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  1. Russell griffiths
    There definitely flimsy timberframe nothing like over here far better quality finishes and styles, but only built for a 30-40 year lifetime. the house I knocked down in 2007 was built in 1980, I didn’t hesitate to flatten it.
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    Large house builders in Australia will have you in your house in 14 weeks from start or they promise to pay your rent. it can be done easily with good organisation and a pre ordered materials list and trades lined up. well done you proved it can be achieved.
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    What sort of pre filter / sump do you have before the rainwater tank. if you run acco drains into it it will be full of sediment in a short time. or is it on the drawing to keep someone happy.
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    Have you looked into the availability when I thought about it briefly it wasn’t available locally so that stopped that idea.
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    Yes, you could use pvc as well.
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    All the stone was cut to 50mm thick and stuck on, then with the big ones I cut a notch out of the back and they sit on a chunk of 50x50 angle the underside will have a coloured ally trim to match the windows and hide the angle.
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    I couldn’t give a monkeys what these companies say on paper I would want to see the build quality and airtightness results. the figures for my walls would not pass current building regs, but I know every square mm is insulated exactly the same with zero gaps and no cold bridging, then with an airtight score below passive standard, I’m sitting in a house that is so comfortable, the wife put a chicken in the oven this afternoon and I went and opened the patio door for 15mins.
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    I wouldn’t bother swapping materials, you will need two different contractors, trying to find one is hard enough. stick to slate.
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    I did this, personal taste really, I would have like a big stone to look like a lintel, but was running out of enthusiasm and it just needed finishing.
  10. Russell griffiths
    Corner slips or mitre and glue your own. depends what look you want, do you want a large chunk of stone to look like a lintel stone.
  11. Russell griffiths
    Have you Seen the weather outside 🤣🤣
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    How cold is it where you are ? I’ve built my workshop very well with high levels of insulation, I installed one of the 40mm panel doors, it’s pretty shit and I’m unimpressed for the cost. but the workshop isn’t cold, it sits at around 13-14 degrees all the time a simple fan heater for 15mins and it’s up to 16 -17 which is plenty for me doing woodwork stuff. it feels loads colder than the house but it’s not unpleasant to be in if working.
  13. Russell griffiths
    The lads I’ve had on site I can count with one hand. I think I have probably saved £200,000 in labour though which is what I wanted.
  14. Russell griffiths
    The last house I built in oz I did 75% and had help with the rest, when we started this I said I needed more help. then as we started I just kept doing everything myself got quotes to do stuff but didn’t like them, everything seamed to expensive when I knew I could do it, even if it took longer, then covid came along, things went up, ran out of money, things went up again, ran out of money again. plus I’ve got multiple other things on the go. I’ve also had large periods of time when I just couldn’t be bothered spent hours wondering what on Earth I was doing and why we even started. and I’m just about to start a couple of small refurbishment projects. must be mad, could be sitting on a beach with a cocktail.
  15. Russell griffiths
    February 2018 seams like yesterday.
  16. Russell griffiths
    Yesterday we moved into our place, started in 2018 still not 100% finished in 2026, I estimated it would take me 2 years, 🤣🤣 thanks for all the advice from fellow buildhubbers. What we bought, what we have now.
  17. Russell griffiths
    Just be aware lead should not be longer than 1.5m, I’ve seen lads run a roll of lead from top to bottom of a valley, as it’s long and thin it looks like the obvious thing to do, but expansion kills it.
  18. Russell griffiths
    Top pic in my previous post was after washing the floor ready to prime it for tiling. middle pic was the day after it was laid.
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    I remember why the softwood option was cheaper I left large gaps between each board so used a load less boards not saying how big that’s up to you to decide. all fitted with 90mm galv ringshanks nails my labour was free, it took a bloody age. I researched this forever and found that a lot of EU countries used big gaps, and they have been installing this stuff longer than us.
  21. Russell griffiths
    I priced up ply versus sorft wood 100x25 the ply was a lot dearer. but this was in 2020.
  22. Russell griffiths
    I wouldn’t consider osb under the sheets, pull out strength of an 18mm screw is not great. 25mm sarking boards for me.
  23. Russell griffiths
    Go and see the neighbours rip the hedge out and re plant a new one, by the time the house is built it will be 4 feet high and nice and lush.
  24. Russell griffiths
    Cash flow if a contractor supplies a service and materials it’s zero vat if you buy the materials you pay the vat and claim it back, this could be a long time before you get it back.
  25. Russell griffiths
    Depends what door you have, we have a mat well simply because a lot of the modern low threshold doors are very low to the finished floor, so you physically can’t put a mat on top of the floor or the door won’t open. also with the low doors they tend to trap small stones and scratch the floor, the mat wel allows the stones to fall lower allowing the door to open.
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