djcdan

Apologies if this is not the correct area of the forums. Please move if needed. I am planning to self-install our water connection beyond the boundary after Scottish Water has installed our new connection to a stopcock on boundary edge. Before I purchase materials for the job, I'd like to delve in to the knowledge/experience of members here to make sure I have everything covered and the layout of the connection is suitable. Site We will have a supply for the house (yet to start), garage (which will double as the point for building water supply) and temporary caravan. In the future, we may run this part of the water connection beyond the caravan where we plan to have a greenhouse. Layout Scottish Water have confirmed they will install up to a stopcock on the boundary border, which is to be enclosed within a boundary box. As you'll see on the drawing, beyond this, I have the supply splitting with a 90° tee and each line with it's own stop tap. I'll aim to have all three stop taps (x1 SW installed and x2 self-installed) accessible from the boundary. The north line will go towards the finished position at the house, capped and waiting for the build to start. The stop tap will be shut off until supply is integrated to build and needed. The south line will serve the garage (long term as garden tap, short term as building water) as well as temporary static caravan. Just beneath the standpipe, there would be a 90° tee taking the supply to the standpipe. Beyond the stand pipe would be a stop tap to control supply to the caravan. Material list Before purchasing materials, have I got everything covered below: MDPE 25mm blue pipe (enough length as required) x3 Compression stop taps x1 Stop tap chamber (boundary box) x2 90° tees x1 Underground water main warning tape x1 25mm pipe cap x1 Stand pipe (non-return valve and compression inlet) Is the layout are materials list suitable for what is required of the job. Due to current circumstances, local merchants aren't open so would prefer to correctly order everything is one go. Thanks in advance!

@Temp Yes, this actually crossed my mind that they advertise a supply and fit service to zero rate the frame, but when they have the customer, they make an excuse that 'rules have changed' etc etc and can no longer offer the service, but in fact they aren't VAT registered in the first place. Of course, it could entirely be a misunderstanding and confusion on their part, but I'll definitely be checking their VAT registration.

@Temp The frame supplier, frame erector and ourselves are all based in Scotland. So there wouldn't be any cross-border VAT implications here. Thanks for the response though.

@newhome Thank you very much. The Domestic Reverse Charge broadly looks like what the erector was trying to explain to me. I believe that they and their accountant has some wires crossed between DIY Housebuilders Scheme and the new DRC.

Hi all. My very first post here. Currently in planning for a self-build. We are speaking with a timber frame erector right now, who we were just about to confirm for our build. Through their site, they advertise a supply and installation service, therefore zero rating the supply of the frame. However on requesting our job goes through a supply and fit, the erector has come back to say that the rules for VAT on new builds is changing for 20-21 and their accountant has advised that they can no longer offer this service. I can find nothing online that suggests that the DIY Housebuilders Scheme has, or will be stopping imminently, and details on this are still shown on HMRC's website. Having put in a lot of work up to this stage in preparation for the build, I'm pretty sure I would have come across something of this significance, but would like to get clarification from the community here that I am correct. I am not sure why the erector would provide inaccurate information, but this, along with a misunderstanding by the erector about how and when VAT is charged (I have ten years running my own business/handling VAT, so could immediately see inaccuracies in his attempt at an explanation) has got me wondering whether this contractor is right for our project. Can others here confirm that the DIY Housebuilders Scheme will be continuing for the foreseeable? Thanks. Dan