Conversions - General jobs in St Albans, 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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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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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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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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I have a 17feet x 10feet garage in Rickmansworth london that i want to convert into a usable room. This would require the construction of a stud wall at one end about 4- feet from garage door. This would be a storage space with a door in the stud wall to allow entry. Can u give a quote, Number of working days required and start date for:

Garage conversion · Build stud wall to front of garage and include a door · Insulate stud wall with 90mm insulation · Baton and insulate all walls with 25 mm insulation · Fit external door frame and door in stud wall · Fit 5 lever lock and handle · Plasterboard and Plaster all walls · Fit skirting boards to match existing house · Paint walls and ceiling(1 base coat and 2 top coats) · Paint woodwork (white undercoat and gloss) · Convert electric sockets to plasterboard sockets   Material =     Labour   =     Total           = All rubbish to be removed from site Electric and water to be provided from site.
Thanks. Rehan

Job Description

We have an existing extension that wraps around the original external walls of the house. We are first looking to knock through parts of two of the old load bearing walls and adding RSJs to create an open-plan kitchen/diner in the existing space.

- New space will be approx 20ft x 20ft.
- We have necessary structural plans as required.
- Building control not yet notified.
- Builder, electrician and plumber required.
- We are owners of the property.
- Estimated Quote to include all works and materials.

As part of this, we are looking to:
- Remove two corner walls (both 6ft) and support appropriately.
- Open up the ceiling to create a vaulted ceiling (into the existing pitched roof)
- Add two velux windows
- Brick up one external door and replace with a window (remove existing lintel and add new lintel for window)
- New patio door
- Plaster walls and ceilings
- Install required electrical works (6 sockets plus kitchen requirements)
- Additional carpentry as required
- Remove existing bathroom and install new cloakroom toilet and utility room
- Install plumbing works (kitchen works into new location, plus changes to downstairs bathroom/utility room)
- Take up floor and lay drain for new sink position
- Install radiator
- Remove existing boiler and install new boiler in garage
- Move water-tank to garage.

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We are looking for a builder capable of removing a ground floor bearing wall and fit an rsj beam. The property is in St Albans city centre. The wall doesn't cover the full length of the room and therefore a support might be required to support the rsj beam on one side (I can provide a floorplan by email for better illustration). We are also looking at having a toilet fitted under a staircase.

We are looking to have the work done in late June

Job Description

Hi. i am looking to have a wall between my toilet and bathroom removed. It is not supporting as far as i know and is brick built. I may also need to have the wall re-plastered if you can provide this. I would also like to have the toilet doorway closed in. Please contact me if you need to know anything else or to arrange for a quote

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1. Install a bathroom on the first floor of the house by dividing the front main bedroom in two. 2. Install a set of double doors in the internal wall that divides the ground floor kitchen from the livingroom. 3. Partially remove another internal wall downstairs. 4. Possibly add a single storey rear extension. (Subject to building control regs.)

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Wall removed in lounge, RSJ required...
Stud wall built across next room to make the lounge larger...
A radiator will need moving...
A doorway requires to be sealed up...

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Knock kitchen (14 x 10) into dining room ( 14 x 8 ) remove old kitchen . remove tiles , shore up chimney breast , refit kitchen and tiles . Plastering and possibly screeding.

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Job A: Re-install the current kitchen extractor with an external air vent. Currently there is an extractor installed in the kitchen but it is not connected to an external air vent.

Job B : The flat appears to have a condensation issue, so I would like to install an air vent in the living room and bedroom.

Additional Information
The property Type is a first floor maisonette

I would welcome quotes from tradesman that have done this type of job before and are familiar with solving condensation issues.

Please could I ask you to respond with a quote and some indication of availability?

Kind Regards,

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Small cellar needs converting into habitable room, all electrics and plumbing to be tidied, walls and ceiling insulated and dry lined, electric box moved and refitted, small cupboards built, new lights to be fitted etc.

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Remove part of wall between dining room and kitchen. This will be removed from the current door way extending to 1.65m.
Fit an RSJ (this can be hidden into the ceiling itself)
Re-site radiator, electrical socket, and light switch (to part of the same wall that isn't being removed)
Re-plaster kitchen ceiling to make level with dining room (approx 3m * 3m)

* Added 15th September, 2011 :
Looking for someone to start ASAP.

Job Description

Knocking through a load bearing wall between the living and dining room to create a big room. Dimensions approx 4m wide x 2.2m high. Closing one of the doorways off and redecorating (walls and floor already the same in both rooms so only requires the area where the wall was to be painted/floored).

Second part of the job is replacing windows in dining room with double glazed ones - 2 side windows and 1 door leading into conservatory room. Would like this done at the same time as the above.

Ideally would like this work done early March and as quickly as possible once started.