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Thanks everyone for your replies :)

Really confused about what angles and how I cut the skirting architraves. :unsure: I have probably the simplest Mitre box from Screwfix, and for some reason, cutting the angles doesn't seem to overlap at all. Youtube videos haven't helped. I am quite possibly being very daft and missing the...

Mate is going to get rid of gas and set up a 6 Bed HMO with all en-suites and wants to makes sure he asks the electrician (& other trades?) the right type of questions / instructions so everyone is safe and it all works. There are two issues as far as I can see: High amount of electric load...

So how's how would you check the work was being done to good standard if you live too far from the property? If not a project manager then who?

Thank you :) Would you a Building Control Officer come on site to inspect the works? Could they inspected indenpenedlt by a professional stage by stage? My concern is that I am about 400 miles from the property and even if I could take the time off to go see the works I still wouldnt know...

Fair point. Suppose just trying to make sure they'll come back to repair/look at if there was a look after a week! Would you ask for any specifics in the gurantee at all? Thanks again

Thanks for the very confident sounding 'No' :) Would you ask for a breakdown between labour and material? Would you ask for a retainer amount to be held back for a period of time? if yes, how much and how long? Thank you

Its for the Yellow House - in Par, Cornwall The quote is £5500 for the following: External Roof - Strip roof - Correct rafters to carry Velux windows in line with the building regs (currently installed incorrectly) - Remove any rotten Rafters and replace with new timbers -...

Agree but a general sense of trust has been established given that they have been asked to quote. You don't really fully trust anyone till the job is fully done, full stop. So ignoring the trust thing, what are the things you'd be looking or checking for?

...Going ahead with a quote on a roof replacement (leaks inside & outside looks rather poor). I will be getting 3 - 4 quotes from roofers who all seem to think the whole roof needs replacement My knowledge on roof jobs is about equivlant to Zero so I am not sure what it is I should be...

Thank you. Just to be clear what is the difference between finishes and decorate please?

Some builders expected to pop over to give a quote on a single story extension, moving kitchen, bathroom etc I am planning to hand them the: - Planning Permission Drawings - Building Regs Drawings - Very high level Schedule of works (Literally 6 bullets of the main stages) and ask...

We are having a single story extension done and moving the bathroom. Before getting quotes from builders, I want to put together a few pages on a list of works or stages. This is so all the builders can quote off the same list of specification and I can compare like to like. I have...

Interesting.. Thanks How much would say it should be realistically?

Thanks :) Sorry 1 more - does the gap between the slate OK? Is the overlay too little?

Thank you, makes sense. What is the copper tail rivet? I have googled but cant figured out what that is? :?:

Long time reader but first time poster - go easy please :) We had a roofer put up some coping stones on a parapet wall around 6 months ago on the extension. 3 weeks ago, one of them fell into Neighbour's garden and then this week the remainder fell into the neighbours garden, luckily no one...