General Construction Issues

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1. Thinnest wall type with best U Value

   By Pappa, May 21
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   • Mattg4321
   • May 22

2. Steel studwork guidance - cannot find the thread

   By phatboy, May 14
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   • phatboy
   • May 16

3. Warm flat roof - builder installed 100mm insulation only

   By Jit83, May 13
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   • Iceverge
   • May 13

4. Staddle Stones vs Post Bases

   By MortarThePoint, September 10, 2023
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   • MortarThePoint
   • May 8

5. Garden Room build - SIP vs timber frame vs blockwork - advice please

   By Robhan, May 3   

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   • Robhan
   • May 7

6. Generally - Wall/Slab/Roof build-up advice for very large new build. 1 2

   By ElliotP, March 18
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   • markocosic
   • May 7

7. Filling the gap between soffit & outer skin brickwork

   By Mikey, April 29
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   • Mikey
   • May 4

8. Setting out on a slope

   By oldkettle, April 27
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   • Kelvin
   • April 28

9. Internal partition walls cost block work vs Stud

   By MariaD, April 14
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   • Pocster
   • April 15

10. Can you just have a look at ....

    By markc, April 5
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    • markc
    • April 5

11. Air tightness test cost

    By Pocster, March 27
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    • Blooda
    • March 28

12. How much gap under a terrace wall coping stone when using external cladding

    By alayton, March 25   

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    • Mr Punter
    • March 25

13. How to deal with conduits?

    By Omnibuswoman, March 24
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    • Conor
    • March 25

14. R-Kem II bonded anchor

    By ric243, March 14
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    • George
    • March 19

15. Ducts up through block & Beam question

    By Post and beam, March 15
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    • Dave Jones
    • March 17

16. air tightness issue 1 2

    By JackofAll, March 13
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    • JackofAll
    • March 14

17. Insulating a former Concrete Water Balancing Tank

    By Dave and Helen, March 11
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    • joe90
    • March 12

18. Cracking brickwork

    By crowe, March 7
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    • saveasteading
    • March 8

19. Achieving the below in brick and block?

    By flanagaj, March 6
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    • BadgerBadger
    • March 7

20. New kitchen island sink on existing concrete slab - drainage and water supply

    By infaddict, October 12, 2023
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    • goodbyegti
    • March 2

21. what professional to use in assessing building plot?

    By redjeff, March 1
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    • Moonshine
    • March 2

22. Do you also need an arbor to drill a hole with this?

    By Adsibob, March 1   

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    • Nickfromwales
    • March 2

23. Do I need to plasterboard the lofts

    By Chanmenie, February 29
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    • Chanmenie
    • February 29

24. Shelving partition wall with large opening (acoustics / noise)

    By MortarThePoint, February 20
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    • MortarThePoint
    • February 20

25. Partitions: Timbers studs Vs Metal C studs 1 2 3

    By MortarThePoint, June 16, 2021
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    • MortarThePoint
    • February 20