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Loved that doc fair play to him

You use more if putting to bottom of insulation. I always sit 25mm ontop of main insulation and have it ripped to whatever the slab thickness is i.e. 4", Tape it to main insulation by time polythene over it doesn't go anywhere

Just searched my email for ebuild 26.5.10 registered

Reasonably priced too I bet

Occupied home with attached garage. Tbf you make a good point it's the easiest most secure thing to move around site to site just a bit of a beacon to the thieves to break into

Cordless angle grinders

Doesn't look rocket science but easy to say from here. What aspect are they struggling with? Connection to existing structure or assembly?

Cheap and easily replaceable I'm beginning to think! Do they now do a thin solid laminate?

How do we find out when we joined? Think I was similar to @Nickfromwales

Bloody hell these council house tenants must be raking it in!

Just skipping from page 5 to say CDM and or principal designer what a load of rubbish I've been on a job lately 3 big Victorian terraces extended and converted into about 27 student studios So far without looking I've seen First floor joists on wall plate with 2 storeys built ontop of this timber. Packs of celcon 2.9n blocks being used on 3 storey Core holes directly below joists. Crap plank set up for skimmer on landing ceilings. This is a large regional well respected contractor too. All this crap isn't worth the paper it's written on.

I thought a diamond core is being used. Why isn't it?

Looks brill. Where's garage at the back?

As @Russell griffiths use 100mm of pipe split for the straight line mark. 110mm grinder spin pipe as cutting. Champher pipe with same grinder twisted on angle while rolling pipe.

Why only 300mm of fill is that the bare minimum? Had around 600mm on last pour

Id argue it what have you got to lose. Don't be too upset if you don't get anywhere though stuff has gone up

I thought 3.6n ok for 2 storeys

That optimix is good but still not that clear on amounts. Between 5-10ml per 50kg cement. So that's max 5ml a bag, 2.5ml per mixer full. I squeeze bit into top then just put a tiny dash into bucket of water swish round before mixer. I understood plasticiser in right amount improves frost resistance as the air voids prevent frost attack like an airated block.

When you get good you can tip the mixer with one foot on the barrow handle closest to you. If the mixer has to be set up in a place with crap ground infront of it. Was taught by an old school person to have barrow facing way your taking it when loading. Amount of lads u see fill a barrow then have to turn it round full.

Yeh I thought that although would probably be laid from outside overhand the blues for this one block plus one brick course. Then insu and slab. Like you say probably be easier just to lay on a wide dpc and wrap around. No benefit really was just throwing the idea out there

What are the pros/cons of this alternative DPM detail. I thought as a positive it would keep the internal cavity perimeter blocks dry below DPC. A 'con' is any settlement in the sublease and DPM would be likely to tear. Would this not happen with the usual method though also?

Isn't it crazy that those angles hangers can take all the thrust out of the rafters. I don't believe what I'm seeing ha

Sorry have flicked thru thread but shouldn't rebar have cover all around rather than hammer into earth. Not to say I'd be worried seems OTT as said

Deffo would be using a surveyor there. Bet the digging is fun all those interconnecting trenches! My level has a 90 deg function so simple layouts quite easy

Side fixing in normal hangers doing same job