nod
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Turn the other radiators off and let some water out of the towel rail Then bleed it
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It shouldn’t really mater If you are concerned you could up rate the plasterboard To one hour protection What ever you put around the plastic pipes won’t hold a fire back It will simply melt the pipes Better stopping any potential fire getting in there
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and me It’s every sight now We did the framing on the largest medical store in the uk Three range rovers arived with the largest fans I’ve ever seen We hadn’t finished sealing the building I over heard the sight manager telling someone on the phone that We had nailed the air test Scoring a two Most of these commercial buildings are aiming for four There’s so many of the companies at it I’ve seven housing sites on the go and haven’t seen an air test for a couple of years One in seven will still be certified Probably done from desktop
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They all pretty meaningless With most of the mass produced houses scoring a 2
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ICF meets timber meets steel - render query
nod replied to Adam2's topic in Insulated Concrete Formwork (ICF)
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ICF meets timber meets steel - render query
nod replied to Adam2's topic in Insulated Concrete Formwork (ICF)
If you go the EPS route You will have to make sure the knock ins can be firmly anchored Or you will get cracks I would put a frame in insulate and use vent board to carry the render -
Answer is NO A Structual warranty company will need a foundation design So will the builder
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You won’t have much choice Planners will insist on a foundation design Probably the best few hundred quid you will spend
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SE normally air on the side of caution While conifers have shallow roots The take a lot of water out of the ground Causing Heave We had deep strip foundations on our first build and expected BB and Clay board Our next has a hawthorn hedge about 8 meters away Excellent ground still BB Majority of the homes I work on are BB Belt and Braces ?
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When you contact your Structual Engineer Due to the proximity of the hedge The decision will be made for you Almost certainly Block and Beam
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Definitely no heat
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Exactly I’m going to spray the hardener on Clay works on Weds At a multi million pound extension on a football club They have had to delay firing up the bio boiler for nearly three weeks There not happy Your spot on You can’t have your cake and eat it The lime plasters shrink and crack if they are not left to cure Sealing or polishing to early effects the appearance Im lucky that most of this work comes via two very savy designers
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I’d avoid anything that blows I use the infra Speedy hire heaters 30amp plug We've been using two today Very frosty and -4 outside We will topcoat both houses tomorrow Then sand and spray on Monday
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Yes it was 815m2 I published a spreadsheet on here So probably be able to find in the Archives We could have easily reduced that total If we had cut back on the German kitchen and bathrooms and few other things Try not to spend to much on design It’s you who will be living in it Work out what you want on paper before visiting an Architect and they will put it into a workable design Try and avoid buying from showrooms You will find the same brands online at a fraction of the cost
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Welcome We also did a PV evaluation on our first build and agree with you Financially it doesn’t make any sense I think ours came out as a saving of £2-300 per year Something like 25 years for it to pay for itself I would imagine it would all need to replaced by then We decided to spend the money save on extra insulation We also think PV panels look horrible ? Budget A few things will dictate this How much you will do yourself Design Box or elaborate Or something in between Bad ground Services nearby and the final finish Method of build Timber Frame Far more convenient than traditional Far more expensive We built 282m2 over two floors with a d double garage and finished to a high spec 815m2 BUT That was three years ago Prices have jumped up While we don’t expect to be at 815m2 this time We had very deep foundation and lots of trees We have good ground and few tree So we will pull back 30k from previous We expect to keep the final cost under 1500m2 350 m2 over two floors Triple two story garage and workshop Traditional build
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Sewage treatment plant - air blower electricity costs
nod replied to David Essex's topic in Waste & Sewerage
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Yes just foam up with a gun Cut off the excess the following day Some of our jobs (Housing associations) Require us to leave a 5 mil gap around the edges and foam up
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That looks to be fitted quite neat Small gaps can be foam filled If you ask him to remove that You will upset him
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Most of the large commercial roofs are like ponds But still passed Without putting a steep fall on it It’s difficult to avoid
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Puddles are unavoidable and will soon dry out
