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contingency....how much did you use / m2
SteamyTea replied to SuperJohnG's topic in Costing & Estimating
You could get that old car working properly.- 39 replies
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Bubbles forming in GRP, can't get rid of them
SteamyTea replied to andyscotland's topic in Flat Roofs
Any chance of some pictures. Were you laying up on the flat? -
contingency....how much did you use / m2
SteamyTea replied to SuperJohnG's topic in Costing & Estimating
Isn't the idea of a contingency to just get you out of a very unexpected hole. If, say you are working to £1200/m2, and working to a m2 price is only valid once the house is finished, your 5, 10, 25% contingency should not affect the overall cost greatly. If it does, then your costing was way out to start with. Also, does anyone account for the VAT rebate?- 39 replies
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What. Like 20 Number 6.
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Isn't there someone on here doing a similar thing in Dorset. Found them @tonybythesea
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Thick walls to make up for lower R Value, so that steal space. I suffer from very bad hayfever, so construction is anything but healthy. Radon gas is natural too. They are covered in a clay layer, so probably need a crane to place them. If straw was such a fantastic material for house construction, we would all have it. Best to stick to TF or traditional construction.
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How much are people willing to pay for me to design a GRP flat roof system?
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What sort of values are you looking at?
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Angle grinder and disc. Sand the heads off the nails.
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Welcome What is your rational for choosing a SIP construction method?
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You going to ask her to remove the old toilet then.
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Nice looking sample, similar to what the bums seem to be drinking in Market Jew Street.
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I got one as well by showing my Part P. I think you can do the same in B&Q. But I use MacSalvors, way cheaper, though Jim's Tackle is cheaper on adhesives. Every town should have a MacS and Jim's.
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I did my Part P without any prior formal training. Though, thinking about it now. I did have a Level 3 in Vehicle Electrical Systems, but I never mentioned that.
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Charging points (rate of installation)
SteamyTea replied to Temp's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
All the rules for an existing driver to get a bike test is too high a barrier to entry. And, the range of electric motorbikes is pitiful. Odd thing with EVs, it is the large ones that have the range, not the little ones. The opposite to ICE cars. -
Alarm required
SteamyTea replied to Russell griffiths's topic in Networks, AV, Security & Automation
Barwick Green, works every time. Especially now that Alf Grundy is in town. -
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SteamyTea replied to Temp's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Until a cable comes out. Then it is an unexpected hazard. -
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SteamyTea replied to Temp's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
So which half of the world do you want to exterminate. Don't be shy, or politically correct. Just say it. -
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SteamyTea replied to Temp's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
They end up down here. And last a good few years more. -
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SteamyTea replied to Temp's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
We polluted more, per capita when we had half the population. You have fallen into the Malthusian trap. And that is now about 200 years old. -
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SteamyTea replied to Temp's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
What makes you say that. The average milage in the UK is 8000 miles a year. So even if half the storage capacity vanished, they could still travel 3 times the mean daily milage. But I still want an EV that does 400 miles between charges. -
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SteamyTea replied to Temp's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Think they are dumping them up in some Scottish islands to store excess wind power. If we lived in an idea world, many things would be different. But we don't, so we have to let the global free market do it's thing. -
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SteamyTea replied to Temp's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
They have vast hydro electric plants, and a few geothermal ones. Environmentally it is probably better than using PV in Australia. There are many things that can be done, but often at a higher cost, both environmentally and in cash terms. Companies don't choose to throw things away if there is a better alternative. Quite simply, there is not the economies of scale with lithium ion batteries to make 100% recycling worth while. Why they are finding a secondary use for them as grid storage devices. Give the RNIBb a call and see if they agree. They said the same about gasoline when you had to get it from the chemist shop. "Something for the weekend Sir". -
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SteamyTea replied to Temp's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Not sure our disability legislation would allow that. There have been many things removed from pavements because of it. I like the this idea. Just needs a method of being able to use other peoples booms. Dedicated parking is not a goo idea, we have it, and no one except 3 of us who have lived here the longest take any notice of it, but take a lot of abuse when we ask others to move their vehicles.
