nod
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Your right there Dave We rendered a site of 60 back in 2008 and even the lads on site Including myself referred to the units as Aircon Though it is worth pointing out while most sites had shut down at the start of the recession These subsidized Eco homes sold like hot cakes First TF houses I’d worked on locally for about ten years (Scottish)
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Sad fact is most buyers won't care about how energy Efficient the house is Most wont know what ICF is Price Location M2
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Noise
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Regardless of the finish You need to insulate and board with two layers of plasterboard
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The problem all will face on here Is however big there job is It’s a one off and if extra work comes in from a regular source You will be pushed back As a contractor you always have at the back of your mind That if you turn regular work down you will let someone else in At the moment it’s just a case of being patient while contractors catch up
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Then set the stone out You need a definite line for the render or the bead to sit on Most of the ones I render finish with a rectangular block of stone running under the BW
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Normally when they are half and half The block work is set in 25 mil Otherwise you would be looking up at the underside of a stop or bellcast bead
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Building Control, Private vs Local Authority
nod replied to PipM's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Some private are pretty good Some are not I contacted three All about £100 more expensive than LA But the big difference is if you contact LA before 10am you Guaranteed same day visit The ones I contacted wanted at least a couple of days notice There are no limits to LA visits Very handy when you are doing foundations and drains -
VAT on auction purchases
nod replied to LSL's topic in Self Build VAT, Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL), S106 & Tax
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Have you tried Forrests at Longridge
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That’s the one great for hot weather
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Normally on new builds the partitions are around 1800 high Which is enough to give you a bit of privacy when you are sat down
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I used Kingspan in ours BC was happy enough
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4K is a significant saving It’s surprising how labour costs can rack up There should be plenty of scope for you to make more savings Especially if you bring in individual trades Good luck
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We found Local Authority cheaper and better than the private ones on offer Three years ago it was just over £700 plus vat For everything
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Yep Pre plaster Then sign off
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Your only option is to dig it out and start again A real pain but one of those things that just happens
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Well your only option is to ask your SE if he will do a design for BC It shouldn’t cost much
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It’s very rare to see nails being hammered in onsite now I used a Hitachi nail gun with ring nails for roof battens and all floors
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Plus one with Christine Normally you would get the foundations in Then the mortgage company would charge for an inspection to release funds Then same with the roof Are they perhaps miffed that you haven’t had these two valuations from them and there fees
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That was our fear As part of our kitchen we thought it would be like having a conservatory on the kitchen So we drastically reduced the size
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It will be difficult to get an average cost Ours was as close to the plot as you are likely to get I dug a trench that ran two mtres away from the connection point Gas €700 Electric £800 Water £1200 Sewage quote was 25k So Like most I installed a treatment plant
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You would normally fix them onto both Newel posts leaving an even gap all around Exactly the same as fitting to steel uprights
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Extension built smaller than plans
nod replied to oldoaktree's topic in Party Wall & Property Legal Issues
240 is quite an Error It is quite common For this to happen If it is going to hit your builders pocket It will sour your relationship with him -
We felled 30 trees before we started the build Much more difficult when there are buildings that are likely to get damaged We decided to bring some help Three men one day £650 Bargain
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