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nod

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  1. Building control will be less concerned with the interface of foundations Only that the new foundations have hit solid ground You have good depth As long as the bottom of the new trench is solid BC will tell you to pour
  2. I have d socket and a fuse spare In the sink cupboard next to the boiling water tank
  3. I often work for two interior designers They will spend your money like It’s your money I recently completed a Clay works job for the £80 a bag 50 bags of assorted colours over Money is always secondary to the design
  4. I’ve just paid this for BB today plus’s 1500 blocks @£1.05 each
  5. Our previous build was on clay surrounded by 100s of seven meter plus trees No choice Had to be BB our next one Boulder clay good flat ground Three what can only be loosely classed as trees More like bushes I thought Ground baring slab No chance Both SE wanted BB Im installing BB as we speak More £££
  6. Tops are mainly diy rather than trade based with prices per tile etc Very expensive I use Impey for wet rooms and have never had an issue Nice and easy to fit also
  7. I most have Zero moving parts
  8. We have just installed a Matrix TP for the second time Easy to install Problem free running Nine Pop ££2800
  9. I definitely wouldn’t use foam Use drywall adhesive You can bridge The camping’s
  10. Sure do Always best to check
  11. Plus 1 BUT There is no consistency between inspectors One may ask for loadings 9 others will probably look at the units
  12. I’ve just finished the foundations BC asked for 300 mil void I wouldn’t have got my internal drains in with anything less
  13. 150 void doesn’t sound much
  14. Liquid screed is a great innovation As a business I’ve only tiled around 50 liquid screeds But I’ve known two lift Not great odds
  15. As above Five with traditional screed But will lift with liquid screed For what it costs I would add some staples
  16. Nothing for a week Get Tge block and beam in and the garage slab
  17. It had planning in principle for two detached homes Just the £500 type couple of squares on a field But lots of work done by us to get full planning
  18. Just finished installing the TP we went with what we know Which was bugger all when we installed the Matrix at our last build five years ago I’ve used 6 cube of dry mix to sit it in and back it up It’s full of water and a dry forecast So should be ok
  19. On our previous build I just knocked the inner skin out As pictured
  20. Plus 1 You can’t get round a BC request a simple desktop study will do the trick He just wants that bit of paper to cover his bum Our previous build was part of a farm and had a full site and contamination investigation 8 years previous and laid to lawn since Three years out of date We coughed up another 500 quid Manx he said Fine 😞
  21. We’ve just start our second build -third We have purchased three acres of open country side Difficult but not impossible
  22. Slab Put a 300 mil rip of PB in for the dpc to fit against
  23. Five different sizes Thats unusual Most of the houses I frame are 910 openings down 810 up 20 quid per door isn’t much Put on FB for a tenner each when you’ve finished
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