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Both are recognized by the major lenders We used Protec There Accessors are self employed Easy to deal with Normally just tell you to send pictures Ours spent less than 30 minutes in total at our build iIncluding the five minutes for the final inspection

Not sure if this will help I bought a rental property quite a few years back I started to put a new damp course in and found all the joists where rotting I stripped the lot out Filled the 350 void with hardcore Compacted it Layer of sand Membrane 50 mil insulation It was a while back Then topped with 150 concrete Then 25 mil Asphalt 18 years on still ok

We are in the same position with our next two plots The Farmer next doors says he owns the access road The seller is adamant that they own the access road and he only has permission to use it Imagine our surprise when we came to exchange contracts and every one of our questions was answered with To the best of the seller knowledge and ended with the purchaser must do there own investigation We are in limbo

Modern roof trusses are very strong As long as you have told the truss manufacturers exactly what tile you are using All will be fine

Myself and my wife did most things ourself while still both working four days per week My wife said never again But 18 months after finishing We are about to do it all again The time of year really doesn’t help It’s surprising how resilient you become

I’ve charged vat at a lower rate by mistake and found it difficult to recover and on two occasions had to stand MY mistake You could tell them that you are unable to pay this demand But will give a written undertaking to settle this when you receive your vat claim It’s a big mistake on there part They will have realized that it not going to be a simple as sending you a fresh invoice

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A hollow sounding tile isn’t the end of the world and will still outlast most floor covering It only really commercial premises that this could become a problem

I’ve tilers that work for me and while wall tiling I would leave it to reference Floors must be back buttered There was no need to back butter years back when I first started tiling But we would mix the grout very wet and pour it on the floor Which would fill all the voids

Everybody is so busy Brick shortage Just about better than the cat ate my homework

Both would be ok I used Tyvek We installed the membrane in Feb Pretty rotten weather and myself and my wife spent two weeks slating the roof in The two garages where done the same way Then Brexit arrived and we couldn’t get any slates for most of the winter End of Feb to the beginning of May They both stayed watertight I think the summer months are harder on an exposed membrane

14 won’t be a problem for tiling If you give it 24 hours after grouting before increasing the temperature you will be ok

We have friends who have bought a plot The wires would have run past there back door on there new home There is a poll pictured to the right and one out of shot to the left While the poll to the left will remain The poll pictured will go and the wires will run underground across the bottom of there garden All this was sorted out over lockdown No idea of cost But doable

Any good quality flexi adhesive We normally use Tilemaster Less than a tenner a bag Manufactured local to me

Your better with a solid base (concrete) with the required fall Then lay With a flexible tile adhesive

I just did this in four of the bedrooms Didnt brake the bank

It’s as easy as that No need for a manager Just take your time employing trades and remember good trades are always busy and worth waiting for Book well ahead Good luck

Very true Everyone is flat out I was rendering a selfbuild as a favor for a friend His Architect turned up while I was there He asked for my company number I suppose I’m one of his trusted contacts now A building contractor will do the same Call round to see who is available

We would have been happy with an Architect certificate But a friend who is a manager at HSBC advised us that tgey and others won’t accept an Architect certificate The ones that top the lists of all seem to be Buildzone and Protec The two most expensive A lot of money for less than 30 minutes of visits Indpected the roof from the ground Foundations from his car To muddy and he’d forgotten his Wellies Final inspection Didn’t have time to look round Gone in less than ten minutes We won’t pay for a warranty on our second build We will buy one retrospectively from the same company if we need one LA authority BC was the best £800 that we spent Unlimited visits Call before 10am for the same day visit

I paid 800 Local Authority 3 years ago A lot has been covered about warranties not being worth the paper they are written on But if you do go ahead and buy one Make sure it’s one that is on all the lenders accepted lists

Probably 12 moths minimum with a main contractor Though leaving parts unfinished won’t be an option Normally speed equals more money

It is likely to cause separating above The modern way would be to use a duplex plasterboards (foil back}

You should seal the walls with SPR mixed 3-1 On plaster or straight onto boards which is better

Our Sap predicted 17 years to get the cost back Although it was a planning condition We didn’t install on that basis

There are two types One has good edges The other is put in a large cylinder and left turning to take the corners off