extension

Hoping someone may be able to offer some guidance on some groundworks drainage here. Close to completing on a new property and plan to complete a double-story side and single story rear wraparound extension. The image below shows the existing house as the red box, with the new extension in...

hi all, quick question: I'm reading about the right to light rule of thumb when applying for planning permission and there's a lot of contradictory information out there. can anyone help with two questions? 1. I read that for single story extensions, the 60 degree rule applies. for two stories...

Hello, I am in the midst of purchasing my first home. The property is a 3 bed semi detached. The property garage at the back was converted into a room and an extension/garage was built to the front (single storey) Directly under the left side of the window (on the outside) at the back, you...

hi all, I have several questions regarding a simple rear extension on a terraced house and I was wondering if anyone here can help with some knowledge. we'd like to know exactly how things work before we start spending money on approvals (restrictive covenants) and drawings. 1. my house is a...

Hello Not sure what this is. Looks like damp. It is occuring at the juction between an extension and the original house. It occurs on both sides of the room where the extension meets the original house. It is only where it meets, not in the extension or the original house. Is this damp. What...

Hi guys, soo my neighbour is building a single story extension after abit of talking we both decided a party wall would be best as we are planning to extend some time in the near future and both agreed we would split the cost of the party wall. we received a quote from there builder today and...

In my new extension a qualified electrician will be extending the ring main of my existing downstairs circuit into my new extension. He lives nearby and to save him the work, I'll be clipping the T&E cable on the wall in runs to the various sockets (in the safe zones of course) as well as light...

Hi all, I am looking to purchase a property but I’m slightly concerned about the neighbours extension. The extension was meant to be within the boundary but the neighbour decided to build it literally on top of the property for sale (I’d say about 3/4 of the brick is over the boundary line)...

Hello We are about to extend our kitchen. Single story extension. I am scratching my head to make a pan for the drains. We have limited room for external inspection chambers and rodding points as our property and new extension will sit on the boundary on 3 sides. - The new kitchen will...

Hi all, having a small extension built and so far so good. We’re about halfway up to the roof of the single storey build. Just thinking ahead and have been asking about means of ventilation. Building control have said that the new downstairs WC (containing a toilet only) must have means of...

Hi all, I'm looking for an idea of extension costs. I've heard various amounts per sqm, but it's never clear to me what that actually includes. We are based in the South West near Bristol. We're considering turning our 2 bed into a 3 bed + office (or 4th bedroom/box room depending on how you...

Hi there, I'd like to build an extension 4m deep by 5m wide on the back of my detached house. The house was built with the ground floor 2m deeper than the 1st floor so there is a 2m deep protusion across the whole of the back with a pitched roof covering it. I thought that I could run a roof...

Semi detached house with one downpipe on my side has come away from the gutter (think it's blocked at the dog leg aswell). Problem is that it's above 2 extensions that form a valley so can't get a ladder up. Got someone to have a look and he's suggested tricky scaff job and 2 new downpipes at...

Hello, I've recently moved in to a property and I am planning on replacing my garage with an extension. My garage is linked to my house but detached from my neighbours. My neighbours garage is completely detached. However, the two garages are very close to one another. They both have pitched...

Hi guys, A bit of advice again please! Please see the attached image. Question 1: Is it ok to connect a new wall to an existing wall and have the outer leaf's flush? In the picture, the red bricks are the outer leaf of the existing cavity wall, and the grey and green blocks will be the new...

Warm greetings to everyone. I need some advice/guidance from one and all. I am about to purchase a detached house which has many trees on one side and one of the trees happens to have a TPO (Ash Tree) on it. Planning Map by Ravii posted 25 Jun 2021 at 12:10 AM There is a uniform space of 4.5m...

Hello! We are looking to build a small brick porch at the front of our house, to match the building. It will come out less than 1m, will be smaller than 3 sq ms and we're away from the road. As I understand we wouldn't need planning permission if we create an add-on to our house (i.e. the...

Hello All, We are starting with rear extension in few days and have agreed on price based on a detailed scope of works, drawings and offer letter from builder which includes material list etc. May I know if it is usual to sign a formal contract (such as JCT or FMB) before start of works or...

Hello all, I have submitted 6m rear extension prior approval application. Hopefully I should know the decision in a weeks time. Fingers crossed. When we submitted the application it was a flat roof. But now I want to change it to a pitched gable roof. Will I need to submit a new application...

Hi all Hope you are well? We are planning on extending our current tiny flat in London. We currently have a small living kitchen room that we are planning on extending. The ceiling height is good at 2.8 metres and we are on a slope. So a potential plan would be to lower the space so we...