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1. How hard to reroof single garage?

   By Andeh, February 15
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   • Andeh
   • February 15

2. Year building built

   By DownSouth, February 12
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   • JohnMo
   • February 12

3. Creating a doorway

   By ECP90, January 30   

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   • ECP90
   • February 10

4. EPDM Threshold Detailing...

   By Mulberry View, February 9
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   • Mulberry View
   • February 9

5. Sleeplessness and self-building and self-help 1 2 3

   By ToughButterCup, February 1
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   • BotusBuild
   • February 9

6. Light at the end of the tunnel: disappearing up my own arse:

   By ToughButterCup, February 8
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   • SteamyTea
   • February 8

7. How to fill this gap?

   By Tom, February 5
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   • Tom
   • February 6

8. Breathing easy - at last 1 2

   By NSS, January 4, 2018
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   • Nickfromwales
   • February 4

9. Scaffolding - render residue

   By Lincolnshire Ian, January 23
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   • Lincolnshire Ian
   • January 28

10. Mould growth on timber

    By cowboy25, January 10
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    • Alan Ambrose
    • January 27

11. Vent Axis Sentinel Kinetic

    By Pocster, January 12
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    • Pocster
    • January 24

12. Building Regulations for external frameless glass balustrade fixing detail (into oak)

    By sean1933, February 19, 2024
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    • BotusBuild
    • January 24

13. EV tariff if no EV...

    By Tom, January 22
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    • trialuser
    • January 22

14. Is anyone actually building at the moment?

    By flanagaj, January 21
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    • Mr Punter
    • January 22

15. Recommended Prodject Manager North Dorset

    By Garry, January 20
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    • Adrian Walker
    • January 20

16. Shepherds hut floor and vapour barriers? (preventing mould and rot)

    By cowboy25, January 18
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    • SteamyTea
    • January 19

17. Fire proofing cable penetrations.

    By Russell griffiths, January 19
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    • Russell griffiths
    • January 19

18. Visqueen contract design service 😮‍💨

    By flanagaj, January 16
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    • Oz07
    • January 18

19. Site entrance gates

    By flanagaj, January 9
    • 7 replies
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    • Great_scot_selfbuild
    • January 13

20. Bending small aluminium sheets

    By Dunc, January 13
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    • markc
    • January 13

21. ACO drain around whole house?

    By flanagaj, January 9
    • 8 replies
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    • Nickfromwales
    • January 10

22. I'm confused!

    By flanagaj, January 6
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    • Nickfromwales
    • January 7

23. Recommend a thermometer gun thing.

    By Russell griffiths, January 7
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    • Russell griffiths
    • January 7

24. Premier Tech Ecoflow

    By Dave and Helen, January 5
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    • SteamyTea
    • January 6

25. Ffs, I’m going to take up darts!

    By crispy_wafer, January 1
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    • Nickfromwales
    • January 2