What options to change a Bradstone exterior?
We have a 1970 house, which has an exterior of rough cast Bradstone. We would like to change this but was told that render isn’t an option because it wouldn’t stick to the porous Bradstone. Is it possible to completely remove the Bradstone and replace it with block and render (planning accepted)? Or are there […]
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How much will my foundations cost?
We are quantifying the costs for a couple of alternatives to extend our bungalow in order to decide which method is preferable. The ground slopes away and, in order to extend at the back, we would prefer to site the extension approximately 80cm lower than the level of the existing building. The foundations for the […]
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Can I lay two heat pump ground loop coils in a single trench?
I wish to lay collection coils for a ground source heat pump (GSHP) system. The recommendation called for 600m of collection coil in 4 trenches 150m long. If I where to widen the trench from the initial proposed 300mm to 1.2m, could I lay two coils in the same trench thereby reducing the number of […]
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How can I minimise capital gains tax on a self build project?
This may well be a question for the “Ask the Experts” section of the magazine. Presently I am looking to purchase a plot of land in Scotland with the intention of building a house there to ultimately sell on. When it comes to the selling the house my obvious aim will be to maximise any […]
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