General Construction Issues

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1. Blowerproof Liquid

   By LA3222, 8 hours ago
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   • LA3222
   • 8 hours ago

2. Ideas how to avoid the void 1 2

   By MortarThePoint, yesterday at 06:29
   • 25 replies
   • 189 views
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   • nod
   • Yesterday at 16:27

3. Depth of reinforcing mesh

   By Arnold9801, Wednesday at 21:56
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   • Arnold9801
   • Yesterday at 12:41

4. Wall plates: a continuous run of timber? 1 2

   By ToughButterCup, September 26, 2017   

   • wall plates
   • rim joist
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • wall plates
     • rim joist
     • timber spec
     • fixing
   • 25 replies
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   • epsilonGreedy
   • Tuesday at 13:58

5. Cement board - exterior use?

   By Adam2, September 20
   • 5 replies
   • 111 views
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   • nod
   • September 20

6. Experiences with larch and cedar cladding 1 2

   By Nick1c, June 12, 2019
   • 27 replies
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   • joth
   • September 19

7. Second opinion please

   By Jilly, September 13
   • 14 replies
   • 267 views
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   • Gus Potter
   • September 14

8. Preparing a new site - Can I re-use old rubble

   By amlangford, September 8
   • 2 replies
   • 207 views
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   • dangti6
   • September 9

9. Lessons Learned

   By LA3222, September 5
   • 7 replies
   • 257 views
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   • Ferdinand
   • September 6

10. Leaving a block and beam floor over winter

    By Fiddler, September 3
    • 6 replies
    • 197 views
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    • Russell griffiths
    • September 3

11. Opinions on Gallows Brackets

    By Laurence737, September 1
    • 10 replies
    • 228 views
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    • PeterW
    • September 2

12. Concrete quality assurance - what do you do?

    By Adam2, August 31
    • 1 reply
    • 181 views
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    • Russell griffiths
    • September 1

13. What type of ceiling is this?

    By Zen, August 26   

    • ceiling
    • 9 replies
    • 236 views
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    • Zen
    • September 1

14. Basework on slope/ cabin. 1 2 3 4 12

    By zoothorn, June 12, 2018
    • 294 replies
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    • zoothorn
    • August 29

15. Local vs non-local, but specialist, trades

    By Nick1c, January 30, 2019
    • 19 replies
    • 774 views
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    • Nick1c
    • August 27

16. Important measurments

    By farm boy, August 25
    • 4 replies
    • 208 views
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    • ProDave
    • August 25

17. Veranda ceiling - insulating + airtightness + panneling

    By JFDIY, August 8
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    • JFDIY
    • August 8

18. Final Payment to Builder

    By harry_angel, August 5   

    • payments
    • finance
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      • payments
      • finance
      • extension
      • construction
    • 8 replies
    • 339 views
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    • harry_angel
    • August 7

19. Reasonable DIY tasks

    By On rocky ground, August 4
    • 10 replies
    • 355 views
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    • nod
    • August 5

20. Render specification

    By Cadet982, July 31
    • 11 replies
    • 362 views
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    • Cadet982
    • August 4

21. Airtightness and VCL help needed!

    By James94, July 16
    • 6 replies
    • 459 views
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    • James94
    • July 31

22. Urinal as site loo?

    By Mr Punter, July 28   

    • site setup
    • 23 replies
    • 446 views
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    • Ferdinand
    • July 29

23. Sealing VCL to concrete floor

    By Andrew, July 25
    • 8 replies
    • 325 views
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    • Pete
    • July 27

24. Reducing site levels

    By Tony K, July 26
    • 15 replies
    • 427 views
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    • Thedreamer
    • July 27

25. Is this asbestos?

    By carlosdeanos, July 23
    • 3 replies
    • 303 views
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    • joe90
    • July 24