Conversions - General jobs in London

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Knock down supporting wall
Knock down chimney breast
Brick up internal door
Turn external door into window
Turn window into French doors
Make good walls ready for painting
Possible floor laying

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Install a lintel at roof line then remove existing chimney from 1st floor bathroom. Make good on walls and ceiling (and possibly floor).

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Removal of 150ft2 of concrete ceiling to create lightwell to a basement area (may encompass addition of new supporting beam pending structural survey).

Install glass balcony wall around light well and stair well

Replacement of 3 smaller windows and door, with 1 large window and glass door.

Pouring concrete floor - approx 600ft2 (currently tiled)

Plaster and paint 600ft2 of brick walls, and install ceiling with new lighting system

Install boiler and skirting board heating

Create toilet / shower room / storage area under stairs in basement and remove toilet / storage area that currently exists on ground floor.

Box in electric meters and service elements, and general paint and dec of 600ft2 in basement including polish / paint of existing concrete floor.

Ideally looking to start as soon as possible.

Job Description

2 rooms involved. We are the homeowners. Structural drawings / calculations not done.

JOB 1
Knock into the chimney breast in the kitchen to turn into a larder.
Finish off as a smooth alcove that we can install our own shelves / cabinetry into.
Will need a concrete lintel.
Cupboard size - W 120cm x H 250cm

JOB 2
Remove under stairs cupboard, and finish neatly.
Build and install sliding panel and runners - W 170cm x H 270cm

* Added 25th February, 2013 :
Also need quote for moving radiator to another wall.

See attached photos for full details.

Job Description

Bathroom and utility room refit, including a load bearing wall removal and creation of a new, smaller utility room.

Bathroom:

The existing bathroom suite needs to be completely removed.
The load-bearing wall between this bathroom and the current utility room on the right hand side needs to be removed (about a 2m gap) and a new beam/plinth installed.

A new bathroom suite needs to be installed (bath, sink, toilet and free-standing double shower cubical) in the extended bathroom. The shower will be a power-shower running off the combi boiler. Bathroom walls, shower and floor need to be tiled. The new suite can make use of existing plumbing.

A new mirror, with a light above it and a shaver socket needs to be installed above the sink.

Utility room

The existing washing machine and dryer are to be moved into new utility room which will be accessed from the bathroom.
In the existing utility room there is currently a non-functioning shower cubical, a toilet and a sink which will need to removed.
The new utility room floor is to be covered in waterproof vinyl flooring. The dryer needs to have a vent installed on the outside wall - dryer to be installed against the outside wall.
The new utility room can make use of existing plumbing.

A new partition wall needs to be installed between the utility room and adjoining bedroom - this is currently a sliding door.

In both rooms a new ceiling needs to be installed with spot lights in the bathroom and a standard light fitting in the utility room.

Skills required - builder, bathroom fitter, plumber, electrician, plasterer, carpenter, tiler, floor fitter

For all the jobs the builder needs to supply the materials, we will advise on the style of the bathroom suite, and colour / type of tiles and laminate flooring

Rough plans can be provided on request but detailed plans and structural calculations need to be made. The job needs a building notice from the council.

We wish the work to start in mid-March and be completed by the end of April 2013 at the latest.

This job is at the same property as the other posting I have made (username mwilson73)

I am the homeowner.

Job Description

I need to remove a wall between my living room and second box room, to create one room. The flat is a ground floor flat in Tooting Bec - the wall is the old exterior wall of a converted Victorian terraced house.

A structural engineer has been round to make an assessment/draw up plans and has suggested a 200mm upright each side of the room (12 foot wide), creating a "goal post" format. One side is already in place to allow for an archway access to kitchen.

Once building work is complete, will need to organise plaster of space left over.

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We need a doorway cutting through an external wall into a sealed off coal cellar. The doorway will need a steel support lintel over the top (wide).

Will need you tyo supply lintel/RSJ

No make-good required - just cutting, beam installation and removal of rubble.

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We live in a Victorian terrace house, with two reception rooms which we want to knock into one.

Previously the wall in the front room was moved back, an RSJ beam fitted, and a stud wall erected. We want to strip all that out and make one big room. There is also a false wall to remove, and the ceiling to fix. Radiators need to be moved/replaced and a door needs to be moved. Also, there is some woodwork that needs to be removed. Everything then needs to be made good and painted.

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We're planning to have our kitchen renovated and would like quotes to re-open and expand (from approx 40cm x 45cm to 120cm x 100cm) a boarded-up window opening and plaster one wall and the ceiling (ceiling is approx 4m x 3.6m). There are a number of hairline cracks in the ceiling and we would like a professional opinion as to whether these are a cause for concern. We would also like advice on soundproofing options for the party wall.

Separately, we also have a door in another room that needs to be re-hung.

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I would like a price to remove internal load bearing wall in my kitchen and install a RSJ

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I have an unusual space at the side of my flat, about 12' x 12'. Technically a sotrage room, but has loft style features and is not floored. Room and timber is in great order, looking to floor and convert properly. Some additional small other works to be tagged on throughout the flat.

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Hi - I want to open up my front room and allow more light into the hallway. At the moment I only have a standard door and I'd like to put roughly 2m width sliding doors (one fixed) in the middle and fill in the old door.

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We are looking to convert our downstairs layout to open plan. There are several aspects to the job.

The removal of a non load bearing partition wall. This also includes removing some existing door frames. As we live in a house that is spread over 3 floors (incl loft conversion) we are under the understanding that we will require approval from building control and the possible installation of a new door. We will require the contractor to take this on on our behalf.

Plumbing. Existing CH and Hot and Cold water run upstairs through the partition wall that is to be removed, to where the immersion used to be. We have a reasonably new combi boiler in the kitchen and require all plumbing going up stairs to be rerouted. There is a reasonably easy route near the boiler by the waste pipe. We also need the boiler moved ½ a meter on the same wall to make room for cabinets. We are also reconfiguring the kitchen and require the plumbing for the washing machine and sink to be relocated.

Electrical. As we are reconfiguring our kitchen, sockets need to be moved and light switches in the wall to be removed need to be relocated. We require some works on the ceiling lighting.

Initially we will be relocating existing kitchen hardware to the new configuration however shortly after we will be installing an Ikea kitchen. We intend to do this work ourselves however you are also welcome to quote for this.

Job Description

Hi Hugo, you have some cracking reviews here so wanted to get in touch.

If so, we want to push through a kitchen wall to open up a "dead" room into one area - and fit a new kitchen with an "island" - in a new house we have just bought.

The wall is structural, will need a steel beam/RSJ (know this already) and the distance is 350cm-ish between the "pillars" where it would be concreted in.

Height - not measured but is a reasonable height ceiling (house is period, circa. 1906).

We'd like an all in quote - actually prefer a visit to see/chat ASAP as we want to get on with this - incl. VAT, labour etc. No surprises!

We will actually need quite a bit done in the house (we are certainly not loaded so need quality and cost-effective, which all your reviews point to) so we hope to find a good builder we can trust and then all the work can be done. Kitchen first.

Next up (to be discussed separately, no quote this second!) is painting/decorating (It is a three bed house over two floors with extension/wood conservatory so maybe 8-9 rooms and hallway total), some lovely wooden floors need a sand/re-stain/varnish, we'll need a bit of carpet to put over the stairs, upstairs landing and one room.

And we are looking to convert a bad addition of a small extension cubicle into a utility room/downstairs toilet.

Wanted to give a full picture as there could be a nice bundle of work - but it is all predicated on the kitchen wall push-through first.

Love to hear from you ASAP - I'm keen to move on this so if you had availability for a visit this week one night or anytime over the weekend that would be cracking.

Job Description

To cut out section of brickwork in wall
to supply and fit catnic lintel to support the wall
to supply and fit new metal doorframe and new door
to fit a new lock supplied by us
to make good brickwork around doorway
to render the brickwork
to make good floor where brickwork removed
to clear debris from site