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Beech Contractors

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General builder,with my own team,renovations and refurbishing,extensions and new constructions,loft conversions etc

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14 Sep

Building work | Wall Cladding

Bournemouth - BH10

Enquiry from: Emma P

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Cedral fibre cement weatherboard on gable measuring 6m x 4m = 12 sq m

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01 Mar

House Extensions

Bournemouth - BH10

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17 Jan

Conversion | Loft

Bournemouth - BH8

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i need a quote for loft conversion of my bungalow. for the loft space, i need 2 bedroom, toilet and shower, 7 velux roofline windows, 6 radiators, stair access needed and floor and stair carpeted. are...

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07 Jan

Building work | General

Bournemouth - BH4

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Initial work is to dig a 6 metre long trench up to 1 metre deep. This will involve shrub removal

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04 Jan

Building work | General

Bournemouth - BH6

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quote to expose the main sewer in the road, install pipe up to the boundary of the property, (Wessex will fit a saddle)

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24 Sep

Conversion | Loft

Bournemouth - BH10

Enquiry from: Dainius N

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bungalow loft conversion with doormer are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached what are you looking to convert the space into: bedroom/s are you looking to have stairs...

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07 Aug

Conversion | Loft

Bournemouth - BH10

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23 Jul

Conversion | Loft

Bournemouth - BH8

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adding a dorma to an existing loft conversion are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: semi detached what are you looking to convert the space into: bedroom/s are you looking t...

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11 Jul

Driveway Repair

Bournemouth - BH9

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Hi My driveway is in poor condition. I would like to know if it can be patched up and cleaned or whether I need to have it resurfaced. Could someone come round to have a look and give me advice?

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03 May

Building work | General

Bournemouth - BH9

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customer in the bournemouth area made an enquiry a couple of projects including building maintenance.call anytime and arrange an appointment to discuss. below is some details about this project: are y...

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20 Jan

Interior work | Stud Walls

Bournemouth - BH3

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internal timber stud wall with door and plater board. are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached how many different rooms are you looking to have wall work on: 1-2 rooms...

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18 Jan

Building work | General

Bournemouth - BH9

Enquiry from: John S

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8 linear metres on a t on corner of a bungalow

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24 Nov

Building work | General

Bournemouth - BH7

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18 Sep

Insulation | Loft / Roof

Bournemouth - BH8

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customer has a insulation project they are looking to have done, specially they want quotes for loft & roof insulation. they are unsure of options so would like to discuss with a builder.confirmed int...

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18 Sep

Insulation | Cavity Wall

Bournemouth - BH8

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looking for quote to remove probable existing urea falmalderhide foam insulation which might done in 1980's and insulate with beads for a 3 bed detached house are you the property owner: owner of the ...

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25 Aug

Building work | Wall Rendering

Bournemouth - BH6

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clad 3 sides top half. cement render the rest. detached property are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached how many bedrooms do you have: 5+ bedrooms how many walls are...

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12 Jul

Conversion | Loft

Bournemouth - BH6

Enquiry from: Nick W

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french window dormer with juliet balcony property type: semi detached what are you looking to convert the space into: living space are you looking to have stairs: no do you require any windows: dormer...

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16 May

Conversion | Loft

Bournemouth - BH9

Enquiry from: DESIREE C

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I am in the process of buying a bungalow that alredy has a loft conversion done. I would like to know all the options to maximise the head height on my existing loft conversion. I am moving into the p...

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11 Apr

Conversion | Loft

Bournemouth - BH9

Enquiry from: DESIREE C

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i am buying a bungalow with an existing roof conversion. i would like to know the options to increase the usefull espace of my roof conversion. may be raising the roof. please advice on the steps to f...

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17 Feb

House Extensions

Bournemouth - BH10

Enquiry from: Temi S

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kitchen and diner extension are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached looking for: double storey extension

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How much do Builder services cost?

How much do Builders cost? Prices for Builders in 2024 can fluctuate relying on the sort of work that you need to have carried out in your residence.

Are you planning to erect a new house or structure? If yes, then you’d probably want to know just how much it’ll take to get the project over the line to help you set a budget and start to plan. Building a new house is requires huge financial investment and as a result, there’s the need to carry out your due diligence before you proceed. In this post, we’re going to give you an insight into the prices charged by builders to erect a new home or structure.

First and foremost, like every other home project, the price charged by builders to construct a new house or structure depends on a wide range of factors. These factors include the size, location, accessibility as well as qualifications of the builders you wish to employ just to mention a few. For instance, you’d expect the cost of building two-storey in London to be a lot more expensive than the price of a one-story building in Scotland. However, we’ll try our best to give you an idea of the price range you can expect to incur to complete your project.
In general, a builder will charge within the range of £10 to about £15 per hour on the average. For small building projects which includes wall and foundations repairs, a builder will typically charge about £11 per hour. However, the price charge will depend on the extent of the job due to the fact that simple tasks such as repointing only costs about £10 per hour, while laying new foundations can cost up to £15 per hour.

The table shows the types of work that Builders typically do and the average cost range of these tasks. Some tasks take longer to finish than others so prices do fluctuate by job.

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The average price
of a Builder in Bournemouth is:

£23,840

Builder job Builder cost in 2024
Garage conversion in Bournemouth £4,500-£6,900
Loft conversion in Bournemouth £18,750-£28,750
House extensions in Bournemouth £42,000-£68,000
Loft insulation in Bournemouth £450-£690
Upvc or wood porch in Bournemouth £2,625-£4,025
Barn conversions in Bournemouth £112,500-£172,500
Basement renovation in Bournemouth £30,000-£46,000
Bedroom fitting in Bournemouth £1,500-£2,300
Bricklayers in Bournemouth £300-£460
Cavity wall insulation in Bournemouth £400-£820
Commercial new builds in Bournemouth £105,000-£161,000
Conservatory base in Bournemouth £675-£1,035
Building maintenance in Bournemouth £2,250-£3,450
Building insurance works in Bournemouth £2,250-£3,450
Pebble dashed walls in Bournemouth £2,000-£9,200
Plasterboard dry lining in Bournemouth £638-£978
Residential new builds in Bournemouth £105,000-£161,000
Restoration and refurbishment in Bournemouth £37,500-£57,500
Roof insulation in Bournemouth £7,500-£11,500
Underpinning in Bournemouth £2,250-£3,450
Wall cladding in Bournemouth £1,125-£1,725
Wall rendering in Bournemouth £3,750-£5,750
Demolition in Bournemouth £2,440-£3,660
Roof room in Bournemouth £15,000-£23,000
Shop refurbishment in Bournemouth £3,750-£5,750
Single storey house extension in Bournemouth £23,200-£34,800
Soundproofing in Bournemouth £900-£1,380
Driveway repair in Bournemouth £1,520-£2,280
Garden room in Bournemouth £6,400-£9,600
External wall insulation in Bournemouth £6,000-£15,000

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Builder FAQs

How to fit external insulation?

With the title of this blog, do not be deceived into thinking the purpose is to encourage you to install an external insulation by yourself. Even as a competent DIYer, it’s not advisable to buy a couple of materials and start slapping it into the wall hoping for the best outcome. External insulation is by no means a DIY job and without the proper training and experience, it can easily turn out disastrous resulting in loss of time, effort and money in such a valuable project. This blog, however, will give you a great insight on how the installation process works and help maximize knowledge ensuring you do not spend more than necessary.

External Insulation Installation

lRender Test

• This is done to ensure the existing render is good enough for insulation support.

• If positive, the insulation can be applied directly onto it.

• If negative, ensure removal of the old render before fitting the insulation.

lPipework Adjustment & Removal

• Remove all pipework prior to insulation fitting

• Install temporary downpipes to ensure water is not wasted and everything continue to function normally during the insulation fitting process.

lWindow Protection

• Protect the window with a protective layer or film.

lStarter Track Fitting

• Determine level you want the insulation to start (height).

• Fit the aluminium start track or carrier tray at the identified level.

lInsulation Boards Fitting

• Apply a layer of adhesive to the board and glue them to the wall in a staggered pattern.

• Cut to fit round all obstructions and windows.

• File off the edge of the board where necessary using a rasp upon successful fitting of the boards

lMechanical Fixing Inclusion

• Hammer around 10 fixings per square metre into the board.

• This is to secure the insulation boards.

lBeading Fitting

• Add corner beads and stop beads to ensure the insulation is secure and to prevent it from making contact with other materials.

lReinforcing Mesh & Render Addition

• Apply two layers of strengthening properties and between the two layers of render, include a fibre glass mesh.

lPrimer Application

• Paint on the primer

lFinal Render Application

• Choose your most preferred texture and colour as this will be the last coating of the installation process.

lPipework Re-installation

• Re-install all detached pipework at the start of the installation process.

Will I need planning permission to convert my loft?

Planning permission is not normally needed for a loft conversion as they are covered by permitted development rights. A conversion company will tell you if you do and help you with this. For more information, see our article about planning permission.

Can I extend the front of my house?

When it comes to extending a home, the rear of the house often comes to mind a lot more than the front. However, this doesn’t mean that you can’t extend the front of your house. This can be done either as part of a renovation project whereby the entire house is incorporated or it can also be done in isolation. It’s possible to extend the front of your house without the need to apply for a planning permission, however, there are a bunch of limitations you’d have to comply with if you wish to carry out with such a project. Sometimes, this may imply that extending to the front of your home is more tedious and tasking than extending your home’s rear. So exactly how far can you extend the front of your home without planning permission?

 

The short and simple answer to this question is 2 metres square area with a height not more than 3 metres. Generally, you do not need a planning permission to build a front porch as long as its area doesn’t go beyond 2 square metres from a public road or walkway. Also, a tiled or slated roof can be as much as 4 metres but other roofs must not go beyond 3 metres in height. If you want to extend the front of your home beyond the restrictions specified, then you’ll have to apply for a planning permission.

 

Extending the front of home can be quite costly, but this can be controlled by not building to the extension to the highest specification, not including an extension on kitchens or bathrooms and more.

how much is a double house extension?

A double house extension is basically a construction to any aspect of your house that elevates up to offer two floors of space. It can be structured to suit your existing home in two storeys or as a side wing on a taller property. If you’re considering building a double house extension, then estimating the cost is a very important task to do before commencing the project. In this article, we’ll give you an idea of the cost of a double house extension so you can estimate yours accordingly.

The double house extension cost depends on several factors that’s specific to your home as well as your design choice. These includes:

• Location of your property. Places like London and the southeast will generally cost more than the other regions due to higher demands.

• Accessibility of the site. The ease of your site’s accessibility also plays a key role in the price.

• Size of the extension. The more the extension’s size in footprint and square metres, the higher the possible costs.

• Materials used in making the roof as well as the complexity of the roof design.

• Your choice of finishing. These includes flooring window and door frames, glazing, underfloor heating and roof lights.

• Your property’s soil type. Different types of soil requires varying treatments as well as materials to develop solid foundations.

Constructing a double house extension is a quite simple build in terms of technicality when its to the side or rear of your house as this can also help you save some money. Generally, considerably expanding your home’s space by building a double house extension will cost within the range of £1,500 per m2 to about £2,800 per m2.

how to repair rendering on wall?

Did you try rendering a wall but it doesn’t turn out the way you would have hoped for? Or perhaps you’ve been watching your wall render gradually deteriorate over time. Regard of your purpose, learning how to repair render cracks on wall is usually a great skill to have with your home maintenance in mind. However, whenever these crack are too large or difficult, we’d recommend you call in a reliable professional who can guarantee the best results for help. In this guide, we’re going to take you through the wall render repairing process. Let’s have a look!

No matter how solid a building material is, over time it’ll yield to the elements. When it comes to wall rendering it may be a case of too much sunshine or a costly mistake in the application process, but in truth, it cracks just because it cracks.

In order to repair render cracks, you’d have to start with a removal of damaged or cracked render. You’ll have to remove all the render or just a small section depending on the area you’re working on. If you’re able to clean all of the existing render as well as the paint over it all (both old and new), then removing a small section would work better as it makes it look neat and redone. Upon the removal of the existing render, the next important step would be to remove all loose material as well. Once done, you can then leave for up to 2 days to allow any trapped moisture to come out. Unfortunately, if the rains you’d have to wait till that dries too before you proceed.

Once dried, you can buy a pre-prepared render mix which already contains cement, lime and sand. Mix a 20kg bag with 4 litres of water (or check the product instructions and follow strictly), the mix to a fine consistency. Render is quick to dry, so you’d want to apply within 30 minutes of mixing. Make use of a trowel to apply the render on the affected spots and blend with the surrounding area.

how to refurbish a house on a budget?

In the event whereby you’ve got big refurbishment ideas for your house but a small budget, then you know it’s time to be a bit more creative and apply some cheap and simple tricks. The best possible way to go about this is to invest time in acquiring new skills rather than trying to save up more money to pay a pro to deliver the results you want. After all, the most significant cost when it comes to house refurbishments is usually the labour cost.

The key to making cheap tricks a lot effective in the refurbishment process is by undertaking small tasks that’ll make a huge impact. A great way to start would be by taking it one task at a time rather than rushing to complete all at once. This way, you’ll have enough time to perfect your skills before moving on to the next.

✓ Paint the interior walls. Although this is a simple task but it’ll save you a lot of money if done as a DIY project. To get started, you’d have to text colour options by painting samplex on the wall first. Once done, you can go for the one that adds warmth, dynamism as well as energy to the room.

✓ Fix up your furniture. This involves re-upholstering and refinishing any piece of furniture that appears tired or overly worn (you can leave out the ones that you do not really like or unnecessary items).

✓ Spruce up small but important items used on a daily basis. This includes spray-painting inexpensive picture frames, recovering lampshades with a vibrant paper or patterned fabric, adding throw pillows to armchairs and couches and the likes.

✓ Fix all small things that are broken. This includes activities like patching the nail holes in the wall, repairing the latch on the kitchen cabinet, fixing the gutter, putting a new handle on the door and lots more.

How long does a small extension take?

If you’re planning to build a small extension on your property, you’ll most likely want to know the length of time it’ll take to complete the home extension. Just like many other home improvement projects, it’s impossible to provide a specific number of day in which your project will be completed as the duration is based on a number of influencing factors. This includes the size of the development work as well as whether or not you plan to live in the house when the work is being done. In this article, we’re going to give you a breakdown of the processes that’s involved in building a small single storey extension alongside the duration for each so you can have an idea of how long your small extension project will take. Let’s take a look!

✓ A small single storey extension will normally take about 3 months to be completed.

✓ Site preparation is the first step in the process and it’ll take up to 2 weeks the dig out the footings and prepare foundations. Followed by a further 2 weeks to fit the damp course as well as any drains required around the extension.

✓ The 5th week is spent on working on the external walls and putting in place blockwork to deliver cavity wall insulation.

✓ The next 2 weeks will be spent on installing the roof structure as well as internal walls.

✓ Once done. The builders will make the structure weather proof and electricians or gas fitters will be on site to add power to the extension. This will be followed by internal walls’ plastering as well as breaking into your main house.

✓ After this, when the plaster is dry and decoration completed, units or furniture will then be installed.

How many bricks can a bricklayer lay in a day?

Well, just like many other team work, a bricklayer is only as good as his supporting cast. And a hard-working labourer should be able to keep three bricklayer gangs happy. But even when he gets to serve just one bricklayer, the site conditions and nature of the wall can also play a huge role in determining the number of bricks that can be laid within 24 hours.

With the best possible site condition, hard-working labourer and best scenario with no pillars, no face brick, long straight wall and no wall ties, a well trained bricklayer should be able to lay within a range of 800 to 1100 bricks all day long. However, you rarely get walls like this as there is always going to be some corner or curve somewhere which usually takes some time to get right. Furthermore, once the bricklayer has laid up to 5 feet, there’ll be a need to get some lift. From that point onwards, the job understandably gets slower and tougher - meaning there’ll most definitely be a face brick.

In addition, there are multiple other factors that can affect the number of bricks that can be laid in a day. Sometimes its the complex designs or weather that’ll determine the daily rate.

With the aforementioned factors and more realistically, on a good day and great site, an expert bricklayer should be able to lay about 500 to 800 bricks in a day. This is generally a very good target, but of course you never can tell with the reasons above and other factors that are simply beyond the control of the bricklayer. If you have a project and want it completed as soon as possible, you can pay the bricklayers based on the number of bricks laid to increase their efficiency.

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