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I’ve used a local steel fabricator twice

This was the last one that I did

You need A1f building paper This will stop the lead from sweating At £70 a roll many roofers will just Chuck a length of membrane in there But if you are going to do that you may as well use the cheap plastic valleys that all the mass produced houses are now using

I’ve issued with the above I can set the alarm ok Bleeps for about a minute then sets But on entry the alarm doesn’t bleep Just shows the date As if it hadn’t been set But if I wait a minutes The alarm sounds On entry I put the code in it then shows as set So I have to put the code in again Any ideas It got me stumped

No planner is going to come down with a tape measure These things usually come to light when a neighbor complains Your pretty safe to do as they have told you Follow your neighbors line

I’ve a friend who does nothing but loft conversions He says around 40k basic So you can probably add another 15k to for the SE

You couldn’t make it up Ten minutes ago

We’ve moved into our build three weeks ago We’ve been informed that it will be a further four weeks before we get our bins Due to the chap that delivers them being off sick I’ve been down to the depot In my van and stood next to hundreds of wheelie bins I’m not allowed to simply collect three Yes you’ve got it “The man that deals with the bins is off sick” I think AI will move fast But places that arnt self funding will always have the attitude Because we’ve always done it like this I would be great if you could just put all your details in and have your proposal looked at impartially

You will probably need building regs if it’s attached to the property I’d contact building control

30k

I’ve just put 49 mil to dust down till next summer There would be nothing to stop us leaving it like that if we chose It’s hard standing an permeable Try them Same rules in England

You don’t even need to do that much You can put hardcore down and roller or wackier it down I did that on our last build and installed a temporary timber ramp They just but a foot note to sign off LANDSCAPING INCOMPLETE

I’ve seen so many jobs where the pipes have been damaged in the slab Plus it’s all left open to the elements Unless there’s a massive saving by doing this Screed like most people

Detail 2 you need to break the block away and take the membrane and insulation right up to the outer skin To avoid cold spots Have a look at previous posts I put quite a few pics up showing this

You can use thermal blocks Presuming you will render over Thermalight arnt suitable for sand and cement But fine with the through coloured renders With a mesh coat

BC won’t sign off electrics Main reason being is it’s unlikely any of them would be qualified to do this Your father can easily do the whole job Then get another electrician to come in at the end to do the testing and sign off BC will ask you for a test certificate at the end

You’ve overthinking it With the spans you have there will be no bounce Difficult to distinguish between BB and concrete

No Weve purchased a Honda Absolutely brilliant

You need to fix a timber lining around the reveal before plastering Then put the Arc on the same way as you would for a door

Your always going to have a few pops Usually where there’s a bad shape The mistake that many self builders make is Putting to many screws in The spacings are clearly marked with an x on the boards

Each time I buy a resin shower tray 5 on this build They come supplied with a trap I always replace these with a Mcalpine trap Hand tightened But the best out there Around £20

I had this same issue on our previous build I spoke to the cast stone supplier He simply said send us your drawing and we will work round it Most of the openings Did vary But that wasn’t an issue

You probably can’t But a decent plasterer could

Common sense

You will probably find that you having a connection will be of no benefit for the landowner They will base there quote on your requirements Ie One House and won’t simply T off at a later date for him I would do a joint application for three plots A third payed by you We have two plots and supplying both with power came in at about 60% more than suppling one I’d check that you won’t need an EV charger Compulsory for the rest of the UK