markc

Shadow gaps are the latest must have detail around dark and door window frames. Think it’s come about after someone on tv said they don’t like mastic filled gaps

Yes, done that a few times too, at least this way you don’t form a tank

As above and any specific areas you want us to look at?

Yep, loads of farm building done with pocket founds, then you drop a steel or concrete column into the pocket, erected the building and then fill pocket with concrete. Unfortunately the pocket acts like a tank and holds any water that runs down the columns or pocket sides.

I have also seen a lot of corroded columns, once cut a wind brace and the column dropped about 4 inches because the foot had rotted away

AAV’s are needed to prevent siphon pulling water from bath or sink traps when toilets are flushed. A toilet flush can/does create a considerable vacuum behind it. A AAV is an easy path for airflow balance this

Don’t stress or worry about it, learn and move on. We all f@#k up at times.

No pictures

I would say that’s a pretty good price

Noooooo! Tile skirting would bridge the DPC And hold any water running down the brickwork.

No reason you can’t plug a gas boiler into a socket. I don’t know of any reg saying it must have a fused outlet.

Oh yes, rookie mistake I made building a workshop at my first house, wall set in only an inch or so but any water running down the wall is pulled in under the bottom block

Ducting is all about cross sectional area so a reduction in diameter from 90 to 75 doesn’t seem much, the area is reduced by almost 1/3rd requiring a much faster flow to get the same volume of air .. more speed requires more power and increases noise

If the tiles are level you generally set the drainage channel level. It’s not like a foul drain that needs to move solids

I would be more concerned that the tiles are right up to the brickwork and only just below DPC. Water splashes are likely to cause damp in your wall. really needs a channel cutting between tiles and brickwork, fill this with peddles etc. to stop water bounce

Firstly get confirmation of full or outline planning. the sketch and photo are not that dissimilar so I would say the scheme/appearance is reasonable. you could put in offer/purchase conditional on planning being granted for the proposed house

If you are just opening up 2x2m holes for doors then it’s unlikely any additional pillars or wind bracing will be required. Really only a problem when full width open plan extensions are added

Think it’s a copy and paste detail, twist straps always go from wall direct to truss to resist uplift? Wall plate straps come with a single 90 bend and you bend them over the wall plate forming the U shape after fixing .. one strap covers many wall plate widths. if you use twisted ones from wall to truss you will be ok

If you break an annular cutter spend some time getting any broken bits out of the hole or better still finish the hole from the other side. Also a dull cutter can heat up the material and cause local hardening so a new cutter then won’t bite without giving it a harsh bump to break the surface and get the teeth to start

They don’t want or need the risk of securing and protecting, that would need to be an end to end courier. If the seller will secure to a pallet then pallet line are fantastic

0.75 will be more than sufficient for control

Now there’s a conversation stopper 😆 next person to comment appears uninterested.

I can’t believe a BH thread would go off topic

You won’t crush OSB with wardrobes .. or just about anything. Density is also pretty similar to oak.

Hi and welcome, a search of previous threads and posts may well answer your questions, and failing that - ask away