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1. Acronyms, Abbreviations & Glossary Of Common Terms 1 2 3

   By ProDave, May 30, 2016   

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   • Square Feet
   • Saturday at 13:45

2. Considering a move to Octopus Energy and want to split a £100 bonus with BuildHub?

   By jack, March 21
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   • jack
   • March 21

3. Low points: and how to get out of them 1 2 3 4 5

   By ToughButterCup, January 26
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   • Onoff
   • February 25

4. Credit/Debit Reward Cards, Discounts etc 1 2 3 4 7

   By Ferdinand, June 15, 2016   

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   • Ferdinand
   • October 9, 2025

5. Living in a Static Caravan on site

   By Stones, September 21, 2017   

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   • flanagaj
   • May 19, 2025

6. VAT reclaim query on invoice dated after BC sign off (plus ? on claiming hob with built in extraction)

   By Caroline, 15 hours ago
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   • cjsparkey
   • 15 hours ago

7. Water treatment plant with "marking" in accordance with Document H

   By Caroline, Friday at 13:27
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   • Gus Potter
   • Friday at 23:26

8. Anyone had a Danwood build without an MVHR?

   By worldwidewebs, Thursday at 08:17
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   • FarmerN
   • Friday at 10:13

9. Completion - everything done but building inspector on holiday!

   By Caroline, March 31
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   • BotusBuild
   • April 2

10. Whats going on here?

    By CalvinHobbes, April 1
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    • Nickfromwales
    • April 1

11. Changes to the grid proposed

    By Temp, March 31
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    • ProDave
    • April 1

12. Sticking insulated plasterboards

    By Arnold9801, March 29
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    • Super_Paulie
    • March 30

13. Painting wood burner

    By BotusBuild, March 26   

    • rust
    • water damage
    • 8 replies
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    • BotusBuild
    • March 27

14. Registering a site with Openreach

    By Bancroft, March 25
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    • Oz07
    • March 25

15. Yeeessss we bloody done it.

    By Russell griffiths, February 15
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    • Spinny
    • March 24

16. YouTube channel. Forum member?

    By flanagaj, March 22
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    • SteamyTea
    • March 23

17. Cutting XPS insulation?

    By Alan Ambrose, March 15
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    • SteamyTea
    • March 22

18. Project finished: MBC timber frame self build, 220m^2 over three floors

    By RedRhino, October 2, 2025
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    • WisteriaMews
    • March 21

19. Octopus smart tariffs going down on 1 April

    By jack, March 18
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    • JohnMo
    • March 18

20. Communicating with the builder

    By Bancroft, March 15
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    • Bancroft
    • March 17

21. Approved Document Q - (PAS 24) Details (Security Doors/Windows)

    By Caroline, March 14
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    • JohnMo
    • March 14

22. Electricity tariffs

    By Russell griffiths, March 6
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    • JohnMo
    • March 10

23. Rebuilding after demolishing question 1 2

    By dustyb, January 6
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    • G and J
    • March 10

24. Alter ASHP hot water hysteresis?

    By Tom, February 26
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    • JohnMo
    • March 9

25. Interesting take on ‘houses built using CNCed wood’

    By Alan Ambrose, March 9
    • 6 replies
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    • sgt_woulds
    • March 9