General Construction Issues

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1. Ledge Issue at Masonry-Timber Frame Junction

   By R2021, February 4, 2023
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   • ProDave
   • February 5, 2023

2. Alternatives to plasterboard/plastering as a wall finish?

   By Chris HB, January 29, 2023
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   • Nestor
   • January 31, 2023

3. HSE fine

   By saveasteading, January 30, 2023
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   • Canski
   • January 31, 2023

4. Suspended ceiling woes 1 2

   By Pocster, January 20, 2023
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   • Mr Punter
   • January 25, 2023

5. SIP or Timber frame.

   By Mbu2ns, January 11, 2023
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   • Mbu2ns
   • January 11, 2023

6. Raising the ground floor

   By WWilts, January 4, 2023
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   • Russell griffiths
   • January 11, 2023

7. Site Water Supply?

   By mike2016, January 6, 2023
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   • BadgerBadger
   • January 6, 2023

8. Waterproofing a timber area under a window in a block build

   By phatboy, December 28, 2022
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   • phatboy
   • December 30, 2022

9. Missing Radon barrier

   By cbk, December 24, 2022
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   • Redbeard
   • December 24, 2022

10. Small patch job, for oldies.

    By zoothorn, December 10, 2022
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    • MikeGrahamT21
    • December 23, 2022

11. Normal cladding weathering

    By Moonshine, December 23, 2022
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    • SuperJohnG
    • December 23, 2022

12. Plant room wall covering - will ply suffice?

    By sean1933, December 6, 2022
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    • sean1933
    • December 21, 2022

13. New Concrete Slab - Advice 1 2

    By richo106, April 29, 2022
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    • saveasteading
    • December 20, 2022

14. Home grown Douglas Fir exterior cladding

    By davidc, December 19, 2022
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    • davidc
    • December 20, 2022

15. Scot Gov to change to passivehous for new build homes 1 2

    By Tennentslager, December 16, 2022
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    • Roger440
    • December 19, 2022

16. Is this correct?

    By Jonh-000, December 13, 2022
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    • Kelvin
    • December 14, 2022

17. fixing angle bracket to plasterboard + aircrete Celcon

    By WWilts, December 2, 2022
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    • JohnMo
    • December 3, 2022

18. Window fitting costs

    By bmj1, December 2, 2022
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    • bmj1
    • December 2, 2022

19. Loggia Ledger 1 2

    By MortarThePoint, November 14, 2022
    • 29 replies
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    • Gus Potter
    • December 1, 2022

20. Building a stud wall on top of UFH

    By macca321, November 30, 2022
    • 1 reply
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    • Moonshine
    • November 30, 2022

21. Insulating Steel Beams: how best?

    By ToughButterCup, January 1, 2017   

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    • eandg
    • November 28, 2022

22. Is there a place for a dehumidifier in every building project?

    By Adsibob, January 11, 2022
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    • saveasteading
    • November 27, 2022

23. Poorly supported chimney stack struggling to get quotes

    By d87francis, November 24, 2022
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    • nod
    • November 24, 2022

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

    By readiescards, January 9, 2018
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    • readiescards
    • November 22, 2022

25. VERTICAL feather edge cladding...

    By selfbuildrookie, November 21, 2022
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    • selfbuildrookie
    • November 21, 2022