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This is one o did at the beginning of summer I normally have a couple per year to do Nowadays with YouTube to fall back on and massive improvement of materials Tanking a basement is not difficult Semiskilled at best Though the companies that are doing it all the time would have you believe they are specialists

You won’t need building regs to add insulation If there is no damp I would leave well alone

I’ve used brick hunter online a couple of times for matching up Of it exists he has it

You may find that you will have to get that one glazed unit from a different supplier I would imagine transportation would be an issue for most

Find somewhere that has one fitted and ask who suppler it

Perhaps a photo would help

We are fitting out a new build that’s been stood for tens years 48 apartments and houses We’ve done all the soundproofing to the ceilings But as an extra measure we are laying 1200 x 400 timber boards with 15 mil of insulation on the back On top of the existing caba board Absolutely brilliant for foot traffic Simply gluing the joints and the underside

50 mil screed is fine as long as it is liquid and what ever space you are left with I would fill with kingspan or celotex As long as it is double sided foil backed

Looks like you have taken a chunk of soil off the plot Nice and flat now

When we moved in we had let our site insurance lapse and taken out a normal insurance There was ten days when the house was empty The example the insurer used for those ten day was while your kitchen and deco is covered Something like a plasma tv or a expensive sofa isn’t As soon as we moved in we where fully covered We received our building certificate (Sign off) about three months after moving in

Bleach is the only product that will shift discoloured grout

Yep did ours Strip foundations I took the decision to full fill 2ntrs including garages We used a 100 cube of concrete

I had one push a £250 hand basin over the gates We get fittings and drill bit delivered to site from redyfix Rang them today as the couriers just dump them anywhere like yours I was told they had no control over the drivers Subbed out

Unfortunately they will back date it Perhaps worth giving them a call Or putting some money aside each month till you get a bill

Posi are good I used I joists Bit cheaper than posi good the fit Its worth contacting Pasquill They are one of the largest suppliers and very competitive for joists and roof trusses

It’s a lot quicker than you would think myself and my wife stripped ours We used a short pri bar the type with a rounded end with a nail pul on either end Start at the top and let them slide down to your helper

Who ever says that is wrong The difference with masonry homes is there are ten of thousands of home over a hundred years old Just Googled life span of a new built masonry house Cane back as over a hundred years

Modern timber framed houses are nothing like the old Tudor buildings that have stood the test of time The TF have only been about since the 70s It doesn’t inspire confidence when manufacturers quote 30 40 year lifespan for the frame I worked on some Student accommodation about fifteen years ago They where being sold off in pods of 8 Which seemed a great investment We pulled out of buying at the last minute due to this 30 to 40 year being banded about

Uneven insulation won’t make any difference When you get 10 or 20 ton of screed on top Everything will be flat

Ian will be along shortly to tell you about creeping knees ?

It’s many years since I’ve seen solid joists used on site Always posi or I joists There’s little difference between posi and solid though I would use solid on the ground floor and posi in the first floor

Sorry someone asked me where our tiles pictured where from I bought two pallets from Italy through Rocia (Porcalana) 50% discount

Yep You gave me the same advise way back Buy your RCBOs off eBay I needed 20 Found them all online over a period of 6 months It’s surprising how many electricians have a couple over from a job or 1 in there van Most where around ten or twelve quid delivered

We have a Hager An electrician friend said he wouldn’t fit anything thing else But they are expensive

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