Straight answers on what jobs cost, how the work is done and what to look out for, from a valley outfit that lays brick day in, day out.
If you have been quoted wildly different prices for a garden wall, you are not imagining it.
Ask ten builders how deep your extension footings need to be and you will hear everything from 600mm to well over a metre.
If you are pricing up a single storey brick extension in South Wales, most projects currently land somewhere between £1,800 and £2,500 per square metre for a straightforward build.
Mortar joints are designed to wear out before the bricks do, and in the South Wales climate they take a real battering.
Building a garden wall sounds simple, but get the height wrong next to a road and you could be asked to take it down.
If you are planning a kitchen extension or extra living space in the Cynon Valley, the first question is always about money.
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