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Hi all, I am West Midlands based. Builder recommended by 2 work colleagues. Mortgage free house. Project - 50m2 extension. Kitchen fitting extra £2k and bathroom fitting included. I need to supply kitchen and bathroom suites. Finance and budget - I have £15k credit limit on card which gives...

Hi all, Received quotation for brick and block flat roof build from a builder for 6M by 4M garden outbuilding. I work it out as external dimension of 24sq m. This is what agreed quote documents state. The builder however got subcontractors for bricklaying. Must say they have done very tidy...

Hi all, My local council have the following policy 1)For a single-storey extension, measure from the middle of the ground-floor habitable window. 2)For two, or more, storey extensions the measurement is taken from the nearest quarter point of the habitable window at the relevant floor level...

Dear all, I, over the years, inspired by ideas on this forum have taken the plunge and decided to extend my house. Both my children will be going to nearby secondary school, so what was holding us back is pretty much resolved and we do not want to move. The only bug bear is the the section...

What do you think of my home improvement plan Just planning reorganisation of downstairs. Ofcourse will get it done through architects before PP submitted or does it need PP submitted? In summary, 1) I want to covert 2nd door on front with 3ft passage into new front door. 2) Box off...

Hi all, Land behind is agricultural plot. Not listed property nor conservation area or area of outstanding beauty. I want to create a garden office at the bottom of my garden.I will not be having any visitors when used as garden office. Size 6m x 3.5m. Height under 2.5 m flat roof. Not planning...

I have brand new enforcer v11 installed with 4 wired pir and 3 wireless pir and external sounder. On night set partial alarm mode. I have 5 false alarms in last 8 weeks. All happening with 3 downstairs wired PIRs, one of the 3 wired PIRs triggered on each instance. No pets, all doors and...

Hi, I am planning to lift the existing floor boards. I want to insulate the downstairs lounge, dining room and hallway. The idea is to friction fix polystyrene boards 100mm between joists. I will get support under the joists to hold the insulation, just in case. I will be avoiding all...

Hi, apologies similar topic again. We had a brand new worcester CDi 37cdi installed in the airing cabiner upstairs. 7 new radiators and new pipework installed while changing boiler from gavity feed system. The system does not seem to hold pressure. The installed has already been twice...