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Im just trying to figure out what its going to cost and see if it fits in with my budget. (Im allowing about £140k to cover the build & planning/legal fees.) The land is already owned. I'd be laying the floors myself apart from the kitchen/bathrooms. Id be doing the painting/decorating. That...

Are you including the cost of the site ? I had heard £60 - £70 per sq/ft from others.

Hi im considering building a 1600 sq/ft bungalow country dwelling. Does anyone know what the average cost is per sq/ft? I assume prices in Northern Ireland may vary from the UK mainland, but surely not by much if any. Do the prices include electrics/plumbling/kitchen & bathroom...

Sorry I should add that the roof is covered with slates, not tiles. Its the supercem sort. The ridge tiles are the same colour and seem to be made of the same thing.

Our bungalows roof seems to require a lot of work. Most of the rafters from the top and running down a few foot are quite damp. I think its all coming from the ridge tiles somehow, but I don't really know how to be sure. Is there a way of telling for sure where its coming in from? Im also...

I need a saw that would be used for cutting long lengths of wood for door frames and for fascia boards. Would a circular saw be best or what other types would you recommend?

Hi I have a garden wall that was unfinished and Im going to build the rest of it up. My question is what sand / cement ratio is best to use for this?

Can someone tell me how much chainsaw oil youre supposed to use on a Husqvarna 50? There does not appear to be any level guide (like with a dipstick for a car) so do you just fill it up until it begins to dribble out? Thanks

Thanks Superslasher, that was good advice. Saved me bacon. :D

I'm going to sound pretty useless, but I put the "scratch coat" onto the brick surrounding the bottom of my house but didnt realise I actually had to put scratches into the cement.....the cements dry now. Will this mean theres no point in appliyng the finish coat or can I still proceed? Any...

Thanks again, I'll go with what you say. Just for info though the word I read was definately scuding, but the person who wrote it may have made a mistake. Here is the link to where I read it //www.diynot.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=156820

Cheers noseall. I have posted a question about "scuding" on a thread elsewhere on this forum but I may aswell ask it here instead.... Parts of the wall are down to the bare brick so do I have to scud the brick before putting on the scratch coat?

Thanks guys. One last thing is i'm not 100% sure how thick should the scratch coat should be. Could someone tell me ?

I have to render part of the walls on the outside of my house and I am wondering is it ok to do this sort of job at this time of year? Will I need to wait longer than normal for drying? The old render seems to be about an inch or so thick so the new render will be the same. Any help...