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I have just bought a 3 bedroom mid terraced house in South East London and really want to put in a rear facing dormers (full height and width). The quotes we have received have been about 35k upward, and we only have 30k to do the entire house. My father is an experience builder, and he was involved in the building of three other dormers in the past at various stages of the process. He also buys and does up properties in France and has worked on roofs a lot over of the years.
He is the willing to build the dormer, so the cost will be entirely materials and his supporting laborers as he will be project manage.
My questions are as follows:

1) Is there anywhere I could see a rough illustration or plan for a similar projects just for comparative purposes?
2) As I understand it, the rear wall has to the sit 20cms from the supporting back wall. However, I’ve seen other dormers that seem to sit ON the wall. Am I wrong, or what the rules with this? Additionally, is there a minimum distance from the apex that the flat roof has to start from?
3) Though my father has a lot of experiences, he hasn’t kept up with the newer trends in terms of insulation. He thinks that a simple layer of Wingspan between the joists, then plasterboard should be enough for the roof insulation, however other forums suggest otherwise. My father’s other suggestion is using Trio, but it seems to have very mixed reviews. What insulation would you suggest?

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