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Is the sag static or moving depending on load? If it's a permanent sag could you not lift the underlay and carpet and latex floor?

Meanwhile in the real world he's banged 100m stone in, 2 layers, 100mm pir in, dpm above and below 100mm concrete in maybe even self compacting for ease of use and flow and job done. Loads better than what was there before from thermal and durability point of view. Happens up and down the country all day every day. Like i I say not advocating any bodges, work has to be up to scratch but next thing u know he will be having soil survey, enviromental searches, radon barriers. Just get it done and do it right - too much bureaucracy

Just do the floor to the current specs, photos throughout jobs a goodun. I'd perhaps start involving them when altering structural bits. Not much to go wrong with a floor if your confident in your abilities.

I use sadolin light oak then 1 or 2 coats of sadolin clear on top. Seems good but osmo oil is supposed to be good too

I'd go with a self compacting concrete too just for ease of use and can work off it. Is this your finished floor as in no covering on top?

Big fire in European factory apparently. Strange how there's a massive shortage but they've got as much as you want if you pay more! Suppose it's economics

Good price really. Include the ally fascia?

Was that quote supply and fit

We were all interested in the answers!

Spoke to a demolition and reclamation bloke yesterday. He says he sells the pir insulation out of houses he demos dead easy. Said majority were full sheets too! Must've been on about cavity sheets Spoke to a demolition and reclamation bloke yesterday. He says he sells the pir insulation out of houses he demos dead easy. Said majority were full sheets too! Must've been on about cavity sheets

Really?! Sdlt can be used against profit. Surely not

Think the compos gone off now!

Would full fill cavity wall insulation do same job if cut into strips?

Build store are full of bs. I've known them find a product, tell the client it's an exclusive deal then the client goes direct to lender and cut them out for same deal. No middleman fees!

You do it. I'd imagine just a form with some evidence. Hmrc website

If it's less than the specified period between purchase and sale of first house your good to go. Plans change as you've found out. The way you've financed doesn't exclude you.

Entitled to refund then have you consulted your conveyancer? Think time limit is 18 months or more

How many hours of free labour did he put into it? Perhaps he wants a wage this time round?!

Glad to hear you took back up the smoking! Pack a day keeps the doctors away!

Either drop the roof windows into the pitched ceiling or just form some boxes coming down to the flat ceiling.

Wouldn't he need a compressible insulation incase of different settlement/heave. Especially if he is not going to dig out between the strip founds and prep as you would for an insulated slab (2/300mm ish hardcore?).

It has just occurred to me why do we commonly sit FFL's 150mm above floor level just because DPC is at this level? Is there a reason we don't use have outside dpc higher than inside especially in cavity wall construction? Is this not what we invariably do anyway around the level access opening? Also is this why bottom of timber frames are not level with FFL so no timber in splash zone at level access? Your never going to get the bottom of a suspended floor anywhere near ground level without house sitting 600mm high once beams insulation and screed is accounted for. Excuse me if i'm being stupid it just occurred to me every house seems to be 6" above ground, even when no local risk of flooding.

My god how bad are the walls you lot are fixing to! I've got some acrow props you can use between walls if they're that bad

Photos be nice!

Maybe planning consultant rather than architect in first instance. Should be able to get free consultation with a few and look at strategies from there