"Tyler" wrote in message
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I'm considering putting a side extension onto the house (a top and
bottom one). It'll be 12ft wide and 27 ft long. Approx how long could/
should it take to complete? How many people should there be employed/
working on such a project?


I take it your next posted question will be "how long is a piece of string?"
)

It's a bit of a silly question and begs the silly answer that it will take
longer than you think and the builder will employ as many as it takes. Even
with a good builder you will have to leave it up to him, he won't start when
he says he will and unforseen problems will make it take longer. Never bank
on a finish time is the golden rule. If it's a side extension you will need
planning permission as well as building regs approval which means someone to
draw up the plans and time for the planning process. If you get a crap
builder he might be able to start straight away. Asuuming you find a decent
one through personal recommendation (and depending on the area), you may
have a long lead time. For an extension of that size you could be looking at
a very small outfit of 4-5 people or a larger one of up 8-10 working on it
at one time or another. Some may only attend for a short time as subs (eg
electrician, roofer) and some will attend as required (chippy). If you start
the process now, you may get actual building started before Christmas
(assuming you go the decent builder route).


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