Advice please how to block up a rear back garden door. Is it ok to brick up the outside and inside do a timber frame with plasterboard ? Will add insulation. Does this comply with Building Regulations ? Thanks

my house has a conservatory on the back. Will I need to locate my damp proofing bricks before I higher the garden up or will it be ok to higher the patio to the highest step to the door.

I’m looking to raise part of the ceiling in my kitchen, it’s not under a bedroom or other room as it’s in part of the front of the house that sticks out separately, almost like a front extension(?). It’s maybe a foot lower than the rest of the room and there’s one dividing wall to take into account. Would this be a fairly straightforward job or even possible?

Hi, I think is a question for a builder...but maybe it's for roofers. We are looking to buy a Victorian end terrace which has been rendered. Our surveyor's report has noted some cracking as well as poor, patchy repair work to the render & has recommended that we get this repaired. Would you expect a better result from a complete overhaul of the render - remove and replace - or would repair work be adequate? And how much would you expect it to cost? Thanks!

I wondered how much it would cost to build a fireplace wall, almost American style. The 'wall' would be around 200cm wide, floor to ceiling and would house an electric fireplace in the bottom and a recessed area for a TV. I am looking for a cost indication and a sense of time. If needed to helps I am based in Milton Keynes

How much to core a standard 4" extractor fan hole through brickwork in a bathroom please? No other install needed. Just the hole cored.

I am looking at buying a property that would need to be taken back to the shell and made good. Hasn't been touched in thirty years. Rewiring the whole place, possible plumbing updates, does have central heating, knocking one wall down between kitchen and dining room. It is a two storey three bedroom semi detached house. Size is approx one hundred and twelve square metres. If I am looking for a medium finish how much would it cost? And how long would it take?

I do have 8 bedroom house in TS1. 3 bedrooms are ensuites, and the other 5 remaining rooms are not ensuites. I would like all the 8 rooms to be ensuite. I would like to know if I need planning permission from the Middlesbrough Council before I start looking for builder. Regards David

We have an existing conservatory (brick for the bottom 0.5m) attached to the rear of the house. We are exploring the idea of knocking through and creating a flat roof extension on the footprint of the conservatory. My question is, is it likely the conservatory footings will be suitable for an extension or will they need re-doing? Thank you

An internal wall appears to have holes in it towards the top. Access is difficult because it's above the boiler in the cupboard under the stairs. Do I need to repair it?