extension

Hi I am planning on building a one storey extension to the rear of my garden flat which is on the ground floor of a victorian terrace house in london. There is an existing sunken patio to the rear of my flat and there is a 1.2m high retaining wall holding the raised garden. The extension I want...

I'm renovating my house, part of which involves knocking through what used to be an external wall, into an existing extension. I've got structural calcs for the works to re-support the wall and am aware that it will need to be inspected by a BCO, but this has led me to check whether the...

Hi all. We are having an double extension and the architect has stipulated that the floor joists need to be 63 x 170mm C24. The length will be just over 4m. Spaced at 400mm over a 10m space. I am really struggling to find this specific size of timber anywhere. I have been looking at the option...

Greetings all Currently removing part of our house to sell off the land to a developer. Demolished part of the house but am retaining part of the piled foundations and reinforced ring beam. Structural Engineer has recommended that we cut the foundations using a diamond saw instead of a kango...

Hi, I'm looking at getting asingle story extension next year. I'm looking at my option for non-planning permission but will go through them if necessary. The main park of my private/'rear' garden is off the side of my house but starts at the rear. Can I extend off the rear by the standard...

Hello, We need help! My hubbie & I moved into a 70's semi a month ago & we have so much we want to do but don't know where to start! We have an existing single story extension & want to make it 2 story to add an additional bedroom. We want to add a porch, replace bannisters, floors, doors...

Hi, We live in your typical 1930s semi-detached house. We are looking to build a single story rear extension but are having issues about where we can build up to. Our next door neighbours have a two story rear extension, however, instead of building up to the middle (i.e. the midpoint on the...

Hi, We live in your typical 1930s semi-detached house. We are looking to build a single story rear extension but are having issues about where we can build up to. Our next door neighbours have a two story rear extension, however, instead of building up to the middle (i.e. the midpoint on the...

What would be the best way to fix a piece of 4x2 to the top of a steel ridge beam? The 4x2 would be used to fix the rafters to to create a vaulted ceiling.

Hi all I'm considering a loft conversion in my first floor maisonette (semi detached property). I share the freehold with the downstairs owners. Before I start spending on architects, planning application etc, I'd like to know how big a conversion I'd be allowed. If I can't do a hip to gable...

Potentially buying a house with a detached double garage which we want to turn into an additional room, the only problem would be its not connected to the house, what would be th cost to build a small type of hallway to connect the side door of house to side door of garage. It would only need...

Hi I have just purchased a 3 bed mid terraced house in Acocks Green Birmingham and am trying to decide if planning application is required for the following setup. I am unclear if a brick build outbuilding define the end of the current building so that I can build 3m measuring from there or...

Just wondered what type of cost id be looking at to make a basic hallway from the house side door to the detached garage? Its about 4m in length and would want about 1.5 metres wide. So it runs along side of house then and wouldnt need to knock anything down. Im thinking of buying a house which...

Looking at purchasing a property and would like to widen the garage by around 1 metre which would come to the fence and brick up the front garage door (would possible add window), before going ahead with purchasing the property I'd like some advice on a rough estimate of doing this. I...

Hi all. Thanks for your time. We have a conservatory of around 5.45m x 2.5m at the back of our mid-terraced house. We are hoping to replace it with an extension stretching back a bit more (to 3.7m). However, the absence of a manhole/drain cover in our back garden, and the presence of them in my...

Hello, We've recently had an extension built but unfortunately have ended up in dispute with the builder who is refusing to to do any more work and won't issue the electrical certificate. Do I have to get the electrical certificate from them or can another electrician test and sing it off? To...

9 months ago our neighbour signed up to a surveyors cold call letter approach straight after our planning application approved. I don't know the contents of the cold call letter but I suspect it was intended to provoke immediate action in an unnecessary way. 1 month ago we actually served...

How do I connect a 15mm pipe to a 1" diameter male "O" ring type fitting? See photo. I am replacing an Imperial radiator in a single pipe system with a metric one which is quite a bit shorter. I have bought a 1/2" Danfoss Randall RA-G Single Pipe TRV Body which comes with a chrome fitting...

Hi, Image below of where I would like the extension to go, how close to neighbours wall are you allowed to go?

Hi all, I'm putting 10 x 2 joists in for a flat roof. The span is about 3m from wall plate into steel and then the same out of the other side of the steel to the fascia. The steel section is 254 tall so I've gone for 10x 2 to give a flat roof and a flush ceiling. Can anyone advise on the...