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Thanks for all the reply's , going to burn the small stuff, any reason why i shouldn't burn it on top of where we are going to build ? just trying to save some time and effort in moving it all the way to the end of the plot.

@Redoctober that's good to know just under 60m from the road down the bottom .

Thanks for the reply's , one young chap has already taken 3 loads as it was being cut up and is coming back for the rest during the week leaving the stumps and roots which will be dug out when the founds go in and then carted away, leaving the small rubbish to clear. i am tempted once all the good useable wood has gone to a good home to burn the rest as long as its not illegal .

Today we finally got round to dealing with our trees , serious question, most of the big stuff will be removed but how much is considered acceptable to be burned on site as the small stuff is going to take forever to remove ?

When i was talking to the timber frame boys i was told by more than one that once you reach .18/.17 that the extra insulation cost to go lower would make such little difference to my annual heating bill that unless i was doing this on principle it was not worth the outlay, and take that cost and invest in other areas of the build.

decent guide for what is achievable with 0.34 at different cavity widths

Hi @puntloos have you had any prices yet ? would you say your top. middle or low on labour rates where you are ?

Cheers Bud , quicker and at worst cost neutral , worth getting a quote or two then.

only just started to price 32 but looking like £15m2 for 150mm how does that compare with the best beads ?

@puntloos just going to jump in on your thread , @PeterW i have 150mm cavities block and brick have asked for full fill 32 think this will give me .17 ? any benefit going to blown beads ?

Thanks everyone for the advice and opinions , just to throw one more out there i have asked for a quote from 2 sips suppliers but still waiting for the numbers to come through (roof only) anyone ever put a sips roof on a masonry build ?

I'm sure i have a customer care meeting at the Godmanchester RDC on that day ?

@epsilonGreedy by the time we will be ready for the lift the front should be 17m x 11m of hard standing . the lightest truss is 225kg with the heaviest 1163kg !

Cheers @Faz i have a couple of weeks off coming up will PM you

@Faz Im about 10 mins drive from March , not that far away , and a fully paid up member of the fenland mountain rescue .

Thanks @Faz sat here this evening thinking about this and makes more sense the longer it think about it , as we have a fair bit of room on site it would pay to get them in 2/3 days before crane day to check everything is as it should be . Looking at your pictures the landscape looks like fenland ?

Hi @Faz not a bad shout. just got of the phone to one supplier who said due to the size of the order ( we have some raised ties and fink as well ) it would be one drop for the transport and we could have him all day as long as we let them know before hand , but hadn't factored in a delay getting to site would mean 2 days for the crane.

hi @nod must be ,the treated quote was from Pasquil .

thanks @markc my builder will have his teleporter on site throughout the build and thinks this will be fine to get them up , as he is the one with building knowledge i will bow to his experience and advice on this matter, but he might change his mind when i send these over to him. i am all for saving a bit of money here and there but not at the expense of safety, would rather spend the 1k and sleep at night.

@PeterW on a serious note , have put aside 1k for the crane to unload and lift into place , its a bungalow roof with no access issues on a private plot with plenty of room and good ground . is this a realistic number.

Told the builder he might need to bring a couple of extra hands in for a day or two ?

Got 18 of these in various thickness this is the biggest. Go Big or go home ?

Thanks @Mr Punter untreated have come in at 12k treated at 15K . don't want to penny pinch on such an important piece of the fabric.

Quick question , I have received 2 quotes for roof trusses this morning one is for treated timber the other un-treated , is it wise to have un-treated trusses ?

I don't feel getting builder B out for a quote is messing anyone around , i would be looking for builder C to quote as well .