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Rough cast is definitely more forgiving 4-1-1 mix

I set all ours at 50 and did the render myself

Looks like blocks laid flat Could be wrong.

50 mil is an ideal minimum for render

Funny I’ve a friend in Shropshire who did all his hardwood windows in the stuff I Darby show him the pictures He just said Doesn’t do what it says on the tin ?

My wife keeps saying the same “Why fight it” The osmo that I’m putting on is supposed to protect against UV

It sounds like more fees While warranty providers are reluctant to come out in person Your BC should confirm that the work has been carried out I don’t think there will be any way round them sending a valuer at your expense

Yep it’s had exactly that Two coats of Danish originally Then Osmo Nothing seems to stop the water staining

Quick tip for water stained hardwood Worktops etc Paint Oxalic acid on Leave for an hour Ready to wash off and re oil as pictured

You can overpay on cover Especially if you start covering plant an individual trades Everyone on site should either have there own public liability or the company they work for should cover them If you are using a main contractor Your the client and not employing the trades A public liability that will cover someone wandering onto the site and injuring themselves and cover for fire and criminal damage

They even told us we mustn’t use Spanish slate as they where not local We called in the slate supplier rep He pointed out that the listed building had a mix of predominantly Welsh slate and last time he looked Lancashire wasn’t in Wales

The told us we had to match our stone cils to the listed farm next door When I pointed out that the farm had been rendered since the 70s leaving no stone showing They just said if the render was removed Ours would need to match We ignored this request

Looks ok to me We are next door to a listed building Heritage where fine with ours It may be a case of that you simply didn’t ask Can’t be the worst breach they have ever had I would submit retroactive They May ask that you simply darken the wood Ours are just a taller version of your gates

I chose to use fibreglass rather than rubber No particular reason other than I’m a tight git and thought I might have to pay someone for installing rubber But I can sympathize with you We have magpies and wood pigeons That sound like they are wearing clogs We had considered putting Sedums there More birds but a softer surface

You will need to get lorrys onto your plot for the muck away You will want a firm base for the lorrys Your demolished garage will be perfect for that

Sounds like Something lost in translation Ive never heard that expression Sorry ?

Sounds good We finished our B+B rendered home two years ago and are getting closer to starting another build Depending on ground conditions it sounds like a healthy budget Building tradition will save a lot of money Good luck

As part of our planning we fitted sag throughout

You won’t need one prior to starting your self build Though once you start you will need to put plenty of signs up Hard hats & Boots etc Its also worth having a signing in book and first aid kit Just in case you get a visit

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Talking from experience Many snapped up plots come back on the market Weeks or months later

That’s it Ian Everyone on the same hymn sheet No excuses

Plus 1 Just cover the worktops The tiler will make a neater and cleaner job than the builder

Your right there Joe Ive a friend who builds boats His exact advise Everything must be bone dry and no chance of rain Ours runs to a drain at either side So not exactly flat roof Nothing could ever come through it It is like the bottom of a boat

I had the same dilemma a couple of years back when I did ours I’d absolutely no experience of either But went with fiberglass due to it being virtually indestructible Should one of the many slates that I fixed above fall