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Not at all Parge would make absolutely no difference to the void behind the boards In all my years as a plastering company I’ve never been given a bill of quantities stating that Parge coat is for anything other than soundproofing Years ago the block work would be full of snots and gaps A Parge coat would have definitely helped there But nowadays blocks should all be jointed Very little air will pass through a 100 mil block But if the D&D is sealed properly Along with ceiling lines Very little will get through But if anyone does decide to add Parge About 4 hour on a a five bed house Tell the dry liners it’s a soundcoat Like a says on the bag Or nothing will get sealed Weave one Multi National contractor that does actually carry out 1-7 air tests Brick and block They are scoring a two without any special measures Contractor standard windows and doors ( Velfag )

Angle plane Gives nice sharp angles and takes any high spots off

Plus 1 They are not looking to catch you out All ours where paid also

No Weve been in five years and haven’t needed to get behind the plaster so far

The same level of airtightness can be achieved with dry lining and skim as wet plaster If it is done correctly As a business I use hundreds of bags of Parge coat Always for soundproofing I never refer to it as an airtight coat As it does little or nothing for airtightness and encourages the dry liners not to seal everything off probably I dot and dabbed our first build which is extremely airtight and will do the same with our next Its roughly the same cost for both Probably cheaper for me to wet plaster as I’ll do all the laboure myself

The shadow gaps are easier to run with wet plaster than boards Much more versatile for curves etc We wet plaster very few homes now Mostly schools and high traffic areas

Yes They will float the hardwall out flush to the lining Then once it’s set run an angle plane around the angles and lining Cutting it back 2-4 mil

Yes it’s around the exterior walls For the Tony tray to be effective you will have to stand over the bricklayers Tony tray and price work don’t go together It’s difficult enough to get Brickies to fit the pir correctly

Has anyone had this condition attached Are planners wanting us to point lights downward Or low level lights Or is it one of those things that won’t get mentioned again

Not a daft question at all We have lots of issues with skimming and more often taping to the wrong linings 5 mil for skim flush for tape 132 is fine for hardwall 16 mil either side plained back 4 mil around casings and beads Remember you will need at least 10 mil to cover an electrical capping I always allow for 10-25 mil of thickness when quoting

Brought me in mind of an old Bernard Maning joke I saw online Santa climbed down the chimney to be met by a dolly bird who asked if he would like to stay for a bit He declined as he had a busy night ahead She then took off all her cloths He said I’ll have to stay now as I won’t get back up the chimney 😂

We’ve decided to make a few changes BC advised to make them and apply retrospectively Due to the time planners are taking

Dry and sunny today One more days slating before the big day I recon there’s about another 7 days slating and lead work Then I can make a start on the render Though the seven days could be spread over the next couple of months Unlike render slating grinds to a halt in the rain

My parents both died part way through our last build Not great

Is anyone working over Christmas Last time round my wife and myself put the floor joists in on Boxing Day Older and probably wiser this time round Slating in the Morning Then that’s it fill Wednesday

It’s normal It will all turn the same colour eventually

Your Architect would have thrown all of this at a Structual Engineer In any case BC will want SE calcs for anything load baring

If there is a sharp fall in demand Don’t be surprised if prices fall Same with plasterboard I collected some OSB boards today 25 quid each a few months ago £14 now Storing outside is fine Watch out for thieves

As with timber two years ago It’s simply demand and jumping on the band wagon like everyone else No sign of site work slowing I’ve three new housing sites to price over Christmas

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It’s difficult to keep the ridge roll even on a hip especially with thick tile The edges of the ridge roll should be stuck down Doesn’t look like they have pulled the tape

Yes Dave The new owners We cover everything up and clean off But not to the standard you would expect on a new home Normally a cleaning company will clean everything a week or so after we have finished Plus the render needs to harden up

To cold to render for the last two weeks We have four houses to render before Thursday lunchtime So that the builder can hand them over on Friday I just don’t get it It’s every year Then quiet in January The render will be done But the houses soffits windows gardens won’t be clean I think I’d rather wait till after Christmas

I wasn’t going to guess a figure But my friend has paid about that as he simply couldn’t sell his plot We had delivery yesterday of a hundred ridge tiles and the driver was refusing to take them round the back of the house Even though we have footage of a crane going round there Any excuse Your right to try to deal with it now Many people just put it off