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Since I've been asked for my experience re tented (sheeted scaffold) I thought it would be polite to respond. The architect specified this and we didn't quibble since our site on the edge of Lancaster is very exposed on the SW and NE sides with nothing much in the way from the Sea a couple of miles away. The wrapping seemed much the same as used on Centre Point in London for their fairly recent refurbishment work. Lancaster at roof level is clearly much worse than the top of Centre Point! We found the side wrapping lasted about three weeks before we needed the scaffolders back to re fix. Surprisingly the roof was fine throughout. I don't know what the extra cost was but the main contractor and I (I was on site every day) thought that it made the site much drier and kept work going when the site would otherwise have been too wet/icy and simply too hazardous to work. (This was the stage with no roof and windows.) Later in the build the sheeted scaffold was required for the external insulation to be applied and rendered in November 2015) If you can build quickly and avoid winter or build in a very sheltered site I think it is not required and the additional expense avoided.

A man with your talents could knock up some sort of motor to take the strain out of it if you have any spare time.

Bonjour, from sunny Wales. Ask 3 times.... Measure Twice..... Cut once .

Before I decided on an insulated raft, I was looking at a similar, more traditional, buildup. For a polished finish, then its a "simple" case of concrete screed that is then polished. I didn't go this route in the end, but really liked some Lazenby floors that I looked at, with jots of different shading options. If I remember correctly it was about £90 - £100 sqr m. for pouring the concrete screed through to polished finish. It does require expansion gaps though. I think around 30 sqr m, or 6 linear m is about the max they like to do without a split. Alternate would be a micro-top / micro-screed / skim-coat finish over a standard screed. But I found this was almost as much as a concrete screed, so more money overall.