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Has anyone done a Front Porch Extension recently?
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Sorry to clarify, just want the maximise possible size within permitted development - I believe its 3sqM (so maybe 1.5m x 2m). Any idea how much this costs? And good companies?0
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stuart45 said:I did this one for my daughter recently. It's finished now with a Tyrolean render. It cost her just over 2 grand in materials and a bottle of single malt and a 30 pack of crisps in labour. You are probably looking at around 6 grand.No man is worth crawling on this earth.
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That's the problem with groundwork, it can soak up a lot of your cash. Once up to DPC it's normally more straight forward. Painters always complain that by the time they arrive on the job all the cash has been spent and they are working to really tight prices.0
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