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  1. MikeSharp01
    Get a good hard hat with proper webbing and that fits well. Whatever you are doing you will be protected. You can get carbon fibre hard hats now that will see you (and me) out.
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    If you have the drafting skills you should be able to do this yourself realy. Provide you stick with the main planning shape and limitations if any (EG ridge height) you probably only need about 10 drawings. If you look at the JSHarris blog site he gives a check list for all to follow which worked for us other than needing a part R note as some hinge about the flammability of the outer skin.
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    Wales is down hill from there.
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    Sadly, by the looks of it, good things only come to wealthy people who wait.
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    This will depend, one guesses, on where your air tight layer is. If on the inside of the Durasol and not including the roofspace then you might run the membrane under the roof joists, if above then the joists need to be included so you need to go around the ends but that also means a messy junction unless you go up and over the trusses with your air tight membrane. IIRC your internal floor / wall junction has something like it. I guess if you go this way then keeping the membrane out of harms way while the roof goes on.
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    What makes you think they might know anything about garage floors? PS if you saw the BBC prog 'worlds most extraordinary homes' this week that Porsche collector's garage was the sort of thing everybody needs - amazing.
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    Very tidy work with the dpc, what is the tape you are using and is it double sealed along both edges or one double sided and the upper edge over taped? I guess there is a rising section of EPS in the centre to be fitted as well. Why were you not a fan of the tie wraps?
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    I believe that with the permission of your slab designer and BCO you can use plastic tie wraps. So much easier than wire tying. Although when you watch a pro doing wire tying they go so fast tie wraps would be much slower.
  9. MikeSharp01
    Those trims look realy good @Scotrock how did the joins work. Were they welded / lapped and sealed somehow or was the underlying geo membrane doing the waterproofing at the seams?
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    @Barney12 Agree - weird probably sums us up, Two things though. 1. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has" Margaret Mead. 2. Perhaps we could extend this idea slightly. If we found a way to pool our expertise we might come up with a workable 'package' solution for factory built modules that would create affordable homes for the generation below us, our children, to live in sustainably.
  11. MikeSharp01
    Hi and welcome to THE forum. Looks like an interesting project and the definition of self build on here is more than broad enough to encompass your combination of circumstance. Looking forward to hearing more.
  12. MikeSharp01
    How are your fellow plot holders getting on. Have any of them had this letter a few months back and if so what happened? That might tell you if the letter ever gets enforced or that are just pulling your chain.
  13. MikeSharp01
    Ours was £970 (+VAT) for 2 x 6m bores, lab sampling and report.
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    So this work is included in the price you pay, so it has to be clear so they can cost it? Have I got that right? If I have why not get MBC to give you a worst case loading and pass this through the process, you might have to pay a little more for the belt and braces foundation but the plot price won't need to be reworked.
  15. MikeSharp01
    We have three of the Hudson Reed units and hard water, Thames Water (well today anyway) yet the themo mixer is still fine, only 13 years in. I did buy a couple of spare cartridges but they still sit in the plumbing box!
  16. MikeSharp01
    Sorry for being thick but what is the link between the TF loads, foundation design and the golden brick - why must one follow the other?
  17. MikeSharp01
    Looks great Dave, well done - bit of a mission with the slope cuts though did you do the maths or trial and error it?
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    I don't think there is any limitation on the retirement of a solicitor as the liabilities then fall back to their professional body / insurance as it is a PI (like) issue IIRC so you could pursue them if you wished.
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    What you need is a few drones (like they used at the Winter Olympics) to hold the floodlights and a bigger set to hold you so you can fly around the site. If you apply the very latest in machine learning you can probably make them fetch tools you have forgotten to take to the top of the tower with you but as you will be flying yourself you can just whizz over and collect them. You can also get one for the other half and the programming possibilities are myriad. (Sorry its a cold and wet Sunday!)
  20. MikeSharp01
    Using it without finishing it might leave you with the odd, very odd, puddle although I agree you will be inspired.
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    Hi

    MikeSharp01 replied to PAR1969's topic in Introduce Yourself

    Welcome to THE forum. Great to hear from you. You can expect loads of technical and Moral support along the way. Whereabouts in the country are you doing this renovating - region only, you can it to your profile? Just helps build the regional feeling.
  22. MikeSharp01
    If you never intend to move the stud walls, and you can't if you have UFH in place, go straight into the concrete. That way if you have a brainstorm moment and don't like the shape of the rooms you can move the walls about without having to worry about the the UFH.
  23. MikeSharp01
    No she wanted Orpington, more likelihood of a train, and she got one - who knows I may never see her again if the doom laden weather forecast and rear wheel drive only cars have anything to do with it.
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    Not if it is anything like the stuff that came out of our shack - very like Peter's, it just crumbles to dust only about 20% of it is any use and de-nailing it it a mission. However in a cold snap, such as now - just taken an hour to get to an from the station with the other half, it burns OK and you can pick the nails out of the ash when, if it ever cools down.
  25. MikeSharp01
    Congrats - now you can move in, when you do I will send a bottle of Champagne (well the sparkling stuff they make in Kent that is very like Champagne but not Champagne), assuming you are not both tea total.
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