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Most sites use Tele-handlers Pricy for a one off I hired a bumpa hoist for the blocks and slates £110 per week from speedy

Before I went on to impi I used fibre tape and painted it with tanking

If you install MVRH you won’t need to have trickle vent Our previous build of five years is well insulated But we have windows open most of the time But we’ve never switched the heating on upstairs You can have the best of both world We recently Lime plastered a brand new steel framed building for a football club They have the full works Heat pump MVRH etc We also installed Parquet flooring throughout Covering UFH Entering the building it looks like an old building But as I said earlier you will have to fit this into your budget If you look at a normal re render and plastering refurb x by five as a guide

As a business I do use quite a bit of lime plasters each year Usually specified by Architects To be clear Whilst lime render is breathable They are poures There are more modern products to insulate and keep the elements outs But if you want the lime finish and you have no budget constraints It will do the job and look like it’s been there for a 100 years

It’s taken me all day to baton and counter this small pike Very slow with screws

I’m just batoning out two pikes for hanging tiles I’m on to masonry so no choice but to use screws Using rings nails would be far quicker and better Also much cheaper than SS screws

Forget using paint place a length of dpc along the full length of the house and sit the aco against it and connect the aco to the nearest drain This will allow you to run the slabs towards the house The Aco will cope with any amount of rain

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We’ve an identical stair layout in our previous build Contact the guys that are making the stairs They will feed your measurements into cad Which will work everything out for you and BC

No need to use moister boards on reveals Except for bathrooms Im guessing the wall arnt dabbed and are wet plaster backing If that’s the case He should set the reveals then bead after the backing plaster goes on the walls No need for Scrim Just use the wider skim beads 40 mil

What can they do and how long would it take Before you answer Look at Ian’s previous posts about his neighbor digging a ces pit

No they can’t They can just withhold your completion cert till it’s done

I find that oil based undercoat works a treat Two coats a day apart

Get another plumbing quote

If you have any particular room that you would like to soundproof ie bath to bed Use two 50 mil stud walls 50 mil apart braced with 150 off cuts of track each stud every 800 vertically 15 mill soundblock You won’t even hear the loo flush

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No probs Drop me a message if you get stuck with anything

Ceiling first is easier But doesn’t really matter Gypsum’s backer board outperforms cement board and is much lighter and easier to work with Or simple moisture boards

Yes you can Tony Have a look at G tech Good product Good price

Yes I use most systems Mainly BG Only because some contracts specify it Same with deep head track Some jobs do and some jobs don’t BG I’d heavier gauge But they all look and perform the same once finished Arrowa a good choice About a third saving on BG

Every 200 is fine But gypsum actually mark them on with a green x every 300

It won’t help you now But for anyone else Don’t use private companies for BC Local Authority are cheaper and will call out the same day Your best and cheapest option is to go back to your SE and ask him to verify the work that’s been carried Once your inspector has that bit of paper he can crawl back under his rock

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2.5 should cover most of what the contractor has omitted from his quote You are probably better getting severally quotes 2.5 m2 is a healthy budget