Building jobs in Welwyn, Hertfordshire

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Indicative cost for moving single lounge doorway to another part of the same brick wall, approx. by a metre.

* Added 20th October, 2012 :
Jobs: removing the door and closing up the existing door hole.
instal a frame in the new opening and hang the door. If possible, I would like to reuse the existing door as its the right size and matches all the other doors.

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Bricks in front of house require to be repointed

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A standard sized garden shed - possibly 6x8, sorry I don't have the precise size - has a pitched roof and on both sides the felt is badly torn. The underneath is chipboard which is becoming quite warped by damp - so ultimately it may need a new roof.

The shed itself is structurally fine. It is accessible from both sides and the front, and have neighbour's permission to enter her garden for the back of the shed if needed. You will need a ladder.

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Hello,

Could you please provide a quote for upgrading our loft space?
Currently the loft is hard to access, musty and dusty, has limited boarding and a small hatch and seems to suffer from some condensation problem.

We would like to upgrade it as follows:
- Larger hatch to make entry easier.
- Improved insulation as the current is old and probably minimal. This may also require raising the flooring.
- Ensure proper ventilation to get rid of current condensation issues.
- New flooring covering at least the central section where ceiling height it reasonable. The current flooring has been damaged by drip from occasional condensation and need to be replaced.
- Make the space dust free, as far as possible. May require some covering of the inside of the ceiling or similar?

The goal is to make the loft storage space easier to access and more comfortable to use. We don't envisage a full on loft conversion by any means but it would be nice to get something which invites usage better then today.

The whole space is around 40 square meters but it is probably only the central section which needs boarding. The roof is around 2 m at the highest point.

Please also advice on any administrative issues required i.e. building control or similar.

Let us know what you think.

Best Regards,
Bjorn Svensson

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We are looking for a team of specialists to complete renovation of three bedrooms only in a standard semi-detached house. New windows will be installed prior to renovation work. The dimensions of the rooms to be renovated as follows (1:50 floor plan is attached):

Bedroom 1 – 4.0m x 3.25m (window 1.76m x 1.46m, standard door)
Bedroom 2 – 3.55m x 3.85m (window 1.78m x 1.34m, standard door)
Bedroom 3 – 2.65m x 2.25m (window 1.15m x 1.30m, standard door)

Ceiling height 2.4m

Work required:

1. Remove all wallpaper and plaster where required from all walls and ceiling
2. Drain the central heating system, remove radiators, complete re-plumb
3. Complete re-wire as required, fit wiring for a total of 7 sockets (x2) plus a single ceiling light, single light switch per room
4. Re-plaster in places or dry-line with standard plasterboard to internal walls and ceiling, insulated plasterboard to external walls, skim
5. Fit new radiators (will be supplied) and electrical fittings (will be supplied)
6. Remove old doors and fit and paint new fire doors (will be supplied) with frames
7. Paint walls and ceiling (paint will be supplied)
8. Sand down and varnish floor boards
9. Fit and paint new skirting boards
10. Refill and test the central heating system

Work is to be completed on a tight schedule starting at the end of October. Please give us the expected duration of works (this is very important). Please quote for labour only and separately for the likely cost of materials (with exception of items that we will supply regardless).

Thank you.

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Replace Top course of bricks, replace frost damaged bricks, re-point
Small Garden retaining wall, about 4.6 meters long with path in middle, 7 courses high

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I have 2 ground floor windows that are without lintels and need them before I fit replacement windows.
Window one is 1.7m wide and has a soldier course + one more course of bricks above it. Above that is a soffit where a pitched roof runs down from a upstairs dormer window.
Window two is 2.3m wide has a soldier course above followed by brickwork running up to a bedroom window.
Only the outside bricks need supporting so perhaps a 90 degree support would suffice ?
We would like to avoid internal damage so the use of No More Props tool would be preferable (and a lot quicker !) than the old fashioned needles. This would only be needed on window two as standard acrows would be enough for window one.
In summary, to remove enough brickwork to fit a lintel then relay bricks to suit.

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I need a brick wall built between my kitchen and conservatory. The approximate length is 5ft 8 and the height is 3ft. I need the bricks to match the other bricks I have. I do not know the type of brick. No brick work needs to be removed. I would like this work to be carried out a.s.a.p, thanks

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Remove non load bearing wall (surveying already done). Remove built in wall cupboards from dining area and dispose. Take off 2 layers of existing tiles in kitchen and replaster walls. Take up existing floor tiles and dispose. Re tile entire kitchen diner and utility area. Pull down existing artex ceilings to enable rewiring of new lights (separate job) and dispose. Set new plasterboard ceilings and fit new coving. Install new skirting boards in kitchen diner, utility room and hallway. Plumb in new tall radiator to diner area. Decoration - ad hoc plastering, emulsion painting all around new area.

Kitchen fitting already being done by kitchen company.

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I have a shed that needs constructing, including a base and also a pergola needs fitting to the house. everything is ready to go but I cannot do it on my own.
Ideally someone able to do it sometime in next two weeks.

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We would like to knock 2 rooms together. The 2 rooms are within a single downstairs extension which was split into 2 by the previous owners - currently a bathroom and dining room. The extension is at the back of the property where there is a driveway for easy access.

Work required:
- 2 walls (we believe are non load bearing) will need to be removed - the walls are approximately 170cm and 190 cm long
- tiles in bathroom removed and wall replastered
- Removal of bathroom fittings (electric shower, toilet & sink)
- Floor levelled across opened up room, ready for carpet laying
- Removal of 1 radiator on wall to be removed
- Fitting of door to new room - There is currently an archway to the kitchen where we would like to place double doors
- Replacement of window in bathroom to clear glass

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We want to take out the chimney breast and surrounding walls on the ground floor to open the adjacent 2 rooms. Adding structural beam to support existing chimney above. Ages of house is 1930's semi.

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The old wall, approximately 25 feet long and 2 feet high need to be taken down and disposed of. A new, single course brick wall with support pillars needs to be built to replace it.

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I am looking for a garage that was previously converted to an office to be converted into a smaller office and kitchen area laid on vinyl . A stud wall , and plumbing needs to be put in . Electrics already exist .

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Our Party Wall chimney stack to our two storey, 1920s, semi-detached house is in a poor condition above the roof level. The faces of several bricks are now falling off and bricks look to be generally misaligned and loose. The chimney stack looks to need rebuilding on our side of the property, with at least some repair work on our neighbours side. The chimney stack is approx 3.5 bricks wide by 7 long (8 pots total, 4 on each side) and we estimate 10 courses would need rebuilding at this stage. Please quote to provide access, materials and labour, and any other costs for rebuilding half this size chimney and repointing half, and replacing say 5 bricks on the repointed side. The lead flashing may need to be rebuilt into the new brickwork. If you believe it likely to be cheaper just to rebuild the whole chimney stack please provide an alternative price for this as well. We are structural engineers so would propose to look at the chimney up close with you once access is in place to agree the final amount of work. We will need to split the cost fairly between ourselves and our neighbours, so we will need a breakdown of the work on our side and on theirs.