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Sites are still very busy But it’s not a true reflection As with most a massive shortage of labour and money already in place It will be after Easter before the housing sites slow and perhaps another year before the commercial jobs slow Suppliers will have to reduce there margins Or go out of business

They have told us 7% due to transport costs

We got a window quote last June Lead times 10-12 weeks Just called in to order No price increase Lead time 2-3 weeks Things are definitely slowing

Exactly I recently routed a pipe in the 600 void at my brother in-laws and couldn’t move for the stud

-6 Just catching up on some loading whilst waiting for the sun to clear the frost on the roof

Yep the bumper hoist is so handy £120 per week won’t break the bank

I’m not sure which is worse Frost or rain Three days slating this week Monday Tuesday where ok Today was very slippery up there Oh nearly forgot I blew the engine on the Bumper hoist New one being dropped off in the morning So 300 slates had to go up the ladder today

No Don’t risk it next week Far to frosty Low temps do less harm than higher temps with frost We are cementing a ver large hotel kitchen at the moment Ready for tiling next week I’ve insisted that a heater be left on overnight Id give it a week

Plus 1 Lots of the bumf out there doesn’t apply to single private builds Securing the site is a must

Posi joists getting wet isn’t a problem They will dry out As long as they are stored off the ground they will be fine You could put them on spats 4x2 and throw a tarp over

Plus 1 Our friends have a Mitsubishi HP and noise was a big concern to them also As it’s virtually under the bedroom window But it’s no more noisy than our gas boiler

Just remember the online quotes don’t take into account any discounts

I agree The problem we are having now that we didn’t have before Is the quote differentials We recently spent £1800 on lead A commodity that has been relatively unedited Some quotes came in at 25% more Steel We had a quote for £2500 and more than double that We haven’t had this before As Bonner says Some prices have fallen and falling Particularly timber

We came in at £815 m2 on our last (5 years ago) This time we had planed to come in around £1000 m2 That has gone out of the window with rising costs Im just slating in at the moment I’d say we are about 20% over I’ll hold back posting a spreadsheet till we are watertight with the render completed (Pre plaster) The problem you will find is A spreadsheet that has been compiled over the last 18 months May be well out of date by now Beware of companies hiking prices up for no other reason than to increase there own profits

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There’s no issues with using a wool type insulation between joists Pretty much as in the loft Cables are buried under at least three layers of insulation

I recently did the render on a massive self build home The lady provided a very large caravan to double as a office - brew cabin With a loo in there Far to good for a building site After a few weeks it became a tool store and very large smelly loo 💩

You should have a separate loo on site But there’s nothing to say you need to have a site office On this and our last build we erected a simple garden shed for drawings and bits and bought a porta loo

You will probably need a Structual engineer Why not ask him or her to do you a construction drawing at the same time Much cheaper option

Moister boards are fine on any tiled areas Even wet rooms What a lot of people don’t seem to grasp is If water gets through to the boards or backer They need stripping off Gyprock yellow backers perform the best and can be cut with a Stanley knife

810 I leave home at 6am every morning Lunch is ten minutes on the move Come on Dave back me up on this one Can’t imagine you having many breaks

Proper joinery I’ve a mate who have a joinery workshop and he does all his doors by hand I’m not not neat enough to do hardwood without a jig Cheating I know 😁

Exactly Long gong are the days of chipping away with a chisel I even have a jig for the latch An hour for the lining an hour for the door should be a breeze for someone who does it as there day job

Yes I did pretty much everything on the last build I’m now 61 and seem to be doing the same again My wife said I have trust issues 😁

I did two in the morning and two in the afternoon on ours A lot easier doing the linings at the same time