General Construction Issues

400 topics in this forum

1. Masonry external wall to timber frame external wall junction

   By Moonshine, 4 hours ago
   • 3 replies
   • 40 views
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   • Mr Punter
   • 3 hours ago

2. Dropping a boll%*k - what has been your best / worst moment 1 2

   By Moonshine, February 25
   • 35 replies
   • 633 views
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   • Bitpipe
   • Tuesday at 12:49

3. Structural Truss Noggins at Ceiling Level

   By MortarThePoint, February 21
   • 17 replies
   • 219 views
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   • MortarThePoint
   • Monday at 19:15

4. Through Cavity Mailbox.....Recommendations? 1 2

   By Rob99, September 8, 2018
   • 33 replies
   • 3,136 views
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   • Adsibob
   • Friday at 23:52

5. Mixing plasterboard

   By pocster, February 25
   • 1 reply
   • 68 views
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   • nod
   • February 25

6. Plasterboard noggins at joints 1 2

   By pocster, February 17
   • 35 replies
   • 533 views
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   • MortarThePoint
   • February 24

7. Studwork / UFH 1 2

   By DaveH, November 22, 2018
   • 29 replies
   • 3,038 views
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   • JulianB
   • February 19

8. Steels - who does those then....

   By Moonshine, February 17
   • 6 replies
   • 141 views
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   • PeterW
   • February 17

9. Crumbly window ledge

   By pocster, February 15
   • 11 replies
   • 124 views
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   • Pete
   • February 16

10. Crack in ceilimg

    By Diy, February 15   

    • anyone give some advice
    • 3 replies
    • 77 views
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    • Diy
    • February 16

11. Crack in ceilimg

    By Diy, February 15   

    • anyone give some advice
    • 3 replies
    • 81 views
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    • Diy
    • February 15

12. Chimmey weep-hole location - should they be roof side rather than gable side?

    By readiescards, February 14
    • 3 replies
    • 76 views
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    • PeterW
    • February 14

13. Supporting stone above opening (parapet)

    By SuperPav, February 10
    • 14 replies
    • 193 views
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    • mvincentd
    • February 12

14. Real fire and air tight house

    By Buzz, February 9
    • 8 replies
    • 175 views
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    • Buzz
    • February 9

15. Quandary: Timber frame or masonry cavity wall 1 2

    By Moonshine, January 21
    • 29 replies
    • 520 views
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    • Trw144
    • February 9

16. Things to ask potential builders

    By Moonshine, February 4
    • 2 replies
    • 154 views
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    • joe90
    • February 4

17. No Nonsense? Really?

    By ToughButterCup, February 2
    • 19 replies
    • 289 views
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    • Bitpipe
    • February 2

18. Airtightness for Durisol, Velox, Isotex builds

    By Grendel, February 1
    • 4 replies
    • 139 views
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    • tonyshouse
    • February 1

19. Best construction method to avoid mould growth 1 2

    By goatcarrot, January 29
    • 42 replies
    • 601 views
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    • SimonD
    • January 31

20. Air tightness in attic

    By cwr, September 3, 2019
    • 15 replies
    • 1,130 views
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    • Thorfun
    • January 29

21. Brickwork damp patch after prolonged heavy rain 1 2 3

    By readiescards, January 9, 2018
    • 51 replies
    • 2,347 views
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    • readiescards
    • January 28

22. Shortage of Building Materials

    By Temp, January 26
    • 1 reply
    • 147 views
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    • nod
    • January 26

23. Building a garage over my own services (gas and elec)

    By Moonshine, January 23
    • 4 replies
    • 102 views
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    • Moonshine
    • January 23

24. Hold down straps - Insulated foundation

    By SuperJohnG, January 18
    • 11 replies
    • 321 views
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    • SuperJohnG
    • January 20

25. Manhole Drainage Plastic Inspection chamber 600mm vs brick

    By Andee, January 18   

    • foul drainage
    • inspection chamber
    • (and 4 more)

      Tagged with:

      • foul drainage
      • inspection chamber
      • structural
      • man hole
      • drain
      • drainage strategy
    • 4 replies
    • 139 views
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    • Andee
    • January 19