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Yes I used a steel on both garages Simply because I had two over from demolition pictured is tge neighbours garage we built at the same time They never got around to putting a door on

I put the wall plate directly on top of the steel and simply boxed it when I fitted the door

Sounds about right Prices for all trades have rocketed I do work occasionally for a small family firm about 30 guys They are having problems retaining staff They Pay there joiners £25 per hour and supply them with a nice van and fuel and at least one apprentice The apprentices outnumber there joiners 3-1

180 m2 was he from the 1980s

Your looking at 4 days for a pair of plasterers to skim a 5 bed house 260 m2 ish Working for a firm they would get about £359 plus loading A company would charge you about £ 9m2 for a one off house

1200 is definitely achievable But as already pointed out You need to do a lot of the with yourself We could have easily gone under that figure if we had lowered the spec If you look back on my lost from about a week ago I was asked about the spec on our house It May help you

1200 is Doable We have recently completed 284m2 at £830 m2 it As Dave pointed out a quick build is usually expensive Its taken us over just over two years from breaking ground

What did it cost you for the pm management

Building a house is a very small project and quite easy to manage Engaging an Architect to deal with day to day trades ordering etc Would workout very expensive The cheapest option would be to organise trades yourself However if you don’t have the time or confidence to do this You are perhaps better looking at bringing in a local builder However if you go the TF route as many on here have You can simply bring trades in as needed I know a few have used PMs on here But I wonder what a pm would do all day on one house Unless you pay a tradesmen to do some of the work and manage others also Ive seen that work well on numerous small projects It’s easy to assume that an Architect will have his or her own team Afraid not They simply phone around like everybody else and see who is available

Having a Architect Project manage for you is a very expensive route to take Commissioning a local builder would be far more cost effective Good look with your Purchase

It’s normal to use two layers of 15 fire block plasterboard One layer being fire moister board Cement board wouldn’t meet Building regs

You won’t get a better conductor than porcelain Also extremely hard waring

Architect Not really We just marked up on the original plans what we would like to change

You need to be above DPC

We have a five burner Neff and Italian extractor Hob took a bit of getting used to The magnetic circle thing But really impressed now The extractor was expensive The lowest setting is fine The highest is Like having a aircraft in the same room

No we found a local small building company who built a house style we liked Asked for there Architects contact details contacted him and said While we like the general style We would want to change and add a few things He said no problem let’s meet My Arc fees where a couple of thousand plus vat included material submissions

I ideally mix a bit of SBR ion the mortar 4 .1 as you say It will come out sloppy But don’t teach it till it has thickened up Then I run a mastic trowel round It’s getting the mix just right rather than any skill with the gun

It does look really slick against the render mans now with the roughneck type guns it’s so Quick

If you are looking for value Do what we did Take an established house design of a size that suits you Take the bits out that you don’t want or like and add a few other bits Lots of saving

K rend do an anti algi Pick a dry day Spray with a garden sprayer Let the rain do the rest over the next couple of days As long as you don’t use a turbo type Nozzle A jet wash will bring it up like new If you are looking for a very white white that can be applied on all surfaces The Sw K rend is a good all rounder

I wouldn’t bother with silicone I normally tape the render with Jaffa taped and point with a motar gun Then flatten it down with a finger trowel I’m just trolling through my phone for a picture

I’ve opted for traditional But have never heard of anyone having problems getting a mortgage on a TF

We have the same prefabs in Preston Not many left now They where built to house the Soldiers returning from the 2nd world war They were supposed to be temporary 20 year lifespan

I would argue that I know more about the practical side of building than most Architects

I paid a couple of thousand for Architect fees To get planning and materials through In fairness it was his young assistant that did the majority of the work Unless it is a radical design I don’t think you need an Architect past planning submission It very easy to get carried away with so called professional fees It’s very easy to spend other people’s money