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Presteigne - LD8
Enquiry from: Monica J
Start Date: Immediate
8 by 6 greenhouse installed on existing brick site.
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Presteigne - LD8
Enquiry from: Monica J
Start Date: Immediate
8 by 6 greenhouse installed on existing brick site.
Presteigne - LD8
Enquiry from: Agnes R
Start Date: Immediate
cavity wall insulation outdoor are you the property owner: owner of the property how many bedrooms do you have: 3-4 property age: 1970-2000 are you in a conservation area: unknown property type: semi...
Presteigne - LD8
Enquiry from: Christin P
Start Date: Immediate
rental flat in knighton, possibly 2 cavity walls. also floor insulation to do in one room. are you the property owner: owner of the property how many bedrooms do you have: 1-2 property age: unknown ar...
Presteigne - LD8
Enquiry from: Susan M
Start Date: Immediate
8x6 wood framed greenhouse. Would need help with erection.
Presteigne - LD8
Enquiry from: Mick P
Start Date: Immediate
We have a double garage, 17ft long x 18ft wide, 2 sets of doors with a brick pillar between, built on a suspended concrete floor as we're on a hill. I want to take out both stes of doors, brick up the...
Presteigne - LD8
Enquiry from: Agnes R
Start Date: Immediate
Cavity insulation quotes for semi-detached bungalow Are you the property owner: Owner of the property How many bedrooms do you have: 3-4 Property Age: 1970-2000 Property Type: Semi detached Are you l...
Presteigne - LD8
Enquiry from: Colin R
Start Date: Immediate
Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Property Type: Detached How many bedrooms do you have: 3-4 Age of Property: 1970-2000 Are you interested in cavity wall insulation: Yes Agreed to...
Presteigne - LD8
Enquiry from: Colin R
Start Date: Immediate
Full loft insulation and cavatuty wall insulation using 'peas' Are you the property owner: Owner of the property Property Type: Detached How many bedrooms do you have: 3-4 Do you currently have loft i...
Presteigne - LD8
Enquiry from: Pat M
Start Date: Immediate
Home Owner Cavity wall insulation on a small part of the house which is an extension built in the early 1970's. The rest of the house is stone built in approx 1860. Supplied and Fitted Immediate P...
Bucknell, Craven Arms, Lydbury North - SY7
Enquiry from: Richard H
Start Date: Immediate
two exterior walls, a bad rendering job on the extension to my house needs re-doing due to cracks and a bad finish
Llandrindod Wells - LD1
Enquiry from: Tracy L
Start Date: Immediate
3 x 12 fronts with swinging door and top door (grill) 3 x 12 foot sides with half grill
Kington - HR5
Enquiry from: Peter K
Start Date: Less than one month
remodelled stairs and new velux skylight are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: terrace how many rooms are you looking to have restored/refurbished: 1 room do you have plans...
Leominster - HR6
Enquiry from: Roger M
Start Date: Immediate
loft insulation - not roof
Leominster - HR6
Enquiry from: Kevin R
Start Date: Immediate
loft insulation ,the roof is in three sections and parts of it are fairly difficult to get to are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached how many bedrooms do you have: ...
Llandrindod Wells - LD1
Enquiry from: Zoe E
Start Date: Immediate
Removal of cavaity wall insulation beads
Leominster - HR6
Enquiry from: Phil B
Start Date: Immediate
customer in leominster areas is looking to do a couple of projects at the moment, and would like quotes for cavity wall insulation.confirmed interest via email at 04/08/2021 17:27.please call to arran...
Leominster - HR6
Enquiry from: Sue L
Start Date: Immediate
replacement doors and wooden surround to built in wardrobe space.
Leominster - HR6
Enquiry from: Clare F
Start Date: Immediate
mrs requested quotes for house extension from a builder around leominster. they are considering a couple of projects at the moment.call anytime to arrange appointment to discuss. the information below...
Hereford - HR3
Enquiry from: Michael J
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached how many bedrooms do you have: 1-2 property age: pre 1900 are you in a conservation area: no are you looking for loft insulat...
Hereford - HR3
Enquiry from: Michael J
Start Date: 1 to 3 months
are you the property owner: owner of the property property type: detached how many bedrooms do you have: 1-2 do you require a top up: yes age of property: pre 1900 are you interested in cavity wall i...
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.
View our Builder cost guide View our Builder adviceIf you’re planning on adding a house extension to your property, you’d probably be worried about whether or not your proposed extension would require a planing permission. Well, it may be relieving to know that not every house extension project would require a formal consent, and in fact, several extensions are covered by the permitted development rights. Not only can this save you a considerable amount of time especially at the project’s planning phase, but it’ll also save you money on the application fee. In the UK, single storey extensions to the house’s rear can be 3 metres deep for both semi detached houses and terraces or 8 metres deep for detached homes.
So how do you know when you’d require a planning permission for your home extension? Well, if your extension plan fits these criteria explained below, then your project is most likely going to be allowable as a permitted development.
• Extensions, which includes previous additions, must not go beyond half of the original house’s total surrounding land area.
• The main elevation, or side elevation where it fronts the highway, must not be extended forward.
• For single storeys, the rear additions must not extend more than the original house’s rear by more than 3 metres in both semi attached homes and terraces (4 metres for detached houses).
• Extensions to the side must be a single storey with a height not exceeding 4 metres and not going beyond 50% of the original house’s width.
• Extensions hat within 2 metres of a boundary should have a eaves height not more than 3 metres.
• Multi storey addition must not extend beyond the original house’s rear wall by a maximum of 3 metres or 7 metres of the boundary opposite the rear wall.
• Permitted development rights do not apply in listed buildings or designated areas.
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.
Typically, loft conversions do not require planning permission except in certain situations. They’re usually covered under what’s known as Permitted Development. Certain building works like loft conversion, rear extension and conservatories are granted planning permission by local authorities. Permitted Development, however, gives you a free range to improve your home without having any issues from the councils or regulations. Before your planned loft conversion can be covered under Permitted Development, there are some certain criteria that must be met. This criteria includes the following:
✓ The extension must not go beyond the existing slope of the roof at the front of the house.
✓ The loft space converted must not go beyond 40 cubic metres in a terraced house.
✓ The roof’s height must not be increased by the extension.
✓ The loft space converted must not reach beyond 50 cubic metres in a detached or semi detached house.
✓ The plan for the extension mustn’t involve structures like balconies, verandas or anything other structures of this nature.
✓ The roof extension should be positioned as far back as possible or at least 20cm from the existing eaves.
✓ The side that faces the window openings should be at least 1.7m beyond the floor and the windows should also be obscured.
✓ The roof extension must not overhang the existing roof or wall of the house.
✓ The materials that are to be used must be similar or the same to the materials that has already been used on the house’s exterior.
However, you should bear in mind that there are some properties that are exempt from Permitted Development. Examples of these type of properties include conservation areas, Areas Of Outstanding Natural Beauty and World Heritage sites. Permitted Development does not also provide coverage for listed buildings.
If you’re considering rendering your house or property, then you’d most likely want to know whether or not applying for a planning permission will be needed. In several cases, planning permission will not be required for the maintenance, repair as well as replacement of the existing render on your building. These activities are covered by what’s called “Permitted Development Rights, which allows you to carry out some activities without having to apply for a planning permission but always subject to following some strict guidelines. For rendering, as long as the material (render) possesses an identical appearance to those existing on the house as well as same colour, then you will not require a planning permission. However, there are a number of projects that have been highlighted in which a planning permission would be required. These includes the following:
✓ Re-rendering in a colour that different from the original one used on the house or building.
✓ Rendering over brickwork which was not originally covered.
✓ Rendering over pebbledash
✓ Removing pebbledash and replacing it with render.
Another exception to the Permitted Development rights are for houses in conservation areas, national parks or areas of outstanding national beauty.
Although, you wouldn’t normally require to submit a planning application for approval before you apply render, but in truth it’s actually a bit of a grey area which isn’t totally clear and doesn’t allow for much freedom or creativity. And due to this fact, homeowners who wants an absolute peace of mind may opt to apply for planning permission just in case. It’s also worth noting that whether or not a planning permission is required, a huge rendering work will need to comply with building regulations which includes the need to insulate walls on the inside or outside as part of the work on several older properties .
Are you interested in constructing a porch to your property? Estimating the cost of the project before proceeding will solve a lot of possible headaches in the future.
A porch is great place where you can keep your shoes, jackets, dog leads as well as other items to create free space within the property. Apart from this, a porch also serves numerous other purposes to make it a very good structure to have on your property. Not only is it a good means to put a roof over your head when it’s pouring with rain, but also a highly economical way to add floor space to your home. The question, however, how much would it cost to build a porch?
The price of building a porch is based on a wide variety of factors such as the type of materials required, the size of the porch, location of the structure and lots more. As a result, you should note that this guide provide figures that are only a rough guide that’ll put you on the right direction to make informed decisions.
Depending on the type of porch you choose to build, the average cost range from £1,900 to £2,100 for a uPVC porch and up to £10,000 for a lean to porch. There are other types of porch including the traditional porches ( Edwardian and Victorian porches) costing within a range of £2,500 to £8,400.
The materials required also has a great influence in determining the price of a porch. An aluminium porch will cost between £7,5000 to £8,200, while a brick porch will cost slightly less between the range of £2,000 to £8,000. They can both be constructed either as a front porch or as a rear porch, but due to fewer restrictions on aluminium porch, it can be made a lot larger.
The main reason that people use cladding or rendering on their property is the aesthetic benefit. These materials can really boost the appearance of a home. Cladding and rendering can also increase the thermal performance of a property. Speak to a specialist to find out whether your property will benefit.
If you want to install an external wall, it is only wise to consider whether or not a planning permission is required in order to avoid a hefty fine. In a great kudos to the government and a welcome relief to home and property owners, the installation of external wall insulation is seen as an “improvement to the house and not an “extension or an “enlargement. Ultimately, this implies that external wall insulation fitting is to be done under permitted development and a planning application may not be required. However, like many other regulations, there are also exceptions to this rule and the main one is if the activity changes the appearance of your property. Properties such as a listed building having tighter regulations may pose some issues. As a result, we’d advise you to consult your local authority to ensure that there’s no fast rule to this topic before commencement of the external wall insulation project.
At the moment, according to the Government Building Regulations, the surface of the entire wall is to be improved to existing standards if the area to be insulated exceeds 25 percent of the wall. In normal situations this is usually the typical case, however to prevent avoidable fines and other possible punishments, it is always best to reach to your local authority and check out the rules guiding external wall insulation in your constituency. Furthermore, since external wall insulation is not a task that’s recommended to be done by yourself, you can also ask the professional external wall insulation fitting company for the applying rules before proceeding. As a good professional, the company should have a better knowledge of the rules and regulation guiding its activities.
If you’re planning to construct a kitchen extension on your property, one of the first things that comes to mind is whether or not you’ll require a planning permission before you proceed. Generally, kitchen extensions are normally classified as permitted development which allows you to carry out your project without any interruptions from the law or your local authority. In other words, if your extension is meets up with the guidelines of the permitted development rights, you won’t have to apply for a planning permission. However if otherwise, you’ll have to apply for a planning permission to your local council and may require additional reports. And regardless of your position, you’ll always need building regulations approval before you can carry out any kitchen extension project. It may also be required that you’ll have to issue a part wall notice if you’re to build on or close to the boundary with a neighbour.
If you don’t want to go through the hassle and stress involved in applying for a planning permission with your local council, then you must ensure the following:
✓ Your kitchen extension must not be over half of the area of land around your main house.
✓ The kitchen extension must not be side elevation onto a highway or forward of the principal elevation.
✓ The extension must not be taller than the highest part of the roof.
✓ The height of your kitchen extension must not go beyond four metres.
✓ Kitchen extension that’s more than one storey must not go exceed the rear wall of the main house by more than three metres.
✓ Two storey kitchen extensions must not be closer to rear boundary by anything less than seven metres.
✓ The kitchen extension must not include balconies, verandas or any raised platforms.
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