General Self Build & DIY Discussion

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1. DPM under Wallplate? OSB vs Plywood?

   By Mulberry View, May 25, 2024
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   • Iceverge
   • June 21, 2024

2. Grand designs

   By nod, June 20, 2024
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   • nod
   • June 20, 2024

3. Planning Permission battles

   By Indy, October 18, 2023
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   • saveasteading
   • June 18, 2024

4. So what about a hanging bed/pully because of crazy high roof

   By CalvinHobbes, June 17, 2024
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   • ProDave
   • June 18, 2024

5. Fire plasterboard on garage walls?

   By Thorfun, June 17, 2024
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   • Marvin
   • June 17, 2024

6. Concrete crusher.

   By saveasteading, June 17, 2024
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   • saveasteading
   • June 17, 2024

7. Practicalities of Static on site

   By Post and beam, June 16, 2024
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   • Post and beam
   • June 17, 2024

8. what is this?

   By CalvinHobbes, June 14, 2024
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   • Pocster
   • June 15, 2024

9. Static caravans good, bad dont touch ?

   By Post and beam, June 13, 2024
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   • Post and beam
   • June 13, 2024

10. German Efficiency

    By nod, June 12, 2024
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    • Bonner
    • June 12, 2024

11. Trying to find Kitchen Cabinet Door Handle

    By DrewDeity, June 11, 2024   

    • help me find
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    • DrewDeity
    • June 11, 2024

12. Small Temporary Fence

    By richo106, June 10, 2024
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    • ToughButterCup
    • June 11, 2024

13. Insulating door reveals with tilebacker board

    By bmj1, June 10, 2024
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    • Barnboy
    • June 10, 2024

14. DNO reneged on quote for new connection

    By New to this, May 1, 2024
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    • Kelvin
    • June 6, 2024

15. @onoff’s been on the silicone again 1 2

    By Pocster, May 26, 2024
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    • ToughButterCup
    • June 4, 2024

16. deposits

    By gaz_moose, June 2, 2024
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    • saveasteading
    • June 2, 2024

17. Help needed - Hole in the garage

    By MrTimbo, June 2, 2024
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    • MrTimbo
    • June 2, 2024

18. A self-builder can never get a holiday can (s)he?

    By ToughButterCup, May 28, 2024
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    • JohnMo
    • May 28, 2024

19. Old Cottage Restoration + Extension Project 1 2 3

    By JulianB, October 4, 2019   

    • cottage
    • resoration
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      Tagged with:

      • cottage
      • resoration
      • sustainable
      • energy efficient
      • extension
    • 74 replies
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    • Duke147
    • May 28, 2024

20. Drainage help needed - House extension

    By GEO-PAR, April 28, 2024
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    • GEO-PAR
    • May 27, 2024

21. Polished concrete floor labour costs are a joke.

    By flanagaj, May 15, 2024
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    • MariaD
    • May 25, 2024

22. Building a porch, few questions please

    By JimJim, May 22, 2024
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    • joe90
    • May 22, 2024

23. Staircase, when did you put it in and what material? 1 2

    By CalvinHobbes, March 25, 2024
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    • Dave Jones
    • May 22, 2024

24. Help needed to find transport for moving a static caravan with access constraints

    By Shoestring, May 20, 2024
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    • Moonshine
    • May 20, 2024

25. NSBRC : One week to go folks!

    By Nickfromwales, May 5, 2023
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    • saveasteading
    • May 18, 2024