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Sorry, how does one fill a bath without bath taps?

Hi all, I'm working on this fancy joinery piece, and have this nice looking waste pipe (it will be visible) for a basin waste. The plan would be to cut back the black solvent weld pipe, make the connection, and then hide the connect under the cover plate (provided by manufacturer of the gold coloured pipe). Any suggestions for how I should connect these two pipes ? (I'm not a plumber) Thank you in advance

I thought this design is a really clever use of space, and should be given the love it deserves. So much is right about this. Needs to be a wet room style (i.e. invisible) shower tray, which is my preference anyway (we did all ours like this). Floating vanity is gorgeous and minimalistic, but no reason you couldn't go heavier. Also consider built in storage in the doorway wall (on your left as you walk in - above the toilet height) - I.e. thicken that first doorway wall and build storage in

That looks problematic to me. But will defer to someone here with more experience. Could you lower your internal floor level by reducing the build up, or too late ?

That's a nice approach. And arguably a better solution than the blue acoustic push fit svp I ended up using

I'm curious. What material did you use to insulate your SVPs?

The patio slopes away from the house, so the water is carried away from the house. There is a drainage slot in front of the doors, but it is below the surface as shown above. This is in London. Such an approach might not be suitable in more exposed/high winds areas.

Steel should be centered on the padstone. I wonder if that could be the issue ?

This feels like sound advice from @Gus Potter !

Re: DPC, as per Andehh above. Re: drainage detail, here is what we did: We did a triple track slider, and the system had drainage holes built into the bottom of the frame. We added a metal sill to carry water away from the house, and then added an aco slot drain in front of the sill (so a bit lower than the FFL) When we did the patio tiling, we used spacers to create 'channels' for the water to run from the slider drainage holes to the slot drain This drawing and photo explains what we did - the result is an entirely invisible drainage by the patio doors (no visible slot). The flip side is that this approach requires careful attention to detail, and will take more time (cost more) than just putting a slot drain in. This photo shows our prep work before laying the tiles. You can see we've tape up the slot drain, except where the drainage channels are: And the finished product looks like this (taken this from the cctv, but shows that there is nothing visible)

You are doing sliding doors ? Which product ?

For my patio we did level threshold. We: - sloped patio away from the house - did a linear slot drain along sliding patio doors, and also on far side of patio - fully hid the slot drain by the house/sliding doors, can share the drawings/detail if anyone is interested

Great to see you being on top of this. I get the impression that threshold thermal bridges are frequently an afterthought, with professional builders happily slapping down concrete and creating a bridge...

I would add, people can and do forget to discharge each of the CIL steps in the right order, and can inadvertently end up on the hook for the whole bill. There was a recent case of this for a buildhub member, and the councils can be really rigid on this. So don't mess it up!

It's really simple: - they need to get the calculations right now - so that if you fall out of qualification for self build relief at a layer date (e.g. you move out within 3 years of completion) - then there is no ambiguity about what is owed. If you call them they'll walk you through the process, in my case my planning consultant helped sort it also.

I would welcome grout recommendations

Hi all, I ordered 3 pallets of tumbled limestone tiles for our outdoor patio. There are a lot of chips, and I'm worried this ruins the aesthetic. Here is how they look: https://imgur.com/a/kLN1W5t The supply says this is 'normal' for tumbled tiles - and there is no defect. Who is correct ? Many thanks in advance. Best, Ben

When I did mine, I did supply, I.e. get a supply of nice fresh air to 'freshen up' the clothes. Then did extract in the ensuite bathroom, and that created a nice flow of air from one to the other, through the bedroom. It has worked wonders.

One tip on measuring openings: don't assume opening is plumb. Measure in 3 places (bottom, middle, top) and use the minimum measurements.

Hi all, Our proposed domestic driveway buildup is: 200mm MOT Type 3 80mm AC10 Asphalt 20mm Resin Bound Gravel In terms of the asphalt layer, should that be done in one 80mm layer ? Many thanks in advance

Save the money for later in the build. You'll thank me.

I don't see why it matters. Why would you tell them? It's all box ticking anyway, and they'll probably lose the records...

Welcome to the most crooked and corrupt industry on the planet

To add this is London clay we are building on.

Super interesting. We didn't put one in our utility room - I actually bought one intending to drill it in later. Despite having 2 washing machines and a dryer in there, and a drying rack, the humidity has stayed consistently strong at 50%, there's clearly enough ventilation that it isn't required. I'd be tempted to monitor humidity (link) - and depending on how it is looking - decide if you actually need to add it in. Obviously - all assuming you can get it through your building control.