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Does the roof fall to a drain point (s)?

Git! I REALLY fancy pie now but can't drive as I've had a beer! Wonder if SWMBO will run me up the Co-op...or maybe go for me... Going to paint the ceiling whilst the floor's raised. Floor tiles first?

Tbh @nod's cream of tartar saved the day.

Flash git! March 14th all over again tonight I reckon...

Ta. No professionals involved! I got the first set on the ceiling and wall with my lad labouring. I put one sachet of CoT in to a full bag of multi, should tbh have put two in. Did the ceiling first then the wall. When it came to finishing the first set on the wall it was getting a bit thick in the bucket. Probably a big no-no but I brought it back to life with a dash more water and another sachet of CoT. Cleaned all tools thoroughly and did the second mix about twice as runny as the first but with two sachets of CoT from the off...it retards things a treat for a newbie like me. My boy and I then put the 2nd set on, me the ceiling and he the wall. I then started polishing it and my nephew turned up and helped finish off. Seems to be drying off nice. Nothing paint won't sort! A good father and son bonding experience! (Get the plastering themed joke? )

1st coat and I don't care what you lot think! That cream of tartar is a Godsend to a newbie. Warm in here, like the volleyball scene from Top Gun!

What's the existing tooc finish, hot laid asphalt I'm guessing? Although the rectangles you can see suggest 8'x4" boards underneath?

Son, your ego is writing checks your body can't cash!"

I'll have a look thanks as one is on its last legs though passed last time.

It's a convenience thing for me. Plus the houses are a fair way away. G'teed something breaks or goes wrong whilst I'm on holiday. As an aside I used to love having a company car DESPITE paying the tax.

I pay BG ~£40 a month on each of two rental properties for their full service package. Gas boiler servicing and appliance checking comes in with that. Covers pipes, electrics, drains etc.

Was it here? http://www.cncroutersource.com/cnc-router-plans.html

Did you make your own machine or just have access to one?

You need to be proper careful wandering around the neighbourhood at night pointing cameras through people's windows. You'll get a reputation!

Do SIPs esque panels in your log cabin maybe?

I'm tempted for a laugh to test my bathroom when it's done!

Get tarps to cover it when laid to limit evaporation I'm thinking. Cleverer people will be along shortly.

I grew mine on my bedroom window sill. Panicked that someone would see it and dumped the plant, still in the pot in a field...where it wilted and died. Recovered some leaves and gave them away.

You need a licence to grow hemp in the UK.

Crap pic. Catnip looks a bit like stinging nettle leaves... Get your own back. Nip over to their side and plant a couple of neat rows of hemp seeds from the fishing shop. Quite word to the local old bill...

Where the OSB boards abutted one another did that interface get any sealant etc?

The icynene method surely had a big bearing in your case?

The self builder doing their "forever" house sees the longer term, bigger picture and CARES about why they're doing it. It might be easy to apply airtight tape but it's expensive and time consuming to pay attention to detail. Savings to be made there for the mass builder! Even if they do use tape the person applying it is more likely to be in a rush to get home than thinking he'll be living there and paying the bills. I bet we never see an out for profit, mass builder coming in here because he's short of 500mm of tape!

You've hit the nail there on what I was getting at. Madness that the overseeing tester/body allows these temporary measures. An absolute mockery of the system and what it is supposed to achieve. I think it was @PeterStarck's tester remarked it was the lowest they had ever seen? Proving it's all about the attention to detail leading up to the test which I would say only a self builder is interested in achieving properly.

So the test gets done pre boarding?