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And we can't even get planning for a a normal house because it's next to a bungalow!

Thanks for all the updates - can I ask a question and I don't mean to be rude, maybe its the lighting or camera. Are you planning on rendering the extension - the match on the brick work is a bit out, maybe they will fade and blend, wondering who did your brick matching.

Funk master changed his post he previously stated they didn't understand lighting circuits as it had a fused spur...yes they are not needed but I have seen them added, as I said I had one which allowed me to turn off mains power to an extractor. Edit...sorry my fault I have posted I. The wrong...

Not quite true, you can have a fused spur on a lighting circuit to run for example an extractor hood, I have previously had this situation in a house.

We bought our current house from an estate (equity release company and nephew of the old owner). They returned all the solicitors paperwork blank with a covering note stating that they didn't have any information and that we were to but based on our surveys and viewings. I would do the same if...

I have told my parents I want nothing, and I mean it, in fact I'll be upset if they leave anything and they haven't lived their lives to the full. They were recently uming and aahing about 10 days in the Caribean. I just told them to book it and get on with it. Back on topic - We are about to...

I have enjoyed following as well - we are currently in the planning phases of turning our 2 bed bungalow into a 4 bed house, some issues to resolve but slowly getting there. I would agree with you about sometimes spending money, on our first house an old cottage I did some jobs which in...

It is great to follow this - and I have certainly learnt something about the windows which I will bear in mind once we get to that point. Its amazing how quickly they get on once they start. The stories of self build mortgages make me thankful that we bought a bungalow that we are extending and...

Council Tax reviews are only normally done when a property is sold - unless you have knocked it down and started again. My old house was Band C when we sold it it is now Band D. Should we have stayed there forever it would have forever remained Band C. Our New House is Band E - (a 2 bed...

Thanks I may do just that - the company I spoke to did say they would be willing to sell it to me if I arranged collection. I am going to try my mainland stockist first - the other challenge was they want a part load fee as well - although again the guy at my local stockist did say if I was in...

We are looking to use this product to build some small retaining walls in our garden. I have been in touch with Tobermore and they provided me with my local stockists. I need 7 pallets of the blocks and the local company based in England have quoted me £305 plus VAT a pallet. I happened to find...

I have been looking at these as I will have a lot of onsite material that could pottentially be reused during our building works. We have a lot of retaining walls that are faced with something we want to remove which is made of concrete, plus a retaining wall coming fully out.. I found that...

I think it is based on a datum point on the topographical survey - not sure what that is based on but I don't think it would be enough to be sea level. Planning officer coming on Friday as part of the pre application advice - hopefully they will like what we have done and advise on the whether...

I pay my brickie £320 a day for him and his labourer - he is a bloody good brickie and is worth every penny. I know what he can do in a day. To be fair most jobs he does for me he prices - but I can generally guess what the quotes will be based on the amount of time he says it will take. For...

An Update on this - we have had 3 people round now. One Landsacper, one general builder and one groundworker. The landscaper can do both a 9inch block retainer and a soldier pile and will quote for both, possibly using a combination where there is a bit of a pinch point. The general builder...

Imdemnity policies are the new solicitors way to make money. When selling our last house there was apparently no proof of right of way over a lane to the property. We had lived in the house 10 years and the property was 175 years old - they made us pay for an imdemnity policy to cover it. We did...

Well first company has been round - he can do both and will quote for both so we can decide. He even suggested a combination of the two may be more appropriate so that we can work around difficult areas without impacting the fence. He said it would be easier without the fence there but said it...

I agree that you should try and resist this. It is never nice having someone trying to build behind you. However - having looked at the design and access statement I also see that your property is a new development and there is a very long planning history on this site, I think you have been a...

Well the planning application has been withdrawn. Whilst we wait we are submitting a pre application advice and having a meeting with the planning officer. Hopefully that can get all the design elements sorted whilst we sort he Bat part! Had a very frustrating day on Saturday. One of our...

I will see what the companies who come and look say. We may be able to remove half of it which whilst in good condition isn't new. There would be no chance of removing the new bit at the front without invoking the party wall act. Don't really want to have to do that not only for cost purposes...