mjc55
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Thanks for that @Nickfromwales they look really interesting.
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Thanks @SimonD, very comprehensive. We are planning to use a Thermowood cladding and current thought is not to have heads showing (much - there will be some viability of the nail/hole I believe). Sounds like a 2nd fix nailer is what I need.
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Hmmm. Seems to me that a first fix nailer would not be suitable for cladding as it uses larger nails and leaves a larger hole! What I am after is a nailer that uses smaller fixings that don't need any further finishing work on the timber once nailed.
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Having looked at this a bit more it seems that a 1st fix nailer is better for timber cladding? Thoughts?
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Will need one of these quite soon for the timber cladding. I would prefer De Walt cordless as we have gone down the De Walt route but recommendations for any make are welcome. Thanks in advance
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Bad roofing job: how should I proceed?
mjc55 replied to David001's topic in Roofing, Tiling & Slating
As @Mr Punter says above. The work is of such poor quality that no more should be paid and as it may well cost you more to rectify than it cost in the first place they should be told that you hold them responsible for the shoddy work and any costs to rectify. -
Hmm. Is this not an (expensive) solution looking for a problem?
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Hmmm. I can only go from my own experience, maybe we were just lucky!
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I wouldn't use crushed concrete again after our last lot! Full of rubbish really and didn't compact that well. Local groundworker suggested 75mm crush and run and that was much better. Much cleaner and compacted really well. Also pretty cheap at £21 a ton!
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hmm. I think that the idea that some labourers would "muck in and do the screeding" a tad overconfident myself! It may well be that they can screed to a high degree of accuracy, obviously I don't know them. But, the potential for a dogs dinner is definitely there.
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Seems a bit bedroom heavy to me! Do you need a 4th bedroom? More than 50% of the space is bedrooms/bathrooms, which are much less used than lounge kitchen areas. I would maybe think about a separate TV room so that the lounge can be a more relaxing area.
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Cable running over the top of the door(??) is not in a safe zone (unless that is within 150mm of ceiling)
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Any plans to add extra "primary construction types"? Only masonry or steel/timber frame at the mo, We are using Ecobrix (haven't thought about whether this makes any difference though).
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Do you want feedback on here @SimonD or would you prefer directly by email?
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What size electrical cable for oven and hob?
mjc55 replied to Great_scot_selfbuild's topic in Electrics - Kitchen & Bathroom
That's interesting - why do you say that?
