Builder training courses

[Sarah_W]

Okay - not a very girlie question I know, BUT...

I'm going to build a garage in the coming months at teh back of my house and whilst I'll pay a contractor to put the foundations in, I'm keen to build the walls myself and possibly even tackle a sloped roof.

First things first though... I don't think I'm being naive to think I'll pick up enough skills fro a 5 day course to do the bricklaying. Nothing fancy, probably breezeblocks. Has anyone here been to any of the various 5 day bricklaying courses around? Do they give you enough skills to do a decent enough job to build a garage?

[Sarah_W]

mycroft said:

You will pick up the basic knowledge but you will need quite a bit of help .
I am sure there are plenty of builders on here who will give you step by step advice .
You will need building regs so the inspector will check what you have done is OK.
Dale

Sorry if that sounds patronising didn't mean it to . Go for it .

Edited by mycroft on Thursday 1st April 22:26

Do I need building regs?

It's going at teh bottom of a 100 foot garden (with rear access from a Close). There's already a dropped kerb with gates providing access to the rear garden and it'll only be a 1.5 car garage (i.e. with workshop), so I believe it's excluded from both building regs and planning...?