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I too tried the B&Q website, it says they don't sell external lighting on-line, only in store! Argos only seem to sell the standard lights, not the dual ones. Best I have found so far is this http://www.iq-group.com/main.php?section=4&article=&view=2 but it's pretty cr@p. Screwfix do...

We will be looking to replace our exterior lights around the house, I notice that B&Q and Argos have started selling a new range of security lights from the IQ-Group. In particular I was interested in the dual power ones, available in both a round and flood version. From what I have read on...

Thanks guys! I have fired an e-mail off the my BCO, I'll update the post when I get a reply.

My original plan was to DIY all of it, however my Builder suggested taling to the local drylining company as he said they could do it cheaper than I could just get the board! Should have a quote by the weekend so I'll update this post then.

We are planning a new extension, we require a new soil pipe to run from the first floor shower room (Shower, basin and toilet) to a toilet room below (Toilet and basin) and then down through the new foundations and in a new waste pipe into a T in our existing external pipes. I presume there...

Cost is a major consideration for us, this extension is approx 56m/sq. A big area to cover. Some walls will have to be plasterboard, for example the existing garage external walls and above will continue to be brick outside and block inside and no cavity. I have to batten the walls and...

All existing partitions upstairs are studwork, downstairs they are concrete block. At the end of the day cost is a big issue, we have had to borrow heavily for the extension and depending upon the quote we get back for drywalling will depend on what we do. I was planning on drywalling all of...

Is it not fair to say that lots of new houses are just drywalled instead of rendering and plastering over the top? (I know that lots of local houses to us are timber frame so it is probably the only sensible option)

The walls where foil backed will be installed will be external with a DPM follwed by battens with insulation in between. Therefore the panels will be scewed onto the battens.

We are just getting prices for our extension. A local Drywall firm is putting a quote together to cover all of the walls and ceilings for us. They have suggested that just applying drywall (plasterboard) and taping/filling the joints is becoming an increasingly popular and costs effective...

Agreed a traditional alarm probably makes more sense, can anyone recommend any DIY ones they have used? The PC would be an old one and could be stored in the loft etc where it is out of reach of the average thief. Any suggestions on cameras/monitoring?

As we are building a new extension it seems the ideal time to look at a home alarm. I don't want to spend the additional money and annual maintenance of having it professionally installed so will happily do it myself. Can anyone offer advise on the options available or recommendations on...

Thank you all for your advice and comments. This is a unique project for me and one I do hope to enjoy! We have spent probably 5 years on and off looking at the plans for this extension and I have been trying to get costs on and off for the past few months. I have calculated out all...

You could try one of those stud/wiring detectors available from B&Q, Argos etc. You normally have to calibrate it by adjusting a thumbwheel so it should be ok. Bear in mind joists normally run the same direction throughout the house and will also be the same distance apart. So an...

I know exactly what you mean! I am still waiting on a few quotes which I should have within the next week. I am considering whether it would be more cost effective to get somebody to do the gorundworks (Sewage pipe and foundations/slab) and then get a seperate builder to do the shell and...

Can anyone give me an idea of the day rates for builders in the Midlands area? Maybe this will help me better understand the quotations I am getting.

I was thinking in around £40 - 45k completed. Most others on here seem to think I have no chance tho.... Any advice?

Can you break that down at all? Is that with me doing most of the internal work?

Hi Thank you all for the comments. Please bear in mind that I am looking to complete a lot of the internal work myself, partly because cost is an issue, partly because I can and partly because I will enjoy it! The costs per m that you are quoting are obviously finished costs, I hope to...

Hi Static Thanks for your comments. Bear in mind that it would be 6 weeks for the shell only. Single sewage pipe join, foundations for a 3x4m area. Strip roof off garage, build double skin shell on 1st floor and 2nd floor inc above garage. Then build cut roof and knock through into...