General Self Build & DIY Discussion

2724 topics in this forum

1. Protecting Your Money 1 2

   By newhome, January 11, 2019
   • 27 replies
   • 5.5k views
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   • scottishjohn
   • January 12, 2019

2. What is a sewage treatment plant??? 1 2

   By Big Neil, January 11, 2019
   • 31 replies
   • 4k views
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   • scottishjohn
   • January 12, 2019

3. Which stand-alone air purifier.

   By epsilonGreedy, January 8, 2019
   • 1 reply
   • 1.3k views
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   • MikeGrahamT21
   • January 9, 2019

4. draught check

   By jayroc2k, January 6, 2019
   • 16 replies
   • 5k views
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   • Ferdinand
   • January 8, 2019

5. Kitchen company gone bust with our deposit - what can we do?

   By Weebles, January 6, 2019
   • 24 replies
   • 7.5k views
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   • Weebles
   • January 7, 2019

6. Mezzanine, planning

   By Russell griffiths, January 5, 2019
   • 9 replies
   • 2.5k views
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   • ProDave
   • January 6, 2019

7. Fire spread/ garage to house.

   By Russell griffiths, January 6, 2019
   • 9 replies
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   • Russell griffiths
   • January 6, 2019

8. Embodied Carbon

   By Big Neil, January 3, 2019
   • 2 replies
   • 906 views
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   • ProDave
   • January 3, 2019

9. Getting Fit for Self-Build

   By Ferdinand, January 2, 2019   

   • fitness
   • excercise
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • fitness
     • excercise
     • injury
     • self-build injury
   • 14 replies
   • 2.5k views
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   • Ferdinand
   • January 3, 2019

10. What are we hoping for on our self-build in 2019? 1 2

    By ToughButterCup, December 31, 2018
    • 33 replies
    • 4.5k views
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    • Triassic
    • January 1, 2019

11. Thickest polythene sheet.

    By epsilonGreedy, December 30, 2018
    • 10 replies
    • 3k views
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    • PeterW
    • December 31, 2018

12. Interesting video blog

    By Thedreamer, December 30, 2018
    • 2 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • RandAbuild
    • December 30, 2018

13. Busy ol summer.

    By Russell griffiths, December 27, 2018
    • 11 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • Onoff
    • December 28, 2018

14. Local (to me) low energy home builder goes into administration

    By ProDave, December 19, 2018
    • 13 replies
    • 2.3k views
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    • ProDave
    • December 27, 2018

15. American roof pitch to English degrees

    By Russell griffiths, December 21, 2018
    • 8 replies
    • 2k views
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    • Ferdinand
    • December 22, 2018

16. Quickstep Laminate from Howdens - how good?

    By Ferdinand, October 14, 2018   

    • howdens
    • quickstep
    • (and 2 more)

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      • howdens
      • quickstep
      • uniclic
      • oak laminate
    • 15 replies
    • 17.4k views
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    • scottishjohn
    • December 20, 2018

17. SSE refund

    By Thedreamer, December 19, 2018
    • 3 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • Thedreamer
    • December 20, 2018

18. SAP and EPC as built -- rock and hard place

    By TerryE, December 18, 2018
    • 7 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Jeremy Harris
    • December 18, 2018

19. Spray PU Insulation

    By Blob the Builder, November 7, 2018   

    • spray
    • insulation
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • spray
      • insulation
      • pu
      • foam
    • 18 replies
    • 7.9k views
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    • Onoff
    • December 18, 2018

20. Removing hardstanding up against a 3rd party wall

    By Sjk, December 16, 2018
    • 24 replies
    • 3.2k views
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    • Bitpipe
    • December 17, 2018

21. Services supplies

    By geoffdg, December 13, 2018   

    • mains electricity
    • mains water
    • (and 2 more)

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      • mains electricity
      • mains water
      • telephone/broadband
      • sewer
    • 8 replies
    • 2.5k views
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    • geoffdg
    • December 16, 2018

22. Second hand solar panels

    By Russell griffiths, November 22, 2018
    • 24 replies
    • 4k views
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    • Jeremy Harris
    • December 15, 2018

23. Estate Car to carry house doors inside, flat 1 2 3 4

    By Ferdinand, February 21, 2018   

    • estate car
    • load capacity
    • (and 2 more)

      Tagged with:

      • estate car
      • load capacity
      • car dimensions
      • doormobile
    • 77 replies
    • 20.4k views
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    • Ferdinand
    • December 14, 2018

24. Swishy curtain rail

    By Pocster, December 13, 2018
    • 3 replies
    • 1.3k views
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    • Pocster
    • December 13, 2018

25. Will 50m of 25mm MDPE blue water pipe fit in a mid size transit van?

    By epsilonGreedy, December 5, 2018
    • 13 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • joe90
    • December 11, 2018