Big Jimbo

That water is coming down the inside of the wood, so right from under the glass. Your posh, fixing the glass down, silicon is letting water by buddy.

Ive heard that works well, @Onoff The glass at the top must have an overhang ? A liberal coat or two of aquaseal or similar on the upstand right up and lapping the glass underside of the overhang.

Certainly, where i am, an increase in ridge height would require a new application. I would imagine the BNG credits are tied to the plot, but you would have to find out.

Go on @nod, get your photos out.

We have seen a couple of photos of the outside of One of your builds. Would be good to see a few of the inside ?

Do as @Oz07 say. That is a rats haven. Your foundation has to be deeper than shown on the photo. Clear all around the pipe to the rest of the foundation below, then as Oz said. Kin lazy builders.

Now you Northern Monkey, what are the chances of getting you down to Herfordshire to help me with mine ?

£919 per square meter. I take my hat off to you sir. That is fantastic, and makes all your hands on efforts worthwhile. Well done fella.

@ETC Wow. Thank you so much. That is like a 100 times better than my efforts. I really like it. The two houses are side by side, with only 1.9 meters between both properties. On the outer side of each property is 3.7 meters to the boundary. However the house on the right would have to only have first floor windows that could be obscure. This would be a problem with the middle bedroom. No such problem on the left hand house. Between the houses, i was hoping to avoid clear glazed windows, opposite each other. You efforts have shown me how poor my design is, and i am very grateful for your clear demonstation of how much better it can be.

Another One with fingers crossed for you. The councils around the country are a bloody discrace. Every day i feel myself getting closer to the Michael Douglas film, Falling Down.

I will get a pic showing layout in the plot, drawn up over the weekend, and post it. Once again thanks for the imput.

The builders strike again. It is sad how much shoddy, bad building work you see. Especially with the cost of builders. Not saying that there are not any good ones. But as rare as rocking horse poo.

Was there a reason for sitting the ground floor windows and doors, so far forward ? If cavity construction, they almost look like they sit outside the cavity.

That looks great. Well done.

Thanks for all the comments. I value all of them. West is to the rear. East to the front, etc. i'm very restricted as to windows on the right hand side. North facing, and problems with the neighbour. This house will be for sale. There is another house on the site, that when built, i will keep. That is exactly the same layout (not a mirror) Thanks for all your thoughts.

My own thoughts are that councils overstep the mark if we allow them to. I can't see any reason not to have a toilet, shower, and sink, and a basic kitchen. I think the problems might kick in if you put sleeping (bed) in. I had a council visit to my posh shed, which has a bathroom, and a kitchen. It also has a pull down bed, (although that was up at the time of the visit. As i said to the council, if i want to use it as a gym, i need a toilet and shower. If i want to use it as a cinema, i need to be able to get a cold drink, make tea, heat a sausage roll, make popcorn etc. They agreed with me, and were far more interested in trying to find out how much i could build them One for.

@bmj1 I think i will be able to do just aboutb any finish, so i am hoping to make them both look a bit different to each other, and as good as i can. One will be marketed, and the other kept for myself.

So I should be getting permission through for Two houses, once the s106 is completed. I'm pretty much stuck with side windows where they are, due to the 27page objection from my neighbour. However, as this is my own design, I'm sure that some things could be juggled in order to make the layout better. Any thoughts ?

Thought it might be a good idea to post this front elevation drawing. I will be obtaining permission for these in the next few weeks, once s106 has been completed. I will have to go back in for materials, so thought I would get an opinion on how I could make these look as good as they can. Should be fairly unrestricted in materials, and look, and I would like to make each one different. So looking for thoughts on....window colour, rendering, brickwork, brick banding, roof tiles colour. Anything really. Just thought I might be fun to get some opinions. Thanks for any input offered.

I would build single skin. You can always timber frame, and insulate from inside at a later date.

Cramped, will refer to the building or extension, in relation to the site. Not the sizes of the rooms. As above, there is no free go anymore. Best of luck with trying to get a conversation with a planning officer. If you do, then try and record the call.

Basically, they are saying that it can't be converted into a separate dwelling at any time in the future. Or used for commercial purpose. You would be able to do both, but would need planning permission.

Dont know about Bristol, but sunny Hertfordshire has had plenty of rain. What's the update fella ?

I'm going with you have cracked it fella. (See what i did there)

Best of luck Buddy. Fingers crossed for you in Hertfordshire.