Building Regulations In Building Work

Building Regulations In Building Work
We spend our time researching the latest building law and regulations so that you don't have to.  Our team gather as much information on DIY, home improvement, latest building trades news, home ideas and tips hoping to provide our members with a one stop solution to find everything they need to keep their home in tiptop condition and get jobs done as quickly and easily as possible.


Check our useful handy guide to building regulations by trades type :

Building regulations affecting tiling jobs, bathroom refurbishments and kitchen tiling
Building laws applying to general building jobs, extensions and new build building work
Regulations and electrical work.  Rewires, Part P legislation, qualifications needed by electricians before working on your home
Gas regulations.  The new Gas Safe Register of tradespeople and the old CORGI gas system
Planning a conservatory.  When size matters with regards to building control, planning permission and building regulations.
How big does a porch have to be before it needs planning permission
Where did Part P Legislation begin.  We look at the story behind the building law.
What qualifications does an electrician need to work on my electrical jobs?
What qualifications does a heating engineer or plumber need to work with gas?

Kitchen Costs

Kitchen Costs

How Much A New Kitchen Costs

The cost of a new kitchen can vary depending on how much work needs to be done. If you’re good at DIY and able to do some of the work yourself, you’ll be able to cut down on your kitchen costs. For example you can replace damaged floor tiles cheaply - installing them is quite simple if you know what you’re doing. If you can safely remove the old kitchen units yourself, then so much the better! Or if your wall needs plastering and you can do it yourself, you’ll shave pounds off the cost of a new kitchen.

Getting Quotes For Kitchen Costs

If you don’t know what you’re doing when it comes to DIY, it’s best to call in a kitchen specialist. They’ll assess the work that needs to be done and talk through your options with you. Contact three or four so you can pick the best deal for your new kitchen!

Prices For Kitchens

You can expect to pay anything from a few hundred pounds for a few basic repairs to your old kitchen, to thousands for a new kitchen that’s been designed around your needs. It may be worth sitting down and working out how much cash you have to spare, then matching your kitchen design to your budget.

Kitchen Units

Buying your kitchen units from a large chain of shops will be less expensive than getting them at an individual specialist retailer, so make sure you shop around before parting with your hard-earned cash!

Costs Of Kitchen Installation

The cost of installing a kitchen depends on what labour is involved in the job. You could end up spending anything from £300 to £3,000 on labour. Kitchen worktops should cost around £150 for basic work surfaces right up to £3,000 for the very best. For new kitchen cabinets, you’ll be paying from £1,000 to a hefty £6,000. When paying for the appliances, there are all sorts of ways to cut down the costs - including being careful not to buy anything you really don’t need! If all your kitchen appliances need replacing, this could cost you a tidy sum of £1,500. If you can salvage anything from your old kitchen, you’ll be able to make more savings.

Finding A Kitchen Fitter

It’s a good idea to have a professional kitchen fitter round to see what needs to be done. They’ll be able to give you some advice and a list of costs. You may even find that some of them are offering deals such as free fitting.

Always Compare Quotes

Call up a few local kitchen fitters and ask them for a price. Then you can pick the best deal based on the cost of fitting a kitchen and the time it’ll take them to do it.

Using Apps In DIY, Home Improvement, Decorating and Design

Using Apps In DIY, Home Improvement, Decorating and Design
There are applications for everything from getting the latest exchange rates, to discussing kittens and cats, and it probably won't be a shock to many of us to also find that there are numerous excellent DIY and house style ones too. So, what are the very best mobile phone and tablet applications for fanatics of this persuasion?

I.D. Wood

There are a lot of different kinds of wooden out there and also a lot of misconceptions about which is most apt for what type of structure or purpose. The I.D Wood app is your wooden manual, helping you to identify wood by its type and use and reveals most everything you'll ever require when it comes to choosing wood for your DIY and home improvement projects.

Color Capture

For those of us who are a little more into interior design and decorating than nails, hammers, saws and wood, this color scheme app is excellent for colour matching snapshops taken with your phone with any of more than 3,300 paint colours from the Benjamin Moore collection. You need never be undecided as to what colour you need to buy when you find that perfect shade on your travels again.

iHandy Carpenter

Everyone who aspires to be any type of DIY carpenter, needs accurate measuring tools and this one app provides that - courtesy of iHandy Carpenter. There is a complete kit of 5 professional DIY tools included with this application. A plumb bob for ensuring that vertical lines are straight. A virtual steel protractor for measuring angles of up to 180 degrees. A similar 'virtual' steel ruler, bubble measuring tool and a surface level tool to measure flat surfaces.
So, there's a brief roundup on just a few of the many DIY, home interiors and design apps which are popping up on the market now.
Enjoy your DIY.