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Unless you leave a door or windows open 😂

It fine We used to do them all like that

No the plaster is better done afterwards

MF framing is easier and better You can ether hang a standard Top hat system Or a gypliner I prefer to use the gypliner clips rather than brackets Or if you don’t need or want a void You can plaster directly onto the block and beam Old School

What ever preparation you decide on BC will have there own ideas of how they want things to be done If your using local authority He or she will be happy to run through what is required Most of the time The Architecht will paste and copy there submission Without any thought to the specific project Ours has submitted building regs with a steel ridge in the attic trusses Cranked steels When they are straight bolted Gas boiler No gas I think BC realise this

Slates

Myself and my wife got our slating gear out of retirement today and made a start on the workshop 600 x 300 £2.85 each 300 used 3100 to go

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Flood valve ideal Stainless steel plate in there way

I’ve just added a flood valve about 3 meters from our dyke Whilst it will stop water in the event of a flood It will also stop rodents coming up the 75 meters of pipe to our TP

I’d put a pvc membrane down under the insulation Regardless of weather the floor is dry

We used I joists on our previous build Main reason being was that they where a third cheaper than Posi I regretted my decision as soon as I started first fix plumbing Ive used Posi this time

Build for less on eBay are pretty good I think they are part of TP As TP tend to deliver for them at a fraction of the merchant price

Your going to cause your loft to condensate There will be so much that you will think your roof is leaking

All of the above Plenty of insulation Then you need to install an MF ceiling 100 mill below With 25 mil of acoustic insulation in the void One layer 15 plasterboard will make a massive difference

Knock through Put your partitions up Get plumber back Then Electrian When both of these two are happy Get your plasterer back to board out and skim and fit any tiles

Nice Great views also

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I would say going beyond what is fine and will do the job Apart from UFH and MVR and slate roofs Most high end is on the finish

Absolutely no need to acclimatize laminate Anymore than you would acclimatize a chipboard floor Even solid wood floors are rarely on site for long before they are laid

Medium spec is pretty much what you would get from Persimmons Barrett’s etc Higher spec would be UFH German or Italian kitchen and bathrooms perhaps Slate roof Aluminum w frames Your probably somewhere in between

I agree with Joe Very easily sorted out Probably take him half an hour on his way home

Just thought I’d share this As it may help others on here I run a medium sized render company and was asked to quote for a friend of a friend A self build in the lake district About 50 miles away I said sure send me a drawing Most of our framing plastering jobs are off plan to allow the builders to use our quote within there quote Anyway The self builder has asked me to re quote from six months ago As two Sole traders have quoted more than 50% higher than ours Stating 4 weeks work There’s only 225m2 5 days tops I’d allowed 8 rise in materials on the initial quote and charged a bit extra on labour with it being a small job We give a three year no quibble guarantee If there is a problem and it’s a manufacturer based problem We sort it out and Pursue the manufacture At the moment individual trades are taking the mick I hear about tilers charging nearly £50 m2 for floor tiling I pay ours around 18-22 and they make a dam good living out of that Private builders and trades are giving everyone a bad name Shop around for an experienced company You will have to wait But it’s worth the wait

The whole lot I built two at our last house and they ended up full of building C**p So she has a point

Yes the workshop is 10 x 7.5 meters with an upstairs I’ve still to put two Velux windows in But Deborah has already said that once the build is finished there will be one key and it will be around her neck No building related items 😁