Nickfromwales

SBR or acrylic primer on the dry boards is best practice. Leave to dry before installing. Yes, I could have said sooner, I just have way too many plates spinning atm, sorry!

Even with a ‘decent’ architect, I think you’d remain about as disappointed as you currently are, but have a lot less money left to patch your wounds with. That’s my opinion; it’s based on real life, direct, factual, events and experiences where ‘top shelf’ architects with stunning websites / portfolios couldn’t hang a fecking shelf.

Wouldn't the bricks start at slab / TOC (top of concrete) with the DPC? Looks too emphasised there (imo).

Your plumber is a penis.

I assume the steels are all galvanised?

This isn't holding up any of the second floor is it? If not, I can't see any reason to introduce FR here unless the BCO has mandated it? #canofworms A 'better' architect would have instructed you to thermally break the steels at their feet, but maybe not so much of an issue if they're in the cavity / cold spaces vs faced into the room. I would reduce the size of the window to accommodate some tile backer type XPS insulation board, wrapping 4 sides around it to thermally break it; 6mm would be 'better than nothing', but 10 or 15mm better, 20mm if that doesn't wreck the look etc. Stick the XPS boards to the steel with a non-silicone mastic, leaving no pathways for cold air to convect (horizontal lines, joining at the 4 corners, two or three of, plus some extra blobs in between).

I'll be flat out on Sigmund's bench at this rate................

Indeed! Just be sure to properly close any cavities, above the garage door / pedestrian doors & windows to make this properly FR. BCO's sometimes forget this, and one previous instance saw a head of doorway almost closed with only a 5mm strip of uPVC across the cavity; I chirped up and he quickly "added that to his list"...............as that needed to be closed with mechanically fixed FR PB, with all joints sealed with intumescent caulk.

He pulled the wool over our eyes, and the battery system.

These are things of beauty. Tres bien!

I never thought I'd have to petition for a bloody blanket amnesty....... Has building the house finally sent you to the loony bin or what?

Is this attached or detached? Fire regs may need that closed and FR. Closing as per the pic is normal, and garages are classed as cold ventilated spaces so why would you care about a small cold bridge when the whole garage is 'cold'?

Prob more jealous than irate

Looking A1 👌. Happy days. Another job ticked off 🫡👍

Glass set down into CT1, excess evident. Excess wiped away when wet, with lots and lots of baby wipes. Apart from the rising internal corner and the internals of the niche, all of this ensuite was a near zero silicone finish. All observing minimal grout at junctions, clear CT1’d with anything excess removed, and still looks 👌 (imo). You can just about see where the colour matched silicone diminishes on purpose before meeting the floor tile, so the change isn’t so obvious.

I always grout that joint, to the shower tray, pushing it in deep with a sponge and leaving a valley on purpose. After grout is bone dry, 2 days or so, I use clear CT1 and use it very sparingly to create the final seal. Lasts decades, whereas silicone doesn't, plus white silicone is a bar steward to keep looking fresh.

I hate seeing less than 40mm below / above the mesh.

LVT done via the developer? I guess so, as they clearly had to dial down their GAF and get this done “regardless”.

Damage patches (plasters for houses)?

No. Insulate the room, and ventilate it, but “throw a blanket over the battery”?!?!?!? NO!

Is the LVT failing due to the same bloke who screeded the floor laid it? Or, and this is important, is the slab surface becoming friable? You can tell by seeing if the LVT and adhesive have screed material stuck to them, or has the LVT parted ways as the glue wasn’t used properly / contaminated slab / incorrect glue used?

Less typing, more gluing and screwing. “Chop chop”. 👍

Jesus. On a 1-10 scale of dodgy advice, that’s an 11. 🫣😑🤦‍♂️

Fire away.

There are flat spots here for the spanner to grip onto.