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Shop around So many sellers are taking advantage of the situation Ive been in the building trade for 40 plus years and have never known such a massive difference in prices for the same products I had quotes varying by 60% for steel beams Shop around

It will go a long way Probably worth doing a couple of trial mixes till you get the colour you want Use Something small like a cup Four cups of sand etc Dont use a plastersizer The lime will aerate the fix

If you add hydrated line You will get the effect pictured 4 sand 1 cement 1 lime and lime is as cheap as chips

I got a quote for supply only from Rational The quote was eye watering man’s pretty ridiculous

With Fracking set to restart Fazing gas out of new builds looks like window dressing We will probably be told that the new gas will be for commercial use But in reality Fossil fuel will be generating the power for our so called greener heat pumps for years to come

Hi I always use Mapei grout Many years ago before flexi adhesive Grout was mixed as a watery slurry Poured on and spread all over the tiles This would fill any voids under the tiles I still do this with exterior tiles Dont forget to seal the back of EVERY tile Porcelain is hard wearing and will last

A dremal works well I once got colours mixed up in two bathrooms Charcoal and cream It took three days to take out a 100 m2 of grout

I normally leave 50 mil of brick showing

Electric and gas certified You don’t need BC sign off We were in-for 5 months last time before we got round to sign off It will trigger CT But if you have got this far without triggering CT your doing ok We had a bill before we had water power Just a basic shell

Earlier in the week I broke two fingers Whilst I’m fine putting a couple of Velux windows in and grading and loading slates Knocking roofing nails in is painful So my wife has taken over slating the workshop Five years ago when we slated our house and garages she had a real fear of heights

No The air will travel right through most foam The blue foam is much better than most

Exactly the same as if they had drop a hammer through it Should have covered it Two choices They have to claim off there public liability insurance Or stand the cost of replacing the glass themselves

We went for Neff throughout as we new we would be selling One of the ovens broke after three years Everything else has been ok We have rental properties that we have put B&Q cheapies in that have lasted just as long A Skoda is made in exactly the same place as VW But it’s not a VW 😁

Now that’s a shed One or two of us on here would kill for a shed like that

Exactly the same design But with a different blade Leaves the slate Riven

Just thought I’d share lots of valleys and cuts this time So I bought these from the US Give a nice cut and allows you to cut with the finished side up Instead of keeping having to flip and mark the back

Nail varnish remover on a dry cloth will break down the glue residue You can buy a half liter bottle online for under a tenner

I K rendered our five years ago we are surrounded by trees Still looks like new Quik squirt with Algiside and the rain does the rest Beings it up like new

Good advise I borrowed one to check out a plot we where buying I was surprised how accurate it was

I wouldn’t worry If it wasn’t the drive it would be something else

Go into Benchmark and tell them Howdens have offered you a really good deal and they will beat it

Many companies use a private building control Siting that local Authority Building Control are a pain in the Arse (Code for thorough) For a few hundred pounds you can bring in your own BC Call your local planning office Give them your planning number and arrange a visit This will P your contractor off But it sounds like your past this point already

Just to add Just before we started our first build Our friends finished the “Forever home “ Then decided to sell after 18 months Bought a retrospective warranty But the purchasers lenders didn’t asked for it They seemed more concerned about him getting an indemnity for his two flat roofs As Temp has already stated Better to wait and see

As your main home you can sell without any tax implications once that you have registered all your utilities and Counsul tax You need to be signed off for at least three years to avoid paying the Cil If you had one

Who would win in a fist fight Spider-Man or Batman Self build questions don’t get tougher than this 😁