New House & Self Build Design

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1. Floor plan advice 1 2

   By Bluebaron, May 2
   • 25 replies
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   • torre
   • Wednesday at 21:31

2. Border Oak Experiences?

   By PolicySucks, September 6, 2018
   • 10 replies
   • 3.7k views
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   • Nickfromwales
   • Tuesday at 23:00

3. Temporary staircase

   By Selfbuildsarah, July 2
   • 9 replies
   • 404 views
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   • saveasteading
   • Sunday at 14:00

4. Heating a passive-ish house solely with ducted A2A? No UFH 🤔 1 2

   By fatgus, June 21
   • 43 replies
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   • sgt_woulds
   • June 25

5. Architect drawings- VCL Airtightness layer in right place? Any input on general detailing.

   By dbyter, March 14
   • 15 replies
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   • gamestrolley
   • June 6

6. Cavity closure timber frame

   By Selfbuildsarah, May 10
   • 13 replies
   • 790 views
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   • Nickfromwales
   • June 5

7. Hey ProDave.... do you have a floorplan somewhere you could share?

   By Square Feet, May 31
   • 6 replies
   • 620 views
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   • ProDave
   • June 1

8. Critique my floor plan 1 2

   By Oz07, February 28
   • 43 replies
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   • Oz07
   • May 18

9. Plumbers where are you?

   By Selfbuildsarah, May 7
   • 1 reply
   • 725 views
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   • ToughButterCup
   • May 7

10. help with bungalow layout

    By DWBungalow, April 14
    • 15 replies
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    • ETC
    • May 3

11. Anti freeze?

    By Selfbuildsarah, April 22
    • 3 replies
    • 766 views
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    • scottishjohn
    • May 1

12. Building control drawing with timber frame

    By Bluebaron, April 9
    • 7 replies
    • 853 views
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    • Nickfromwales
    • April 11

13. What numbers do I need to size a heat pump? 1 2

    By Selfbuildsarah, March 3
    • 38 replies
    • 2.2k views
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    • Nickfromwales
    • April 9

14. What should an electrical circuit / layout design drawing look like? Any examples?

    By Great_scot_selfbuild, April 8
    • 5 replies
    • 859 views
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    • mjc55
    • April 8

15. Site signage

    By Selfbuildsarah, April 6
    • 3 replies
    • 779 views
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    • Temp
    • April 8

16. Finding a builder

    By Selfbuildsarah, April 8
    • 4 replies
    • 754 views
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    • Nickfromwales
    • April 8

17. Advice re render

    By Selfbuildsarah, March 17
    • 1 reply
    • 806 views
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    • Redbeard
    • March 17

18. Heat pump quote. What a joke.

    By Selfbuildsarah, February 25
    • 4 replies
    • 948 views
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    • Russdl
    • February 25

19. Main dwelling and outbuilding 1 2 3

    By Zak S, March 22, 2024   

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    • 61 replies
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    • Zak S
    • February 19

20. Layout advice on a first-floor side extension

    By fandyman, February 8
    • 10 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • fandyman
    • February 9

21. Ceiling service void size for domestic sprinkler system

    By MattD, November 26, 2023
    • 9 replies
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    • Mr Punter
    • February 6

22. Retrofit timber frame in stone building

    By RoIrl, October 25, 2025
    • 17 replies
    • 2.1k views
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    • Hastings
    • February 5

23. Depth of render

    By Selfbuildsarah, February 4
    • 2 replies
    • 910 views
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    • Selfbuildsarah
    • February 5

24. Demolition statement

    By Jack757, February 3
    • 18 replies
    • 1.2k views
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    • Jack757
    • February 3

25. Loft hatch or no loft hatch

    By Selfbuildsarah, January 30
    • 19 replies
    • 1.4k views
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    • Nickfromwales
    • January 31