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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. Build has descended into a xxxx show

   By flanagaj, 12 hours ago
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   • Nickfromwales
   • 45 minutes ago

7. What wall type should I use?

   By BotusBuild, May 19
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   • BotusBuild
   • Monday at 12:32

8. Does XPS insulation require vapour control layer?

   By flanagaj, June 10
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   • JohnMo
   • June 11

9. 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

10. Cutting XPS insulation?

    By Alan Ambrose, March 15
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    • saveasteading
    • June 8

11. Disaster! What were they thinking?

    By CalvinHobbes, June 5
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    • CalvinHobbes
    • June 5

12. 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

13. Do you buy extras?

    By DannyT, June 1
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    • DannyT
    • June 2

14. Architects - Hmphhh

    By Mulberry View, May 20
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    • Great_scot_selfbuild
    • May 30

15. Caravans on block - safe?

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

16. Bugga....

    By ToughButterCup, May 23
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    • MPH243
    • May 23

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

    By cowboy25, May 17
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    • elite
    • May 19

18. Air hooks for Radon membrane

    By flanagaj, May 7
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    • Spinny
    • May 12

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

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

20. Neighbours want to scaffold in my courtyard 1 2

    By DannyT, April 30
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    • Nickfromwales
    • May 3

21. 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

22. Warm roof conversion

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

23. Novice questions regarding wall chasing

    By Ajay Gupta, April 24
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    • MikeSharp01
    • April 25

24. Strongest lightweight concrete blocks for tiling marble onto

    By bmj1, April 15
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    • Mr Punter
    • April 16

25. 3D printing, can anyone help out?

    By Nickfromwales, April 13
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    • dpmiller
    • April 13