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We have Nu-Aire. Very effective. I was very surprised at how cooking smells disappeared as I had a plan B in case it didn't work effectively. Removes damp air well too in bathrooms.

Our self build is almost complete, it is one of nine. One plot next to us has only just started, the timber frame goes up this week. Do they need any special insurance apart from the usual self build site insurance as we have moved into ours ? TIA

Hi. Are we interpreting this correctly ? From the Gov website it appears that the RHI is still available for self builds with PV's and ASHP? TIA

We have MVHR. Am I right in interpreting the comments that anything below 10 is OK ?

Hi. On our SAP certificate it states the design value of the APT is 3 m3 @50Pa. The maximum is 10 m3 @ 50 Pa. Do we have to get 3 or is any value between 3 and 10 acceptable ? Thanks in anticipation.

Thanks Mr Punter, we were living in another county and I cannot remember the delivery. Just remember the concrete being poured and next time we visited the beams were in place.

Our BR officer has requested this. We cannot find our groundworker, the foundations went in 18 months ago. Are there online design calculators we could use, to save money rather than going to an architect ? It was all complicated as we started with an Approved Inspector and the company failed to get insurance so we transferred to LA. TIA

Hi, we have a Stairbox oak on sides as we need carpet for the dogs to be able to use safely. The staircase is the type with the glass panels sitting in grooves. On a test run I have noticed they rattle in the cut out. What is best for securing them ? TIA.

Thanks for that. Our staircase has 1/4 turn no landing. Here are some pics.

We have an oak and glass staircase, with risers and treads in MDF, so we can carpet it. The underside will be visible, so what do we do ? I have thought of 2 options. One plasterboard it or try to get some oak plywood to cover it. This though will need an oak trim to finish it off. Could you post pics of your finished staircases and any other advice would be gratefully received.

Hi, I have mislaid my House Builders Bible. What is a reasonable timescale to lay a brick skin on a 2 storey house which has a ground floor area of 112 m2 so total area is probably 200 m2. TIA.

Hi Mike it is a fire door, very heavy, with fire door hinges and strips. It is the look of it I object too

Thanks Redoctober and ProDave, they look great. Our style of door is more like ProDave's. ProDave could you post a pic with a door open ? TIA

Hi. We have a timber frame house, so external walls are very thick. Here is the door seen utility side, it goes into the internal garage. The door had to be hinged on the right side. From the utility it looks tacky. Door stop a nasty afterthought. We have thought about replacing the door stop with a wider piece of architrave. What do you good and wise people think ? Also any pics of your similar doors would be gratefully studied. TIA.

Internal. We were thinking about the pleated ones that attach to the window, but the one on the utility door looks flimsy.

We need blinds for our bifold doors. We bought a small pleated blackout one for our utility door and it seems rather flimsy and I don't think it will last long. Nowhere as good as the ones in our caravan. The cost for the bifolds will be well over £500 and I am loathe to do this without finding out your experience of this type of blind.

Our carpenter has cut the space for the door hinges in the wrong place, so the door will open onto the utility cupboards. Without pulling it all out, do you think we could fill it with a filler ?

AnonymousBosch our Juliet balcony 250 kg went up rickety temporary stairs with 2 men from Stoke and my OH. Very quick, I was astounded.

Ha ha Mr Punter. I am convinced I am on watched lists by MI5, MI6 and CIA as I have been searching online for 6 months to find the best price. In the end we hired a construction lift for £60 a day. It worked a treat.

We have purchased an Ashton and Bentley ISIS bath. It weighs 82kg. One of our plumbers is jittery about Covid 19 and doesn't want a 3rd person helping to move it, the plumbers have moved heavier baths. At the current time we have a narrow temporary staircase, but I cannot see this as being an issue as a 150kg Juliet balcony went up there with two men at the bottom and one at the top. Any hints or suggestions please.

Hi, if our house didn't have planning permission for a ground level Veranda, after it was signed off could we add one, eg 1 month later, like you can a conservatory? TIA

Hi. All I can find is tile trim on 2.4 m lengths. In our bathroom this means will have to join 2 pieces. Anybody else found a solution to this ? Would we be better off not having tile trim and using colour matched silicon sealant. I don't want wood as it is a contemporary bathroom.

Hi All. Our tiler wants the architrave of the door to be put on BEFORE he starts tiling. Does this sound correct or is it just because he is more used to retrofitting tiles rather than new builds ?

I will be exact. 6 window boards cut to fit, out of MDF, no shaping. 2 Pre made liners screwed together, NOT fitted. This took 2 carpenters 1 day. My OH could do this on his own.

Vinienz, they are internal French doors.