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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. Neighbours want to scaffold in my courtyard 1 2

   By DannyT, Thursday at 17:58
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   • Nickfromwales
   • 5 hours ago

7. 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
   • Friday at 09:02

8. Warm roof conversion

   By Space Race, April 24
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   • Space Race
   • Tuesday at 14:27

9. Novice questions regarding wall chasing

   By Ajay Gupta, April 24
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   • MikeSharp01
   • April 25

10. Strongest lightweight concrete blocks for tiling marble onto

    By bmj1, April 15
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    • Mr Punter
    • April 16

11. 3D printing, can anyone help out?

    By Nickfromwales, April 13
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    • dpmiller
    • April 13

12. Anyone had a Danwood build without an MVHR?

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

13. Removing markings from tarmac

    By bmj1, April 13
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    • Oz07
    • April 13

14. 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

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

    By Caroline, April 10
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    • Gus Potter
    • April 10

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

    By Caroline, March 31
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    • BotusBuild
    • April 2

17. Whats going on here?

    By CalvinHobbes, April 1
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    • Nickfromwales
    • April 1

18. Changes to the grid proposed

    By Temp, March 31
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    • ProDave
    • April 1

19. Sticking insulated plasterboards

    By Arnold9801, March 29
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    • Super_Paulie
    • March 30

20. Painting wood burner

    By BotusBuild, March 26   

    • rust
    • water damage
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    • BotusBuild
    • March 27

21. Registering a site with Openreach

    By Bancroft, March 25
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    • Oz07
    • March 25

22. Yeeessss we bloody done it.

    By Russell griffiths, February 15
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    • Spinny
    • March 24

23. YouTube channel. Forum member?

    By flanagaj, March 22
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    • SteamyTea
    • March 23

24. Cutting XPS insulation?

    By Alan Ambrose, March 15
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    • SteamyTea
    • March 22

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

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