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nod

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  1. I’ve never seen internal pipes insulated on a new build home But there’s nothing to stop you
  2. To be fair it’s probably about the going rate Ours came said it’s unlikely Came back that evening for about 20 minutes Said unlikely £700 less than two hours The following day a was having a winge to the neighbor and he said they have bats in there garage 😂
  3. At least Dick Turpin wore a mask
  4. I’ve found that in general prices haves dropped We had four quotes for supply only All offered to discount
  5. We just use a wide blade floor scraper (450) with a nice new blade Your only taking 3-5 mil off Peels like butter 🧈
  6. A line laser is far more accurate and easier to use
  7. Buying your own kitchen and bathrooms would save you 20% builders mark up
  8. Use a paint brush to apply neat brick acid Was off after five minutes Repeat
  9. You would be surprised how are not Even buying off eBay You have to ask does the price include vat Are you Vat registered So many says it includes vat but can’t supply a vat invoice
  10. Exactly Unlike that you will ever need to meet the SE When you need them it will be a case of picking the phone up
  11. Use the 10% to get someone proper to them out
  12. I have several of the Trend battery powered helmets Couple of hundred quid but work well for insulating They are supposed to be good for anyone wearing glasses also
  13. There probably hoping it will not be them putting the cils in
  14. Some sites do it this way They say it saves them getting damaged They pack them up with the plastic insulation rings then point up Just seems like hard work to me
  15. No Free labour Just my wife and me I have guys who work for me But they never set foot on our first build Or this one so far But thanks for the kind words
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  17. No It’s a crap way of doing Building in as you go is much more solid If they don’t want to do them now They won’t want them at the end of the job
  18. I fitted an anti flood valve to stop this happening It also stops rats entering the void
  19. I’ve have a high water table on our previous build Our Engineer insisted I put a drain under the BB and six cube of concrete I thought it was overkill at the time
  20. The very good ones are often more expensive than slate LC is right You can’ hardly tell the difference
  21. On commercial jobs the pipes are lagged with pir type foam that has the foil around it and joints are then taped
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