question regarding taking part of a wall down in a house/building notice form

glasgow guy · 13-05-2011, 18:37

need some info/help here so bear with me please..

I am in the proccess of ripping out my old kitchen and fitting a new one but I have thought about bricking up the existing kitchen door and creating a new slightly wider one next to where the old one is ( I live in a normal 2 bed terrace house in clayton to give you some idea on where the kitchen door is..)
now that particular wall is only single skin so it wont have ever been an external one or a load bearing one or was the house ever a listed building, now I contacted the building control people in town and they sent the forms out but thats where it gets me..
for those who have done this type of thing before and seen these forms I am presuming I am in table E for the standard charges..?
but on section 7 question 4 it asks for estimated cost of work???
it wont cost anything as taking part of a wall down and bricking up the original doorway and all materials I have got and will get from work and the work I will do myself..
so do I leave that section blank or do I just put what it would have cost me to get the materials and pay someone to do it??

is there anyone who has done anything similiar in their own home who can give some pointers?

thanks..

Retlaw · 13-05-2011, 19:58

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Originally Posted by glasgow guy

need some info/help here so bear with me please..

I am in the proccess of ripping out my old kitchen and fitting a new one but I have thought about bricking up the existing kitchen door and creating a new slightly wider one next to where the old one is ( I live in a normal 2 bed terrace house in clayton to give you some idea on where the kitchen door is..)
now that particular wall is only single skin so it wont have ever been an external one or a load bearing one or was the house ever a listed building, now I contacted the building control people in town and they sent the forms out but thats where it gets me..
for those who have done this type of thing before and seen these forms I am presuming I am in table E for the standard charges..?
but on section 7 question 4 it asks for estimated cost of work???
it wont cost anything as taking part of a wall down and bricking up the original doorway and all materials I have got and will get from work and the work I will do myself..
so do I leave that section blank or do I just put what it would have cost me to get the materials and pay someone to do it??

is there anyone who has done anything similiar in their own home who can give some pointers?

thanks..

Tha should'nt have said owt it first place, now you've opened the door to the busibodies intut clown hall, who have nowt better to do than hassle people to justify their existance.
Retlaw

MargaretR · 14-05-2011, 08:25

I did something similar to an outkitchen wall when I lived on Dill Hall lane.
The whole wall was affected - removed large window and moved position of door.
I didn't contact the council - I didn't consider it needed planning permission.
I paid 'cash in hand' to a local brickie, and bought my new door and frame, installed by a joiner friend. I don't remember how much it all cost, but it was so long ago that the price would be no guide for you now.