General Self Build & DIY Discussion

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1. Drove past this roof, what are going on with the tiles?

   By CalvinHobbes, November 4, 2022
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   • NSS
   • November 4, 2022

2. Self build council tax. backdated?

   By Water, November 3, 2022
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   • ProDave
   • November 4, 2022

3. Council tax on a rebuild?

   By Andeh, November 25, 2021
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   • Seren161
   • November 1, 2022

4. We're out of the ground....(Nudura build)

   By Mulberry View, October 31, 2022
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   • Gus Potter
   • October 31, 2022

5. 3rd world Britain? Are we running out of power? 1 2 3

   By Nickfromwales, October 30, 2022
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   • billt
   • October 31, 2022

6. Should a second freezer be a chest freezer or upright?

   By Ferdinand, October 10, 2022   

   • second freezer
   • upright freezer
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   • Ferdinand
   • October 31, 2022

7. Building a shepherd hut

   By purplethumb, October 30, 2022
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   • joe90
   • October 30, 2022

8. Mixing large amounts of Concrete on site...

   By Mulberry View, October 30, 2022
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   • Iceverge
   • October 30, 2022

9. Builder told me something concerning - is there an insulation cartel?

   By CalvinHobbes, October 25, 2022
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   • ADLIan
   • October 29, 2022

10. Understanding 3N & 7N Blocks

    By Mulberry View, October 27, 2022
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    • Moonshine
    • October 27, 2022

11. Scrap value

    By Alexphd1, May 20, 2021
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    • Onoff
    • October 26, 2022

12. Is Snagging chargeable?

    By Barryscotland, October 24, 2022
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    • TonyT
    • October 24, 2022

13. Stroke

    By SuperJohnG, October 20, 2022
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    • joe90
    • October 23, 2022

14. Best sink fixings

    By James94, October 21, 2022
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    • James94
    • October 23, 2022

15. What size of connection required for water 25 or 32mm?

    By CalvinHobbes, October 21, 2022
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    • CalvinHobbes
    • October 22, 2022

16. Site Boundary & Security

    By JWHIT, October 13, 2022
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    • saveasteading
    • October 16, 2022

17. The Qube house

    By CalvinHobbes, October 14, 2022
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    • Ferdinand
    • October 15, 2022

18. flue penetration

    By Tom, October 13, 2022
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    • Tom
    • October 14, 2022

19. Lightning conductor

    By Russell griffiths, October 12, 2022
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    • saveasteading
    • October 12, 2022

20. So got the bill from the power company for detaching old line from house to be tumbled and doing another at other end to TCU

    By CalvinHobbes, October 11, 2022
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    • CalvinHobbes
    • October 12, 2022

21. Preparing for an air tight test

    By Happy Valley, September 27, 2022
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    • Kelvin
    • October 11, 2022

22. Building for dummies, project 1, woodshed

    By Grian, October 10, 2022
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    • Grian
    • October 11, 2022

23. Temporary lighting for new build.

    By Eric, October 9, 2022
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    • PeterW
    • October 9, 2022

24. Internal block wall - block type to still take decent fixings

    By Spreadsheetman, October 9, 2022
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    • wozza
    • October 9, 2022

25. Octopus Rewards for Peak Demand Time-Shift

    By Ferdinand, October 8, 2022   

    • ocoptus energy
    • reduce peak demand
    • 2 replies
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    • Radian
    • October 8, 2022