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how do you get foam in heads if you're boarding upto ceiling?

Any ptfe tape or paste? I'm hopeless with plumbing even with that mdpe and those easy fittings which are like mecano

I've seen them closer to new values in good nick. The trick is buying second hand. Have moved mine about 3 times now myself. I suppose this is where I'm seeing the value

Are you kidding the expandastore hold really good money as transport can be diy. I got mine pretty cheap but you try finding a secondhand one. Let alone at a big discount from new

Why are 2 professionals asking the customer how to achieve the customers goal?!

the kitchen in my house has 6"pir, cross bonded and installed reasonably well. Why does the tiled surface feel cold. I know its something to do with relativity BUT I wonder if it would feel cooler with only 4", or 2" of PIR?! I know the science says it shouldn't, but I can't comprehend.

Has anyone seen the door undercut thread on GBF? Just highlights the point Sensus was making

Not something you want to hear at that stage it's going to mess your floor makeup up as ideally you want insulation and screed above this.

Yeh it's called recession. Mate currently building out a site bought around 2010 for less than 10%gdv

I got that loft condensation in a house I built. Exactly like you say customer wasn't happy about their 3tonne of possessions up there getting wet. Was just forming on the north elevation underside of breathable roofing felt and trusses. it was ventilated both sides at eaves level but we went back and put 3/4 vent tiles up high on the cold side and it managed to sort it.

I try to go for dpc just makes life easier for seeing where the building will sit in relation to ground sometimes if far enough away you can leave I'm and measure off when you come to landscape. I suppose that string method sounds fine. Whatever works for you I often check the diagonals once I've got 4 square lines up anyway. As has been said 10mm in 10-20metres will be fine. Could be slack in the tape

Elec tape on strings is your friend when using pythagorous or 345 to check square

Looks a lot better than before. Better overhangs now. Not sure central pillar is nessecary as looks to be ridge board not ridge beam. Won't do any harm though. Usually use straps which span 3 rafters on newbuild. You should probably just add some solid noggins behind those straps to be 100% although doubt it will go anywhere now.

Dug up a lead main at about 400mm in the week. Sure insulation down to 750 be ok

Drop is about 2.7 metres plus 300mm along ceiling if you would like to tell me difference between 15mm and 22mm

These pipes come thru ceiling of an entry, down an external wall, and back into the house at close to ground level. Yes hot and cold to downstairs wc This pipe work will be external and down an external wall but in a entry between 2 properties. No other route for various reasons. Intetesting comment re 22mm pipe. I'm thinking belt n braces for the small cost of 6m of trace kit as electrician has work to do anyway may be just better off using this. No problems re clipping pipe then

Thanks. Like others have have said would show the partition in build control drawings

Also will 2 layers work over top of each other? ive seen some 15mm bore 25mm total thickness thought this was appropriate?

I thought insulation would be plenty as have done this with standpipe before. However have known pipes to freeze in houses but suppose they are unprotected. Any reason rodents would go for the insulation?

Got to pull a hot and cold down from a first floor ensuite, above an entry, down thru the entry back into wall at ground level. Has to go outside into entry for various reasons. I had assumed pipes could just be insulated as in foam lagging as thats what you see in outhouses. My plumber (although not having seen the job thinks it may freeze). Were in the midlands and the entry is closed of at one end (so no breeze thru), the pipe drops will be halfway down entry. I cannot imagine the water freezing in there if lagged but perhaps am being naive. We are in the midlands. What do you lot think?

That's how I understood it. Upto you what you do with the shell. Just found the constant reference to 2 bedroom throughout planning application statement and reports.

Departing from the CAD argument and back to the planning. If I have a dwelling which is 100m2 what are the implications of changing it from 2 bed to 3 bed. The approved plans show 2 bed with a space for 3rd bedroom but without the partition which would close off the space. The application went to committee, while parish recommended approval, planners recommended refusal. Application was eventually approved with reference to two bedroomed dwelling. Much reference was also made to two bedrooms and lack of smaller housing in village in the planning documents. If the dwelling isn't being made any larger can they refuse you a third bedroom? Could this bedroom just be referred to as office?! The house has 2 parking spaces shown which would be appropriate for 3 beds with this local authority.

Never mind the Flint get that art up on your wall

Yeh I though of another problem aswell. You couldn't use one either end as you'd be working between two fixed points. So it's either one of those on bottom and sleeve on top, or replace the lot. I'll have a look today see what I think.

I did a minor amendment or something called similar once. It was a cheap application and a quick decision. Had as the same problem as you so just submitted an app saying building 100mm larger all round due to increase in wall thickness to achieve better energy efficiency. Stated that all internal volumes/ room sizes to remain the same. Just gave me peace of mind incase and smart arse surveyors got a tape out when I came to sell.