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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. What wall type should I use?

   By BotusBuild, Tuesday at 08:28
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   • Nickfromwales
   • 7 hours ago

7. Architects - Hmphhh

   By Mulberry View, 17 hours ago
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   • ToughButterCup
   • 15 hours ago

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

   By cowboy25, Sunday at 13:07
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   • elite
   • Tuesday at 09:42

9. Air hooks for Radon membrane

   By flanagaj, May 7
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   • Spinny
   • May 12

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

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

11. Neighbours want to scaffold in my courtyard 1 2

    By DannyT, April 30
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    • Nickfromwales
    • May 3

12. 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

13. Warm roof conversion

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

14. Novice questions regarding wall chasing

    By Ajay Gupta, April 24
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    • MikeSharp01
    • April 25

15. Strongest lightweight concrete blocks for tiling marble onto

    By bmj1, April 15
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    • Mr Punter
    • April 16

16. 3D printing, can anyone help out?

    By Nickfromwales, April 13
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    • dpmiller
    • April 13

17. Anyone had a Danwood build without an MVHR?

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

18. Removing markings from tarmac

    By bmj1, April 13
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    • Oz07
    • April 13

19. 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

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

    By Caroline, April 10
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    • Gus Potter
    • April 10

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

    By Caroline, March 31
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    • BotusBuild
    • April 2

22. Whats going on here?

    By CalvinHobbes, April 1
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    • Nickfromwales
    • April 1

23. Changes to the grid proposed

    By Temp, March 31
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    • ProDave
    • April 1

24. Sticking insulated plasterboards

    By Arnold9801, March 29
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    • Super_Paulie
    • March 30

25. Painting wood burner

    By BotusBuild, March 26   

    • rust
    • water damage
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    • BotusBuild
    • March 27