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Cost of retro-fitting electric garage door?
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Currently garage door is an "up and over". Could you give me an approx cost for fitting an electric door with a "clicker"?

Is planning permission needed for prefab lean to garage?
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Do I need planning permission for a 24ft by 10ft lean to prefab garage

Is a damp survey required?
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I have damp in my hallway from what appears to be my neighbour’s blocked drain causing water ingress. The blocked drain was resolved at the beginning of the year and there hasn’t been further issues with damp. Previously there have been damp in other rooms, mainly front facing. I live …

How much to clear garden waste?
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We have a large pile of wood chipping in our garden that we now need cleared. It must be about 8 large bags full. Any indication of what this would cost to clear please? Looking at the size of it, I'm no longer tempted to clear it myself.

Is my wall load bearing?
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Recently I had a small water leak above my kitchen ceiling & the plasterboard collapsed. I was wanting to remove the wall between the kitchen and dining room but was put off as I though it was load bearing. Since the plasterboard fell down I can now see that the …

avoid wasting felt when felting garage roof
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m y garage roof is 5.130mm long and rolls of felt are 10 m long which means i am losing over 4 metres on each roll. how can i avoid that many thanks

Black lumps embedded in garage concrete flooring?
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We had vinyl sheeting on the floor, it wasn't stuck down with adhesive. We just rolled it out and put workbenches etc on top to secure it down. It's been fine for the past 20+ years. I am currently in the process of revamping my garage. I’ve taken up the …

Damp, mold and condensation
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Hi, I wondered if you might help. I have damp patches located around upvc windows and doors in my home. They are located on the south side of the house and are exposed to high winds and surface rain. I have been getting black mold on the walls around the …

Cost of cutting a doorway into external brick built garage?
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I've got an external garage with an up and over door, I'd like to add a pedestrian doorway from the garden into the garage. Can somebody give me a ballpark figure for the work?

Convert a carport
Building  •  683 views  •  5 answers

I have a first floor raised extension on my house which I want to fill in to have as a useable space, it has 3 openings on the side and 1 at the front and back. how easy is it to them filled in and a raised floor put in …

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