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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. How much can you pack standard staircase dimensions?

   By Lears, 10 hours ago   

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   • Redbeard
   • 5 minutes ago

7. Overlapping rebar mesh sheets

   By flanagaj, July 20
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   • Nickfromwales
   • Friday at 20:41

8. Concrete washout facilities

   By flanagaj, Tuesday at 08:15
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   • ToughButterCup
   • Friday at 07:45

9. Ground bearing slab curing 1 2

   By flanagaj, July 20
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   • Gus Potter
   • Wednesday at 23:49

10. Busy Street

    By Spinny, Wednesday at 08:56
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    • Spinny
    • Wednesday at 08:56

11. Any solicitors on the forum?

    By Post and beam, July 23
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    • Post and beam
    • Tuesday at 07:56

12. BT payment for telegraph pole on our land £10.50pa! So generous…

    By Great_scot_selfbuild, July 18
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    • JohnMo
    • July 18

13. Can a window swing outwards on a pavement?

    By Ferdinand, July 13
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    • Ferdinand
    • July 14

14. South facing passive shading solution

    By SurreyMan, July 13
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    • SurreyMan
    • July 14

15. Cooling incoming air for the mvhr

    By Russell griffiths, July 8
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    • Nickfromwales
    • July 8

16. Expensive for sure …. Glass ….

    By Pocster, July 5
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    • SteamyTea
    • July 5

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

    By miike, June 30
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    • Gus Potter
    • July 2

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

    By flanagaj, June 30
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    • Oz07
    • July 2

19. Sound proofing portion walls.

    By Russell griffiths, June 29
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    • Iceverge
    • July 1

20. The humble Skip : A Monument to Miscalculation

    By ToughButterCup, June 28
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    • ToughButterCup
    • June 28

21. Composite decking stains

    By Pocster, June 25
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    • Pocster
    • June 27

22. The heat, the heat!

    By mjc55, June 24
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    • Gus Potter
    • June 26

23. Vent Axis Sentinel Kinetic

    By Pocster, January 12
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    • Pocster
    • June 25

24. Nooooooooooooooooooo!

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

25. Build has descended into a xxxx show

    By flanagaj, June 20
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    • Super_Paulie
    • June 21