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Have just obtained 5 1930's pine panel doors painted white. I am looking to repaint these with the type of paint you use for kitchen cabinets which is two parts mixed together (not sure of what it is called but is very tough, resistant to knocks and marks, and dries without loads of...

Any thoughts?

The cost of full project management is normally 10-15% of the project cost. In my case this would be £3-4k for full management. On the basis a visit of an hour will take him 3 hours with travelling, and with the build taking about 6 weeks, this option will coat me about £1200 to ensure the...

Hi Guys, I have read various estimates for extensions saying that they tend to cost around £1200 per sq meter. We are looking have a 3m x 8m extension and trying to decide on whether to employ a builder to carry out the entire project, or to project manage ourselves. Whilst not experts...

Just a question.... We are thinking of having a stove in a new kitchen extension, but looking at the picture posted above, does the flue have to extend as far as the one in the picture? We are on a flight path, and a flu of that height may be considered a danger to aircraft.... Perhaps...

Hi, I have a 1950's bungalow with an external chimney breast (not party wall) that extends into the room by about 15 inches. Can anyone give me an idea how far back from the front of the chimney bresat the flu runs? The reason is I want to create a 3'' recess, 3' x 4' in the breast for a...

Hi We are planning on building an extention 6m x 4m in the near future and its a toss up between a tiled apex roof with inset velux windows and a vaulted ceiling, or a flat roof with a 1.5m x 2.5m glass atrium in the centre. Cost wise I am not sure there would be a great difference, but...

I would be grateful for any rough prices.... I am looking to build a 4m extention to a semi bungalow, right accross the back of the bungalow, part pitch tiled roof over half the extension with vaulted ceiling over kitchen diner part. Other half which is ajoining neighbours side, will be...

I have a back boiler system with 7 rads. I added a bottle of system cleaner about 4 weeks ago so it could be working around the system, and have contacted a local plumber to carry out the following work.... Drain down and flush (not powerflush) the system a couple of times to wash out the...

Excuse my ignorance of terms...... On a square bungalow, with a 30 deg pitched roof, I am looking to have the front two main rooms with vaulted ceilings, including velux windows. Normally the roof trusses have cross members resting on the walls of the bungalow, forming a triangle...

Further to above post... I have had a rough quote for a 90sqm single storey bungalow (no rooms in roof) at £125k for a good quality finish. The foundations will need to be at least 2.4m deep due to trees close by. I am also considering having a basement built underneath, to the exact...

I am looking to have a bungalow built on a backfill site. It is likely that I will not get permission for any rooms in roof, and will need a shallow pitch, so I am considering having a basement built underneath to double the floor space. There is a precedent set, as it has been done in the...