extensions

Hi all, We are having a single story gable extension added to the back of our 1950’s house. There are two steel beams supporting the new openings between old and new. The old house has a cavity wall, and walls are rendered with painted pebble-dash type render. I’ve read the for flat roof...

Had a new single story extension built. It's got a concrete floor and block inner wall. It was made watertight at the beginning of March and heating installed at the start of April. It had DPM and insulation installed and passed off by BC. The floor is still very damp in places and the...

Hi Everyone, I just had a quote from a builder, and it astonished me. I'm not looking for any specifics here, but I'd be interested to hear anyones thoughts. Im looking to knock down an old carport (3m square) replace it with a small porch extension, same size but with a pitched roof that's...

Help!, I have had a problem with rats getting into my extension and scaring the other half! I have dug a trench along the edge (see pictures below) and there seems to be a large gaping hole around where the rain water down pipe goes underneath the extension. Im not a builder or anything but...

Hi. Am I allowed to change the roof shape for a 6m rear extension after planning approval (neighbourhood consultation)? Can we change the type (shape and size) and no of skylights and the roof pitch (say from flat roof to pitched roof instead) as long as we stay within the limit of the...

Hi all, im new to this site so bare with me.. im about to renovate a 1920/30’s semi-detached property, its a big job for me alone, it needs everything, from new concrete ground floors, new joists to 1st & 2nd floor, also partially new roof for a loft conversion.. ive already done the house next...

Me and my partner have moved into our first home during the pandemic. Our garden is built on a slope with the house being at the lowest. Outside the back door is a concrete area that has a cinder block retaining wall with step to the side leading up to the rest of the garden. I am looking at...

I love this forum. It contains a great wealth of knowledge and I’d like to think 95% of the time you get a query resolved sensibly in the end. I have put my 2p worth to many questions, as well as asking a few myself! I thought it would only be right to share this project with you all. I am a...

Our neighbour is going through planning permission for an extension that builds up to our own extension - the houses are terraced and our extension is built right up to the boundary line. Our extension was built in 1995 and we bought the house in 2006. Our boiler flue in the kitchen and upstairs...

Hi guys, I'm wondering if anyone can help me please, as I can't find anything on the internet about building regs on alterations to existing loft conversions. Basically our loft was converted 25-30 years ago and has a building regs certificate, so it was signed off when rules were more relaxed...

Hi, I'm looking to build a two story extension on the side of the house. Size will be approx 10m x 5m. Before I apply for planning however, I'm aware that the water mains for the street runs through the plot to the side of the house where we intend to build. There's a manhole cover which...