extension

Hi, I'm planning on building a single story flat roof side extension that will connect my garage to my house. The side extension will be the same length as the house (7m) and 1.8m wide (8m from the road at the side). The frony part of the extension will go into my driveway and the rear part...

The house I bought at the end of last year has had an extension built around 2-3years ago, however it seems when they built it they failed to fit a cavity tray. We're getting damp patches forming right underneath the lintel and on the edges of the wall that support the lintel. We've been told...

Hi, 3 years ago we had a 2 storey side / single storey rear extension added to our semi-detached house. This involved the removal of the "old" rear wall with RSJ installation. Since it was done we've had vertical cracks near the "join" in the rear extension, not deep not wide but definitely...

Hi, I'm looking for some advice / guidance on a project we are considering. We are considering putting a new utility and toilet space downstairs. In order to do this we would need to run the waste pipes backwards, circa 2 metres, to join the existing waste drainage which joining waste from...

We are in the early stages of deciding what we want to get from an extension on the rear of our 1950s semi. The existing house has a kitchen and dining room across the back of the house divided by a supporting wall. I have found it difficult to find much info on the topic although I’ve seen...

We are considering adding a timber frame extension at the back of our house, which would fill what is currently an "alley" between the back wall and a raised patio (image below is midway through some landscaping we had done last year): I have scoured these forums and others to see if what I...

Hi all, I hope you are well. I am looking for some advice on our extension and how to close our cavity floor to install a bi-fold door. Currently we have a 2.05m high by 2.0m wide area for the bi-folds. On the external wall is a layer of stone directly on the blocks which has a DPC and is...

Hi all, I am in the process of completing on a ground floor flat and wanted to do a rear and side return extension, but wanted to clarify some things before drawing up some plans for planning permission. The extension I have in mind would require the corner of the building demolished and...

Hi, we're about to do an 8m x 4m 2-storey extension and have an oak tree 4metres from the proposed extension flank wall. We're also on heavily clay-based soil. One structural engineer has suggested pad and beams as being the easiest and most cost-effective solution, whilst another has said we...

Looking for some advice I have had a new Master Socket NTE5 NTE5C MK2 installed by open reach problem is when they installed it they disconnected my phone extension for my landline phone. I need to connect an extension to the master socket for a land line. After looking it up it looks easy so...

Hello All I have had a look on the planning portal website but not making much sense. I was just wondering if anyone had any advice before I pay the fee my local council charge for asking them if I need planning permission. I have a semi-detached house with vehicular side access. I currently...

Hello I’m looking at putting a single story extension on my house (roughly 4x4m). I’ve had a foundation inspection on my property and the foundations are about 3m down and are of raft/pile formation. Mu question is do the foundations of an extension this size need to be the same as the house?

Hello My neighbour has almost finished their L Shaped Dormer and the Builders/Roofers have damaged my roof etc and have now after a lot of chasing they are working to make repairs (they were standing on my roof to complete the Dormer - i consented to this under the understanding that they repair...

We are planning to build a conservatory extension adjacent to the neighbour's wall. We have some concerns about the way in which the waste pipe from the neighbours' first floor bathroom connects with ours into a shared pipe on our property, as well as how their extension has a rainwater pipe...

Hi guys, I like a little diy hence why I'm here. So to cut costs I removed old concreted in 4 × 4 8ft posts and replaced them with 8ft 10" On hindsight I should've sourced 10ft posts for a sloping garden. Because next door has decking I should've measured at least the distance from decking...

Morning all Currently building single storey extension warm roof construction.All walls up currently have all materials onsite for roof,need to get water tight asap.. I have taken plasterboard away to reveal joist and drilled through wall has a gauge,temporary inserted steel rods for 195...

Morning all,lintel help please,have asked the question before,but tomorrow I will be installing lintel 'hopefully' I understand the lintel needs to sit on full blocks if possible to support the 3900 IG lintel (flat roof single single ext) From my photos the external block work would be sitting...

Hi all, Hoping for some advice on some concerningly large cracks that have appeared during our extension build. They appeared during the couple of days that the acrows were in place to support the back wall of the house and another smaller structural wall that's required a short steel. The...

Hi there. Anyone out there who has any experience with extending outlet hose on IKEA dishwashers please? The current outlet hose is too short to reach my waste under the sink so I need to extend it. I have bought a standard 17mm/17mm outlet hose connector as well as extension hose but the...

My daughter has a 1930’s terrace house with an enclosed solid brick yard (3 sides) 230mm brick. 4.7m x 3.1m The yard currently has a Perspex roof. We hope to convert this yard into a building control approved full single story extension. If we build studwork, plus a cavity plus insulation...