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I dob't think self build is for everyone tbh

No idea I paid someone to do it. I thought they would use a sprayer but I guess not. Thanks. I guess a light sand down it is.

I've been having a bit of a mare with decorating. I'm totally new to it and all the googling in the world doesn't seem to be getting me anywhere. The walls are new and had a mist coat which left a slightly textured finish similar to orange peel which you can see up close, now the really pain is where I've had to sand down some bad parts this has gone smooth so you can see the difference very easily. Should I have sanded down after the mist coat? Is that normal?

Thanks. I can't see many local companies offering insulated slabs, not sure if general builders are suitable or not?

Stupid question, but could someone explain what the difference is between an insulated/passive slab foundation and a regular slab foundations?

ties with my experience too

In that case it’s probably very similar to the prices I have.

You should be able to get someone in for 2k per sq meter for the actual build. I wonder if you have other works included? I.e. services, demolition, complex ground work etc

Cheers Joth I've gone into accept my quote, now it is telling me that I can use other providers (SSE) which could be cheaper with other ICPs and IDNOs. I didn't realise you could do this, is it worth it?

Does anyone have more info on this? FYI PH3 was about £100 more expensive than single.

All small builders, I think they are so busy they aren’t willing to budge on price. Very happy to be proved wrong, keep us posted

honestly, I prefer the look of the old house.

Not a million miles away from you, we are getting quotes of around 2kpsqm for a very basic build like you say, ie howdens kitchen etc. Good luck getting a quote for 1.5k, if you do can you pass the details on to me?

Sorry totally missed the paragraph about the house. It’s a standard brick and block build to a typical new build spec nothing fancy. Windows and doors will add approx 11.5k to the budget. I know we need to agree on exactly what is included but have a reasonable idea what his quote includes as he talked me through it. I was trying to get an idea of the cost ratio if that makes sense? I.e first fix as a percentage of the total cost. House is around 120sqm. While I’d be delighted to get to 1k per sqm, realistically when factoring in opportunity costs its never going to happen. I’d have to quit work, there’d be a big loss of income.