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I’ve not been able to hold off our very patient buyers any longer So we are moving in on Thursday Last time we had all the internals finished and it was the middle of winter Seam to have been more delays with materials this time At least we’ve come in under budget Though twelve months ago that wasn’t looking likely

You need your own His won’t cover you

Absolutely makes no sense Any faults in the plumbing or wiring will be a nightmare to find and it will cost you a fortune doing this Now doing the first fix plumb and elec Then plastering and fitting out a room at a time Will cost a bit more But without the above issues and no issue for BC

100% ring nails

Much of my business is fireproofing I’m always surprised at how little is done on private houses compared to commercial or even housing associations TF Fire would always be a worry for me if I ever went down the TF route

When measuring for windows and doors I cut a baton to the with and heigh and allow 10 mil Start will the largest opening Most windows are very easy to fit But if you don’t want to self fit Tgen ask a joiner You will get a far better install off a joiner Most window fitters tend to be quick and rough

If they are 22 mil boards and glued The ends don’t need to land on a joist or nog Plenty of glue and ring nails

Exactly They probably think Why’s he dumped all this S**t in our way 😁

I’ve laid both and treating resin like wood is very good advise

Both can look good Porcelain is more durable

If they look different They are

Two different colours Floor should always be done last

Wadsworth and Saxon where the main players in my area They ran quite a few successful schemes No money upfront There only criteria was that you had a full time job and was able to get a mortgage at the end of the project A minimum of 20 hours per week was also pledged

Good post One of the above should have pointed this out

Most treatment plants are much of a muchness As long as there’s no moving parts and an external blower I’ve installed a Matrix TP on our last two builds Super easy to install Even for a novice Just had ours emptied after six years No issues

You will get clay from other digs for nothing Top soil will cost Do all the foundations and drains Preferably all the build Then start building levels up

Solar as energy is great But looks horrible I always find it bazaar that planners allow solar panels But will seam a certain roof covering as not in keeping We where only a local slate But eight PV panels Fortunately Heritage backed us up Carbuncle was the word they used

A tipper trailer is worth its weight in gold Sell it for virtually what you have paid When you’ve done with it

I have a close up of our previous build

I think it comes under Worth a try

It’s an absolute minefield I can charge full vat on part of a site But zero on another part of the same site Though the end user changes has helped Client pays or is except It very easy for a contractor to charge to much or to little

So you would pay him

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He doesn’t sound like the sort to have a PYE annual bill of plus 135k