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Contact a grab loader company that also supplies crushed concrete and get them to collect it providing it is not contaminated with soil or wood you'll get it moved for a cheap price. They took mine away for £120 a load and will supply me with clean crushed at £160 a load. So you can't warrant hiring a crusher that you need to feed. Wood / timber put it on Facebook foc, and someone will collect the wood providing its suitable to be processed into logs. Whatever is left put a match too it when the wind is in the right direction.
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Go smaller / sub divide Did I really need to convert most of the barns and end up with 7 large bedrooms all with ensuite bathrooms, and a lounge that measured 44ft x 22ft and 14ft high. There we're only 3 of us rattling around in it. Should have gone for smaller units and a recording studio in the lounge area
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Great plot Bad design. I would hire in another architect and do a design that works for your family. Art Deco on the side of a hill could look spectacular. You may go through a couple of architects until you get one that really understands what is needed on the site that fit's your, "must have list and it would be nice if" Unfortunately some architects just don't get it and see it. There are plenty of good ones to choose from in the area that are RIBA affiliated. Even when you get one that works with you; you may have too reign them back in as they can get carried away.
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Garden Room Non Expert
twice round the block replied to Wantage Cherry's topic in Introduce Yourself
That is a flammable material. What is the height of the building? as that looks extremely high against your neighbours fences. Where is the rain water going to go? you've already paved over an area of your garden. You may want to get some advice on this build before you proceed any further. -
Plant hire insurance
twice round the block replied to flanagaj's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Have a look on machinerytrader.co.uk you may find one local to you. Cheaper to buy in the long run and get the attachments you need ie. pallet forks, ripper hook, riddle bucket, log splitter, thumb grab the list is endless. I haven't used mine for two weeks, but now have to move 110 sqm of york stone now we have a break in the weather and I won't be tearing the ground up. When I finally finish with mine and sell I'll probably loose 1k on it. Not bad for 3 years work. -
A thermal is of no use during the construction process. You need the place finished, with the heating on and use it on a cold evening or morning when there is not too much moisture content in the air. You will have to go through the whole display menu ie. white hot, black hot, ultra marine etc to try and work out what's going on in different areas of the build as they all portray different image's and intensity.
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Should be able to find them in a reclamation yard. Area's of the country near to where the tiles were originally manufactured would be my starting point.
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Ceiling on early 1900's house hallway
twice round the block replied to Gina_Violet's topic in Plastering & Rendering
Has someone put two layers of plasterboard up for fire protection due to the property being converted to flats? -
Best option for dropside van?
twice round the block replied to Bancroft's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
This suggestion won't help either. But I used a transit luton van for my first build. All materials stay dry and out of prying eye's, plus big enough to carry heras fencing and a pallet of plasterboard. -
Contacting consultee directly?
twice round the block replied to Drellingore's topic in Planning Permission
I found EA good to deal with directly in the past both for advice and site visits. -
Surface water downpipe overshooting hopper
twice round the block replied to skeg0's topic in Waste & Sewerage
Drop them straight into the gully.- 1 reply
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