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Exactly what we did We stayed three years Then moved into our current build In the grand scheme of things the extra that you spend on insulation and making sure the house is as best that you can make Is well worth it We never used the bedroom radiators Not even once Which indicates that we’ve done something right Your post is refreshing I despair when I read on here people intending to UFH the upper floors

Do your house for yourselves Potential buyers will prioritize Location -Schools m2 Price Kitchen and what your including in the price We sold our first build High speck and very airtight All of our serious viewers Around 20 where doctors and consultants and one Barrister Not one asked about airtightness or Sap EPC Levels of insulation Just one young couple asked about wifi and bills Other than on here Most people wouldn’t know what an air test or sap report is It’s not a lot more money to make your home airtight Dont get hung up on numbers My better half has the windows open most of the time complaining the house is too hot

There’s nothing really to stop you BC are there to make sure your tanks is installed to regulations and planners There interest went once your plans where passed Basically As long as it works I’ve installed three Treatment Plants now I’d avoid having anything in the tank other than shit A separate box for the compressor is much easier to maintain and less likely to fail

Any local structural Engineer will do it for you

Don’t listen to tile suppliers They only sell the stuff

Don’t overthink I tile dozens of these each month Quick scrape Then brush up Seal with diluted SBR

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I use a sharp long handled floor scraper Just take the fat off An hour should be enough for a 150 m2 floor

You can bed anything on sand But if your not going to wacker it down level the sand and sprinkle dry cement Prior to laying

No reason

Be open on a Sunday

I’d put one at either side on our last build You will need the coupler

Standard are fine They don’t need to go all the way through I always use clear for render with just the 10 mil outlet left showing

Cost ?

Unfortunately you will have to go round and in circles with BT As we did for twelve months

Then you would have to be much cheaper than a local Architect and you would have to sell yourself much better Qualifications Recent projects COST You won’t get your foot in the door without all three UPFRONT Theres so many online design companies out there We used a local Architectural firm Not just for design But for there relationship with local planners Or is it a FREE service to help self builders

The trouble with specializing in self builds There arnt a lot of us doing self builds and most would prefer you to be local to them

Yes on both our builds we’ve spent around 3k rack time on Architects fees Most on here are are TF Do you really need an Architect for a TF

I don’t feel we on here are your typical market But I work on quite a few multi million pound homes that have an Architect liaison on site most days Nearly always turnkey with a main contractor doing all the work

Ours are If you have small children about Its Simple not practical to not have them lockable

I’ve worked on large sites with no running water in the loos Definitely don’t need hot water

Quite cheap leave the plaster wiring etc As is Alter the masonry and put new garage door in 5k

I can tell you how I’ve done it I’ve stepped the dpc to allow for the extra height of the paving and made sure that placement of vents take this in to consideration

They should sit directly under the dpc To allow the telescopic vent to funnel the air down under the block and beam

You probably will have to borrow The larger the house The lower cost m2 As fees Conections etc are usually the same Brick and block is by far the cheaper of the options