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By definition, self building is one-off ( the two notable exceptions on BH tend to support that rule) In terms of wheel re-invention, thats exactly why I post about my ICF build : it might just lighten a self-builder's load.

Nonsense I say. Here's why. Checking carefully for cross threading, I screw a new tin of foam gun cleaner on a new gun. Close the valve tight. And put the assembly in the metal box. It has a tight-fitting lid. Two days later I open the lid. Had I been smoking I would have self-immolated on the spot. Almost all of the content had leeched out. An hour later, my clothes still reek of the volatile gas. I'm slightly cross. And grateful to have learned the lesson. No matter how much care is taken the union between gun and canister is not gas tight.

Hammer. Nails.

Why the unaccustomed modesty? You'd be brilliant at it. I decided early on that I would have to build in some storage, so I did a little bit of research. YouTube: Peter Millard

No, it's the D4 I had left over from gluing the floor boards to the joists ...

My favourite glue dispenser : I store it in my container, and this year for some reason the contents have gone hard - not all of it, just the bit in the pouring spout. I've tried leaving it on the heated flooring for a day to warm up, and putting it in very hot water, hoping it would melt ... but. Any way of dissolving the glue that's in there, or do I just have to replace it?

Know what folks, this thread really does repay close examination. There are all sorts of jewels of information here: I'm thinking I ought to provide a thread summary. Maybe I could draft it in sections. Maybe I should do it over Lent, as penance.

than .... ? '... as cheap as it gets ... ' is £800 per square meter if you are @nod, £1200 to £1400 if you work at it, and stupid prices if you are on Grand Designs (with recent notable exceptions)

That French door looks more like a suicide door. Step out of that door and you land on the car roof. Maybe its the angle at which the image was taken?

Oh that word '... always...' Makes a first and only time self-builder jealous. Just think Gary, you'll have forgotten more than I'll ever know about parging.

I got a PM from a member who is about to parge his Durisol build. On my build, as usual, I had never done this before. So this is a brief review of what, how, when .... and mostly it demonstrates yet another steep learning curve. Here's what I wrote about it at the time And this is the result ; each photo has a brief annotation to help explain. This photo shows two levels of parging - the RHS parging is thicker, much thicker than the LHS. You can hardly see the blocks I've chosen this photo (of the damaged corner) because it shows clearly the difference in thickness in coating: LHS much thicker Here's the spiel about rendering and airtightness : thing is from experience, I don't think you can get airtightness out of the parge coat alone : well, I can't anyway. Much more airtightness might well be provided by the following covering ( in our case ) Clober Permoforte Quattro. And, at that price, it should provide that. It's excellent by the way. Put an good plaster coat inside and you're well on the way to a decent breathable, airtight wall. Thing is - what happens in way of (behind) the wall plates. I think I've missed a trick there. Here's the point: I should have made the coating thicker.

Here you are: it's a doctoral thesis I bumped into at work........ here's the abstract Here's the whole study from sciencedirect.com https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1876610215023413

Welcome. Happy birthday from all of us at BH too! I can't answer your question directly: but I do know that you should get some data about the ground in which you want to dig. And then get an SE and maybe an architect's opinion. Tell us where that 4m from the house statement came from, please. Ian

Dim bits of my memory tell me I have some research data on PH and mold. If I bump into it, I'll post it.

No, as long as you are sleeping OK. If the issue gets in the way of sleep, yes, you are. You might think that you are over-thinking: everyone does it. Yes even His Holiness @Russell griffiths . A while ago I got a bit p1$$ed off about how much I worried - I'm not a (so-called) Girl's Blouse either. So I wrote (2016) about it in my blog - (I used to train serving teachers and undergraduates) Of course you aren't experienced in PH building processes - yet. So you will think about it - share your worry, and we'll help. Ian

Welcome ..... On Buildhub: Search > in body and titles > " Site camera " results Search > in titles only > "Site camera" results Search > in body and titles > "camera" results Search > in titles only > "camera" results Via a search engine ( in this case Google - others work just as well.) Search >buildbub.org.uk [insert space] camera I took everyone's advice ( as listed above) but also hid a trail camera. Biggest problem for any camera ? Rain. Hide the camera under cover. Wishing you a safe hassle free build Ian

How do you clean behind the bath son?

Just do it. Not doing it would be worse for all.

This is what you need ... Yes. Relevant parts of the Conditions highlighted. The next question then becomes "What constitutes a start?" And on the basis of my experience and research I think that can mean as little as - dig a hole- . Locally, there may be precedent: it would be as well to research it, but it's nothing to lose sleep about. Unless you are told directly what a ' start ' is, I think it would be reasonable to call a '...start...' something demonstrable on the ground which obviously is connected to the Permission.

Thank you very much indeed for explaining that. Ian

Very interesting indeed. Our SE did design the connections.

Welcome. Straight to the point. Excellent. I can't remember when, but this question has been asked before: since you are new I'll show you how the search part of the site works . Are you sitting comfortably ? Then I'll begin. ? A search for the term sole plate first perhaps ( written "sole plate" )? Gives this result way too many, so try it in the title bar only (content titles) Sole Plate in the title ; much better, now scan the titles and see that the term concrete is also there.... Gives this result and a bit lower in the list BINGO There's your result...... and all for nowt. Good eh? Enjoy your stay with us. Ian

Be good to have the boffin back wouldn't it? My God, can you imagine him getting his teeth into this one.......

They are : body made of Tupperware and there's a poly WhatEverItIs envelope round that. Warm enough to keep our tropical fish in.

Now there's a thought. Most of them are uphill from the main water sources (rainwater downpipes), but one or two hibernaculars would not be damaged by very slow overflow from the pond. That's a brilliant idea @Temp, thanks!