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My brother has OSB on the inside, batten then plasterboard. All joints taped. It was 100mm Uditop, not the Udireco.

Thanks Peter and ProDave Your advice is appreciated. My brother fitted 100mm Udireco externally to walls and roof. Heavy panels but would like to fit something similar.

Hi Peter, Peter and Sensus I will have over 225sqm of timber wall construction to build myself and the steel frame idea came about as during my brother's self build project he seemed to spend months getting wet as the roof went up last. He had loads of timber, chop saw, impact driver and time. I also have concerns over the cost and cold bridging issue at the foundation. I will investigate the timber portal route. Thanks all.

Hi Barney and ProDave, The 106 was for our agreement regarding demolition, landscaping and bat mitigation. The fee was just to cover DNPA reasonable legal costs only.

Hi Grosey, Near Buckfastleigh between Exeter and Plymouth.

After many years looking at Green Building Forum and eBuild and I still can't quite believe it, we nearly have PP for a replacement dwelling in Dartmoor National Park. Just paid for the S106. Our new build will have a footprint of 199sqm with an additional 84sqm on the first floor. Its basically 2 pitched roofed rectangle buildings timber clad at right angles to one another with a flat roof link building in between. Now lots to plan and cost and I look forward to any advice as I will have lots of questions. I am not a builder but have some experience with my brothers self build nearing completion in Dorset. Basically it will be a timber frame, lots of external and internal wall insulation with a seamed metal roof. MHRV, UFH, thermal store and ashp or gshp. My first (daft) question is has anyone used a steel portal frame within a timber frame as I had thoughts of putting the roof on asap, told you........ Please say hello Regards James.