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    We’ve been trying to think of something to edge around soul beds and trees Favourite was a large quantity of sleepers But we are sldo considering Gabion Baskets Has anyonelse used these
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    I’ve two hitachi From tool monkey £210 They Do Just the same job as the pasloda Usd the same gas and nails as pasloda Half the price Though I must confess I only see Pasloda onsite
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    Thanks Lizzie As jerremy says most bother and cold air circulates right around the house Under skirtings and kitchen units Ive been doing this for 35 years it really doesn’t take much more time to do it right Much easer to straighten and fix to
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    I’ve made a start on the dabbing today To those who already know this ignore this post But we’ve had a few questions about air tightness and foam on block Ive taken a couple of pictures If you are paying a contractor to do this and it is any different than pictured Your not getting what you have paid for and air tightness will be an issue further down the line Skirtings are decorative and shouldn’t need to be bunged up with foam
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    The Quik answer is You can have the render right down I normally trim the dpc flush with the slab set a laser line along the dpc then stick a movement joint bead on top of the dpc In effect your leaving a 15 mil void around the hidden dpc You can normally match the movement bead to your render colour
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    Exactly what we did
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    Yes it can be a problem Ours is not a big as many on here Around 25 mtr wide x 40 long We intended siting a container But had nowhere to put it that wouldn’t be in the way It’s surprising that once the scaffold goes up How tight things can get
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    Have I read the size correctly 13x19 That will be very tight to work on
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    I’m not sure But I know someone who does air tightness testing and he says it’s the only one that works
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    The Blue foam that readyfix sell is about as airtight as you will find with gun foam
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    I’ve been to quite a few shows The NEC is a must We made some good contacts Pasquils for roofing trusses Posi joists etc are an absolute must Regarding nail guns Hitachi are half the price of pasloda and do the same job I have a Dewalt No Gas so beats the others hands down in cold weather But no good for roofing due to the weight I also made a good contact for UFH Cadman and B&B I’ll have to look that one up The treatment plant guys were really helpful and had a show offer of a camera survey for a £100 Perhaps a bit early for you But worth talking to Al Murad tiles The MD was manning there stand and offered a massive discount for volume my my wife and myself are hoping to go on Friday
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    I can rember watching a program about a university in the US Using a 3 d printer to construct an aircraft Marvelous technology
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    Oooom marvelous technology They even have driverless Taxis in the US Totally safe
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    We are all scattered across the U.K. and Ireland But you will find an answer to most of your questions on here
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    Pretty normal Though I went Block and beam then insulation UFH then screed
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    Welcome to the Forum im not far away in Preston Though I’m working in Swindon today
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    nod replied to Pocster's topic in Building Regulations

    According to this weeks brish with our local Counsul You can move in without a certificate Once they have deemed it habitable Yep sounds crazy But that’s what they recon
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    Quite a lot of the sites I work on they two coat the ceilings and most coat the rest in white Really nice finish
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    I think the message here for all of us is to not fully plaster till you have everything in place Ive just plastered two self builds out in Cumbria Just before Christmas Both W aren’t ready for the kitchens to be boarded let alone plastered Im booked to go back in May I don’t think they were having problems with the council think they just hadn’t found a kitchen design that they liked Definitely a wake up call
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    Yes they were chalk and cheese The one that started it all was so aggressive and uncompromising Telling me that that self builders are treated the same as everyone else The one that came down today did mention mainstream builders But added that we wouldn’t compare you with them I bet she wasn’t there more than five minutes She didn’t go upstairs or in the kitchen area Just stood in the hallway about a metre from the front door
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    Myself and my lad normally skim 60 boards per day on houses Bit more on commercial
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    Correct I was expecting to skim the house out in a week Ive had a good look around today I think maybe eight weeks to completely skim out ?
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    Yeah seems pretty adamant we hope to be in for Christmas
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    My wife’s exact words
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    Well the council inspector has been Walked in and said You’ve no plaster on the walls Said let us know when you are completely plastered out and we will re assess When we deem it fit We will give you three months at 100% discount while you finish off and 50% there after We were supposedly in arrears by 2800 which would have nearly doubled byChristmas We are both very relieved Thank you all for you support after a really bad week Gary
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