Straight answers on what jobs cost, how the work is done and what to look out for, from the team that does it day in, day out across East Riding of Yorkshire.
Almost every homeowner asks this before the first tile comes off the wall, and the honest answer is longer than a week but rarely as long as people fear.
Ask three builders how long a bathroom takes and you will get three different answers, because the honest one is: it depends on what you are ripping out and what you are putting back.
Ask three builders how long a kitchen renovation takes and you will get three different answers, because the honest one is that it depends on what you are having done.
Good news first: a large share of rear extensions in East Riding of Yorkshire never need a full planning application, because they fall under permitted development rights.
If you are weighing up a kitchen extension or a bigger living space, the first question is almost always about the money.