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Porch Foundations
Do you require planning permission for a small entrance porch? One central door and a window either side on the front of a house.
Neighbours replace shared roof
My neighbour has had her half of our semi detach house roof replaced. The builder has cut the tiles on the boundary rather than interlock them. Will this cause us roof problems in the future
Insulation of a loft conversion
With a loft conversion can I fix external wall insulation to the dormer of a loft conversion instead of hanging tiles? I’ll then render the polystyrene sheets to match the existing look of the house. Does this go against building regulations?
Bathroom move from downstairs to upstairs
I'm looking to move my bathroom from downstairs to upstairs. (It's an old house). The main building work, I guess, would be to cut a hole for, and install, a frosted-glass window, and cut a hole for a toilet and bath/sink waste pipes. I know where I want the bathroom and have started to stud out part of a bedroom to accommodate it. My question is, ballpark, how much to do the window and the waste holes, and what permissions would I need.
Build retaining & reinforced block garden wall cost
What price would I be looking at to build a reinforced block wall 18m long and 1.8m high in the garden with foundations and bars/mesh.
How long is underpinning guarantee for?
We’ve been told the house was underpinned years ago, but I’ve no idea what sort of guarantee normally comes with that or how long it should be for?
Lintel repair or more?
We're looking at buying the first floor maisonette. It is in a block of four. I'm concerned about the wide v shaped crack leading from ground floor window up to the sill of first floor window. Is this easily repairable and if so how much would it cost? There are hairline cracks in the bedroom to the back of the building - could this be related? Sorry - novice here!
Large fireplace opening
What can you do if a fireplace opening is too big? Is this easy to fix? How can you make a fireplace smaller? Cheers.
Moving a door - fixing/building wall
Our house is a typical 1930 mid-terraced house. When you enter you see a wall at the end of the corridor, because the kitchen door is under/behind the stairs. We want to move the door to the left side of the wall (so you can see it when you enter the house) and close the area under the stairs to make storage space. How much would cost to fix/build the wall (where the door sits currently) and open a door on the left side?
Moving a stud wall
I split a large bedroom into 2 with a stud wall about 3 years ago. However, I didn’t get the calculations correct and one of the bedrooms is very small. How much would it cost to move the wall half a metre? Many thanks.
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