I am looking for a builder to do some work like building an external wall and replace paving. What credentials should I ask to see? Should i need to check what insurance cover he has, in case he has an accident on my property? Is there anything else you would recommend I check? Regards Yvonne

I'd like an old brick shed demolishing carefully, so I can reuse or sell the bricks. How long should I expect this to take?

During the construction of a house by a house building company, who would be my primary point of contact? Might this depend on the company in question etc.? I am only considering having a house built at this stage but I thought I’d ask.

I’m in the process of getting a loft conversion and my neighbours are tenants. I’ve spoken with the tenants and they’re okay with the loft conversion. Should I still serve the landlord with a party wall notice and do landlords don’t care about stuff like this. I don’t fancy going down the hole of getting a party wall agreement and getting party wall surveyors involved. Any and all advice is appreciated.

Do you need to buy all the materials/supplies as part of a package or from the same provider for installing a stud wall or can you mix and match from different suppliers and still have it work okay? Can I buy these from different places and how di I know that they’re compatible? I’m just looking for ways to save on money for this project as best I can without compromising the safety and success of the installation. Thank you.

In need to build a small sized insulated shed to put treadmill etc in . 3.8M by 1.8M . Anyone to do the job and how much ?

Rough price for two by three metre square porch built at the front of the house

I have a garden in which I would like to put around 18 m² of wooden decking Any idea of cost roughly please with labour and materials?

I've recently had a structural survey done on our house that we are in the process of buying. They have come back that there is "Vertical vee cracks in masonry panels at the corner of the property." They recommended introduction of stitching anchors, Cintec/Helifix, across the cracked sections of masonry. They have given us a rough estimate of between £7k-£10k for the work. Is that common estimation for that kind of work or am I being overcharged? I would also like to know how long this kind of work would take on a property? Any help would be greatly appreciated, I would just like to know I'm paying the right amount for the work.

I have been paving my front garden. I had noticed a couple of slabs were sinking a little so I dug them up and relaid I have left a gap of 300mm to the house with about 4 inches of small chippings. The paving is running away at at least 1/60. Also not much rain water falls in that area due to the over hang of about 300mm of the roof What I noticed after finishing is that the slabs although 300mm away are about 30mm higher than the bottom of the dpc. There doesn't appear to have been problems when the two large slabs were sloping in and that's been fixed. Perhaps I am overthrowing it but I just wanted to check