General Construction Issues

145 topics in this forum

1. Leak or condensation.....

   By pocster, Monday at 08:53
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   • pocster
   • Monday at 12:19

2. Parking outside our house: managing it sensitively.

   By recoveringacademic, Thursday at 11:12   

   • parking
   • 21 replies
   • 282 views
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   • Ferdinand
   • Saturday at 15:12

3. DIY Insulated Foundations

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   By Triassic, May 20, 2017
   • 46 replies
   • 2,229 views
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   • Triassic
   • Saturday at 07:52

4. Please Guide my Build!

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   By hmpmarketing, August 14
   • 115 replies
   • 1,199 views
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   • Mr Punter
   • Friday at 13:56

5. Block house airtightness

   By vfrdave, April 23   

   • block build
   • airtight
   • 14 replies
   • 360 views
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   • Declan52
   • August 7

6. Cladding : without twisting

   By recoveringacademic, July 22   

   • winter garden
   • twist
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     • winter garden
     • twist
     • cladding
     • framework
   • 4 replies
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   • PeterW
   • July 22

7. Windows delayed - what can we do whilst not watertight?

   By Weebles, July 19
   • 5 replies
   • 237 views
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   • divorcingjack
   • July 22

8. No Nonsense? Pha! Suck on this......

   By recoveringacademic, July 11   

   • foam
   • foam cleaner
   • 23 replies
   • 370 views
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   • PeterW
   • July 19

9. Embedding threaded bar in concrete.....

   By recoveringacademic, July 17   

   • concrete
   • chemical anchor
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     • concrete
     • chemical anchor
     • level
   • 5 replies
   • 156 views
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   • Onoff
   • July 17

10. Cladding: vertical or horizontal - does it matter?

    By recoveringacademic, July 15   

    • cladding
    • vertical
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      • cladding
      • vertical
      • horizontal
      • orientration
    • 9 replies
    • 241 views
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    • mvincentd
    • July 17

11. Render / cladding quotes a bit of a shock

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    By Weebles, May 10
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    • Mr Punter
    • July 17

12. Procrastination: I have found a valid reason for it at last.....

    By recoveringacademic, July 10   

    • safety
    • diy
    • 14 replies
    • 257 views
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    • recoveringacademic
    • July 16

13. Timber and treated timber: what goes into treatment?

    By recoveringacademic, July 8   

    • timber
    • treated
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      Tagged with:

      • timber
      • treated
      • c16
      • c24
    • 14 replies
    • 216 views
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    • Ian
    • July 10

14. Damn, damn, damn: I have just realised

    By recoveringacademic, July 7   

    • scaffolding
    • 14 replies
    • 244 views
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    • PeterW
    • July 8

15. Foam in the ventilation space: do I need to trim it off?

    By recoveringacademic, July 4   

    • foam
    • ventilation
    • 7 replies
    • 173 views
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    • PeterStarck
    • July 4

16. Basework on slope/ cabin.

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    By zoothorn, June 12
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    • zoothorn
    • June 29

17. Cracked concrete

    By pocster, June 28
    • 0 replies
    • 103 views
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    • pocster
    • June 28

18. Foaming at the mouth about foam

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    By recoveringacademic, June 21   

    • foam
    • 37 replies
    • 708 views
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    • Construction Channel
    • June 27

19. If it goes click, I'll buy it......

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    By recoveringacademic, June 9   

    • fitting systems
    • 80 replies
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    • joe90
    • June 13

20. Upgrade an internal supporting wall to two blocks thick.

    By epsilonGreedy, May 31
    • 14 replies
    • 339 views
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    • epsilonGreedy
    • June 4

21. Substitute an RSJ with an oak beam.

    By epsilonGreedy, May 31
    • 7 replies
    • 178 views
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    • epsilonGreedy
    • May 31

22. Standards: guidance from the NHBC

    By recoveringacademic, May 25   

    • nhbc
    • standards
    • 7 replies
    • 183 views
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    • MikeSharp01
    • May 25

23. Cast concrete joints

    By Triassic, May 16
    • 13 replies
    • 280 views
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    • PeterW
    • May 17

24. Water under floor

    By Ian D, May 7
    • 1 reply
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    • nod
    • May 7

25. Concreting - you learn something new everyday

    By Triassic, April 30
    • 18 replies
    • 424 views
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    • mvincentd
    • May 2