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Thomas Roof Restoration

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Recent Builder Enquiries

06 Jan

Building work | General

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Victor A

Start Date: Immediate

I need the screeding for my new build, of floor size 220 sqm

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18 Jul

Driveway Repair

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Russell H

Start Date: Immediate

I need 4 areas addressed of block paving addressed as follows: 1 - Area under tap not cemented in and moving 2 - area surrounding downpipe not cemented and sinking 3 - circa 2m2 around manhole ex...

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16 Jul

Driveway Repair

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Russell H

Start Date: Immediate

I need 4 areas addressed of block paving addressed as follows: 1 - Area under tap not cemented in and moving 2 - area surrounding downpipe not cemented and sinking 3 - circa 2m2 around manhole ex...

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11 Jul

Driveway Repair

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Russell H

Start Date: Immediate

I need 4 areas addressed of block paving addressed as follows: 1 - Area under tap not cemented in and moving 2 - area surrounding downpipe not cemented and sinking 3 - circa 2m2 around manhole ex...

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12 Apr

Conversion | Garage

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Hannah M

Start Date: Immediate

i am interested in having a garage conversion into a kitchen/dining area. also to possible extend the side of the property to have a glass roof/orangery and door out into the garden. i would like to s...

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02 Mar

Insulation | Loft / Roof

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: John Y

Start Date: Immediate

property type: other, roof type: flat, work description: supplying and fitting a lantern roof over my flat roof kitchen the property is a bungalow are you the property owner: owner of the property pr...

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22 May

New Build | Residential

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Alison H

Start Date: Immediate

customer made an online enquiry for new build homes and confirmed on telephone, sms and email they would like a call with a builder to discuss prices.please call to arrange an appointment to quote. ar...

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13 May

New Build | Residential

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Alison H

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

customer made an online enquiry for new build homes and confirmed on telephone, sms and email they would like a call with a builder to discuss prices.please call to arrange an appointment to quote. ar...

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12 Mar

House Extensions | Single Storey

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Michael D

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

customer is currently in the process of looking for quotes to add a single storey extension to their property. are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached looking for: si...

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12 Mar

House Extensions

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Michael D

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

i just require a cad drawing customer is currently in the process of looking for quotes to add a single storey extension to their property. are you the property owner: owner of the property property ...

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08 Feb

Building work | General

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Daniel C

Start Date: Immediate

are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: semi detached other forms: plastering, building maintenance agreed to receive quotes for selected products: yes please call to appoint

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08 Sep

Building work | General

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Stephen S

Start Date: Less than one month

fit bracket to wall for a 85" tv. time scale: less than one month please call to appoint

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23 Dec

Building work | Sound Proofing

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Catherine H

Start Date: Less than one month

Walls on two bedrooms and living room, can hear everything the neighbours are doing. They aren’t loud the walls are just thin Time scale: Less than one month Please call to appoint

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10 Aug

Conversion | Loft

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: James C

Start Date: Immediate

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 to have stairs: Yes Do you require any windows...

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10 May

Building work | General

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Leslie F

Start Date: Immediate

Are you the property owner: Owner Property Type: Detached Other Forms: 5 Agreed to recieve quotes for selected products: Yes Please call to appoint

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07 Mar

House Extensions | Single Storey

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Lori W

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

Customer is currently in the process of looking for quotes to add a Single storey extension to their property. Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Property Type: Semi detached Looking Fo...

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07 Mar

House Extensions

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Lori W

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

We would like to extend our current kitchen into an open plan kitchen diner. We require a single storey extension, roughly 15m squared, with bifold doors and a roof lantern, including all the plans a...

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15 Jan

Conversion | Loft

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Paul C

Start Date: 1 to 3 months

Customer visited the myloftconversionprices.co.uk site and submitted an enquiry. Property type: Semi detached, Property owner: Owner, Looking to convert into: Living space, Work description: SINGLE ...

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04 Sep

Building work | Wall Rendering

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: MICHAEL F

Start Date: Immediate

Homeowner Please contact to appoint *

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31 Jul

House Extensions

Rayleigh - SS6

Enquiry from: Laura N

Start Date: 3+ months

Customer visited the myhouseextension.co.uk site and submitted an enquiry. Property type: Semi detached, Work description: Single storey rear 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 Rayleigh is:

£25,048

Builder job Builder cost in 2024
Garage conversion in Rayleigh £9,750-£18,450
Loft conversion in Rayleigh £39,375-£59,375
House extensions in Rayleigh £39,000-£69,333
Loft insulation in Rayleigh £450-£690
Upvc or wood porch in Rayleigh £2,625-£4,025
Barn conversions in Rayleigh £112,500-£172,500
Basement renovation in Rayleigh £30,000-£46,000
Bedroom fitting in Rayleigh £1,500-£2,300
Bricklayers in Rayleigh £300-£460
Cavity wall insulation in Rayleigh £400-£820
Commercial new builds in Rayleigh £105,000-£161,000
Conservatory base in Rayleigh £675-£1,035
Building maintenance in Rayleigh £2,250-£3,450
Building insurance works in Rayleigh £2,250-£3,450
Pebble dashed walls in Rayleigh £2,000-£9,200
Plasterboard dry lining in Rayleigh £638-£978
Residential new builds in Rayleigh £105,000-£161,000
Restoration and refurbishment in Rayleigh £37,500-£57,500
Roof insulation in Rayleigh £7,500-£11,500
Underpinning in Rayleigh £2,250-£3,450
Wall cladding in Rayleigh £1,125-£1,725
Wall rendering in Rayleigh £3,750-£5,750
Demolition in Rayleigh £2,440-£3,660
Roof room in Rayleigh £15,000-£23,000
Shop refurbishment in Rayleigh £3,750-£5,750
Single storey house extension in Rayleigh £21,600-£37,400
Soundproofing in Rayleigh £900-£1,380
Driveway repair in Rayleigh £1,520-£2,280
Garden room in Rayleigh £6,400-£9,600
External wall insulation in Rayleigh £6,000-£15,000

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Builder FAQs

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.

how thick should render be on external wall?

Render serves two basic functions. One is it’s protective qualities as render acts as waterproof for the wall which enables them breathe by allowing water vapour move from the inside to the outside of the structure while also working to prevent water or rain from finding its way inside the structure. While the second function is the decorative qualities as render is able to provide the structure with a fine finish and colour to make the building a lot more appealing and correcting faults in line and level in the masonry.

If you wish to apply render on your external wall, you’d probably be wondering just how thick the render should be to perfectly serve both of functions. In this article, we’re going to take a look at just that!

For a render thickness, the British Standard Wind Driven Rain Index has come up with 4 ratings which include Sheltered, Moderate, Severe as well as Very Severe. An area with Very Severe rating include South West England. This rating implies that the thickness of the render in this area should be increased to at least 20mm for a direct one coat render applications as well as 5 to 6 external wall insulation base coat applications. And if you happen to reside within one mile of the coast, it’s strongly recommended you incorporate an extra repellent protection like Paraguard AG from Parex.

In general, render that’s prepared on site with cement and sand should be have a minimum of 20mm to 25mm thickness. Although, it should be noted that the quality of the render is based on quality of the sand incorporated, the design mix as well as being largely dependent on how good the mixing technique from the applicator is. The most common reasons why traditional renders fails is due to both poor mixing ratios and low quality materials used.

Will my extension be expensive?

It depends on the size and type of extension. Small porches or flat roof extensions are very reasonably priced. More substantial two storey extensions can be expensive. In general, the price is roughly proportional to the amount of space you add to your home.

how much to refurbish a house?

Refurbishing a house brings about a plethora of benefits. These includes an increased sale value, an improvement on your quality of life or even simply to make it more visually appealing. All these are great when you look at them, but one thing that happens to be an hindrance for several homeowners is the cost of getting the project done. You may wish to set a budget, plan and prepare before commencement of the project, but the fact remains that, when it comes to refurbishing a house, nothing is certain. In fact, it’s advised to always expect the unexpected and have a lot of cash in reserve just in case something goes wrong. There are a wide range of factors that can play a key role in the overall cost of a house refurbishment. Minor refurbishment that should cost around £30,000 can easily go up to over a whooping £150,000 for a total transformation. Most of this cost will be expended on labour, and the next most significant expense, which is sourcing materials.

In general, the cost of your refurbishment project will depend on some factors which includes the size of the project, the materials used, the refurbishment or renovation level, the location of the property, the quality of the contractor hired and lots more. To estimate the cost of refurbishing your property, you can follow these simple steps:

✓ Write down a detailed list of all the things that needs to be done per room and try to be as specific as possible.

✓ Carry out a research of the labour cost in your area as well as the raw materials’ cost (here, you can make use of guides such as home advisor).

✓ Add an extra 10 to 15 percent on top of the calculated estimate for uprisings and repairs.

✓ Talk to your contractor to get a more accurate quote.

how much loft insulation do I need?

Over the years, more and more home and property owners are beginning to realize the huge benefits that can be derived from loft insulation being a worthwhile investment. It’s quite worrisome the way in which energy bills have soared over the past 10 years and loft insulation is a considerable affordable energy efficiency measure that can go a long way to help increase your home’s energy savings.

 

As far back as the 1980’s, the standard when it comes to insulation thickness was 25 mm to 50 mm which was, at the time, considered to be sufficient. However, building regulations have changed the norm that now states that a new build needs to possess 270 mm of insulation in the loft in order to achieve the required u-value of less than 0.16/m2k based on the standard rock wool or sheep wool insulation.

 

Generally with loft insulation, there’s a law of depreciating returns which implies that the first couple of insulation centimetres will save you many times the cost of the installation, however an extra layer or centimetre is going to add less value to the point where it’ll no longer be wise or worthwhile to add any further centimetre. Therefore, with cheaper energy prices 30 years back, that additional couple of centimetres was not just worthwhile, but with the recent alarming rises in costs of fuel, that additional £10 savings per year has all of sudden changed to £30 which makes it become a lot more attractive.

 

If you already have 270 mm of loft insulation, regardless of the material you’re looking to add you’re most likely not going to benefit from a top up. The cost of the materials and installation will definitely be too high for the couple of pounds it’ll save you per year.

how much does a two storey house extension cost?

If you’re considering adding a two storey house extension, then setting a budget for this project would be a great way to get started. Similar to a rear extension, a two storey extension usually leaves the rest of the building needing some work and, due to its size, this may imply the re-development of the entire house - which is why they can be very costly. Some of the other influencing factors that can have big impact on a two storey house extension cost includes: your location, the size of the build, complexity of the design ( anything beyond the standard build will normally require more expertise and time), the glazing to be incorporated ( the more the glass used in the project, the more the material cost), as well as the team used.

Generally, when it comes to extensions, the major part of the expenses will be made on the build of the project. This is because it doesn’t only cover the material cost but also the contractor’s overhead as well as the daily rates. At this stage, the extension prices can be determined by the standard of the work that’s being done.

For a fairly average room size of about 18 square metre, the two storey extension should cost within the range of £2,500 to £3,000 per square metre - with the range being determined by the finishes incorporated. Therefore, a two storey extension of about 18 square metre should cost within the range of £45,000 to £55,000. However, this is with the assumption that there are standard window sizes, bathroom suits are modest, and without any need for any purpose joinery or glazing. If you wish to include all these extra features you’ll also have to pay more to make the total cost between £70,000 to £80,000.

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.

how to repair a paved driveway?

Generally, a paved driveway is always subjected to regular usage and yours isn’t likely to be an exception, otherwise you won’t be here. Regular usage automatically necessitates regular maintenance of the driveway in order to extend its lifespan, make your property safer and add more value to it. This maintenance will involve a frequent inspection of the paved driveway so as to identify and repair divots, cracks as well as rutting. Paved driveways usually have a lifespan ranging between 15 to 20 years, but this can only be guaranteed when backed by regular maintenance activities. Failure to provide your paved driveway with a regular maintenance will lead to a rapid deterioration within just a couple of years after installation.

The issues commonly faced by paved driveways is usually different based on several factors such as the weather, your location, your property’s sub base as well as some other elements. The ability to identify the problems and solve or repair them on time is key to success while it’s also save you some time and money. In this article we’re going to look at how to go about do-it-yourself tasks that involves minor cracks. More intense damages are advised to be handled only by professionals.

✓ Prepare the area. Clear the debris, weed the plants or vegetation (if any).

✓ Use a strong spray from a garden hose to wash clean the cracks

✓ In the event whereby the crack is deep, simply fill it until it reach about a quarter inch of the surface with sand.

✓ Tamp down the sand to make it more compact.

✓ Apply a patching compound to the surface of the cracked paved driveway.

✓ Leave it for some time to cure.

✓ Once cured, you can then apply your sealant.

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