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We are south facing and have blinds between the two layers of glass Which work well

No real disadvantages Labour slightly cheaper Materials quite a bit more

Any stud set at 300 will be more rigid than 600 It’s quite rare to set mf studs at 3 or 400 Usually I stud that is load baring We often build 5 mtr high walls and the strength comes from double staggered boarding I set our at 600 and used a 15 mil SB single layer Very solid at only 2.6 high

Metal stud out performs timber Straighter Wont shrink Acoustically out performs timber Three time quicker to install Can be built 9 mtre high and remain plumb I stud is much stronger than timber You can nog out But most just use flat plate Each year we do groups of between 150 -200 roomed student accommodation Nearly always TF due to time restraints The partitioning would be easy for Tge TF guys to do as they go along But due to sound fire We follow them through with the framing Wiring and plumbing is also much easier with MF Pretty much like Possi v Solid timber joists

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I’ve used Robert Sparkes (Preston) on several jobs No nonsense and no silly prices

I Cedar cladded a building that had been done 13 years ago when the site was put in mothballs It had never been treated or painted or maintained I was amazed at how good of condition it was in Especially since they hadn’t used a membrane The building was in a very exposed place in the lake district

I laid a traditional in ours Drying out wasn’t an issue as I laid it a soon as we were watertight The prep work for liquid needs to be spot on I’ve seen a few go wrong

Liquid screed is about 30% more expensive Extremely flat The biggest advantage is the drying out We leave for seven days then tile Tradition needs a day per mil 75

You can buy a spring loaded hook They work really Well ritually invisible from the ground

Your better of hiring one If it burns out Which they often do They will Simply replace it

You will probably realize that with three houses the finance and legal stuff is the easy bit and the day to day is the higher level stuff Good luck

That brings back memories ?

Nothing to stop you But not necessary As you say all the designs are 600

Yep Pure white W1 Special order

We did all the self build shows Birmingham twice By far the best ps we built 3000 sq foot over two floors

In my experience PMs and Architects will bring in whoever is available at the time Not always the best or the cheapest As above no one will look after your money like you will We are hoping to start our second self build after completing our first at £780 m2 Giving us equity of 350 k Sure myself and my wife did much of the work ourselves Saving a tidy sum But careful budgeting and hours spent trawling through quotes played a big part You sound like you already have the skills to do this within budget Unless you are building something of Grand Designs proportions None of us need these so called professionals for hand holding Good luck

K Rend white I can’t remember who asked This has only been put on this morning and rubbed this afternoon It will dry very white

What a change from being fobbed off Well done

It was part of the bargaining when purchasing the plot The seller had had silly quotes So I offered less and said I would build the two garages first I used double skin and insulated the floor as they intend using there’s as an office

I fitted oak and painted the spindles Heavy enough with just myself and my wife fitting

Exactly The plastic is just a cover to keep the sock together Throw one on a fire and see how long the plastic lasts

Just the way it’s done Just a stab to let the air out

I built two with our build Nothing special Pretty standard I built them in Double skin block with a cavity and K renderd them both Each cost £11250

Not much between in price Private tend to be slightly more I contacted three private All wanted several days notice Where as Local authority call before 10am Same day visit Whilst booking ahead isn’t a problem most of the time When you are doing the foundations it is Ours called morning and afternoon twice when I was doing the house foundations