General Construction Issues

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1. Is this asbestos?

   By Ben100, October 4, 2020
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   • Ben100
   • October 22, 2020

2. What can be done before water tight stage?

   By Conor, October 13, 2020
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   • Gus Potter
   • October 15, 2020

3. Second opinion please

   By Jilly, September 13, 2020
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   • Faz
   • October 15, 2020

4. Lessons Learned

   By LA3222, September 5, 2020
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   • LA3222
   • October 8, 2020

5. Blowerproof Liquid

   By LA3222, September 26, 2020
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   • LA3222
   • September 26, 2020

6. Ideas how to avoid the void 1 2

   By MortarThePoint, September 25, 2020
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   • nod
   • September 25, 2020

7. Depth of reinforcing mesh

   By Arnold9801, September 23, 2020
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   • Arnold9801
   • September 25, 2020

8. Wall plates: a continuous run of timber? 1 2

   By ToughButterCup, September 26, 2017   

   • wall plates
   • rim joist
   • (and 2 more)

     Tagged with:

     • wall plates
     • rim joist
     • timber spec
     • fixing
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   • epsilonGreedy
   • September 22, 2020

9. Cement board - exterior use?

   By Adam2, September 20, 2020
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   • nod
   • September 20, 2020

10. Experiences with larch and cedar cladding 1 2

    By Nick1c, June 12, 2019
    • 27 replies
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    • joth
    • September 19, 2020

11. Preparing a new site - Can I re-use old rubble

    By amlangford, September 8, 2020
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    • dangti6
    • September 9, 2020

12. Leaving a block and beam floor over winter

    By Fiddler, September 3, 2020
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    • Russell griffiths
    • September 3, 2020

13. Opinions on Gallows Brackets

    By Laurence737, September 1, 2020
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    • PeterW
    • September 2, 2020

14. Concrete quality assurance - what do you do?

    By Adam2, August 31, 2020
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    • Russell griffiths
    • September 1, 2020

15. What type of ceiling is this?

    By Zen, August 26, 2020   

    • ceiling
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    • Zen
    • September 1, 2020

16. Local vs non-local, but specialist, trades

    By Nick1c, January 30, 2019
    • 19 replies
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    • Nick1c
    • August 27, 2020

17. Veranda ceiling - insulating + airtightness + panneling

    By JFDIY, August 8, 2020
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    • JFDIY
    • August 8, 2020

18. Final Payment to Builder

    By harry_angel, August 5, 2020   

    • payments
    • finance
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      • payments
      • finance
      • extension
      • construction
    • 8 replies
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    • harry_angel
    • August 7, 2020

19. Reasonable DIY tasks

    By On rocky ground, August 4, 2020
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    • nod
    • August 5, 2020

20. Airtightness and VCL help needed!

    By James94, July 16, 2020
    • 6 replies
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    • James94
    • July 31, 2020

21. Sealing VCL to concrete floor

    By Andrew, July 25, 2020
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    • Pete
    • July 27, 2020

22. Reducing site levels

    By Tony K, July 26, 2020
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    • Thedreamer
    • July 27, 2020

23. Is this asbestos?

    By carlosdeanos, July 23, 2020
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    • joe90
    • July 24, 2020

24. Batten reassurance needed please

    By Jenni, June 21, 2020
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    • Jenni
    • June 21, 2020

25. Skimming ceiling Q's.

    By zoothorn, June 12, 2020
    • 22 replies
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    • zoothorn
    • June 18, 2020