Building a house

[Owen Brannigan]

Spraying does take a fair degree of skill and the mistakes with runners due to overspray are almost impossible to eradicate. Also the cleaning of an airless sprayer is a tedious task before you leave it back to the hirer. Don't think of buying a cheap sprayer and taking on a house.

Best to buy the paint and to pay a painter by the day to roller the whole hose white.

[johnneycool]

Spraying does take a fair degree of skill and the mistakes with runners due to overspray are almost impossible to eradicate. Also the cleaning of an airless sprayer is a tedious task before you leave it back to the hirer. Don't think of buying a cheap sprayer and taking on a house.

Best to buy the paint and to pay a painter by the day to roller the whole hose white.

Also wait until the skim is well dried out as the undercoat won't take and will be forever flaking on you.

[Mickey Linden]

What sort of fee would an architect charge for designing a house? Do they charge per square foot or what way does it work?

[Norf Tyrone]

Folks- Any tips for insurance companies to cover renovations of properties?

[StGallsGAA]

What sort of fee would an architect charge for designing a house? Do they charge per square foot or what way does it work?

My extension fee was £350 and I saved that twice at least when getting a contractor.   

[TabClear]

Looking some advice on damp. Had a small patch of damp appear on an interior wall and when I stripped back the paper its a lot worse than  i thought. We had gas installed last year and this room in particular (kitchen) used to be freezing but is now really warm. A friend reckons it is rising damp and i will need to get the walls chipped back, injected and replastered. 

Have a specialist coming round to look at it but has anyone any idea what sort of quote i should be expecting. Wall is about 8 feet long. ALso are there any alternatives?

Thanks in Advance

[LeoMc]

Looking some advice on damp. Had a small patch of damp appear on an interior wall and when I stripped back the paper its a lot worse than  i thought. We had gas installed last year and this room in particular (kitchen) used to be freezing but is now really warm. A friend reckons it is rising damp and i will need to get the walls chipped back, injected and replastered. 

Have a specialist coming round to look at it but has anyone any idea what sort of quote i should be expecting. Wall is about 8 feet long. ALso are there any alternatives?

Thanks in Advance

I got that done on a house in Belfast about 2 years ago, cost about £1100.

[TabClear]

Looking some advice on damp. Had a small patch of damp appear on an interior wall and when I stripped back the paper its a lot worse than  i thought. We had gas installed last year and this room in particular (kitchen) used to be freezing but is now really warm. A friend reckons it is rising damp and i will need to get the walls chipped back, injected and replastered. 

Have a specialist coming round to look at it but has anyone any idea what sort of quote i should be expecting. Wall is about 8 feet long. ALso are there any alternatives?

Thanks in Advance

I got that done on a house in Belfast about 2 years ago, cost about £1100.

Thanks Leo, fcuk thats more than I thought. Was that for a single wall?

[LeoMc]

Looking some advice on damp. Had a small patch of damp appear on an interior wall and when I stripped back the paper its a lot worse than  i thought. We had gas installed last year and this room in particular (kitchen) used to be freezing but is now really warm. A friend reckons it is rising damp and i will need to get the walls chipped back, injected and replastered. 

Have a specialist coming round to look at it but has anyone any idea what sort of quote i should be expecting. Wall is about 8 feet long. ALso are there any alternatives?

Thanks in Advance

I got that done on a house in Belfast about 2 years ago, cost about £1100.

Thanks Leo, fcuk thats more than I thought. Was that for a single wall?

Yes, a single external wall, about 18ft long with 2 chimney breasts, plaster stripped to 1m, injected, plaster replaced and the job certified.

[JimStynes]

What way do I go about getting Septic tank, electric, water applications sent in? I can't find much online about it.  Are there any other applications I could submit while waiting for planning to come back?

[WT4E]

How much would you estimate to get plans drawn and planning permission passed?

[lfdown2]

Anyone here have experience of the planning process in NI?

Wouldn't be a regular query:

- Applied and achieved planning permission for a replacement dwelling
- Due to lack of viable lenders had to submit further application for revised entrance
- Upon commencing working drawings decided to throw the whole design up and start from scratch
- Have new application ready to go, inclusive of the revised entrance (above), do not intend to cancelling current permission until this application has been approved

Question is; we would like to commence the earthworks for the lane before we head towards the winter months again, we have permission in place for this but could us starting that in any way hamper the new application?

[el_cuervo_fc]

Anyone here have experience of the planning process in NI?

Wouldn't be a regular query:

- Applied and achieved planning permission for a replacement dwelling
- Due to lack of viable lenders had to submit further application for revised entrance
- Upon commencing working drawings decided to throw the whole design up and start from scratch
- Have new application ready to go, inclusive of the revised entrance (above), do not intend to cancelling current permission until this application has been approved

Question is; we would like to commence the earthworks for the lane before we head towards the winter months again, we have permission in place for this but could us starting that in any way hamper the new application?

Is the new dwelling on the same footprint as the original approval?  If so, the Planning Authority should be able to treat the new application as a simple change of house type application, with an amended access arrangement.

If the new proposal isn't on the same footprint then things could be a lot more difficult as there would be a potential for two dwellings on the site.  If the works are commenced on the first approval then you would have to seek a revocation of the original application before the second application could be approved, which would be time consuming.

Edit: The works for the lane way would only be seen as meeting a pre-commencement condition, therefore technically the original application wouldn't be started as you would need to also undertake some works associated with the construction of the dwelling.

[lfdown2]

Anyone here have experience of the planning process in NI?

Wouldn't be a regular query:

- Applied and achieved planning permission for a replacement dwelling
- Due to lack of viable lenders had to submit further application for revised entrance
- Upon commencing working drawings decided to throw the whole design up and start from scratch
- Have new application ready to go, inclusive of the revised entrance (above), do not intend to cancelling current permission until this application has been approved

Question is; we would like to commence the earthworks for the lane before we head towards the winter months again, we have permission in place for this but could us starting that in any way hamper the new application?

Is the new dwelling on the same footprint as the original approval?  If so, the Planning Authority should be able to treat the new application as a simple change of house type application, with an amended access arrangement.

If the new proposal isn't on the same footprint then things could be a lot more difficult as there would be a potential for two dwellings on the site.  If the works are commenced on the first approval then you would have to seek a revocation of the original application before the second application could be approved, which would be time consuming.

New dwelling is on the same footprint, however significantly different and therefore could not be submitted as simply an amendment. Would anticipate having to seek a revocation of original application. I would like to get a start on the lane only at this stage but do not want to do so if it could be detrimental to new application.

[WT4E]

Anyone here have experience of the planning process in NI?

Wouldn't be a regular query:

- Applied and achieved planning permission for a replacement dwelling
- Due to lack of viable lenders had to submit further application for revised entrance
- Upon commencing working drawings decided to throw the whole design up and start from scratch
- Have new application ready to go, inclusive of the revised entrance (above), do not intend to cancelling current permission until this application has been approved

Question is; we would like to commence the earthworks for the lane before we head towards the winter months again, we have permission in place for this but could us starting that in any way hamper the new application?

Sorry can't help with your query as haven't went through the process but you might be able to give me a rough idea of question i asked earlier (or anyone else)

How much would you estimate to get plans drawn and planning permission passed?