building a house

[Milltown Row2]

Not related to building a house but a repair.

Damp patch in ceiling below bathroom.

Seems to be shower area. Any way of sorting it without having to take shower tray out?

Nope!! I've same problem at the minute... check your sealant inside shower unit, seal at base around door and bring the sealant up the sides to head height...

Obviously take off the old stuff, squirt DW40 around the sealant and scrape off

If that doesn't work good luck getting a plumber or shower unit fitter!! Still trying to get one for months now

[Deerstalker]

You probably just need the shower tray resealed so you can probably just do that without removing the tray 

[marty34]

Thanks. Much appreciated.

[Nailer]

Be sure and remove the existing sealant around the tray and wipe the joint clean, use Trans 7 sealant if you want clear colour or you can get it a colour to match your tiles, white to match the tray?
It is more expensive than ordinary silicone but is well worth it as you'll only need one tube.

[ThereAndBackAgain]

I read somewhere that you shouldn't use WD40 to take sealant off as it's very hard to remove all traces of it and even a tiny residue will interact with your new sealant.

[God14]

Tiled showers upstairs are a mess. Wouldnt have one about me. Over time water will leak through the grout. Especially if your Mrs takes as long in the shower as mine.

Multipanel the walls of the shower. Completely waterproof, with a multipanel shower seal tray kit to suit. Job done.

[Walter Cronc]

Anyone any recent experience/advice of building an extension? Is using an off site company (build & crane into position) usually very costly?

Not sure if I want the hassle of sorting tradesmen myself but costs will likely determine that.

[knockitdown]

Any recent self builders have price per sqft? House about 2200sqft

[5times5times]

Not building house related, but close enough.

Daughter & her fiancé have gone sale agreed on a house over 3 months now, with radio silence from either own solicitor, the selling agent and the sellers.

Do they have any way to try speed up / kick up the arse to get it agreed? The longer they wait, more likely mortgage offer runs out, and missing other properties which come up (not many around South & East Down)....

[RedHand88]

Not building house related, but close enough.

Daughter & her fiancé have gone sale agreed on a house over 3 months now, with radio silence from either own solicitor, the selling agent and the sellers.

Do they have any way to try speed up / kick up the arse to get it agreed? The longer they wait, more likely mortgage offer runs out, and missing other properties which come up (not many around South & East Down)....

Pick up the phone and ring the solicitor for an update. Say the mortgage offer is running out and you need it sorted before X date, or it could fall through. Need o be pro active and give them a kick in the hole every now and again.

[TwoUpTwoDown]

Any recent self builders have price per sqft? House about 2200sqft

I'm in same boat. Sorting a couple of quotes and we're about 2300sq ft. Any ideas on general pricing?

[quit yo jibbajabba]

Not building house related, but close enough.

Daughter & her fiancé have gone sale agreed on a house over 3 months now, with radio silence from either own solicitor, the selling agent and the sellers.

Do they have any way to try speed up / kick up the arse to get it agreed? The longer they wait, more likely mortgage offer runs out, and missing other properties which come up (not many around South & East Down)....

Pick up the phone and ring the solicitor for an update. Say the mortgage offer is running out and you need it sorted before X date, or it could fall through. Baby to be pro active and give them a kick in the hole every now and again.

Yeah email/phone the buggers, you're paying them a fee end of day. Ask what the hold up is, get specifics, and a timeframe for sorting.

Offers can usually be extended handy enough but same time just keep at them

[clonian]

Any recent self builders have price per sqft? House about 2200sqft

I'm in same boat. Sorting a couple of quotes and we're about 2300sq ft. Any ideas on general pricing?

It'll depend how much you are looking priced but a family member got a quote for £92/sqft roughly. That was for full fit out inside the house as well as outside works all done, gardens, asphalt etc. His was 3,600sq ft though so there's a bit of economy of scale to that.