General Construction Issues

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1. 40 Insulation companies banned in UK

   By Marvin, January 26
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   • Nickfromwales
   • January 27

2. Air Tightness Test - poor result 1 2 3

   By mike2016, January 23
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   • joth
   • January 26

3. What is a good backer board for brick slips

   By Post and beam, January 22
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   • Post and beam
   • January 23

4. Generic MF questions thread

   By Thorfun, January 21
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   • nod
   • January 21

5. more MF questions! fixing base channel

   By Thorfun, January 20
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   • nod
   • January 20

6. MF ceiling grid - hanger distance from walls 1 2 3

   By Thorfun, December 24, 2024
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   • Pocster
   • January 17

7. What material would you recommend for a bathroom floor that may be tiled on?

   By Beau, January 14
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   • Canski
   • January 14

8. Struggling to find a socket for this fencing clamp

   By Great_scot_selfbuild, January 11
   • 11 replies
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   • dpmiller
   • January 14

9. Overusing expanding foam - an issue?

   By lookseehear, January 12
   • 4 replies
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   • Blooda
   • January 13

10. Has anyone self installed Cedral?

    By Post and beam, January 7
    • 10 replies
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    • Post and beam
    • January 8

11. Subfloor and bricklaying in wet and freezing temps

    By Sunil237, January 5
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    • MikeGrahamT21
    • January 7

12. Height to start rendering

    By Lincolnshire Ian, January 4
    • 5 replies
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    • Tony L
    • January 4

13. Brick and Block ground / SIP upper and roof?

    By flanagaj, December 28, 2024
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    • Adrian Walker
    • December 29, 2024

14. New windows flexing in wind??

    By junglejim, December 21, 2024
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    • jayc89
    • December 22, 2024

15. using metal frame can you drop an already dropped MF ceiling

    By Thorfun, December 6, 2024
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    • Thorfun
    • December 9, 2024

16. the ulitmate cheap 2/3 bed house

    By scottishjohn, December 8, 2024
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    • LSB
    • December 8, 2024

17. Screed before walls….

    By G and J, December 3, 2024
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    • G and J
    • December 3, 2024

18. Integrating brickwork to Sips panels ?

    By Post and beam, November 29, 2024
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    • Russell griffiths
    • November 29, 2024

19. Methods for setting up & using site datums? 1 2

    By Alan Ambrose, November 27, 2024
    • 33 replies
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    • SteamyTea
    • November 29, 2024

20. Is it financially viable to build a 2 storey house with natural stone?

    By MariaD, November 23, 2024
    • 19 replies
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    • Pocster
    • November 24, 2024

21. Open Faced Cladding - Batten SPEC?

    By Duncan62, November 13, 2024
    • 3 replies
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    • Duncan62
    • November 20, 2024

22. Precast insulated panels: has anybody used them for one-off houses?

    By MariaD, November 19, 2024
    • 2 replies
    • 471 views
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    • saveasteading
    • November 19, 2024

23. Advice for outbuilding extension

    By JamesR, August 18, 2024   

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    • syne
    • November 13, 2024

24. Replacing first level joists in tight area

    By Paulie80, November 4, 2024
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    • Paulie80
    • November 4, 2024

25. Fire proofing

    By OldieNewbie, November 2, 2024
    • 6 replies
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    • ETC
    • November 3, 2024