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...that escalated

I often think surface water drainage requirements as a bit heavy. For instance before the house was there water drained away. I'd perhaps just use a gravel filled French drain for now perhaps digging so there is a section which takes water away from the founds and gets deeper

@nod how come you get a builder in to get the structure up yet aren't put off doing first fix wiring and plumbing yourself?! I'd be well frit of those two trades

I've heard when skimmed out should be 60% there on cost but I think this is too low. Usually you have paid for your service connections at this point and all that is left is 2nd fix, kitchens, bathrooms, flooring and decor. Suppose depends how mad you go on spec

Bloody hell all this talk of germs. I can't remember cave men having pots to wash let alone debating sink vs bowl germ amounts. Who wants to be the boy in the bubble

Love a washing up bowl. Had a right nightmare trying to buy a new one other week. Anyway it's a high tech water saving device

Ok if aircrete I think you may be as well with 3.5n underground. Unless you need 7n for other reason

Interested in this thread. If I put cat 5 in to every box where my coax Ariel point is Would this offer any significant future proofing advantages or just a waste of money? I think I even see faceplates which have both points on them in single socket size. Waste of money or smart option?

They say if you have one mouse you have 5 or something like that. Did some work at new micro brewery, council came out for food safety or whatever. Apparently if a pen can fit through the gap a mouse can get through. The grain store room had vented doors with chicken wire on the back. I just laughed! Get about 1000 nice through that. How's @Jeremy Harris getting on last I read we were at automatic engineered smart mouse trap!

I used to use one of the folding plastic ones. Can't think why I would use one now use a tape for everything. Steel rule good for intricate bench joinery don't get much of that on site though!

Treat internal and external leaf below dpc the same. Unless you have a fancy dpm detail it's a safe bet. I'd stick with 7n in your case you can get lighter ones. Otherwise I've used airated below dpc houses of mine before all good

Got to be careful here. He's below dpc I gather. Agglite type can only be used below dpc under certain circumstances. Airated may actually be the better bet they take to freeze thaw better don't they? Otherwise it's dense 7n

How much nod

I think you'd be looking at 250 or less for the test

Surely you just measure width of roof, multiply by length of roof to ridge (pitch by half depth of house, pitch likely marked on trusses in loft) then half it. That gives you one face. Multiply by 4 if square. Or by 2 if oblong them rinse and repeat other side

I wouldn't worry about public comments they hold next to no weight unless they quote planning policies. Not sure if a certain number in your district puts you into comittiee territory? Having not seen the application vs old one i'd say your worrying for nowt. Planning wouldn't want to refuse then have you win at appeal. Agree the planning system needs a shakeup. Perhaps they can trial a new system in these new towns where each plot has outline permission for a house of maximum size and maximum stories. Design is completely upto owner. Have some basic overlooking rules perhaps.

Like the landing/mezzanine effect

Used the click quickstep lvyn in my latest place. Brilliant. Warm under foot, durable and easy to put down. The glued down lvt seems a more premium product but I can do the click myself. What are you all paying m2 supplied and fitted

Will update on air score in a few months. Building regs measurement different to the ach as used by better houses. I think I read score has to be below 3 on building regs scale for mvhr to stack up? Less than 3 should be comfortably achievable on self builds where more attention to detail is the norm. Less so on developer houses

Interesting thread and discussion. My system gets delivered today for similar size bungalow. Be interesting to see how I get on. 1700 excl designed and supplied

When you're done it think you will wish you bought the off the peg one! Sounds time consuming and will you get as good finish paint wise? A local joiners shop might be able to do you the corners on the spindle for a drink. I've used half inch router cutter does about 35mm radius was a bit of a beast

Not usually accepted on deeper founds. Might be best off excavating an concrete before deciding on slab/floor. Bco might only make you go 1.5

Not much good for mvhr a drop down seal. Check out bwf fire regs @AnonymousBosch think 10mm under a door is within spec. As said though I'd be questioning why you have fd30 in your 1st floor

Good video. Missing a bit of detail. Has he worked those plenum heights out to finish bang on ceiling height or cut them pre boarding? Would be a bit of a pig to cut afterwards. How come he's halfway between first and second fix. Ceilings taped and jointed but studs exposed elsewhere. I presume it's also important to cover plenums while plastering and decorating?

Fair play