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  1. Big Jimbo
    I would consider building inside the barn, and leaving the barn as it is. Timber structure 4x2, plenty of insulation in the walls and roof. No actual roof covering needed as it will ne under the tin roof. Providing it don't leak. Set on on a few blocks on the floor with a 6x2 floor. stick plenty of insulation in that as well. Build it so you can take it apart, and transfer it to the garden as a posh shed, or summerhouse.
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    I ran a kitchen company for over 20 years. A dry fit was considered by me tto include fitting the tap, but not plumbing it in. Fitting the basket stainer in the sink, but not connecting the waste. My own thoughts are that the kitchen company should be fitting the tap, and your builder connecting the water to it.
  3. Big Jimbo
    Just remember that "T" marks on deeds are not recognised by judges in planning law. (They have no legal status)
  4. Big Jimbo
    If you are on clay, you will need heave protection under, and the inside wall of your ground beams.
  5. Big Jimbo
    Is your kitchen floor level 2.6mt higher than your entrance hall level ? How are you going to get in there from your entrance hall ?
  6. Big Jimbo
    That front soakaway is going to have to be 5mt from the front of your house......Is it not ?
  7. Big Jimbo
    Where are your bathrooms, kitchen sink etc. ??
  8. Big Jimbo
    Ferd. You have to make Apple crumble, and send me some.
  9. Big Jimbo
    Are you sure PeterW ? I have got a lead main coming in from the street to the boundary. I replaced my end with Blue. Phone Affinity Water to ask about gett the lead coming to the boundary changed, and was told that they have no legal obligation to do so.
  10. Big Jimbo
    That is the best way to get them out. As said workman won't care.
  11. Big Jimbo
    Money, money, money....it's only funny, if it's in your pocket, not there's. A client many years ago, purchased strips of land 20cm wide from loads of various farmers. several years later, land got released by the council for planning. (bought inside the village boundary). 350 new houses. He charge £2k a house to the developer, who had purchased the land and had'nt spotted the 20cm wide strip. £700k later........Nice earner.
  12. Big Jimbo
    I ran my own Kitchen Company for 20+ years. 1000mm would be absolute minimum, and still a pain in the butt. I would normally design 1400mm for back to back working. 1200mm as a minimum. You might just get away with 1000, but you will find it a pain, and may well end up with a kitchen that looks cramped.
  13. Big Jimbo
    Never go up on your tops on a duvet. You will break your neck.
  14. Big Jimbo
    Just be careful of shock. For instance very hot pans. Standing on big bits will be fine. As said avoid the thin bits. Quartz top cut outs should have a radius in the corners of the cut outs. Hobs etc. If they are cut square then they have been done incorrectly. They break from those points usually.
  15. Big Jimbo
    I expect you will find it cracked all over, and prob end up re-doing
  16. Big Jimbo
    If i could'nt get a clearance of 1200mm to an island, i would dump it. Just me. I always find that if two people cant pass easily, it's a pain in the butt
  17. Big Jimbo
    Fingers crossed it is just a badly laid screed.
  18. Big Jimbo
    It could well be badly laid screed. Not compacted enough when it was put down.
  19. Big Jimbo
    How about cladding them. Timber, or cement board.
  20. Big Jimbo
    As i said i would rather build in timber. I think i will have to speak to some mortgage lenders, and brokers to see how different building methods are viewed.
  21. Big Jimbo
    At 45 degree pitch, with much larger floor joists than your existing ceiling joists i would guess at an inside apex point of 7.5 mt. So say dwarf walls either side of 1.2 mt, might end up with a room 4.5mt wide but with sloping ceilings either side. I expect that the actual 6ft tall person would have about 3.5mt x 20mt, if gable ends to walk around. Less the space for the stairs. Fitting kitchen units, fridge freezer etc, will be a pain with sloping ceilings. I find sloping ceilings quite oppressive. The result i feel would be a dissproportunate long thin room. And i would want a toilet up there. I don't want to have to go downstairs for a wee. My option would cost you more, but the extra square footage would prop pay for the extra cost in value.
  22. Big Jimbo
    I am currently thinking of whether to build in Block and Block........Timber frame, with external Blockwork......... Or just timber frame, clad up top with Cement Board, and rendered on the Bottom half. I would rather build in just timber. Wood I beams would be great for walls and roof. The biggest problem i have is re-sale. I know that these days insurance can be just the same for standard and non standard construction. I am however concerned that somebody looking to get a mortgage on a house that is considered "Non standard construction" could be limited, and that might put them off buying my house . That and the though that non standard (through perhaps lack of understanding) might put them off altogether. I don't want to limit my end market if i decide to sell and move on.
  23. Big Jimbo
    The whole place looks fantastic Herb
  24. Big Jimbo
    I stand corrected on what the top coat might be called. Still an utter shite job by builder, and Grp'er.
  25. Big Jimbo
    I have heard that the price would make your eyes water. It is basically, a finished product craned onto the top of the existing, so would defo save a load of time.
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