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Howdy all, We're having an extension built next year. I'm trying to work out how much it will cost to tile our kitchen/family room and hall. The total area is just shy of 70m2 and the tiles are limestone in a grand opus pattern. I have been quoted £35 per m2 labour only. Not sure how much...

I have two steels that will be resting on existing internal walls and the new exterior walls. I could get these in first and then this would allow me to run the new drainage pipes in to the centre of the house under walls to be demolished before casting the slab. Also It means I will be able to...

I'm in the process of planning my extension. Now, I have done a few building projects and helped out on a few extensions so have a fairly good grasp of how everything goes together (or so i think). I have seen a video online, building an extension where the don't cast the concrete slab until...

Hi My wife is selling her house. She had a builder replace a saniflo system with a gravity pipe which was connected to the public sewer. BUulding regs weren't signed off at the time and there are outstanding items which is holding up the sale. The following are the oustanding issues: 3.1 The...

Thanks Noseall, I am planning to have UFH so would have the insulation over the slab and then screeded. Is it likely to see problems with differential settlement in the form of cracking between the new slab and where the wall once stood. We are planning to have stone tiles and i am a little...

Hi, I am looking at doing an extension next year. I’ve had the plans done and am looking at planning how the build will go. I am fairly au fait with basic building processes, but part of my build will involve demolishing two ground floor walls which meet at corner. You can see from the attached...

Ok, so i thought ground source was gonna be the way to go. But i am doubting that now after reading some posts on here. I am planning to extend our house - part single storey part two storey on the rear elevation. I want to install underfloor heating downstairs and keep rads upstairs. We are...

Thanks The rot is not wet, it dry.I don't know much about rot, but if it dry would that still be down to roof problem. The house is old -1820s. It has clay tiles with no felt, just slates running the length. Is this a likely cause? Cheers

Thats great. I'll go for one of those then. you say it needs to be treated, can i paint directly on to freshly treated wood? Cheers

Thanks for your prompt reply. is there a particular softwood that i should go for? Cheers

Been waiting for a nice sunny to paint the fascia and replace the guttering on the front of the house. I could see some of the paint was peeling so thought I'd crack on - might take me an evening or two... Anyway got the first section of guttering off and the top of the wood fascia board was...

Hi Do I have a conservatory or and extension?! The building was added some time in the nighties i would say. It is 3 sides joining the rear of the house in the middle. It has two glazed sides and the other side is just brick. the windows are normal height for a house (ie start at waist height...

Thanks. The 'flat' section would be around 500mm from the wall so it would not look too out of place. There are four windows i would need to do this on, so as long it is consistant it should look ok.

Planning a ground floor extension. At present there is an extension which has a very low pitch 10 degree roof which is clear plastic. We want to do away with this and put a tiled roof with skylights, i understand that the absolute min for this really is 15 degree. I've looked at tiled lower...

Sorry, poorly explained. I mean the sole plate as freddy says.

It will be 3x2 treated frame with shiplap panelling. You reckon bed in mortar. How is best to do that, bearing in mind i as gonna use a course of enineering brick to lift the bottom off the ground. Thanks

Hi all I have started the process of moving and replacing my shed but have a few questions. Firstly, i am installing a concrete base as i dont want a wooden floor as i have to drive a ride on to it and i may be undertaking some messy operations including oil. I was going to lay a course of...

I think i'll go with the Danfoss then. Thanks for you advice. Do you know if it will be a straight swap? I dont know im going to get when i open them up but i preume there will a pos and neg and switch wires. Does that sound correct? Thanks again