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And as soon as you do that, any liability for work done by the architect will disappear. Discussion about cost may well pale into insignificance if the liability for the design is no longer accepted by the architect. As soon as you alter the design you are no longer acting as a Domestic Client (CDM 2015).

Welcome. You've joined the club..Apart from professionals of which there are a few, DIYers are very common here . How do you flip a house? You an MP by chance?

In your for-ever home ? Probably, yes. To sell as soon as finished ? No.

In view of the feedback so far, there's only one thing for it... or as seen on a stone mason's door in Ambleside (Lake District) KnockArdTheMasonIsDeaf

This thread points to one of the fundamentals of self-building. The need to have access to detailed - intimate - knowledge about the local building and planning networks. Politics matters even at our level. @DragsterDriver @saveasteading @Tosh @AliG @the_r_sole @MortarThePoint - The Key point in my view If the Planner's own mum and dads were applying for Planning Permission - even if the Planner recused him or herself - you could bet your bottom dollar everything in the process would be bang on time at the very latest. Golf courses are very important places.

One of the steepest learning curves for me that was.... ? Am I glad I'll never ever have to do that at again. Ever.

If the stated insulation performance is similar, and the boards are available for sale and delivery , then price would seem to be the clincher. We had to have Kingspan (based in Leominster) for our shaped insulation (one of a few companies who provide shaped insulation), but for everything else, we used Ballytherm. Our BM gave us a reasonable discount. They thought that Kingspan was too expensive. All of it is similarly disgusting to cut and trim.

Partner hit him with the rolling pin once too often because of wet feet traipsed all over the living room carpet: hence the question about drainage. No @doingitmyself, a well drained patio will not dry your trainers enough for you to be able to waltz all over the super clean carpet without drying your feet. To answer your question : 1:100 - maybe 1:60ish - fall, gravel strip to suit, and an easy to clean door mat. Then treat yourself to £20's worth of pure joy . ?

That's DIY Max selfbuild in a nutshell. Rehearsal. Just when you're getting good at one job (because you've rehearsed often enough), that's it. Finished. Never need to do it again. Now, where's the Paracetamol?

I'm more careful when working on my own. I don't know why I'm less careful when working with Debbie, but I am. Couple of years back my stupidity caused 50 - 60 pounds of concrete to drop, just missing her head. I do love her, I really do. The funny thing is she says the feeling is still mutual. I over-reached at the top of the ladder. Because of the side-force, one side of it slipped and started to rotate. I lost my balance. She ducked. I fell. Hit and rolled off her back, and found myself tucked neatly in the foul drainage trench examining the cladding from below. I didn't bounce. Got through a lot of Paracetamol. And I must admit to eyeing the Tramadol left over from my little amputations. It's still there for another day.

I have a good mate. Johnners. Forgotten more about kitchen fitting and carpentry than I'll ever know. Comes round now and then to 'inspect' mine. "Why dint'cha do this instead " he says pointing at some cockup or other of mine. I've learned that the correct response is, "Because I'm not you ", then to pause and listen. Inevitably a bit of gentle bickering ensues. Because I'm working on the front of the house, sometimes one or two passers-by stop and some join in. Always take Johnners side. Why Ian, why? Both of us have hips, knees, backs, eyes, ears, teeth that have seen better days. Between us there's glasses , hearing aids , truss, knee supports, and general codgerliness aplenty. So, I had this sign made. An attempt to explain and make light of our situation. Bad idea. Next day, I fell off the ladder. Onto SWMBO. Result.

@conor, this is the CDM 2015 thread (Here) I can't say I've read the 2016 version, but CDM applies to professional builders, not to Domestic Clients. If it were to apply to Domestic Clients, then there would be no difference in status between professionals and clients.

When space allows, slip some build waste into your standard domestic bin. Also pop 20 quid into your bin-mens Thank You card at Christmas . Plus a massive piece of Christmas cake each. Always give the lads a wave and a smile. 5 years, two skips....

And completely correct. It's the need to sell that's the bastard. The number of people passing by who ask when we're selling... and you can see the 'You ain't going to be able to sell that pal ' written in their eyes. It's a risk appetite thing. How do you feel?

Hi, I had exactly the same problem. I couldn't afford a rough terrian pallet truck. My answer was to put our blocks (Durisol) on a large trailer, and a front tow hook on my Landrover. While Landys have useless truning circles, the front tow hook helps a huge amount. Yes, it did mean handballing the blocks from their stack onto the trailer. But what are wives for? She didn't complain once - or get her own back : yet.

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Ermmmm, 75mm ish.... ( Apologies @ashthekid for hijacking your thread)

Morning. I'm tinkering with an idea to hide an external downspout between the wall and the back of some wooden cladding. Have you found a downspout that is particulalrly thin .... if you have, could you post a link please?

I'll remember that. Excellent turn of phrase.

Welcome. Lots of posts on BH covering the same issue. Have a look at the Costings part of the site. Quick guess, multiply your floor area by between 800 if you are very experienced and 2500 if you like me haven't a clue. That'll give you a very rough range. Pick your target from within that range. Our architect told us that we should expect to pay 1500 per square meter. I haven't checked recently, I think we've overshot by a bit after 5 years of slog.

I think broadly the message is clear. The house is the prize. Not the drive, or anything related to it. Your understanding of the term comprise isn't the same as the planners. Appeal.

We've all had the conversation with visitors to our sites. Polite gushing , happy faces, big smiles....and .... wait for it "We've always wanted to self build, BUT (...) " . Or just as frequent, the selfbuild " ...blew our marriage to bits...". Sad. I've come to see our selfbuild as a privilege and large slice of goodluck. And I am very grateful most days. But today, is a @Russell griffiths size growl day. A proper Foxtrot Uniform Charlie Kilo day. Friday night, pub's open at last. Don't ring me early tomorrow please.

Here's a novel way of getting one for free. On the LPAs planning site, find a Phase One study for a property close to yours. Download it. Alter the relevant details. Change the dates as necessary. Screen grab the relevant map. Submit the plagiarised, bowdlerised report as your own. Pass Go, collect £200. When you meet the person stupid enough to have paid for the report , deny that you have copied it and resubmitted it. Word to the wise if you are contemplating doing this. Change the signature on the original report. Bit of a give away that.....

Thanks for the offer. On careful consideration I am going to buy some walk-on glazing instead.

And a quick note to say that my SunAmp starts to recharge (from 'Up To Temperature ' notification on the Diverter) as soon as hot water is run . In this case after a hot shower (say 3kWh demand)