Dave Jones

pointless. thermolite and if you want to lose more floor space for a large reveal and window seat more insulation and stud it.

yes. skirting and architrave would have to come off and be fitted again once the floor is level.

that's dedication to 10 pence of the annual fuel bill for sure!

take the floor up. firring strips and relay glue and screw.

ahh render job. no brainer then.

you cant use concrete lintels on face brickwork it would look aweful. There are thermally broken lintels available ... at a cost.

check if there are utilities running through the plot. if its sewer or fibre it may well make the build unviable as the cost to divert can be immense.

not really same as the landlord as a [legally] completed property.

i guess if you had it in writing they were insuring a house under construction and not completed they would find it hard to wriggle out. My experience, they will get out if anything if they can.

i think you would be on a sticky wicket if a substantial claim came up like fire etc.

isn't it obvious ? The build has not been completed hence you don't have a 'completion cert' It would be chaos otherwise, mortgages are offered on a house that has been completed in law, not a shell which is semi finished. The building regs list everything, in detail, which have to be complied with in order for it to be signed off as complete. The insurance you need while its still a building site is called 'contractors all risk' expect to pay £3k+ 1st google hit https://www.selfbuild.uk.com/Insurance-For-Self-Builders-faqs.aspx

say what ?

its not really vague at all. Its a building site until you have a completion cert. You cannot get a completion cert if you do not have all the other signoffs in place.

i think id be inclined to put a lead apron on it as a temporary stop fix, it wont look pretty but it should stop the problem.i think id be inclined to put a lead apron on it as a temporary stop fix, it wont look pretty but it should stop the problem.

just to add if the pole is on your land just screw the meter box to it. Also its cheaper to have them leave the right amount of cable to reach the final meter position that was you can move it easily at no extra cost.

nhbc are the most expensivve, get a price from ICW and ADV

There are no nhbc approved frost additives for morter. Use at own risk.

All renters do, by law, cover for breakdown normally comes with a service thrown in.

All internals are indicative only. Planners don’t even check if it’s actually buildable to regs! your overthinking it big time ?

Hydrogen combi are coming

just because their disabled shouldt mean they have to lose out, more than happy taxes cover this. a decent Ideal boiler £500 2 days if the plumber is particularly slow to fit it £500.

just to add, we previously lived in a G2 with a valley gutter along the end of the roof behind a parapet. Was zinc, lead and tin previously. we ripped it all out and made a trough from OSB then had a firm lay rubber the whole length at 1.5m up the roof as well just in case of moss blockages etc. never dripped after.

your mains water will need to be min 850 deep anyway so 2 birds with 1 stone.

Just goes to show its the smallest of errors that can cause major problems.