroom Power for electric underfloor heating Shaver socket Power for electric towel rail Power for whirlpool spa bath 3...

I'm converting a 2 storey building into 2 one bed flats (7.5m X 6m) each. I've put together a plan for the electrical fittings. A combination of limited time and need to keep the building regs man happy will mean I will pass this one onto the pro's. All cable work will be through new...

As a price guide a national builders merchant charges £3.59 for 2400 X 1200 12.5mm boards http://www.selco-bm.com/EDLP_1.asp I'd be interested if an online supplier could better that price. Based in the south east.

From what I've found out so far .... Robust details only applies to new builds and not to 'material change of use'. I can certainly follow the robust details blueprint for acceptable levels of sound installation, it's just they wont let me sign up to their special arrangement with building...

Nah far from too technical you explained you reasoning very well - cheers

Not true - It has two options and one of them is for solid timber which I selected when entering the figures. Which tables/How are you calculating your figures? I appreciate it's only a few more joists going the 400mm route but based on the figures I have it would just add extra to the...

http://www.selco-bm.com/EDLP_1.asp

I've been speaking to building control and they say I need a Pre completion test on my soon to be converted flats. The BCO reckons it will cost between 1000-1500quid to sound test the party floor - apparently it can take a couple of hours :roll: Has anyone had a tests on a building? is it...

I think 175 X 50 would be the most appropriate for a 3900mm span but I dont see why I need them at 400mm centres. 600mm centres according to the software on the net gives a deflection of still just over 5mm well within the 12mm limit. Here's a link to the software( under downloads)...