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We recently moved to a place that needs work. I'm competent at DIY, plumbing, woodwork, electrics, bricks etc. We are adding a rear extension, planning approved for that and some other items. The extension 3m out one end, 10m long and 4.5m back to the house the other end. I've had a few builders round but as I only want the shell up (no electric, plumbing, plaster, glass etc) it seems they aren't really interested, or just quite silly rates like £1600 psm.
So I'm now thinking do it yerself, iI need to demolish a old lean-to, yep OK with that. Remove the patio, OK with that too. Dig footings was looking at hiring a man and digger who at the same time can level off a bit of the garden and dig a new watermain. Now it starts... I need to move the drain, currently approx 2m from house to about 3.5m from house to be outside new extension . It's my drain no one else connects to it but I need to make it so I can add the new downstairs bathroom to it (not in new extension) and 2 ensuits that will be added next year. I've not got a scoobie on this, looked online and am a bit confused the falls and how it sits through the new foundations to join existing. Pouring footings we have good access around so could get a lorry to within about 3m of footings or get a pump.
I'm going block and beam floor with insulation below and above and t&g above that. I'll get a brickie to lay the bricks and blocks, I have a m8 in windows and a roofer.
What do you think am I mad
Scaff
We recently moved to a place that needs work. I'm competent at DIY, plumbing, woodwork, electrics, bricks etc. We are adding a rear extension, planning approved for that and some other items. The extension 3m out one end, 10m long and 4.5m back to the house the other end. I've had a few builders round but as I only want the shell up (no electric, plumbing, plaster, glass etc) it seems they aren't really interested, or just quite silly rates like £1600 psm.
So I'm now thinking do it yerself, iI need to demolish a old lean-to, yep OK with that. Remove the patio, OK with that too. Dig footings was looking at hiring a man and digger who at the same time can level off a bit of the garden and dig a new watermain. Now it starts... I need to move the drain, currently approx 2m from house to about 3.5m from house to be outside new extension . It's my drain no one else connects to it but I need to make it so I can add the new downstairs bathroom to it (not in new extension) and 2 ensuits that will be added next year. I've not got a scoobie on this, looked online and am a bit confused the falls and how it sits through the new foundations to join existing. Pouring footings we have good access around so could get a lorry to within about 3m of footings or get a pump.
I'm going block and beam floor with insulation below and above and t&g above that. I'll get a brickie to lay the bricks and blocks, I have a m8 in windows and a roofer.
What do you think am I mad
Scaff