Lincolnshire Ian

Hi @Conor Was that full planning or outline planning. We already have outline, waiting for the full planning approval. Thanks

Hi We have bought a derelict bungalow with outline planning permission and have started the demolition process of outbuildings etc. We don't have full planning approval yet (it's in the system). Even though we don't have Full Planning Approval can we start to: a). Have vat zero-rated services such as demolition and fence rection. b). Claim back vat on items we buy (we may erect our own fence and just buy materials). Thanks

Hi We have around 200m of fencing to erect, a combination of 6-foot featherboard fencing and post and rail. Does anyone have any nuggets of information regarding good places to buy this stuff? We are located in Lincolnshire. Thanks

Thank you everyone for your input, this is invaluable. @Benpointerthank you for sharing your quote.

We wanted to install the fencing to use the 3 months wait we will have between clearing the site and demolishing the bungalow. We have still got the heras fencing at no cost. It's purely a scheduling issue.

Hi everyone We are demolishing our plot in two phases, everything apart from the prefab bungalow first followed by the bungalow (we can't demolish the bungalow until we have full planning permission). We are doing this because there is a restriction on the demolition window to avoid nesting birds in the many sheds, trees, brambles etc. that surround the bungalow. Phase 1 demolition has started and heras security fencing has been erected. We will have a 3 month window between the two demolition phases and it would be good to use this time productively. The CDM regs are really vague when it comes to site security fencing standards. Would it be OK to replace the heras fencing with a 4 foot feather-edged fence. We would also attach the usual site security/building site warning signs. Your thoughts will be appreciated. Many thanks

Hi We are demolishing a prefab bungalow to build a new house on the plot. The plot is roughly flat, but sits below the height of the road, we have been asked to get a topographic survey to make sure that all the levels are OK. The bungalow is still in situ but I was wondering whether it is possible to do a topographic survey before demolition, which is likely to be January 2025 so that we can push ahead with our building control plans as soon as we have Planning Approval? The existing bungalow and the new house will overlap in footprint by about 8 metres. Thanks

Thanks everyone. As a benchmark (this might be cheap/expensive, no idea). We landed on Protek, it cost us just over £1500 for rebuild value of £475000, cover for hired plant and equipment and a storage shed.

Hi everyone I'm shopping around for self-build insurance. Buildstore Insurance, Self-build Zone, and Protek are currently on my list. When I fill in the online quote form, I notice that the forms for Buildstore Insurance and Self-build Zone seem to be identical. Are these two "brands" part of the same company, and if so, has anyone got different quotes from each? Or are they different companies just using the same web designer? Finally, does anyone else have a suggestion for any other self-build insurers? We are demolishing an old prefab bungalow and building a new house. Thanks Ian

Hi We are building a timber frame house with a brick outer skin. We like the look of a brick plinth around the house. Apart from the additional cost of bricks + labour to build the plinth are there any extra costs involved such as wider foundations? Thanks

We have a Vp of 28 in one hole and 105 and 110 in the other two. Massive difference. When I dug the holes there didn't seem to be much difference, all very dry and solid. It was a long crowbar job to loosen the soil whilst digging the hole.

Sorry, my post wasn't clear. The perculation test is undertaken to determine the suitability for a soakaway, it looks like the ground as it stands isn't suitable for a soakaway.

Hi We have bought a large plot (3rd acre) to build a house. We have dung 3 perculation test holes 80cm deep and conducted the tests several times. One of the holes drains well, the other two holes take longer than the permitted time. We can't discharge to a water course. Even though we have a large plot if we meet all the requirements for distance from the house for the treatment plant and soakaway we only really have one location. Does anyone have any idea what we can do to make this work?

Thanks everyone, that's really helpful 👍

Thanks everyone, very helpful 👍