Dave Jones
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Face brick water absorption below DPC advice required
Dave Jones replied to ruggers's topic in Brick & Block
yep, engineering brick the colour you want. You could also use a block and have a vertical DPC on sloping ground. -
New member... over budget at the start, what to do?
Dave Jones replied to worriedexpat's topic in Introduce Yourself
ditch timber frame and go traditional brick and block. Save you 20% straight away. £2k m2 bare minimum NOT including foundations, utiliities, sewer, drive etc etc -
Scrabbler or grinder to knock 1mm off SLC?
Dave Jones replied to SuperPav's topic in General Flooring
why bother if its being tiled? lose 1mm easily in the adhesive -
7m from buildings would mean no new legoland build would ever get a soakaway passed!
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shaver socket where you intend for it to go. get signed off, swop for normal socket.
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Level of soil pipe/foulwater drain?
Dave Jones replied to CalvinHobbes's topic in General Structural Issues
if your wanting any sort of build warranty then drain tests will need to be carried out and the results provided as well. Not that hard to do and the kit can be bought for under £30. -
cant see it being a problem, double chambers would be needed. A standard cheap pumped chamber at the house feeding the treatment plan wherever you put it. The 63mm pipe they use is an absolute bastard to use be warned!
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a morning with a 5 ton machine, dig out all the bulging wall and grade it back into their side to stop it slumping again. Dump all the spoil their side as well. Any trees that are not covered by a TPO cut right back to your boundary, send the wood back to them. They cant stop you or make you do anything without taking you to court which from the sounds of it they are not in a position to do. Then fence your side as you want.
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Which Manhole cover?
Dave Jones replied to Mulberry View's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
call into any builders merchant them have them in stock -
surely you need an extended cill which physically extends the bottom of the window frame outside the structural envelope of the building then seal it underneath and the sides ? illbrook do a very good complete window sealing system.
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hairdryer
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no mileage into them somehow trying to force you to do the work. Should it get legal just do a pre-pack administration and put it down to experience.
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with no insulation your better off venting.
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hangers better for thermal bridgeing/air tightness.
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thats poor. the bottom row of tiles hasnt had a kicker batten fitted so they are 'drooping'/ hanging low. The hip needs hip trays fitting above the dry kit. overall, poor workmanship. 3/10
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Time for a joiner to fit door liner / door / architrave
Dave Jones replied to Moonshine's topic in Doors & Door Frames
yes it does door and frame. https://trenddirectuk.com/trend-h-jig-c-hinge-jig-skeleton-two-part-in-case.html if you have a router you can make one yourself in 30 mins out of some scrap mdf. -
Class Q - Steel portal barn conversion cost estimates
Dave Jones replied to Stoph43's topic in Costing & Estimating
take the m2 cost for a standard build of the same size and double it. -
use a festool track with a dewalt saw (already have dewalt kit). had the track as i bought the festool cordless insulation saw for the compound PIR cuts.
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Time for a joiner to fit door liner / door / architrave
Dave Jones replied to Moonshine's topic in Doors & Door Frames
with a router and jig to de-skill the job, hanging 10 doors in a day is no problem. -
doing very similar with a 1900's house. Im sticking the pir to the existing plaster walls, no wooden batten for bridging. With MVHR as well. Any condensation must get through the PIR to form, in the unlikely eventuality that happens MVHR will take care of it. We are able to have zero service in the external walls to keep insulation continuous. I'm not bothering with any membranes or barriers as the humidity inside will always be less than outside.
