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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
   • April 11

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
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5. Living in a Static Caravan on site

   By Stones, September 21, 2017   

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   • flanagaj
   • May 19, 2025

6. Do you buy extras?

   By DannyT, 15 hours ago
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   • ProDave
   • 2 hours ago

7. Architects - Hmphhh

   By Mulberry View, May 20
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   • Great_scot_selfbuild
   • Saturday at 06:27

8. Caravans on block - safe?

   By Hilldes, November 28, 2020
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   • David Cooke
   • Saturday at 06:06

9. Bugga....

   By ToughButterCup, May 23
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   • MPH243
   • May 23

10. What wall type should I use?

    By BotusBuild, May 19
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    • BotusBuild
    • May 22

11. How to build a stud wall around a small window

    By cowboy25, May 17
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    • elite
    • May 19

12. Air hooks for Radon membrane

    By flanagaj, May 7
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    • Spinny
    • May 12

13. How are we heating this, plus hot water.

    By Russell griffiths, May 5
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    • -rick-
    • May 5

14. Neighbours want to scaffold in my courtyard 1 2

    By DannyT, April 30
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    • Nickfromwales
    • May 3

15. A gully drain required for a bin store? Requested by Building Control - also question re EV car charger 1 2 3 4

    By Caroline, April 20
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    • Carrerahill
    • May 1

16. Warm roof conversion

    By Space Race, April 24
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    • Space Race
    • April 28

17. Novice questions regarding wall chasing

    By Ajay Gupta, April 24
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    • MikeSharp01
    • April 25

18. Strongest lightweight concrete blocks for tiling marble onto

    By bmj1, April 15
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    • Mr Punter
    • April 16

19. 3D printing, can anyone help out?

    By Nickfromwales, April 13
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    • dpmiller
    • April 13

20. Anyone had a Danwood build without an MVHR?

    By worldwidewebs, April 9
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    • Post and beam
    • April 13

21. Removing markings from tarmac

    By bmj1, April 13
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    • Oz07
    • April 13

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

    By Caroline, April 12
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    • cjsparkey
    • April 12

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

    By Caroline, April 10
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    • Gus Potter
    • April 10

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

    By Caroline, March 31
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    • BotusBuild
    • April 2

25. Whats going on here?

    By CalvinHobbes, April 1
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    • Nickfromwales
    • April 1