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  • Apartment garage

    What is an apartment garage and how big do they tend to be?

    Asked by Cheryl on 4th Dec 2022
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    hanging new joists in brick walls

    I'm renovating a property and the floor joists need to be raised up 2 feet on 2 floors. The room is 3m x 5m and is brick built. What is the correct way to hang joists in a room that has already been built? Do i bolt timber on the wall then joist hangers off that or do i get joist hangers that can be attached to the brickwork? Building control will be coming to see it so i want to make sure it's correct. Thank you.

    Asked by duncan on 14th Jul 2022
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    Is a building regulations application expensive for a basement conversion?

    Is a building regulations application expensive for a basement conversion? How much might it cost?

    Asked by Harry on 25th May 2022
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    Would I be able to turn my basement into an indoor squash court?

    Would I be able to turn my basement into an indoor squash court?

    Asked by Lou on 26th May 2022
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    Carriage house garage

    What is a carriage house garage?

    Asked by Nan on 27th Oct 2022
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    Internal garage vs other types

    What is an internal garage and what makes it different?

    Asked by Abdul on 7th Nov 2022
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    Is it worth expanding a half width conservatory with standard extension

    Our new house has a conservatory across half of the house, which is about 5m deep. It is in good condition. Ideally I would like to have a full width extension. Is it worth trying (or even possible) to salvage the conservatory, incorporating it into an extension across the rest of the house? Or is it easier/cheaper just to take it all down and start from scratch?

    Asked by Michael on 18th Aug 2025
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    How close can I build to my neighbours boundary

    I'm thinking about extending out a little to the side of my house, but I'm a bit unclear on how far we can get to the boundary (where the fence is). Is the main thing that it can't extend beyond the ground floor and that the drainage needs to remain on our side?

    Asked by Monika Lydia on 22nd Oct 2025
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    Bringing in more light to the downstairs of house

    How can I bring more light in downstairs without adding any kind of extension or conservatory?

    Asked by Robert on 19th May 2023
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    Water coming into garage ground level

    Where the ground meets with the wall someone has put which I think is bitchumen And there is now water coming through from outside. Should I fill the gap with something then add more bitchumen?

    Asked by Julie on 24th Apr 2024
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