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I just need some advice on clearing my situation up. Im in the process of doing a rear extension and making downstairs all open plan (but leaving the hall with the stair case in for fire route), so it will be lounge, dining room and kitchen. The room will be 45 sq m of floor space. The wood...

What do you do about drainage pipes that are in the 750mm footings i have dug? I know that any pipe below that can be built over with bridges to support the concreate above .

I need some advice on woodburners. I live in a smoke control zone so i need a defra approved stove to burn wood, the room size is 44 sq mtrs with normal height room 2.4m. Ive used online calculators and it comes back with the average of 7kw required BUT what it does say is that, thats the...

Im planning my kitchen area of my build. I cant decide if the island in the middle would look best with the sink or hob/oven fitted in it. Only thing with hob in middle is extractor hanging in middle then running the pipework to outside. What you think?

I have submitted my plans into the council for approval, they will be approved soon but what happens next? So i take it will get a call that the plans have been passed, then what? can i just start work or does anyone else want paying, ringing etc? I have no idea of the whole planning process...

Hello all, I will be starting an extension in the new year and im looking at jobs i can do myself to keep costs down. I fitted all my windows myself which was easy as the opening were there but because of the extension i will have to move my bathroom window on to another wall which will...

I think this is in the right section if not please move to the correct one. My gran rung to ask if i could fit a saniflo system under her stairs been a gas safe engineer and jack of all trades master of none i went round, the route for the discharge pipe is arkward, as is getting cold mains...

Hi, Im after a little advice before i start looking for builders as i will get unbiased opinion from this forum i hope. 1) How much cost difference is there between fitting an RSJ to a external load bearing wall over a 3.5 mtr opening or a 5.75 mtr opening (so thats either knocking through...

Im very sorry but i need some good old plain english explaination for what i need to do for my extension. Ok so i live in leeds and under the permitted development i understand that i can build a full width lower extension but no deeper than 3 meters outwards from the house then the upstairs...

Im buying a house and i want to know if i could put another window in the side of the house on the 2nd floor this would make it so i can split the bedroom into 2 bedrooms. The house does have 2 windows facing the same side on the first floor. The house has about 6 meters of land to the...

HI, I need some advice, im buying a house in DN10 (Doncaster) and when i looked the fuse box was the old black type so i though a full rewire would be a good idea as the whole house needs work. So im trying to find the cheapest/cost effective way to do it, i work for British Gas as a...

Hi all, I need some help back in 2004 i fitted my own windows, my mate got them trade from where he worked. The problem now is i am selling the house and i dont have building regulation approval or FENSA certificate!!! How do i get round this now? Or do i say the windows were pre...

Im thinking of putting an extension on the rear of my house 4.10 meters wide by 3 meters out. Here is the present layout with the extension added. A few new plans OK so ive got a few concerns, first off the blue line is a plasterboard wall but it has concrete beams the run...

Im looking into putting an extension on back of my house the idea one i want i know prob wont get passed, it would be 2 storey but on the boundry with the attached house (only a semi house) but other clearences are right, 7.89 meters from bottom of garden to end of new extension, 3 meters out...