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    Sap

    nod replied to nod's topic in Building Regulations

    Thanks for the response we hate the look of solar panels and I was quite suprised that if we had chosen to have full array on the south side covering up our exspensive slate At a cost of £9000 It would have only given us 3 exstra points and save us about £400 per year
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    Sap

    nod posted a topic in Building Regulations

    Does a Sap report mean anything to the average home buyer We have ours now and I was looking online at local mainstream builds None seem to publish there results Is it that home buyers don’t ask Or is it that most are scraping through the minimum standard What is the minimum standard ?
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    I’ve a toshiba Its been dropped rained on and still works fine
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    I simpathise with you Weve had the same issues with Irish oak South facing So lantern and bifolds have to be alli Nearest match is as bad as yours So we went completely different Anthersite
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    My wife describe our garden as looking like Steptoe and son
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    They all do the same job Its unusual to find felt battens that arnt tantalised
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    No chance myself and my wife were putting chamber joists in on Boxing Day last year
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    I’m Sorry We don’t have quarters in the lake district ?
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    This is a job that we have gone back on in the Lake District Eight years ago the bank simply pulled the plug 40 apartments have been left to Rot ever since All the plaster and first fix has had to been ripped out
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    A lot of the time it’s simoly the banks pulling the plug
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    I’ve just installed this one in oak £2700 plus We wanted the spindles in yellow pine another 200 for oak Yreads and risers in oak another 400
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    Not a silly question We had the same dilemma last weekend Our neighbour bought us a lovely Wreath and we thought we can’t just not put it up If there’s a way to attach it I couldnt find it ?
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    I used exactly this method on our floor joists But chose to bolt a timber in the rsj More for ease of fixing than anything else I asked the steel supplier to pre drill the holes prior to dipping and it took about 15 minutes per beam to bolt timbers in Once we had the in place
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    Hi Ian You don’t need strongbacks in a 4 mtr run If you use 15 boards on the cielings you need any nogs to support the edges on 400 or even 600 centres
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    Perhaps you shouldn’t have included Brexit in the first line of your tex
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    It’s a double edged sword Going off what happened straight after the vote slates blocks etc went up about 40% But I think some of that was manufacturers taking advantage of the building boom Ive states previously that it’s not a good time for self building with laboure availability and costs so high If there is a crash these cost will fall and may even things out
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    Good advice I use a a grouting float to flatten down
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    Hi Pete 25 will be ok Better to have a bit of building up than to be a bit tight Don’t use more than a 5 mil float on Ditra It doesn’t need much for the fleece to grab
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    If it did need sealing and you haven’t clean off and get some heat in the bathroom for a couple of days Tgen give them a clean with a grout residue cleaner Replace any grout that has tarnished and seal all
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    Nah met set is structural I stud is much stronger than timber Very easy to patress no need for grumets Far quicker to wire than timber
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    There not any cheaper Most joiners don’t like them Some house builders use them pros Perfectly straight Easier for services Better sound proofing Fire proof I’ve used them on a weekly basis for the last thirty years Just find them to be so versatile The few studs I have in our build Mainly bathrooms I’ve done in metal Absolutly square and plumb anc no shrinkage
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    We were informed that Counsul tax was being charged from the day that the roof went on and the Counsul were using a rule that stops house builder stock piling unsold properties We contacted the valuation team and had our build removed from there register This infuriated the local Counsul In the end comensense prevailed and we were given more time But it was made clear to us that they could do as they pleased But don’t like negative publicity
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    Airtightness

    nod posted a topic in Brick & Block

    We have built in block and block No Parge coat needed We have just had the airtightness test While our window design of sash throughout forced on us by planners was always going to let us down no leakage anywhere else Just a bit around the sash mechanism If you do the d&d properly there shouldn’t be any leakage around walls and cielings
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    We are doing exactly that at the moment
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    Your best route for soundproofing is MF studs If you have heaven cabinets I studs are stronger than timber and perfectly straight 50 mil 70 mil 90 or jumbo 150
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