General Construction Issues

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1. Beam and block airtightness idea

   By Chablais, December 5, 2018
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   • Russell griffiths
   • December 6, 2018

2. The POSIs Picnic: a solution is in sight. 1 2

   By ToughButterCup, November 29, 2018
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   • ToughButterCup
   • December 4, 2018

3. Roof costs

   By Jilly, December 3, 2018
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   • PeterW
   • December 3, 2018

4. PV panels as cladding

   By Ed Davies, November 30, 2018
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   • Ed Davies
   • November 30, 2018

5. Marking out joist hangers . Not as easy as I thought 1 2

   By ToughButterCup, November 28, 2018
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   • ProDave
   • November 29, 2018

6. Joists 100mm short of a picnic. Trying to maintain my sense of humour.... 1 2 3 4 5

   By ToughButterCup, November 26, 2018
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   • ToughButterCup
   • November 29, 2018

7. Posi joists on internal walls

   By willbish, October 28, 2018
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   • Big Neil
   • November 27, 2018

8. Block And Block With Render Wall Design - Questions

   By Johnny Jekyll, November 11, 2018
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   • Declan52
   • November 26, 2018

9. Fixing joists to the wallplate

   By ToughButterCup, November 24, 2018
   • 15 replies
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   • joe90
   • November 25, 2018

10. Electric/water/gas/telecoms asset positioning

    By Big Neil, November 19, 2018
    • 3 replies
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    • ProDave
    • November 19, 2018

11. Steel pole finish

    By vfrdave, November 16, 2018
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    • Ferdinand
    • November 17, 2018

12. Building over a long period - Thoughts?

    By soapstar, October 24, 2018
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    • scottishjohn
    • November 13, 2018

13. Quick check, please..... wallplate

    By ToughButterCup, November 9, 2018   

    • wallplate
    • 13 replies
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    • DavidFrancis
    • November 11, 2018

14. Window tapes

    By Pete, November 8, 2018   

    • passive
    • airtightness
    • 1 reply
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    • lizzie
    • November 8, 2018

15. Repairing concrete

    By Pocster, October 29, 2018
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    • Pocster
    • November 8, 2018

16. Render / cladding quotes a bit of a shock 1 2

    By Weebles, May 10, 2018
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    • Pete
    • October 19, 2018

17. How to make best use of the budget? 1 2

    By Nick1c, October 16, 2018
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    • ultramods
    • October 18, 2018

18. How many sleeps 'til I can use my drill daddy?

    By ToughButterCup, October 16, 2018   

    • concrete
    • 9 replies
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    • Onoff
    • October 16, 2018

19. Stud Walls - and Floor Structure

    By Big Neil, October 5, 2018
    • 24 replies
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    • Big Neil
    • October 11, 2018

20. Internal wall make up - what’s best?

    By Weebles, October 10, 2018
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    • Ferdinand
    • October 11, 2018

21. Lifting chipboard flooring?

    By amavadia, September 18, 2018
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    • amavadia
    • October 2, 2018

22. Cutting galvanised steel

    By Pocster, October 1, 2018
    • 13 replies
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    • Cpd
    • October 2, 2018

23. Suggestions please for a.....

    By ToughButterCup, September 26, 2018
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    • Ferdinand
    • September 26, 2018

24. Sharing utilities trench work with a neighbour - any issues?

    By Roz, September 25, 2018
    • 8 replies
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    • Declan52
    • September 26, 2018

25. Ducting etc

    By Pocster, September 17, 2018
    • 8 replies
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    • Ferdinand
    • September 24, 2018