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I was all for asking permission till my wife pointed out that while there where no Tpos showing on the web That could quickly change

We have a wooded area to two sides and a line of trees at the front We decided to cut down seven mtr trees Nothing happened Over the next three weeks we cut down a further twenty six Most land owners are not bothered Unless you ask for a contribution

20 ton later

Yep just refused point blank The guy who delivered the stone Straight and out 10 mins

I wish

20 ton of grit sand delivered this morning Driver was an ass and couldn’t get through the gates On my way home now to move it with a barrow Same quarry got through the gates three weeks ago with Gabion stone no gym tonight

We have recently started quite a large conversion at Bilsborrow near Preston I remember someone asking about Mf and membranes As you can see from the pictures is not rocket science membrane covering floor walls covered and plugged drain around the perimeter All taped together 50 mill free standing mf stud to go around the perimeter 400 centres or perhaps i studs To be decided Track glued to floor membrane Thought a few pics may help someone

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Pretty normal for a firm an individual 575

That’s good news we purchased the paving 8 k and have it stacked everywhere I thought for a moment I’d made a blunder Purchased a week after sign off

Still on with the vat reclaim we have purchased some items after sign off Are these still claimable Also the paragraph listing consumables Sand paper white spirit Do nails for the roof for slates sealants etc fall into the Category of consumable

To those of you that are considering site welfare I on with a large conversion on the A6 at Bilsborrow The client has gone over the top providing good facilities I’ve not been there for a couple of weeks I bet they are wishing they hadn’t bothered

Surprising thats how read it ? thanks

Just looking at the appliances section claim the sinks Tap extractor anything else built in fridge ? built in freezer ? Induction job Dishwasher

Funny you should say that Russ Ive been working on some houses with a loo under the stairs hand basin as you go in the door Consumer unit directly above Say 800

Shop around Like architects SE costs vary wildly

A suspended timber floor may not workout cheaper than concrete with insulation under it A lot more labour for a timber floor and joists

As Peter says Get your brickwork sizes sorted All window companies will make to size No extra cost I measured all my windows after the block work was finished and added and subtracted 7 or eight mil to window frame sizes

We paid 2k plus vat But Architect costs can easily get out of hand You need to be quite clear in what you want Architects are happy to re draft and make changes But costs can soon mount up

We’ve been using K Rend for about 20 year Cem 10 years before that We do work for a large company that specified Weber and we had issues with colour match on two jobs One was a synagog Over 2000 mtrs with a lot of detail There Rep came out and immediately said we had used contaminated water Left it uncovered in the sun tubed it to wet to dry Caused a load of hassle 12 months later different rep same excuses There batches vary wildly especially the darker colours K rends reps Total opposite I don’t know if it’s an Irish thing They are just very reassuring to the customer Never look to blame the contractor We use all the through coloured renders K rend is the best Fantastic back service also

I’ve have been using k rend for many years Absolutely no issues Though I’ve stoped using Webber Its worth asking your chosen contractor if you if you can see a recent large job I did ours 300 bags A weeks work for two

Anyone who renders down to the floor is either inexperienced Or first care Sometimes I’m asked to render a thin coat under a bead Not ideal But not a big job to replace a 200 mil strip should it drop off in a couple of years

You should be ok with a cavity The problem will be when it frosts It will get behind the W D and bring it off Bad practice normally we would bellcast on top of the dpc

I don’t think there is any set rules Most are inwards due to lack of space

Yes really should be 150 above ground finished levels with a bell cast bead sat on the doc If it is touching the ground it will act Locke a sponge