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Why is this any different to a normal gable. Some straps off the timber at the top of the wall built into the inner leaf. Job done. Why complicate it? What am I missing? Some wall start ties tek screwed into that steel post if advised by se.

Ok I was only counting above dpc. Not sure on the rates down there. So you've got more like 9k bricks so around 7 grand plus 550m2 blockwork so around 11 grand. 18 grand plus a bit for extras lintels etc. At this point your best efforts are spent finding some trades people. Pop in merchants get prices for your gear, mention your looking for some brickies. Just get the word out.

The 45k over price is a not interested price just forget them. Keep trying to find people you have a connection to. Building is quiet atm

What are your labour figures for superstructure in that estimate? 400m2 blockwork around 8k 7k bricks around 5k 13k Is that anywhere close?

What estimator did you use. 3 weeks sounds a bit quick to me but I've not seen or can't remember the plans or elevations. Whats your quantities or brick and block. If you were to allow maybe 75 pence a brick and 2 quid a block down your way does that get you somewhere in the ballpark? Very rough and im not sure of rates your way. With regards to getting some decent quotes try to get an introduction or reccomendation off other trades or previous customers. That way your not a cold calling random you're ringing them up saying I know X who's extension you built or I know X plumber who has worked with you guys says you do a decent job etc

Tbf who is going to self build anything other than detached?

I think their planning is a lot more zoned than over here. I assume providing you build within certain parameters planning is automatically given. No silly planners going on about vernacular on a modern estate. You look at the quality of design of houses here before planning was brought in (1940s?) vs after. Which houses look better?

Woah hold your horses. Should we check it out first?

Let's hope OP has a commercial bread oven to hand 🤣

Do you mean structurally or thermally? Structurally if they've lasted this long then should be fine. Must have quite a few intermediate walls? Thermally as @ProDave says be a hell of a lot better than nowt. Some modern houses still have 4" in the cavity.

You'd be closer to 4 quid a meter or thereabouts where I live but difficult to say for Scotland

What do you bed your trays on @Nickfromwales

Can you pull your paths away from wall of house by like 2 or 300mm?

Dunno if short for owt but yeh midlands.

Compo here. As in "COMPO ON THE GABLEEEE" no please or thankyous.

I had tanking peel off 1 wall before tiling once. It was the external wall and I wonder if the plaster hadn't dried enough to accept tanking. I stanley knifed up 1 corner and peeled it off in sheets. The 2 other stud walls were fine. It must need a good dry surface to adhere properly. Ive used it on other projects no problem but usually on stud walls

Aco in the potential pond then. Most bco would want to see dpc 150mm higher than external ground id have thought

Is it a truss or a rafter? Not to be pedantic but one is a lot easier repaired or replaced that the other. As it is probably be fine. How far from that horizontal ceiling to a purlin if that is a rafter?

Sounds fine some will do it tight the trays can accommodate the thickness of the tiles overhanging on them usually

Ive seen big commercial renovations where they just use metal stud with rockwool behind and in-between. This is on 9" solid brickwork. Surely if good enough for that be fine for modern cavity?

Yeh my incoming was dirty, the outgoing I just found dusty. It is satisfying seeing all the crap its catching. Expensive satisfaction though

Need a big old hole for the proper site gates. I think heras would be fine without the netting but you want the privacy

You'd use metal studs with the brackets and rockwool its easier than timber stud

Do you change or clean the filters? Mine were washable

I don't think it's possible now on the buying side. Im going through the motions on a plot atm and the vendors solicitor couldn't even communicate with me because of law society rules. I said to the agent what if I was diy conveyancing he didn't really have an answer apart from its rare. Also the money laundering regulations are insane now I don't know how you'd convince vendors solicitor your money is legit.