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I wondered whether there would be a substancial saving to a loft conversion project if both myself and our neighbour carried one out at the same time? Both properties are detached and they have an identical layout internally I would think that there would quite a saving because scaffolding...

What I am thinking of doing is painting the inside and outside with a bitumen paint and then painitng with gloss paint - Would this work?

Thanks guys - Just to be clear - This is not at joint area - This is within the actual cast iron pipework - It looks like the size of a penny piece which we puttyd over Is the seam sealer still suitable?

Our cast iron guttering is leaking in a few places - We have tried using gutter repair sealant which has helped but it is not a waterlight seal - We have also used black duct tape on the inside of the gutter as well but the leak still exists Is there anything else we can use - Something...

Hi I have been thinking for some time about doing a loft extension - Money is a bit tight and I d like to do as much as possible Can anyone suggest a company to do just the structure of the loft and leave the rest to me? Also to get the structure in place will scaffolding be needed...

Yeah thats what I am worried about !

I am not being funny but can you explain the 0.5M step and whay this is not advantageous?? I know I will have to dig 2M out but shouldnt I already be a quarter of the way there? I would have thought adding a basement when doing a new extenbsion is the best time rather then retrospectively!

Just trying to get an idea of what BC will do - I want to build a single storey extension I bought a book and can see the steps required to do the extension If I hire a few people for each stage can I rely on building control to spot problems or will they only take a cursory glance...

thanks - would you believe adt want me to upgrade this panel at a cost of 800 and pay 16.95 a month for bells only can i ask where is the rst pins exactly - At the back of the panel or do I need to take the back plate of the panel off Also if I reset the system will I have to re enter...

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I am doing a small extension and want to match the tiles I have on the house. Can anyone confirm what types of tiles they are and where I can buy a similar match Are there many variations with tiles in terms of type and size?

What size loft did you have to play with? The alternative is that I put the expansion tank over the bedrooms but since I am moving to a sealed heating system I dont believe that is neccessary

back to the topic - Is this a possible project? basement and then extension?

We have an scantronic 8361 which ADT were monitoring. In september last year we stopped the monitoring after about five years with them as we never had one call out. I know the user code and the system is disarmed but it is asking for an engineer code which ADT wont give me The manual...

At the back of house when you leave the house there are steps to get to the garden - Probably a 0.5 metres drop. I am thinking of doing an extension - I presume the fact that the garden is not level with the houses floor is a good thing because it means a lot less digging?? Is it worth...

Our loft is very large and also very high Its height is a maximum of 4.8 metres. Is it possible and should I think about making this two floors? If I could get an extra bedroom in the top of the loft that would help a lot!!

Thanks - Do you have a breakdown on where the loft installation costs go? I am trying to udnerstand how much of it is structual and how much could be done myself

A few - And its a big loft

I have seen here that the cost or rebuilding a house is approx 100K. Therefore I do not understand why a loft conversion to an existing house can come in at 40K. That seems disproportional high to me - Also single storey extensions are often quoted as 1,000 a square metre which again...

The image is here - http://yourhomeonlybetter.com/painting-stairs-diy-faqs-and-tips The spindles have previously been carpetted so when carpet came off I gave them a thorough sand down