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Hi there, Just as the title says- what do I have to do to get building regs to accept the old CRITTALLS in a new build. Thanks Mark

Hello all, I have a garage which I’m going to make into a family games room. I’m diy-ing it! Have a few questions that hopefully can be answered here. 1) existing garage has leaning brickwork- just movement that I can work with as is? You’ll note there is a crack in the middle. Going...

Hi all, DIY novice here. Looking for a way forward with altering a full height UPVC conservatory. It’s got full length windows in and it’s bloody cold! Is there a straightforward way of removing the windows and in filling a material that goes say 1m up from the ground, and replacing...

Hi there, cant find a link to fireplaces on the site so this looked like the closest being the heating section. we just bought a house with a log burner that’s only got one section of pipe in…. A real bodge! I just wanted to ask what I needed to do to get it back to working. Here are...

Hi there, after a long (2 year) property purchase, we moved in! But savings wiped out cos of flipping rent!!! so need to save as much as possible. the wood floors below, are they real wood, and if so can I get rid of the scratches by sanding them? thanks mark

Hi guys, Just moved into out house after a TWO YEAR delay!!!!!! There’s things obviously wrong as maintenance hasn’t been kept up. We ended up spending a fortune on rent so I’m gonna have to do DIY lots of stuff for myself. can anybody tell me what is happening in the pic, and how I...

Hi all, hope your well now your back at the boozer So after a long haul we are about to exchange (fingers crossed it really happens this time) the property has space around it to build. I want to find a way of producing a rough plan that I could present to an architect for him to tweak...

Hello Gents, Not sure if I’ve been given overly cautious information about what I can or can’t do with a house we are buying. Pictures 1 and 2 Show our building with its drive that I was under the impression that I could replicate to the sane as the neighbours extension (to the right) but...

A cumbersome long thread title, but says it all really! buying a house that’s the untinkered version of the one next door. when I find an architect (any around Surrey/SW london you can recommend) should I just get him to copy the floor plan?? . also would involve building along the...

Hi guys, I have an idea to create a bit of a unique dwelling... too long to mention here (although this creation would not be for a harem, so it’s all very perfunctory) So I want to run a staircase in each of two reception rooms to the 1st floor to each of two bedrooms. Do I need PP? Or...

Hello friends. It’s all there in the title! Looking at possibly offering on this lovely house that was converted to flats back in the day. it was one detached house, now is 2 flats with a metal staircase up the side for access to first floor flat. they are selling the two together. Two...

We just heard back about an inquiry we had concerning a 2 brick sheds against a house we are buying... this is the reaponse “Our client confirms one houses the central heating boiler, one houses the hot and cold water tanks and general storage (currently has a tumble dryer). They all have...

Hi guys, just getting one of these done. What should I get within the survey report? Should the surveyor have a particular qualification or insurance for purposes if me claiming against him if information incorrect? thanks

Hi all, ive got a horrible flat roof, and wanted to improve it with potted plants. I want to install either a Juliette balcony or doors that open out onto it. what are the options available to me to make this? Are there several ‘grades’ that one can make or apply to planners to make? I’ve...

Hi there pros, as the title says, would I need any official contact if I installed a skylight in the garage? thanks mark

Hi all, We just bought a house that’s the only modern one in the road. It’s basically a horrid 70’s job. I want to ‘age’ it... I’m thinking of a bay window made out if block work and rendered. couple of questions for you pros. a) building application needed? B) straightforward job? C)...

Hi folks, we have just moved to our house. It’s had various alterations over the years. In 1999 the garage was extended. it adjoins the garden and there’s a playroom at the side with patio doors onto our garden.. Trouble is they are rather small. I want to enlarge them. Do you think...

Hello everyone, I’m moving my family back nearer to london, and in leafy Surrey, there’s a limited choice of affordable family homes. I’ve seen a lovely Victorian at a good price but there’s a snag.... It’s currently arranged as three flats.. I’m minded anyway to keep one flat to help while my...

Hi all, We live in a house in East Sussex that is in an area that was developed just after ww1. The area originally consisted of the very respectable efforts of novice builders to build themselves a home on plots of land that were a bit hotch potch. Ours has a drive running between two houses...

Need drawings to scale existing/proposed floor and elevations. Very small project of garden office size (9m x 2m. Single story) Somebody who could also assist with the application would also be helpful. Also, what kind of price would this be in s.e England? Many thanks, Mark