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No need for screed if UFH is in the slab

Metal is more expensive per foot used but so much easier. If you are using timber, you don’t need to make nice joints so angle and T joiner plates make life easier and so do hedgehog plates (the ones used on roof trusses etc.)

How do you know it hasn’t cost him more and he’s done you a favour getting the work done quicker if the roofer isn’t available for a few weeks or months

Ah yes, wasn’t sure if you were going to have cladding etc. in front of the upstand as that always seems a waste

Melting ice and subsequent rising sea levels would greatly reduce land area, maybe we need to dig deeper into sea farming (floating or sub surface)

The upstand could be pretty much anything, it’s only there to stop the sedum falling off and woven geotextile will allow water to pass and stop soil particles

Good morning and welcome, you are not alone, we all go through the “How hard can it be”, “Why did I start this”, Oh God I’m going to die phases … well maybe not the last one. loads of info on here by searching past topics and failing that, ask away

Whilst population control is a touchy subject it has to be addressed, in nature boom and bust (in population terms) is common. waste! Production of and marketing of waste is big business, everyone (majority) have to have the latest gadgets, tech, phones, excercise ‘thingy’ etc. good design of housing and buildings that don’t need ever increasing amounts of AC to keep them habitable, as kids we never saw AC even in 1976 when it was very warm but now people will die if they don’t have AC at work or countless fans at home. basically, we have all been taught to be soft and we need to toughen up and as above, leave a little footprint as possible

A decent driver will get into places many would struggle to get a car, the turning circles are space needed without shunting so forget these

Go with who you “feel” best. Chipboard is all pretty similar, most fittings are similar (unless you are prepared to spend a lot of money). A cheapie kitchen fitted well will outlast and out perform an expensive one fitted badly. painted finishes are one area you can spend a bit more. Next white kitchen I do for myself, I will paint it myself using 2 pack car paint

On a small build or extension doing all the work is common. Raise your concerns and tell him you will be having it inspected and if it isn’t right he will have to put it right and pay for the inspection. If it’s all done correctly then the inspection is at your cost. there is a good chance the local roofer would do a worse job so have a contingency but don’t cause problems beforehand

We have supplied machines to the plant in Sherburn and the disregard for cost and waste is shocking

+1, ply is more tricky to fit than T&G but is clean, neat and very durable

No tape on the MDPE end, the threads do nothing for sealing, you probably pushed the o ring into the fitting. just re read and it’s the threaded end into fitting. sorry my mistake

Or get a conservatory but call it an orangery because they are so much classier lol on a serious note, pics please including the surrounding area. Any flood defence work been done recently if you live anywhere near a river or canal? Any major construction projects close by? Change in water table or land drainage can have a big impact on tied but independent structures

I would never be a LL again … ever! Several bad experiences years ago, it must be horrendous having tenants now.

Intumescent paint has to be thick to get the film thickness as it works be swelling up when exposed to heat. The can or spec sheet should give you the applied thickness to be effective, usually 400 microns (0.4mm) and upwards.

We had one taken from Gloucester Road Tube station, asked security for truck reg number etc. as he had opened the gates. Oh truck was empty when he arrived so we didn’t book him in. Hmmm, but he left with a pretty new tele handler! We were told we need to book deliveries in, not out so no idea gov.

The plot itself can have a massive impact on costs, access for deliveries, ground conditions, distance and availability of services all affect your build cost

No, just allow for and make a decent fit half lap joint because it will be so much more visible with 100x100

Morning, fibre underlay does not need an expansion gap but I always leave it around 20mm short of the board to reduce chance of underlay soaking up any water that runs off end of board. if you stick to 1/2 or 3rds staggers people will be drawn to lining them up, random stagger lengths prevent this. Timber shrinks when hot and dry and expands with moisture, expansion is less along grain and more across it so unless you have a very wide area across grain the 5mm all the way round should be plenty. you can go around door frames but looks terrible, easier to cut the frame and let boards go under at least a few mm.

BCO shouldn’t have any problem with 2x stacked timbers, stagger joints and nail together and you have a sound fixing

Good morning and welcome, at 3 feet high and stable (looking) ground behind it the wall doesn’t need to be anything special. Laying bricks is an art form, blocks much easier and sleepers even easier. Cost wise, blocks cheapest followed by sleepers and brick most expensive. Brick and block needs a good foundation, sleepers will happily sit on some gravel or hardcore for drainage. Any wall needs water to drain from behind and out at the bottom or at the ends. Build the wall, dpm (damp proof membrane) sheet behind and back fill with 6 inch or so clean gravel between wall and soil.

No minimum as far as I know. New build not far from me and I don’t think anyone other than a tiny child would get through the gap, seems stupid.

Exactly, just had a conversation with a 30ish woman and she thought interest rates were now an all time high, she didn’t realise double digit rates were quite common pre 2000