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planners fee for single storey extension approx 24 sq m
The Fees are as follows:- Planning Fee to Council…………………………£150 no VAT Building Regulations - Plans Inspection…….£153:93 inc VAT for extensions up to 40M2 Building Regulations - Site Inspection………£345:45 inc VAT for extensions up to 40M2 Architectural fee which will include:- Site survey, produce layout to your…
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What are the best options for a new bathroom?
Hi. I'm a complete home novice. I got onto the property ladder late in life and I've never done any major DIY to my flat. I'm looking to get a new bathroom. I don't do DIY so I'd want someone to fit it. My bathroom is very small, with just about enough room for bath, toilet, basin etc. I'd want new walls (tiles), bath,…
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Freestanding Gas Cooker
Can anyone recommend a good value freestanding gas cooker. Hoping to spend less than £250. I noticed Argos have 10% off all of their freestaiding cooker range this week so I'm tempted to go there.
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End of worktop edging
Hi Can anyone advise what impact adhesive should be used for end of worktop edging.. also do u put it on edging and worktop or just edging?
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Trench Fill Foundations - 9 inch Pipe
Hi, I have planning permission for a double storey side extension and single rear on my 1920's cottage. The Building Regulation app has been more or less approved with trench fill foundations. I have just dug a trial hole and as I had very much dreaded I have come across a 9 inch surface water sewer which is directly below…
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Getting gas from one side of the house to the other ?
I'm buying a bungalow where the only visible gas pipes in the house are in the kitchen with the cooker and central heating boiler against an exterior wall. On the opposite side of the house is the livingroom with a real fireplace. Assuming the floors are concrete, is it practical to get a gas fire put into the fireplace ?…
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Fitting chrome bottle trap
Hi Is the horizontal part of the trap supposed to go through the wall to the outside pipes. Some instruction would be appreciated. Thanks
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HELP! wooden (ish) flooring
We are currently in the process of building a single storey extension to enlarge our kitchen / diner / create a utility room. All sorted, apart from the flooring choices!! (and worktops, but that's another matter!) We have mid oak pvc windows (not the dark mahogany ones) & I'd love to find a laminate / engineered wood…
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"Wrong type of brickwork" for Cavity wall insulation
Just had a free survey for cavitiy wall insulation from one of the big energy utility companies. The guy turned the job down because he said our brickwork was the "wrong sort". Our exterior walls have the mortar set in a bit so the edges of the bricks show a recess, if you know what I mean. (I expect there is a technical…
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Blocking in a window
I have 2 windows in my kitchen and was thinking of blocking one up - or half blocking one up so that I would have more wall space for kitchen units. The kitchen is quite small you see. It's a side window on the house. How painful would this job be? Planning permission required, cost etc? Thanks!!
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cable detecting in walls
hi everyone. i am after a cable detector for my wall. i have no idea what is a good one. i dont want one with leds indicating the pipes/cables. i wanted something a bit more accurate. i did think that a laser level would be useful too. i have seen this one…
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Is Acoustic Underlay effective?
Hi all! I'm ground floor, my noisy neighbours are 1st floor, of a Victorian town house converted into flats in the 70s. They are proposing acoustic underlay underneath bamboo flooring - is this effective sound insulation or should I put my foot down and insist on carpeting but make enemies as neighbours? help please!?…
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Sleepmasters - reducing price after claiming they wouldn't
I purchased a bed and mattress on Sunday 9th May 2010 from Sleepmasters and at the time agreed a discount with the sales assistant. I asked her if the bed would be further reduced in the near future (following a recent experience of this) and was told that it would not be reduced further. Today I looked on their website…
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Council plan to paint double yellows outside house
The local council are planning to paint double yellow lines outside the front of my house, preventing me (or anyone else) from parking there. This is going to be a nightmare in a street that's already short of parking spaces. Apparently the reason given is to encourage parents of children at the nearby school to walk their…
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they're removing building that backs onto my property as I type! Help with rights!
Hope this is in the right place. Please move if not. Today I woke up to find some workmen busy in the yard behind my property. I didn't think much of it until I went into my garden to hang out washing and I workman told me that it wasn't a good idea as it was going to get dusty out there as they were removing 2 buildings…
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Oak Contiboard/Furniture Board
I need some of this: http://www.homebase.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=20001&partNumber=193820&c_3=3%7Ccat_14113517%7CFurniture+Boards%7C14113522&c_2=2%7Ccat_16849207%7CTimber+supplies%7C14113517&c_1=1%7Ccategory_root%7CBuilding+and+Hardware%7C16849207 And it needs to be the 2440mm high.…
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Dishwasher problem
I have a brand new Bosch Clasixx dishwasher, which we bought in November. I use it about 2x a week and I am so much careful with pre-cleaning dishes that sometime I even wonder why do I even put them in diswasher. About a month ago the indicator "check water" startet to light. I switched it off and found that it is full of…
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Anyone know where i can get custom made wooden hearts
I need some knobs for dd's unit..13 in total and am running our of ideas other than trying to cut them myself which im sure ill bodge up! Tried my local diy store who dont have a small enough tiny saw (there is a proper name!)..any ideas who to go to or where i can buy 13 flat knobs in plain wood for handles? Thanks
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Tiling a kitchen floor..
We had some kind of expensive safety flooring in our new house when we moved in..cream..a nightmare to clean, felt horrid underfoot and was fitted badly so we paid the fitters to rip it out and upgraded to black tiled vinyl..all we could afford at the time with the choice available. Again the fitting wasn't great but…
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Piano removal cost ?
How much should I be looking to pay to have a second-hand piano collected from a house in the same town and delivered to us ? Should we use a 'proper' removal firm or a 'man and van with me helping' operation to save money ? Thanks all.
