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  1. A pictures a thousand words
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    Stud sensor

    I’ve seen an app advertised online Just run your phone across and it produces an image of wires pipes etc
  3. Wickes have it Ready mixed
  4. Good clean then silicone spray Come up like new
  5. You can put as many joins as you like I often do single ceilings in excess of 200m2 Make sure you have hangers and supporting bar 300 mill from where your top hat ends Then lap the next top hat by 600 Effectively Fixing through both into the supporting bar
  6. We didn’t ask them for a completion certificate as we weren’t ready for our vat claim
  7. I’ve slated the last two of our builds I do like the hooks But never seen them used local to me so went for nails again Your roofer will still have to use nails on the valleys Due to lack of fixing space
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  9. I do quite a few jobs in clay works The concrete look is all the rage amongst the designers Not cheap but cheaper than casting a whole wall
  10. They are so unreasonable We had to have a contaminated land survey on our previous build One had been done six years before the laid to lawn One year out of date
  11. We did planners tick list
  12. Ours was an empty field Still wanted a bar survey
  13. It’s money for old rope We paid £800 for a guy to walk around the field and spend 20 minute telling us why the location was an unsuitable habitat After he had gone The neighbor told me they have bats roosting in there garage and under the hanging tiles
  14. A cherry picker and operator will cost about £300 for a day Pick a dry day and get all the high stuff done
  15. Just to add Your site insurance will cover all of the above
  16. We paid 1200 for two plots and two acre field Get a few quotes
  17. As above When it comes to drainage Planning has little to do with it With BC having final say I found that Structural engineer and BC are usally on the same wave length when it comes to this Chick it at the SE for a drawing
  18. Haven’t read all Screwing the board with drywall screws is fine As most of the weight is supported by the floor Solid wall Bed the boards on with tile adhesive Then once set drill every 300 mil 50 mil in from the edges and use BG knock ins
  19. I’m not sure about the machine as I borrowed mine from a friend You should really have a Topo prior to house design Mine cost 500 for a 2.5 acre site in
  20. Yep Your working to the Topo survey I had an 80 meter drain to dig across the fields With a fall of 600 mil The bit of kit bleeps when you hit your depth
  21. I’ve dug two lots of Groundwork’s out with zero experience A very good friend showed me how to operate the machine The only issue I had on the first was that I was far to slow at loading the muck away Wagons want to be away in 15 minutes I brought my mate back a couple of times This time I borrowed a five tone digger equipped with GPS No lines or pegs Just follow the sat nav It even tells you the depths Amazing bit of kit Drains are common sense and should be done with slab But are hardly ever done this way on large sites Take your time
  22. Welcome Not far from us Near Preston
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