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Mccallum contracts

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We are a small sized family run enterprise covering edinburgh , stirling . And surrounding areas - stonemasonry - tim...
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Jan Building Contractor Ltd offers a complete property renovation and refurbishment service. We often play the role of a m...
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K&D joinery

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We’re just a small building firm with just 10 men We cover all areas from Glasgow. Edinburgh. Perth. Dundee Fife. Stirl...
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Thinking of converting your garage to something better? Choose Premier Garage Conversions! When it comes to garage conver...
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Landscaping business Fencing decking turf driveways paving
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Rely on expert driveway designers to transform your outside space. If you’re in Edinburgh or East Lothian, contact Edinbur...

Recent Builder Enquiries

22 Mar

Building Work | Porch

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: John B

Start Date: Immediate

A new enclosed porch plus four new windows.

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26 Feb

Building Work | Porch

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Alex C

Start Date: Immediate

Call any time. New build or replacement: New build Quote requested on a porch, in PVCu, to be supplied and fitted.

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15 Jan

Conversion | Garage

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Rebecca J

Start Date: Immediate

hi we’re looking at getting a garage conversion made into a playroom/spare room & storage, we have a single attatched garage with electricity, we would like a window where the garage door is and the...

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28 Aug

Building work | Sound Proofing

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: FIONA C

Start Date: Immediate

I NEED A MANDRIN HAT FITTED TO MY CHIMNEY AS ADVISED BY A HEATING ENGINEER WHO SERVICED THE BOILER

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19 Aug

Building work | Sound Proofing

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Mel S

Start Date: Immediate

Estimate for a cleaner to clean toilets and canteen units at Toreness power station on a daily basis - daily and hourly rates

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15 Jan

Conversion | Loft

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Gavin H

Start Date: Immediate

Loft boarding for storage Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Property Type: Detached What are you looking to convert the space into: Storage Are you looking to have stairs: No Do you re...

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14 Dec

Building work | Sound Proofing

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Laura T

Start Date: Immediate

Draughtproofing, particularly upper floors

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30 Oct

House Extensions

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Karen F

Start Date: Immediate

End terrace Taylor Wimpey new build 2015. single storey extension off existing kitchen, 2 walks brick with glass roof and bifolds . 4m sq approx. this will involve: removing wall which the oven...

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27 Jul

Insulation | External Wall

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Chris R

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Property Type: Semi detached How many bedrooms do you have: 1-2 Property Age: Pre 1900 What is your current source of heating for the Renewable Incen...

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22 Jan

Insulation | HHCRO Free

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Anne M

Start Date: Immediate

Install loft insulation. 71square metres, easy access with ladder through hatch.

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30 Aug

New Build | Residential

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Gary D

Start Date: Immediate

Hi I have a floorplan and house elevation sketch and I am looking for a quote to compare against other timber frame companies thanks Gary

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10 Apr

Insulation | External Wall

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Derek M

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

install complete CH system using AWHP Are you the property owner: Owner of the property How many bedrooms do you have: 1-2 Bedrooms Does the property have external wall space available: Yes What level...

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09 Jan

Conversion | Garage

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Fraser B

Start Date: Immediate

Garage converted into living space.. cables etc all in place according to builders.. boiler is in garage so build this into a accessible cupboard space and room for fridge freezer also

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25 Sep

Building work | General

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Liz T

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

I've already had a wood burning stove installed but a year after this the chimney blocked with grey little lumps which the installer cleared when he came to clean the chimney. We continued to use the ...

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23 Sep

Building work | Demolition

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Chris N

Start Date: Immediate

Demolition and removal of double garage.

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10 Jul

Conversion | Garage

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: R E

Start Date: Immediate

Home Owner Customer's own work description: Partial garage conversion, with side window to be put in Please Call to Appoint

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05 Jul

House Extensions

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Lianne H

Start Date: Immediate

Two storey extension comprising of garage and dining room on ground floor; master bedroom and en-suite wet room on 1st floor; conversion of large cupboard into a downstairs wc; replacement of existing...

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22 Apr

Conversion | Loft

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: S A

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

Loft converted to provide at least one bedroom Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Property Type: Other What are you looking to convert the space into: Bedroom/s Are you looking to...

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06 Apr

Building work | General

Dunbar - EH42

Enquiry from: Brian H

Start Date: Immediate

Remove existing quadrant shower cabinet and replace with new 900 cabinet. May need new shower tray if existing wrong size. Are you the property owner: Owner of the property What level of service ...

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How much do Builder services cost?

How much do Builders cost? Prices for Builders in 2025 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 Dunbar is:

£23,840

Builder job Builder cost in 2025
Garage conversion in Dunbar £4,500-£6,900
Loft conversion in Dunbar £18,750-£28,750
House extensions in Dunbar £42,000-£68,000
Loft insulation in Dunbar £450-£690
Upvc or wood porch in Dunbar £2,625-£4,025
Barn conversions in Dunbar £112,500-£172,500
Basement renovation in Dunbar £30,000-£46,000
Bedroom fitting in Dunbar £1,500-£2,300
Bricklayers in Dunbar £300-£460
Cavity wall insulation in Dunbar £400-£820
Commercial new builds in Dunbar £105,000-£161,000
Conservatory base in Dunbar £675-£1,035
Building maintenance in Dunbar £2,250-£3,450
Building insurance works in Dunbar £2,250-£3,450
Pebble dashed walls in Dunbar £2,000-£9,200
Plasterboard dry lining in Dunbar £638-£978
Residential new builds in Dunbar £105,000-£161,000
Restoration and refurbishment in Dunbar £37,500-£57,500
Roof insulation in Dunbar £7,500-£11,500
Underpinning in Dunbar £2,250-£3,450
Wall cladding in Dunbar £1,125-£1,725
Wall rendering in Dunbar £3,750-£5,750
Demolition in Dunbar £2,440-£3,660
Roof room in Dunbar £15,000-£23,000
Shop refurbishment in Dunbar £3,750-£5,750
Single storey house extension in Dunbar £23,200-£34,800
Soundproofing in Dunbar £900-£1,380
Driveway repair in Dunbar £1,520-£2,280
Garden room in Dunbar £6,400-£9,600
External wall insulation in Dunbar £6,000-£15,000

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Builder FAQs

can a mortgage include renovation costs?

It can be very hurtful when you’re looking to get a house and then identifies one that’s almost perfect, but that one thing that’s lacking is significant enough to prevent you from making an offer. For instance, you may like neighbourhood, the lot’s size, the number of bedroom and lots more. However, the only thing that’s holding you from making an offer is the outdated kitchen. This is the point where you wonder whether a mortgage can include the cost of renovation. In this article, we’re going to give you a good insight into this and more. Let’s have a look!

One of the major things your lender will put into consideration when you apply for a mortgage is the price of the property in question. For instance, so you’ve found your “almost perfect home for let’s say £400,000 and the cost of your intended renovation work runs up to about £150,000. In this event, you’re definitely going to find lenders who wouldn’t be too keen to let go of their cash. And that’s mainly due to the fact that lenders are only able to afford you, at best, 95 percent of the purchasing price. In other words, if you really want the house, you’ll have to finance it yourself no matter how much potential you think the house possesses.

This, however, does not mean that you can’t find some mortgage lenders who’ll allow for building costs. They exist, but this will mostly take place when the work is complete and the property is revalued. You may also be lucky enough to get a purchase plus improvements mortgage which allows you to renovate now and pay off the renovations over time at a better interest rate than other loan types.

how to lay loft boards?

How To Lay Loft Boards

Do you need more storage space in your home or property? If you live in a tiny space especially where extensions can’t be made sideways, why not look to the topmost area of your home and consider boarding out your loft to make it usable?

Boarding your loft can make for a fairly easy DIY project but like every other home improvement tasks, it requires some specific skill sets as well as knowledge for a successful construction. Therefore, we’d recommend you hire the services of a reliable professional in order to guarantee the best possible outcome, especially if you lack proper training or experience that’ll help you avoid some costly mistakes. Here, we’ll give you a good insight into the loft board laying procedures.

• Get The Right Tools & Equipment

The materials and supplies you’ll need to lay loft boards include loft boards, screws, tape measure and pencil, drill, hammer, saw, protective gear such as gloves and dust mask.

• Work Out The Area

Measure up the area you need the boards to cover. The standard loft features two different sizes (both are 18mm thick) which include 2400mm x 600mm and 1220mm x 320mm. You should ensure that the board you opt for fits through the loft hatch perfectly.

• Start Laying

Once you’re done working out the area, the next step is to put on your protective gear and start putting the boards in place. You should lay the boards in a staggered pattern so as to give a better strength. While doing this, watch out for any wire running through your loft so they don’t get trapped, you should also cut the boards for easy access to the light fittings’ top.

• Make It Permanent

Upon the successful placement of the boards in a way that offer a safe area to store things and stand on, you’ll have to screw them in place. Start by drilling 2 or 5 holes along the edge of individual boards in such a way that lines up with the centre of the joist below. Once done, then you can fix them in place with screws.

How much sand do I need for bricklaying?

Sand is a very important element in bricklaying as far as a mortar mix is concerned. Generally, the quality of the sand is the major factor determining the quality of a plaster mix or mortar mix. It’s recommended that the sand should have enough ‘fines’ (- 75 micron material) to get a good plastic mix with a water content that’s less than 350 litres/m3. Generally, a mortar mix or plaster mix is made within the range of one bag of cement to 200 to 300 litres of damp sand.

Apart from experience the next best indicator of the quality of sand is a field test. In other words, if you do not have the required training or experience in bricklaying, the best bet to determine the amount of sand for a good quality mix is by carrying out a field test. Let’s have a look!

• Get about 50kg of sand and air dry it.

• Scoop 25kg of the sand, 5 kg of cement as well as litres of water ( with 1 litre and 1.5 litres of the water in different containers).

• Mix the cement and sand to form a smooth, uniform and consistent colour.

• One after the other, mix the the sand - cement mixture in the three quantities of water. Do this until you’re able to achieve a mix that’s workable enough to use as plaster.

With that done, you should take note that if 5 litres of water is sufficient then the quality and quantity of the sand is perfect. If you’d require 6 litres of water to get a mix workable as a plaster, then both the quality and quantity of the sand is average. However, if you’d need 7 litres of water to get a mix workable as a plaster, then the quality of the sand is poor. Any requirement of water above 7 litres implies a very poor quality of sand.

How long does it take to install insulation?

How long it takes to install insulation will depend on the size of your property. In general, loft and cavity wall insulation can be installed in a day or two. External wall insulation will usually take longer to install. The rep or installer will be able to advise you when quoting for the job how long this will be.

Is external wall insulation safe?

With the numerous benefits that comes with the installation of an external wall insulation in a building, it’s also important to find out whether it’s also safe before proceeding to fit one in your home. Firstly, to ensure that external wall insulation systems are safe, they must be BBA approved, which means they’ve been subjected to a thorough testing by the British Board of Agrement and therefore, suitable for use in UK homes.

Given the fact that cladding materials have recently generated a lot of debate and negative press about how reliable some particular materials are, questions are being asked of the safety and reliability of external wall insulation. However we must clarify that, although external wall insulation can be classified under cladding, it is very different to rainscreen cladding - which caused the Grenfell fire tragedy.

External wall insulation is completely safe. However, when it comes to fire, the safety of your system depends largely on the insulation type in question. The safest type of insulation you can have installed is the Rockwool insulation boards which are rated as Euroclass A1 non-combustible. The board is specially designed in such a way that it contains fire - preventing it from reaching the other areas of the building. They also do not produce harmful emission or smoke when impacted by fire.

Meanwhile, the Wood Fibre, is also a great insulation which is known to char and not burn. Contrary to many beliefs, it actually burns slowly creating this charring effect which produces an oxygen barrier that helps reduce the spread of fire.

To make your system safer, you can also make use of Fibreglass Mesh for reinforcement. It helps to improve the strength of the tensile which promotes the security of the boards attached to the wall.

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.

Will I need planning permission or building regulations approval?

You may need planning permission if you are planning a larger extension. All extensions will need building regulations approval. An architect can assist with this and if planning permission is required. A reputable contractor will also be able to advise you if this is needed as well.

how long does it take to pebble dash a house

Are you looking to pebble dash your house? This is a cool way to add a stunning new look to your home or property while also adding to its resale value should you wish to sell later on. The list of the benefits goes on, however one thing that most home and property owners would like to know before starting such a project is exactly how long it’ll take to complete it. If you’re also having similar thoughts, then you’ve come to the right place! In this post we’re going to give you an insight into the duration of pebble dashing a house. Let’s take a look!

First and foremost, just like any other home improvement project, the duration of a house pebble dashing project is affected by a number of variables. These variables include the size of your house, the company or contractor hired and lots more. In general, a house pebble dashing project should take within the range of 3 to 14 days depending on the size of your home. It should be noted that you’ll have to pay the workers on a daily basis. Most labourers will charge within the range of £140 to about £160 per labourer per day. And you should expect to have at least 2 labourers to work on your house’s pebble dashing project per day. On the other hand, the more labourer you have working on your project, the more you’re going to pay on a daily basis but this will also significantly reduce the time frame it’ll take to get the project over the line.

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