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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
   • 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. Expensive for sure …. Glass ….

   By Pocster, 9 hours ago
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   • SteamyTea
   • 7 hours ago

7. Should I contact planning enforcement about my own build?

   By miike, Tuesday at 13:40
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   • Gus Potter
   • Thursday at 20:08

8. Self compacting concrete floor slab. Save money and omit screed? 1 2

   By flanagaj, Tuesday at 10:28
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   • Oz07
   • Thursday at 08:30

9. Sound proofing portion walls.

   By Russell griffiths, June 29
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   • Iceverge
   • Wednesday at 08:38

10. The humble Skip : A Monument to Miscalculation

    By ToughButterCup, June 28
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    • ToughButterCup
    • June 28

11. Composite decking stains

    By Pocster, June 25
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    • Pocster
    • June 27

12. The heat, the heat!

    By mjc55, June 24
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    • Gus Potter
    • June 26

13. Vent Axis Sentinel Kinetic

    By Pocster, January 12
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    • Pocster
    • June 25

14. Nooooooooooooooooooo!

    By Square Feet, June 22
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    • Mr Punter
    • June 22

15. Build has descended into a xxxx show

    By flanagaj, June 20
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    • Super_Paulie
    • June 21

16. What wall type should I use?

    By BotusBuild, May 19
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    • BotusBuild
    • June 15

17. Does XPS insulation require vapour control layer?

    By flanagaj, June 10
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    • JohnMo
    • June 11

18. what do you do with 17 cat 6a cables to get past building control?

    By CalvinHobbes, June 9
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    • Spinny
    • June 10

19. Cutting XPS insulation?

    By Alan Ambrose, March 15
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    • saveasteading
    • June 8

20. Disaster! What were they thinking?

    By CalvinHobbes, June 5
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    • CalvinHobbes
    • June 5

21. Who gives you a certificate or a copy of the install id for the inverted heating system?

    By CalvinHobbes, June 4
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    • JohnMo
    • June 4

22. Do you buy extras?

    By DannyT, June 1
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    • DannyT
    • June 2

23. Architects - Hmphhh

    By Mulberry View, May 20
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    • Great_scot_selfbuild
    • May 30

24. Caravans on block - safe?

    By Hilldes, November 28, 2020
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    • David Cooke
    • May 30

25. Bugga....

    By ToughButterCup, May 23
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    • MPH243
    • May 23