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Yes,electrics and plumbing.basically to a plaster finish ready for decoration by customer.no tiling of ensuite included though

When you say metal lintel i presume you mean over a window opening? Dot and dab works fine. As for the rsj,it needs nogging out and then covering with either 2x9mm/12.5mm plasterboard or 1xfireline board to give it the fire protection,i find deifferent methods work bettter for different...

20k-too much or not enough?

Anyone got any ideas for basing loft conversion quotes on? I've been given some plans for doing one,existing is a 3bed detached with hip roof. Dormer being built on side to take the new staircase and also on back for new windows. It will be 1x bedroom with en-suite. Customer supplying suite...

Thanks,i've noticed that materials have gone up, and yet we have had to bring our prices down to kep in work. I blame the bigger companies who are "buyinh in" work to keep people employed. Maybe its just his area, prices are so competitive.Weve dropped day rate down to £120/day and sq/m prices...

hi all Just a general question really. What is everyone charging these days for extensions per m2?(single and double storey) Has anyone dropped their prices due to the economic climate to try and stay competitive? Best wished for christmas to all

are your bricks bone dry when using them?if they are they could be absorbing the moisture from the cement too quickly,thus they dont "bond" together,try dipping the bricks in a bucket of water for a few seconds each before you use them

i think buidling inspectors must have diferent views all over the country and work to what they feel like i poured a new conc floor for an extension a few weeks ago and they only insisted on 100mm with 25mm perimeter,same for another one this week seems strange they want in a grage though.

thanks m8,apreciated anyone know of a good reclaim place near nottingham?

ive read somewhere that the lead should sit directly onto the valley board with no felt under it? someone also suggested nailing a cement board on top of the lead valley to help when bedding the tiles,but this seems to defeat the object as you would be nailing through the lead?

can anyone tell me if the roof membrane lips over the lead or goes underneath it?

anyone know how many,thanks in advance

build oute/inner skin first then install cavity battens as you go along,cut them with a utility knife,unless you have an extremely sharp trowel like me lol

ive got some tech blurb from my local inspector about 6m intervals,but people are right,ive never sen them in long run houses,though i have installed them id ask him how you are supposed to tie the two walls together after chasing it in he shoul have said this whn it was bing built sounds...

from what ive learned in the past and confirmed by building inspectors, you should be ok in placing the expansion joint inline with where the upstairs part is going to be if this is anew build as you say,then your local inspectoe should be able to offer advice,if not,hes not doing his job properly

thanks for the ideas,i'll give it a try

the lintol is staying perfectly straight,ther first 9/10 stay nice and straight,after thay they start leaning out :o(

just remember, if using 73mm bricks allow 50 per sq/m also,the most important thing in my opinion as a bricklayer for the past 24years is that they match in with the exisitng as much as possible,its worth paying that bit extra for something that is the same/doesnt look too different

Have you ever laid bricks before? If you are bricking up the opening then the easiest method is to string a line across the brick coarses,easy as that,i'd chop out the halfs(called toothing out) so that in time the new will blend in more As for air bricks,have you got to venitlate an...

Ive got a question,ive got some soldiers to build over lintols out of blues,but they keep leaning forward the further i get across the opening,any ideas to stop this? ive tried angling the mortar bed and making it a bit stiffer,but noy joy thanks