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Afternoon all!! Currently have conservatory as shown below (never used as too hot or too cold) and next to it is a utility room with flat felt roof. I ideally want to make the conservatory into a proper room ideally with internal door leading into it which will be expensive but if needs be...

Hi Hope you all have a good xmas I am getting a plasterer in anyway to do the work but was wondering how they will go about matching a cove like the pics I attached. all my ceilings have a cove and a slightly recessed ceiling and I have had a stud wall built and want new coves fitting to all...

Morning a friend has had some work done on their house and electrician told them its a new rewire as lighting circuits are not earthed and neither are the switches, only the sockets are. It got me thinking mine is the same, and its quite a big job to rewire it floorboards up and chasing walls...

Thanks for the reply, yeah the first one will sit more flush shut I think rather than the second one. The second one always the door to swing more open which is what I am after .. The only think I could think of is fitting the frame as per the first pic and fitting the hinges as far back as...

Afternoon all :) need some advice for a stud wall being built and wondering about the door frame fitting on the angle. Hope the pic attached makes some sense hah! 1st / top pic is showing the frame square fitting the angle so no issues with door fitting etc but when the door (dotted lines) is...

Very valid point, forgot the 2nd side o_O .. ill got make another cup of coffee! Cheers for the pointers, they are cheap enough so if I have the same issue I maybe doing the same with a plane! :)

Morning all was going to us CLS Timber 89mm x 38mm) 26.16 for stud work, 12.5mm plaster board then skim for plaster I am right in thinking Internal Door Lining for 762 & 838mm Doors 27.5 x 108mm x 2.01m 89mm + 12.5mm+ 6mm approx. skim? = 107.5 approx., so the 108mm doorframe should be good...

:LOL: you maybe right Well I had 1k for latern, about 1.5k/2 for flat roof then its some windows and brickwork and footings etc. Ill try get the same lad who did my garage back 15k all in for 6x6m free standing garage and pitch roof. That's why I was hoping to get this at 3rd of the cost...

Afternoon all Currently have a utility room with flat felt roof and a conservatory attached next to it with a glass roof (that leaks ..typical) I want to make the conservatory into a room and fit a full flat roof with a sky latern. between the conservatory and utility is a full brick wall so...

Thats not bad. Got some more people coming for quotes after some people let me down and never turned up. Cheers for the info

Hi all I am after replacing my flat roof for the new grp edpm style flat roof, also to lose onservatory glass roof and do it very similar if not the same as the picture. Flat roof is about 3x3m and conservatory is about 2.5x2.5m. What rough ball park figure would you expect to pay, worst...

Thanks for reply do you mean like this? I was thinking of raising conservatory roof as it sits a tad lower than the current flat roof utility room and has a slight pitch and having one big flat roof above both rooms. It would mean raising the conservatory roof I presume this can be done and...

Morning, First of all, please excuse my very poor attempt at the picture hah :unsure: The red line as shown now has conservatory there now with a low pitched glass roof, but I was wondering would I be able to fit a pitched tiled roof to replace the flat roof and continue over the conservatory...

Morning and a good new-year to you all Anyone able to advise, I an get some pics if it helps My driveway at the moment is MOT/Crusher run and with a slight decline to the road/driveway exist. I live in an area where the ground is very clayish so water draining isn't great anyway but when we...

Good Afternoon! I am after my gas cooker being capped off as I am getting a full tall cooker unit and electric oven fitted. I currently have two pipes out the floor one going to gas aga which is fine the other shown is the gas cooker. Do I need someone to come out and cap the pipe work closer...

That's my problem, rang about 10 local people with good reviews online, one keeps saying he's coming to quote but its been weeks, and get the odd text saying hes coming this week but no response from the other when ringing. Can only presume they are all busy at the mo

Company shows up on http://www.electricalcompetentperson.co.uk Quote is basic, shows fuse board with certification, hob and iso box, all the cable needed, and labour of around £600. Nothing about possible ongoing costs

Okay great, I did think 300-500 for the consumer unit. and I do need the cables pulled in for the elec hob and cooker plus a few sockets dotted around. cheers

Hi, I am getting an old Bakelite fuse board swapped out and I need my kitchen rewired, only basic a few double sockets about and two feeds for a elec hob and elec cooke (no spot lights or fancy bits) The main fuse board is in my porch and cables need to be ran under lounge floor which I am...

Hi. Am I best just rubbing down these eith sand paper and removing loose paint and just painting with weather sheild gloss paint? I was reading before someone saod use wood filler then paint? Cheers