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Woody - Are you being serious or are you winding us up again? If it is a two day job why am I reading builders asking for 6K to remove a chimney stack??

Yes - What should I expect to pay for drawings and the SE calc?

It just occured to me that I could remove the whole chimney top to bottom on my detached house Its a bit late because all the rooms have been decorated and I know its a messy job But I wanted to ask why any detached house would hold on to chimneys these days when there is central heating...

We have a loft conversion in mind and pretty much know how it should look. Can anyone reccomend someone to prepare plans in council format so that they can be approved. We are adding a dormer I came across these guys http://www.sharpeplan.co.uk/WHATS%20INCLUDED.html But I d prefer to...

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Also can I ask a frank question - Is this sort of job a DIY job? If it is not whey is that the case? Does it not just involve smashing the chimney bricks from a ladder all the way down?

I live in a detached house - There is a chimney which runs from top to bottom I am thinking or removing the chimney to add a bit more space. Does this need building control involved and will they ask for SE calcs? I intend to remove the whole chimney from top to bottom and then add a...

It bothers me that people often patronise forum posts - I am also interested in this You will hear people quote 1K a square metre but I have yet to see a proper breakdown Personally I woul like to know what the cost to excavate per sq m is, the cost of concrete, the cost of bricks and...

I work in IT - But I have someone who is working for me full time renovating a house. He is a "buidler" but not someone i would trust to do a loft conversion by himself or with his pals So I want to understand exactly whats involved and try and get him to do the job

I am trying to learn from other peoples mistakes It seems to me that anyone can call themselves a builder - If someone could "supervise" me and give me pointers along the way I am quite sure I could do this

Ah yes - There has to be a door to seperate the conservatory - Ho hum

Why is a dormer that much harder - It is just some wood nailed together to give the shape

Take a look at this for example http://media.rightmove.co.uk/88k/87925/38809279/87925_HAM130175_IMG_03_0000_max_620x414.JPG I am quite sure that this would be classed as a conservatory because it has 50% side windows and 75% roof made from glass. If I was to build a 10 metre...

Thanks - That is useful How long did the single storey extension take and how long did the loft take? Was the loft much harder? Leaving aside the small space (our loft is huge) was there anything particularly difficult in the loft going in?

This is a serious question - How hard is it for a DIY loft conversion if you have friends who can help with some of the labouring work. Is a single storey extension harder or easier then a loft conversion? Am I right in thinking that the steps are 1) Structual Engineer 2) Install...

Detached house - The house is 10 metres wide and 10 metres square so its not a small place I am fairly confident and do not mind if it takes a long time to do I would rather do it myself (and properly) then have some "builder" come in and do as he pleases. We had a builder round last...

Economies of scale - Just like there is a price for one tile and a price if you take a pallet of tiles

No one gets priority - Its done at the same time All the beams are delivered at once - You hire a crane ONCE. Then the carpenter does the dormers for both houses. Then the plumber for both It seems if I may so quite a sensible idea

Surely the skip hire company will give favourable rates if you agree to take 10 skips rather then five Also you will be able to haggle with building suppliers as you are ordering a substancial amount of more material As for double the work - My case is it is not There must be...

How do you figure that out? There will certainly be a saving Scaffolding companies will not charge 2 * costs of a single scaffold will they? Structual engineer and architect will not charge two * fee will he I am not saying that it will be a 2 for 1 but I am saying that there has to, by...