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Glass balustrades / safety barrier / railing
Russell griffiths replied to daiking's topic in Landscaping, Decking & Patios
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Ordering concrete, how to sound like a trade pro.
Russell griffiths replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in Building Materials
If your thinking of a pump, just do it best money you will spend. -
Yes no type one needed.
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Ordering concrete, how to sound like a trade pro.
Russell griffiths replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in Building Materials
Do not underestimate the size and weight of the concrete truck. If you have a concrete drive to come up it WILL break it, if the ground is wet it WILL sink you need a solid roadway up to you site. Or you WILL-make a mess -
Ordering concrete, how to sound like a trade pro.
Russell griffiths replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in Building Materials
Ok couple of things. If you are going to order extra, try to have another job where you can use it. Small slab for mvhr to sit on path down to shed path between vegi beds if they take it away they will charge you more for disposal than it cost to supply. Post up a pic of your site and we can tell you how you are getting it in the trenches. -
Glass balustrades / safety barrier / railing
Russell griffiths replied to daiking's topic in Landscaping, Decking & Patios
I would think your slabs on top of the wall will need wet solid bedding, and all fixings pass through and into the brick work. I would be very thoroug on filling all those holes with a good strong mix to try and avoid any voids. -
I had a very good price from polarwall.
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Glass balustrades / safety barrier / railing
Russell griffiths replied to daiking's topic in Landscaping, Decking & Patios
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Ordering concrete, how to sound like a trade pro.
Russell griffiths replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in Building Materials
Alow mate, got a new billed apenin in a cuppla weeks gunna need a good few cube, bout 40 I rekon then the floor screed, yer loads to do what’s ya best on that, Cubs I asked that uver mob darn the road like and they sed 75 squid a cube what ya rekon fella. This his works best sarf of Watford. Not sure how well it would go down in sunny Yorkshire. -
Thanks chaps.
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My main supply will come in under my block n beam floor it will be in a duct to allow for it to pass up through the block n beam and into the plant room, it will be ducted all the way to the outside and then down to the correct depth to allow for frost protection would anybody insulate it in this duct, what is the temperature likely to drop to under the block n beam i thought I could insulate the part entering the duct for about a metre and the bit that exits the duct through the floor, I was thinking the duct would give adequate protection against freezing. What you reckon people.
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Threshold detail
Russell griffiths replied to Russell griffiths's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Hi @Pete what sort of angle did you use. And where did you buy. -
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Russell griffiths replied to Russell griffiths's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
@Alexphd1 watch the vid. -
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Russell griffiths replied to Russell griffiths's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
If you look at this vid @Vijay you will need to watch about 3/4 through Charlie has a fibreglass angle fixed to his slab, any views on this. Some of that fancy insulation from the green store is eye watering expensive. -
I hate all tradesmen
Russell griffiths replied to Pocster's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
I completely agree it is an unregulated shambles BUT If it was all fully regulated with warranties on everything you wouldn’t want to pay the correct price. You would then then have a thread saying why is everything so expensive. -
Threshold detail
Russell griffiths replied to Russell griffiths's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Will try and add a bit more to see if there’s any opinions out there would a high density xps be hard enough to sit a sliding door on looking to eliminate a cold bridge under a sliding door and the only two ideas I have come up with are marmox blocks or sheet xps cut to size. -
Architect vs Draftsman for new build
Russell griffiths replied to Jdyer's topic in New House & Self Build Design
We had quotes of £15000 upwards so they all got the heave ho went with a retired architect who is more like a draftsman really, charges us £25 per hour thought a couple of grand would sort it, we have spent £5000 so far and think another couple will be in order before we are finished. Do you have planning consent already? if not I think your £1000 idea is very unlikely we have designed it all on a programme we have at home and just got the architect to put it into cad format, even so there are many hours of changes and re,design -
So I better check if we have a problem before I presume we do 1- what would be a good pressure, flow rate at my plot 2- how do I measure this i have 32 mm mdpe sticking out at the plot so will need to connect to that.
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Another better pic. From the main in the street it’s 32mm plastic then the meter then that bit of 22-3/4 whatever it is then our 50 service pipe that runs to our plot.
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The blue pipe I the pic is 50mm being fed from that meter.
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Have a look at the pic, does it look normal? the pipe that comes from the water co main is 32mm it then hits the meter, if you look the short pipe coming out of the meter is about 25mm, this then feeds our incoming water pipe the blue pipe in the pic this is a 50mm pipe as it runs a huge distance to our plot. Does this make sense, is it a case of pressure rather than volume, any thoughts russ.
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If you think you will need it for only 5 weeks, then do you really need it. Ive been on our site for the last month and haven’t used the electric once. Why not ask the tradies what tools they will need. 90% of my tools are cordless just a thought.
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Air volume, air brick
Russell griffiths replied to Russell griffiths's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Spot on @PeterW ??? -
Hi does anybody know how much air has to flow through an air brick I’m looking at using a round vent in stead of rectangular, and want to make sure it has the same flow rate if bco ask. Ta very much.
