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The Build - moving forward.


Redoctober

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What a difference a week makes in the world of self build – Half the roof has been slated, the additional insulation has arrived on site and the liquid screed has been poured.

The guys who did the pour travelled from Perth, some 95 miles away – very few firms seem to do this work north of the Border it seems.

The ground floor was prepared by the guy doing the UFH and our builder. The company doing the screed dispatched a surveyor the day before in order to measure the various heights and lay out what they called “spiders” but are in fact tripods.

Each tripod was marked with a height and a spot so that if they were knocked over they could be re-positioned correctly. The pour was completed within an hour and should be ready for “light” traffic on Monday.

Talking of which, we should see the Joiner, roofer and builder on site to start the internals, finish the back section of the roof and start building the external chimney respectively.

Enjoy the weekend.

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They remove them then 'tamp' the liquid down with a piece of tube with some handles.  It has to be tamped a bit - nothing self levels except for water!

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Screed looks great!

 

One question. If the frame uses TF200thermo inside and out, is there a VC layer as well on the inside?

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2 hours ago, dpmiller said:

Screed looks great!

 

One question. If the frame uses TF200thermo inside and out, is there a VC layer as well on the inside?

 

Hi @dpmiller - yes the inside of the external walls will have  an additional 50mm rigid insulation fitted, then a vapour / air tightness  barrier and  finally service batons  ahead of the plasterboard.

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