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  1. Russell griffiths
    bit bigger span span than yours, but something like this. I would use a couple of 225x45 glued and screwed, sitting on top of 90x90 no brackets needed get a tab welded on top of post and hidden fixing into timber.
  2. Russell griffiths
    That is a common solution, although it’s a bit poorly cut. A piece of of 18mm ply either side covered in glue and screwed will be more than adequate.
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    @gravelrash are you mistaking day rate of a tradesman to the price a company would charge. If you get 2-3 guys at£200 a day who is supplying the warranty. As a company I supplied labour and made 60% for the company and 40% went out in labour, so for instance a £100 job would entail £40 labour and£60 for the company to cover everything, pensions, insurance, trucks, tools, fuel. Everything. So looking at your job 6 guys for a week at £1000 each wages plus £9000 for the company comes in at £15000 labour. Not saying anything about your job, but that’s how I priced things.
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    same as MBC do their roof, just use metal web joists, run your large service mvhr pipes through the Webb’s, then install a vapour barrier underneath, then add a 25-35mm batten for small services, light cables and such. Insulation will be blown in cellulose stuff. Or warm roof on top. Not hard just needs planning.
  5. Russell griffiths
    What cracks. Nothing there that isn’t present in most houses of a certain age. When you can shake hands with the neighbour through the crack is when to start worrying.
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    I think I would have the chat. I have a future potential plot, and I mentioned it to someone the other day, within 24 hours I had had two different people approach me showing interest.
  7. Russell griffiths
    I have slid a dummy batten behind my timber cladding, it’s not screwed to the frame, but it is screwed to each cladding plank, so stiffens up the ends at all the reveals.
  8. Russell griffiths
    i Would think coupled with some good grab adhesive that will work. And change the 25x75 for 25x100 so you get a better shot at getting the screws in straight.
  9. Russell griffiths
    What is wrong with the eps beads, would need to insulate further on the inside as well though.
  10. Russell griffiths
    I would think looking at that pic, that you have a bad join at the ridge join, I would look if you have a solid timber up there, if so insulate that and get at it with airtight foam.
  11. Russell griffiths
    Bloody hell that’s nice.
  12. Russell griffiths
    Got any pictures. Im trying to build this.
  13. Russell griffiths
    Ha ha, you lunatic, I’ve got 70m of timber ceiling to do, when we first looked at it it was £3500 for the timber, this was expensive and has been dismissed a dozen times but always gets brought back in when we are feeling silly. Price has now gone up to £7000 and we are still thinking of having it. Dont forget the intumescent coating that will add £5-600 on top.
  14. Russell griffiths
    How much are the Duran ones mr @pocster the ones I like are £700 per door set. Which is a bit silly.
  15. Russell griffiths
    Yep, will it look any better than Siberian larch. All depends on your look you want, I had a certain look and a group of pictures i had from a Canadian architect. I like what we will achieve but I’m sure I could have knocked £30-40 grand off the final bill with upvc facia and soffit and different cladding. But it’s only money and I’m not worried about eating beans on toast for the next few years.
  16. Russell griffiths
    Plan where you want new house and get any trees and hedges removed. Check for tree preservation orders and conservation area. If not get them removed before bird nesting starts. Clean old house very well on outside to remove any sign of bat activity. Remove any habitation piles any any rubbish that could be habitat for newts or any other protected creatures. Be be aware of doing all this with upmost care as disturbing protected species comes with some hefty fines.
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    @JohnBishop why do you think it’s your neighbours roof leaking, if yours was the one that was replaced, then it was the roofers that did yours that haven’t provided a good join between old and new. Others have said that’s it’s a bit of a mess, well it is, but that row of ridge tiles was a very standard practice in the 80-90s for joining two roofs of different materials. The tiles on the left are a clay small tile, not slate. The tiles on the right are an interlocking concrete, again a standard replacement due to cost. I think you need a roofer and I would say it’s down to you to fix it, your neighbour was probably very happy with their roof before yours got re done., and could well be causing a leak on their side as well. The black stuff as nick said is air pollution that doesn’t get washed off because it is hidden under the roof line.
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    Why.??? I went for eye wateringly expensive cedar cladding, it looks really good, but does it look £10,000 better than an alternative product, nope not really. If you go for a brick with different dimensions it will cost more in many ways. Initial purchase. Different wall ties. Brickies extra labour. It will go on and on.
  19. Russell griffiths
    Should you not get planning to rebuild before you start pulling this one apart. you are not guaranteed to get platform a replacement. be careful.
  20. Russell griffiths
    Why don’t you put in a proper living wall system you tight sod.
  21. Russell griffiths
    What time do you want me around, will be near bath tonight, so not far to pop in.
  22. Russell griffiths
    Are you sure about the 5m thing. I was told 7m from the house. I have the Graf unit, it only requires power, but you do have the box that has the air blower in it, mine is in a shed, which could be your problem if it’s in the front garden.
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    Marmox block built into the inner leaf instead of that pir????? just thinking out loud.
  24. Russell griffiths
    Cables run but location to be confirmed. Probably about 10 minutes before the ceiling goes up. ??‍♂️ Excuse the crappy pic. Phone really didn’t like those lights.
  25. Russell griffiths
    We have done this method, we have 5-10m of cable coiled up hanging from a nail just waiting for 100% decision on light placement, then clip along batten and cut to length. Just means you might waste a couple of metres of cable but it’s cheap.
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