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Thinking of this on a wall scroll in the bathroom: "Our Guru, who art in Wales, Hallowed be thy name. Tile Kingdom for some, But thy will be done, In porcelein (cost permitting). Give us today our daily tips. And forgive us our cock ups, ..... Work in progress, something else that won't get finished...

Hes going to run it on Procrastanium. A sustainable, highly renewable and green energy source.

Yup. Use square or radius ( quadrant ) for the horizontal runs, but ONLY use square for the vertical. Where two horizontal radius trims form a corner you get what I call "the dagger", the point at the corner. In a metal trim this is a flesh eater. If you come vertically with the 3rd radius trim you cannot form that corner ( unless you use a pre-formed 3-way junction piece from the same trim supplier ) without it looking like a pigs breakfast. However, if you come vertically with a square then it forms a 90o and marries up perfectly to the dagger point, making it a neat, safe junction.

@joe90, just in the process of getting our windows priced - once all the errors in the Windows and Doors Schedule are corrected - (trickle vents in a passivhaus, I kid you not). So this thread is perfectly timed. 47.66 square meters worth - so thanks @Mr Punter @Stones, @jamiehamy, and @dimpsy for the guide prices. Ian

Hi, I have just finished cladding my build in Marley Eternit Cedral Lap. It looks nice and is very strong but the main appeal was its maintenance free. Its fairly expensive when you start adding all the different trims required but nothing is cheap material wise these days. The one good thing is there are a variety of different colours available to complement any build style and colour scheme. I have attached a couple of images for you.

Another happy Rationel customer here. 3g Aluclad, 14 windows, 2 doors (total 32 m2) £260/m2. Delivery was £600 or so on top due to my location.

We had a 3m strip outside our last self build. We knew it was council land and it had all the services in it. We put posts in as cars would park on it and turn it into mud. Two weeks later a letter arrived from highways basically " move your posts or we will and charge you" We did

And there endeth the sermon from his lordship on tiling ...!! Cheque is in the post ...

So you would rather he didn't put anything there, and the lorries use the "verge" as part of the "road" and it turns into a rutted, muddy chewed up mess? That is what he is trying to avoid, to make the place look nicer. Try and see it from his viewpoint. I had this discussion with the highways about what is "the road" and "the verge" and it appears in the case of unfenced land, they can claim the first 3 metres from the edge of the road is "the verge" and therefore part of the highway. If, as we do, you own the land right up to the road, then the solution is to fence it right at the edge od what you own and then it is no longer "the verge" I have a row of large stones along the edge of my plot at the moment to stop cars and lorries driving onto the grass until I decide how and where I am going to fence the edge

I'm also left wondering if building materials here in the UK are over priced? My cousins is a certified building contractor in the US and was gob smacked at some of the high prices we pay for basic buildings materials.

I think you are being a little unfair on Mrs onOff, I think a metallic grey could look quite nice.........

thanks - have had a look and the house looks impressive! Site is wonderful - I am very green! But then I suppose we always have the option of moving somewhere cheaper where we may find something that good. Was the land already yours? Before you got planning?

It's hard to say. We have protected trees and had to get an arborist to do a report which cost about a grand. My dad's extension had to have a 3m wall in front (and below ground) of his foundations to protect of an oak.... so if the council are only recommending a 1 or 2 m depth..... I don't think that's too bad. As a guide, in Norfolk (and it changes everywhere) to hire a digger for the day is £150 and a driver is around the same price. My hubby dug ours and we bought the digger to start. Our foundations were £83.50 per cubic metre, but we needed a stronger mix which bumped the price up and a pump at an extra £450. I rang round concrete places to get the best price.... but at least that could give you a starting price? Or ring a couple of builders and get a price from them? All in? Good luck