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Hi, my large open loft would be very straightforward to add two to three bedrooms and a bathroom up there, but just one bedroom and bathroom would be ideal as there's plenty of rooms downstairs and I would like to keep the feel of the place as is, but also keep options open to maximise value...

Builders handed over half built extension project - all as totally agreed - and where drainage had already all been signed off. There was quite a bit of shifting round of the drainage to accomodate an extension and we ended up with a semi installed gulley that wasn't connected to anything but is...

Hi all, Have a string of 5 downlighters (that I don't want to change the style) in an L shaped hallway but even using 1.2W GU10 bulbs it's way too bright as we want a nice low level warm effect. I'm assuming dimmers are not immediately easy as there are 3 light switches all linked up as one...

Hi, Want to move washing machine to an external wall, right behind which my 4" sewer runs outside under the path. I normally wouldn't mind hacking out the 6" or so thickness of concrete path but on top of that there has been an additional 8 inches minimum thick concrete disabled access ramp...

Decided to re-board the floor in this walk through / hall way which was previously a bedroom - as it was badly laid - I'm laying new laminate flooring through this room in to the room shown beyond. Everything from the arch threshold and beyond is a brand new extension with highly insulated floor...

Am just about to start insulating a part vaulted ceiling of the existing bungalow where the warm flat roof of a new extension joins. Below is fairly close to the existing flat roof and proposed set up of the vaulted ceiling (blue rectangle) and it's where the air gap above the vaulted ceiling...

Just lining up to slurry, DPM and then insulate and finish a suspended beam and block floor (built by others). Is it best to fill the small narrow gap running the length of the outer beams edges and the inside wall (Cavity wall thermalites) with either mortar or insulation etc. or just leave...

Hi, I'd appreciate some advice. Sketch shows new single storey extension being built. Red stars are existing double sockets on ring main fed by fairy recent new CU with 32A MCB. Whilst I'm confident in running T&E and sockets etc I'm no qualified electrician but I would much prefer to do the...

Newly cavity wall with thermalite inner - I'd like to use insulated plasterboard for better insulation but also as there is a steel I beam face set in it. Due to other features (window reveals etc) I've got a total 40mm max from the wall surface to play with so that rules battens out, unless I...

Hi, first-timer hoping for help. New small single storey extension - std cavity wall thermalite / dense block. Builder's done the shell and I'm handling internal & external finish. For external I'm not keen on K-Rend and I prefer to paint my own colour - small / single storey will be quick...