MikeSharp01

Looks like fun, welcome to THE forum for people like us!

SVK 5mm Ardonit fibre cement, want a crisp edge if I can get one,

I am about to embark on the vertical tile hanging for our build and I am looking for recommendations for a good fibre cement cutter / Guillotine, preferably with a hole punch. The little hand held Plier type don't look they will work - but they might be more capable than I think, the slates are 300mm wide. Any body got any good ideas?

Sounds like a job for a bit of hands free car audio - they have no problem muting the music to let you take a call and you can talk through it as well.

Well its down to how well it will withstand being hit by the gate swinging back. We could do the maths but in reality 4 or 5 5mm x 50mm screws into suitable Rawl (other brands are available) plugs will do it.

Slightly bigger and longer screws on the bracket.

Create a stop, just a piece of angle fixed to the wall - it is not part of the security system so need not be too robust.

Probably not. They just want to be sure that the scheme works as it is their insurance and usually the architect is the final sign off. So they will take the drawings from the SE and integrate then with their drawings and check all is well. This would normally be part of the construction drawings process. You can argue that it is a double check for them, have they missed anything, do all their details still work after the SE has done their bit etc. If you are submitting the drawings that is not a problem but you need them to say they are OK for submission.

True and so the point loading needs careful thought as the transition on and off the slab offers a challenge and you can watch the load spread on a simulation tool but the essential point is that the point loading is actually quite low. 30T per track, and that spread across the area of the track in contact with the slab, but the track format is important as the tread type used also spread the loads differently.

Yes and there are associated upside and downside risks. EG Upside - it is a single solution, downside - the wasted heat from the tank you need to store the DHW will warm up your bedroom if its in the room below the bedroom.

Well I decided that, by definition, if one is here then one is like us because, at the very minimum, we are also here.

Looks like @Mhninja did - mentioned in the post.

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Sorry - should not have capitalised - it means old , as in what was there in the past.

£3800 does not sound too bad. You clearly have some complexities around extending etc - you do not want joints breaking between old and new and they will need to fully understand the OLD to ensure the whole thing works structurally and it is probably dependent on the soil conditions. So probably not too far of the ball park really. With the SE, and the Architect, a not insignificant proportion of the fee will be made up of the PI insurance they need to maintain.

Not allowed any more.....

If this is going to be a structural part of the build you will probably need to be able to show it is OSB 3 to whoever is giving you the structural warranty. In the current climate I would want a water tight (pardon the pun) guarantee it is OSB 3 and I am not sure the delivery / note invoice is enough as in the current materials shortage climate. Was there anything on the outer wrap of the pallet?

In a caravan? I guess he means in the house so as to reduce upfront cost? Looks like the get as far as you can then do the final bits as and when affordable might be the sound option to close the gap. That takes some planning to ensure you can live without it looking like a building site for ever but planning is something that does not add to the cost.

Inspiring the next generation is a great way to spend a chunk of life. The only thing I am worried for you about is if your school is anything like that depicted in Derry girls. Anyway welcome to THE forum for people like US.

The construction industry is facing a perfect storm of materials & skills shortage coupled to the effects of these two on costs and timescales. This will bite us all in the bum if not already then soon.

Yep- check who has the way leave. If it is not you and there is one in place you may have much bigger problems in the sense you may be building on someone else's land or, more likely, the wayleave was not transferred with the property. Either way you have options to get the pole moved.

If you have cleared the old building you have sort of already started but you need to watch out fir CIL if it applies in your area get ducks in a row and then trigger start by letter or by setting a trigger automatically EG apply for a demolition order the council will use that to trigger the start, or that is how it happened for us.

We did the same and included the comms and water also so everything bar the sewage comes to the utilities center and gets distributed from there. In our case to the garden room and the house we can isolate either / all and it meant, in our case, the run distance from the base of the pole, Electricity and Broadband, was < 1m the gas was 1.5 meters to the main and water similarly. Electric move was £850 and gas £450, we dug all the trenches.

Ok 'people' will be along shortly. Best way to heat will be something @SteamyTea will have some ideas on. Flooring is a general issue, so loads on here - just use search to find interesting threads. Weird water pressure issues with no doubt engage @Nickfromwales among many others. All of them will want some background information so it might be worth creating a post, perhaps for each, as and when needed.

Build a small services station at the electric meter point, run electric, utilities, broadband etc there and dig a single trench with four conduits in Electric, Water, Comms, Spare to the house from there. You cannot do that with the foul drainage although there is nothing to stop you sharing the foul trench with the conduits, it just needs to observe all the spacings. We did this its been a godsend as everything is in one place, we can isolate the house on all the services and everything is readable at the box. I have still to solve the smart meter transmission to the house as they all seem to rely on proprietary wireless and that is way out of range, there must be an answer to this but I have not run across one yet. (I can read it it via the APP but only after it has been to our supplier.)