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I came across them doing some serious extension/reconfiguration work on a bungalow I drive past every day. I stopped and had a chat to the guy and he has been to have a look at the plans/work. Bear in mind I live in a rural area (Herefordshire) so I would hope labour rates were significantly...

I have allowed £850 + VAT for scafolding. (Telephone quote) Concrete floor is included in costs, floor joists would be installed by builder as shell progressed. Again I have included lintels and cavity closers in materials. Are you of the opinion that my labour estimates are overly...

I have planning permission for an extension, two storey behind garage and single storey above. The garage is attached to the side of the house and we are filling in the bit behind it. The garage is just under 3m wide, the two storey section is approx 4m long and the garage is approx 6m long...

They may be against it, but after all it is your water and they do charge you both for fresh water and to take away the rain water!

I can't help, however I am sure other people could with more info. How wide the foundations (Std 600mm?) How long are they ? Is this to the rear of the property? (If so what is the exact dimensions for access?) Why so deep?

I am just planning an extension, we need a new distribution board so I am hoping to install the new circuits and then get a qualified electrician to install the new board, install the new tails and test/certify it. I have a IEE Site guide to refer to. Where I need to run ring main cables...

Does that mean my walls are therefore exempt from BC? Are the foundations suitable or should I be kicking up a fuss? After all the wall is slowly subsiding! Thanks

We have a 3.5 x 4m conservatory which was built approx. 5 years ago. Two walls are dwarf walls and the third is approx 6ft high with small windows above. We have notice a crack forming where the 6ft high wall joins the house, over time this has gotten worse. The crack is worse at the top of...

How do you get access to the drawings as is there usually a charge ?

We are just planning a 2 storey extension to the side of our house. How do I go about locating any underground pipes before commencing any digging work ? Does the local Council or Building Control have details of all pipes laid ?

Thanks for the replies. I though you had to run a vertical dpc where the existing wall meets the new wall because the existing wall will bridge the cavity ? (Existing wall corner 'L' then becomes a 'T')

Am I right in assuming that if we start our extension before April we don't have to meet the new insulation regs ? What do we actually have to have done to have 'started' ? Are the new regs worth meeting anyway in a new build ?

We are currently plannign a garage conversion, obviously we are going to have to build some sort of insulated false floor for Building Regs. Are there any types of under floor heating available that can be fed from a combi-boiler and installed in a false floor ? Easy to self-install ...

We are planning a 2 storey extension to the side of our detached house. I believe that there are 2 sorts of foundations:- Strip foundations Trench fill What is the advantages of each and which is usually cheapest ?

We are planning a 2 storey extension on the side of our house. How will the brickwork of the new cavity wall be joined to the existing property ? I assume there will have to be a veritcal DPC installed in the existing house wall ?

As I am understanding it, the Building Control department are responsible for inspecting the work afterwards, therefore no testing actually needs to be done ? What would an Electrician need to check ? If I left all face plates and light fittings unscrewed and floor boards off in relevant...

Thanks Howard. I have submitted plans to Planning which looks hopeful, I am still drafting up the Building Relation plans (hence all my questions all over this forum !) I will obviously make them aware of the electrical and plumbing work including changing the board. (Does plubing work...

We are planning to extend above and behind the garage and also convert most of the garage into a usable room. I would like the posibility of converting the garage back easily for future resale value. The existing house is 16 years old and has 300mm thick walls, the garage only has 200mm thick...

We're not on a meter, so actual usage of water isn't regulated. However I appreciate I will have to heat more water which will cost more in gas.

Broadly speaking, how would you plumb this in (What connects to where ?) We are hoping to get one of those thermostatic mixer shower for our en-suite with the multiple bidy jets so I expect this will require quite a flow rate. We have always found our existing power shower which uses water...