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Mortar or tile adhesive depending hearth The weight will hold it in place

I hired a Wagner Absolutely brilliant Wagner is the only make I see on site

All the TF that I do have the barrier directly behind the PB

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Foaming up is your best option You can always cut it off with a saw and foil tape it Cutting 30 mil rips would be difficult to keep the foil on

I wouldn’t worry Jilly It won’t even get a mention from BC Planners are to short staffed to get involved The lady we bought our first plot off Her house is listed She wanted me to fit Ally bifolds at the back of her house but planners wanted them replacing with timber Like for like with the rotten French doors that have only lasted ten years She just applied for Ally doors and lantern No problem as long as they are round the back of the house

Our friends finished there self build this summer and decided not to fit vents Bc flagged it But still signed off We will do the same It’s nonsense making your home airtight and having trickle vents That are drafty even when closed First thing the air test guy did was tape them up How can it be a true assessment

In England You don’t need trickle vents in an extension Sorry if this has already been answered

I’ve only tacked mine at the top with truss clips at the bottom Theres nowhere for it to go

I birds mouthed each joist So the force is downward A steel ridge wouldn’t make any difference to this The tops are cut to an angle So each side pushes equally against each other The engineer specked a 300x100 beam But I’ve installed roofs with smaller ridge beams in the past without issues

No problem just make sure they are a vat registered company and provide a detailed quote Detailing what they are going to do and materials to be used I do lots of these each year Mainly for insurance companies It will help you with your negotiations if you have a quote on letter headed paper with the company number etc I wouldn’t bring in a Structual engineer at this stage It’s pretty obvious what was started previously needs finishing and the rest of the chimney removing and the leaks around it sorted at the same time Good luck with your purchase

Yes The problem you have is that you are in the process of buying Most will assume that there quote will be used as part of a negotiation and never here from you again Offer to pay for a builder to come out and do a full written quote usually about £100-150 Also the sellers are more likely to negotiate with a written quote

There are some great none slip tiles out there Look under pool areas Unglazed are fine in wet areas But they will need to be sealed Your tiler will seal prior to grouting or laying and then again a week or two afterwards As with Builders Merchants Reps rarely know much about the products they sell

While I’ve used a bunch of steels Ive used timber to all three vaulted ceiling’s Reason being is The beam is carrying hardly any weight

The mad thing is Build for less and other online sellers use TP to deliver

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We have a local independent BM Probably one of the largest independents Over 200 staff across two sites They extended and took lots of extra staff after the pandemic Hopefully they will be ok Far better service than the big boys

Tough times ahead Though no sign of the the sites slowing yet So much pre Covid contracts to complete We’ve a large hotel to start in Cumbria after Christmas That was cancelled nearly three years ago Though I’m not sure how they will staff it There will be lots of jobbers floating about looking for work

I enquires about the lead for our roof on Friday All four places that I’ve accounts with have bombarded me with calls Yesterday and today All for a 2 k order How things have changed Six months ago I’d have been lucky to get four quotes As a self builder it’s tempting to put all your eggs in one basket But it’s better if the reps realize that you are shopping around Even a commodity like lead varies ing pricev Only £28.59 per 6 meter roll But x it by ten and it’s a nice saving for the sake of four phone calls Im a long way off tiles But buy on a daily basis Even tiles and adhesive have come down in price The diy market has disappeared over night

K Rend will be 15 mil rather than 25 Rest sounds good

If you have the room A little wider won’t hurt We made our PR 12.5 x1200 and have gone bigger this time

You will probably have to swallow it Most on here have paid out large amounts to professionals Simply because planners have asked

We have them in our bifolds and will have them again our next build 4 years on Problen free

Like plaster The date is meaningless If it’s still powder It’s fine to use