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  1. PeterW
    That was true @JSHarris when I was doing the specs - the difference only came in when I started to add the laminated or toughened glass and the other factor was the weight of the units affecting what the maximum openers were.
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    Factor in losing 15% of the sand to waste as a big unbounded heap ends up everywhere. Does your BM not do it by the bag ..? £5/ton difference is nowt in the big scheme of things and you can keep it covered too
  3. PeterW
    uPVC 2G vs 3G was a difference of about £450 all in - thats 4/12/4/12/4 from memory but 2 layers of lowE glass
  4. PeterW
    I usually go tubs as the waste - and noise and mess - is much less. From memory its £52 per tub (1/3 cube) delivered
  5. PeterW
    As someone who’s been on the back end of a badly run HMRC investigation I can assure you they are a law unto themselves .....
  6. PeterW
    Welcome..! what were the previous grounds for refusal ..?
  7. PeterW
    Good innit..!! I’ve got the letter somewhere... mentions “penalties for incorrect information provided” and “fraudulent claims”..... ?
  8. PeterW
    Been there... This is one I know intimately, and basically HMRC required sworn affidavits from previous owners that there had never been a vehicle stored "even for 24 hours" in the garage in the past 10 years, and they "may accept" that as evidence... So it was just easier to use non-vat registered suppliers and swallow the VAT hit on materials..!
  9. PeterW
    Be careful with a horizontal as you will have wires coming down the wall. Are you not removing the cabinets first..?
  10. PeterW
    Are the blockwork stables in the curtiledge of an existing dwelling..?? If so, they may be classed as ancillary to the domestic dwelling so you may get charged full whack VAT and not be able to claim back.
  11. PeterW
    Hanson MultiCem also comes in plastic bags and isn't Mastercrete prices Use this calculator as a rough guide but 12 bags cement to 1 bag sand and 450 blocks isn't far off. So 25 bags would give need 2 tonnes sand and 900 blocks laid there or thereabouts.
  12. PeterW
    Whatever you order you want to get it in plastic bags. Cement is cement tbh 5 tonnes is a fair bit - how many blocks are you laying and what mix is specified..?? Admix too..?
  13. PeterW
    I don't disagree - what I was referring to was taking a cavity batt below ground to infil the cavity instead of using lean mix infil. I think we are discussing the same point !
  14. PeterW
    Rockwool state starting 150mm below DPC and the BBA shows a clear air gap below the lower insulation layer before any infil. 150mm would also be just above ground level, anything below that would make it borderline for use anywhere below ground i.e. where weak mortar is normally used.
  15. PeterW
    Cavity Batts aren’t certified under the BBA cert for below ground use
  16. PeterW
    That’s ok as long as the walls are consistent ... or one is flat and the other wavers from this one. I think @recoveringacademic has variation in both walls
  17. PeterW
    Its even more complex than that !! The wall/foundation rule only applies to a domestic property conversion, not an agricultural conversion. For agricultural purposes you can retain all structural elements. Confused yet..?
  18. PeterW
    Sorry guys but I disagree about trimming these on site... let me explain why...!! The structural strength in the floor is made up of three components, the joists, the deck and the strongbacks. The strongbacks are either one or two large section timbers that run down the centre of the joists or at pre-determined points through the webs. They attach to blocks that are fitted between the upper and lower chords so they have to be in line or the strongback will not fit...! It must be nailed to the blocks as it stops the twisting moment in the floor joists and creates a "strong back" through the middle of the webs. You also need to work a method of adding the strongback into the joists as 6x2 doesn't tend to bend round corners nicely...
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    Is there a typo in there and should it say 200mm not 20mm..? Can you send me his drawing / calc as the RSJ should be in line with the brick skin so not sure what he’s drawn
  20. PeterW
    I’ve used 3G uPVC and the noise difference is fantastic. Also the solar gain is less which is important with 2 set of French doors facing south east and the rest of the windows facing south. That sounds a huge amount of glazing though - is it worth a design change to reduce it ..?
  21. PeterW
    Get the fresh coffee on and the bread in the oven ... isn’t that what sells a house ..?!
  22. PeterW
    The rules from HMRC are more complex with conversions - especially from agricultural buildings. Firstly is this being done as a conversion from agricultural barns or were these stables ..? Secondly what does the planning permission say ..?? Was it for a conversion or new build ..?
  23. PeterW
    Mine won’t let me ... summat about me having an elastic tape measure ..... How are you fitting them ..? Face fix to a ring beam..?
  24. PeterW
    The supplier measures ... they are non-standard units if they are metal web so the supplier should come out and do a site survey and then design to that - they then come with a numbered fitting schedule and a design.
  25. PeterW
    Never seen that done ..! I’d want to see the confirmation from Simpson that their tie is designed to be installed in such a way and their BBA certificate supports the installation method.
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