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We were so tempted But with our buyer moving in two days later We would have struggled It got to a point where I just said Take what I’m offering Or you get nothing

We booked the removal guys to move the heavy items About half of our stuff They asked for a day rate 3 men Six hundred quid cash That’s fine Whilst my working day starts at 6am I do realize that most will be less keen Day of the move They rocked up at 10am Had a puncher on the way Lucky there was a Macdonalds near by to get breakfast while waiting for the AA Anyway first load on for 11 dropped off at the new place and back for 12 They needed to see Gregg for an hour Came back and asked for another 500 quid to finish the job Had us by the balls so to speak I reluctantly agreed But changed my my mind at 6 pm when everything was moved and spent the next hour arguing with there irate movers What happened to a price being a price No one seems to want to work anymore Fair-low has a lot to answer for

Sounds a great project Ive a friend who has done similar over the past five years He packs his family into his double cab and takes a pack of cement or plaster with him He gets some funny looks and comments off customs But building materials are far more expensive out there

Yes We use it at the bottom of lift shafts It reacts to the water We usually have a little pump running While we get the first coat 2 scratch coats and one top coat sponged up To make 20 mil in total Forty pounds a bag Tend to use membrane on basements due to cost

Plus 1 Whilst it might not be ideal It would be better than temporary accommodation

Most of the steel doors are exceptional But at a cost

They really won’t care

I don’t think BC will care But you are likely to get clobbered for Council Tax

We’ve spent 5k on tall stainless Rads for the upstairs simply because they look nice and possible resale I’m pretty sure we won’t ever use them

Plus 1 We never used our tiny Rads in six years

I always leave 50 mil of reveal on the outside Just enough to cover the cavity closer and will give you a 200 mil reveal internally once plastered

Of the parties mentioned Ultimately it’s BC that needs to be happy So much of materials submission is generic and Sap also Tick lists

Thank you for that The key is the labour I have employees But other than our son helping us at times Which I’ve added to the spreadsheet at £250 per day Not one of them has helped on either build It sort felt like cheating I’ve used an Electrian friend and plumber But had the same arrangement with them £3700 to the Electrian and £2900 to the plumber I’ve also a joiner friend who owed me ten days But I’ve added him to the spreadsheet in the same way labour is the key But buying in is also so important My local merchants with 360 employees sell everything at good prices But can’t come near the online guys for bathrooms etc Near Lu £100 difference on Grohe showers x5 Geberits similar Like last time we will if publish a spreadsheet ( If anyone is interested) But I will point out the obvious The larger the build the lower m2 Services and surveys are the same for a modest build and a Grand design No magic built or secrets Ask away about specific items Owe just thought I was let down with the foundations The large Armstrong foundation blocks where to heavy for the delicate little creatures We employed five brickies Everything for 24k

We’ve broached this subject many times Probably a bit before your time on here When quoting cost m2 it would be misleading to include the land purchase As some are lucky enough to be gifted there plots We bought to plots and have only built on one So including both wouldn't make any difference to our total spend but would be misleading

Lots of context if you bother to look I’ve included everything accept the land purchase But included the fees I published my spreadsheet on our previous build £815m2

Yes We have moved in today and spent £335000 on 420m2 build Sill an oak porch to put in and all the landscaping 35k vat claim to come at some stage

It doesn’t really matter If BC want it and you haven’t put it down Big job to do it retroactively Its supposed to stop the timber rotting But I put miles of metal stud down and it’s always required under that also

There isn’t But BC will ask for it

I am just listening to Andrew Marr on LBC Proposals for PV on all public buildings He said surely not on our beautiful council buildings There’s loads of ugly car parks that we could put them on He has a point

At the end of the day It’s just a piece of paper As useful as a ten year warranty certificate In fact they could go in the same frame Hung in the loo

We are moving into our second build today Both well insulated Like forever home It’s just a label and will mean more to you than any future buyer I would make sure that you are happy with the rest of the build your main priority We fought planners on both occasions over trying to make us have PV ruining the look of our slate roof If I was to go down the route of Passive I definitely wouldn’t pay for someone to give a certificate telling me what I already know

It would be more believable if the BBC wasn’t involved

Staples are fine

No Nothing needed here Though I couldn’t get the electrics signed off on Sunday Due to very high Ze Zs Coming into the box Turned out they had put the wrong sticker in the box My mated back with different software tomorrow Another hiccup I’ll finish the stairs tomorrow hopefully

Thanks Joe