Russell griffiths

You couldn’t make it up.

Instead of piles of dirt for collecting you could do what we had to do in London, put a couple of skips where the dirt is to go, then when the grab lorry comes get him to empty the skips, and just refill them. this solves lots of problems, it saves muck getting washed onto the highway, keeping it all tidy and neighbours a bit happier, then as you finish just get the loaded skips removed. You are probably better off getting multiple trades in to do each bit if you get one company in and your site looks like an agro job they will do one of two things, not quote or price it very high. With multiple trades the bit they will do probably won’t seem too bad so they will do it move on and be thankful that they didn’t get asked to price all of it.

Have a look at @pocster thread about internal soil pipe, I put a link up to the hangers.

Who did you get all your wet goods from. Nosey aren’t I. ??

No chance of that I’ve got very little left to spend.

Have you looked at a vapour control layer, as you will want to keep as much moisture and heat from escaping.

Talk to Steve burgess at icf supplies, he will have somebody.

Would it be a crazy idea to get few pallets of that shipped to me in Gloucestershire, I think asking at quarries in the Cotswolds would just add a load of naughts to the price. Can you let me know roughly what you paid for it @magnethead

Why is it awkward, do you want to pay £20-30,000 over so you can feel comfortable having a drink with them. You should keep business and social life separate, if you socialise with them I wouldn’t even have asked for a quote, i guarantee you will feel more awkward 4 months in when you start arguing over silly things. I would get two more quotes from completely different sources.

If you lift it up on a plinth, will the doors not have a gap underneath them.

I would pull down probably half of the grade two listed buildings

Doesn’t that work out at £3,000 per m, must be one mighty flash extension.

That’s exactly what I have. Have you seen the price of it. ??

TBH i think what you have bought is just a large shed. I don’t think many things will improve the situation, so if you intend moving in a few years I would chuck it on and get on with life.

Looks spot on @magnethead questions. What make is the black dpm you have painted on ?? and what is the silicon type stuff you are using and how well does it stick. I’m finding it increasingly hard to find anything to stick to this icf.

I was going to ask this question some time but I may as well hi jack @pocster post what are the building regs regarding thermostatic mixer valves. Im sure my bc said they are not a requirement can anybody confirm what locations require thermostatic safety measures.

This really depends on what the garage is for are you limited by these sizes what is the external finish, I wouldn’t want any cladding, or timberframe coming down to the ground because of splash back. If the slab is thick you could build out to the edge to provide clearance from the ground, if not you could use a course of blocks or 2 courses of engineering bricks. How are you building the frame. I will be building a timber garage direct off a slab when the house is finished but it will be thicker at the edges to get it up off the ground and have a damp proof course under it so a few questions to answer to get a better finished product.

No waste of a day, it’s not really aimed at the end user, more companies getting contacts with other companies. Nothing there you cannot find in a glossy brochure or a quick look at the internet. If you have a free day the nec isn’t far away from you. But I was disappointed.

I haven’t I couldn’t see the point there is no way your ring beam is going to move up or down, I will fix stainless mesh over the hole around the pipes, but Im happy to be told this is wrong

Concrete lintel over the pipes no need for steel pipes will need to be fully supported on a weak dry mix of concrete do not support on blobs as the pipe will sag over time. Try to not end up with a beam directly on the mid span of a lintel if you can, unless it has enough block work on top to provide a good bearing.

Anybody going here this weekend we are going to spend Sunday looking at things we cannot afford.

Well if I had of costed it out as to what I thought it would be I was guessing £1500 so there’s obviously a bit of markup on it I did have a quote so I knew exactly what it would be, I just thought £2400 for a days work was a bit steep, I only did it for the warranty on the door, that’s why I fitted the windows myself dread to think what it would have been for another 17 windows.

I have all my windows on site that I have fitted myself but I didn’t fancy trying to fit the lift n slide door so I have had the window company fit this along with a large triangle shaped window above. 3 lads on site with a van and power tools arrive on site at 8am finished at 2pm. I supplied 2 additional men for lifting i supplied all scaffolding i supplied a powered hoist to lift up the high level window What did that cost then.

So just to update, I have had a 20% refund on the shrunken panels. Should ease my pain a bit when fitting them.

Yep, chamfer pipe ends and use the proper lumbricant, keep a rag handy or it will be like wrestling a greasy pig.