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A breakdown of the quote wold help Basements in or out of London an be very expensive Especially one that is at risk of flooding

I’ve used Impey over the last few years Never any issues Probably the stickiest membrane I’ve used

For how much is there I would take up the new and lay each one on a bed of mortar I did this at my sons He got his iddiot mate down to dig out and mot No where near deep enough It’s been down four years without any movement

I just cut a horizontal extension in half and fixed it together with two screws If your laying the engineering bricks yourself a good trick is to lay the engineering bricks ignoring the vent brick Then take a brick out later and replace with the clay vent brick Otherwise the holes fill up at the back

Treated or untreated Neither will get any weather

Take the carpet up above the wall If the floorboards run parallel to the wall It’s probably load baring and the joists will be sat on the wall If the floorboards run across the wall Its not load baring

Ha ha oil prices are falling But like many they are cashing in at the pumps

I’ve just called in my local builders merchant Probably the largest independent with over a 100 staff They where all very worried about the future with turnover down by over 30% and diy sales down to a trickle I don’t think the press are helping Or the BBC

Thanks Mike Danscar Timber Heywood Timber Both independents There will be plenty in your locality

In England this applies to new builds Not re roofs In saying that I would always go dry Unless having to match up

I’m starting to repeat myself But it’s so important that you shop around In the past I’ve used Pasquils for Posi trusses etc But like everything else companies are taking advantage of rising costs Pasquils and two other companies are virtually double the price for Attic trusses for the garage and about a third more than the company that I’m using Sure costs have gone up But not as much as they are making out

Thanks for the replies Ill post up the quote

Thanks for the replies Ill post up the quote

I’ve been informed by the electricity suppliers that due to the distance from the pole across the road We will probably need to install a box at the gates Then run the next 23 meters from the box to the house I’ve got the electrical ducting in place With a hockey stick next to the meter box A friend who is a retired electrician has said I will probably need a 25 mil Armoured cable and struggle to get it through that type of ducting Any thoughts

I do one or two sites per year for a smallish family firm They brought specialists in to fit PV on four new build cottages They where up on The roof laptop open following a YouTube video Lots of cowboys out there

Yes but there are plenty of people who won’t be able or want to climb up on a roof and install them there self The batteries are still expensive even if you install them yourself Either way your still looking at at least a decade probably twice that in most cases to see a return

Pallets are fine if they are over sleeper walls I would at least quickly halve the pallets as soon as possible if they are unsupported

They are now in there 70s and put there trust in a local medium sized company That does heating electrical and of course solar I’m not sure of the size But the PV covers a 12 mtre roof Looks bloody awful There’s lots of different angles to PV I think P Daves take on it is probably the most accurate Buy cheap and self install Working off Dave’s figures It will take around 6 years for every 2 k spent Or there about Looking at the online adds It look like you will be in pocket after 12 months

I think what has disappointed our friends They paid 9 k and thought that was it But had a battery on the top of that and probably need another

The numbers don’t stack up The projective saving on our previous build was £200-300 per year This time the enthusiastic sap designer has stated that it could be as much as £500 per year It is a gimmick We prefer to spend the money on extra insulation Our friends have recently finished there third self build First being in the 80s They where talked into PV Whilst I wouldn’t go as far as saying they regret there decision They admit that savings where exaggerated and will never see a return in there lifetime In saying that PV is good for the environment I will continue separate plastics and tins before chucking them in the bin

With a saving of a few hundred pounds per year The PV will need replacing long before it has paid for its self I still don’t get how installing PV stacks up financially

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Absolutely outrageous The plans and Cad drawings are yours Your untitled to them You will need them and most design services Floors roof etc will ask you for them to enable the to quote Go in and kick up a fuss

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You will get virtually the same results by splitting Most of the sound insulation we put in on party walls is 25-50 Staple to the back the first side