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Not for me. Reasons to support that system? IF the ground doesn't need to be excavated and tipped to get to that level IF there are no experienced builders available or it's diy Reasons against? The holistic cost is likely to be high, A local builder may be suspicious of some new trendy system A local builder can do traditional build much more readily. 300mm of eps on the middle areas where it isn't so important but 200 at the critical perimeter is weird. you have great ground conditions so don't waste it on a floating slab. I have an inherent dislike for a heavy structural beam to the perimeter ( compare it to a big floor beam holding an upper car park floor?) sitting on top of 200m of eps. trench footings and masonry to Floor level masonry or timber above. 100-150 mm concrete slab with crack control only 150mm pir or 250mm eps then a screed. that will likely save you half your cost to floor level.

Then you broke up the concrete for hardcore? I wish we could return the big bags and they were recycled. Or the material didn't turn to plastic dust if you try to reuse them.

I think the EU are becoming stronger on this. Not a lot of resources though.

Great idea. Did you deliberately make the leftovers ultra wet to avoid a solid lump?

You are a manager. You had space too?

There's a report on BBC website today saying ASA are aware of many such adverts. A fan and some cardboard fins in one case (and NASA mentioned). They can't fine or control online stuff. the nature of some of the businesses behind these ads means enforcement alone isn't enough to stop the problem," said the ASA. Another story is about travel adapters. Amazon, alibaba etc say they "take safety very seriously." But clearly they don't.

That doesn't matter. In fact it grips the concrete better than non-rusted, and without water it won't change.

and kept secret? There was much more blurb but they missed that one.

@Gus Potter and I have been discussing this in detail. The resolution? Use the appropriate national building reg's and don't mix them. The other documents are guidelines even if better written and used as the basis for the national regs. Without checking, don't the GBRs say to work to the building regs? To my mind, option 1 will work well but not comply. More pipes would make it comply. Option 2, looks like the book says, except one trench may be too near to the bank.

OK. So good luck with it, and report back please, as I've never used SCC.

It is from Facebook. Nothing can be done. BTW this machine seems to be about 350 x 100 x 75 and is fixed on a wall. Poor old Martin Lewis gets mentioned again as backing it, and I guess even he can't stop it.

We are concerned for you, perhaps unnecessarily. It's what you don't say. Can the lorry get close? Can its chute reach nearly all the way so that you don't have to move it? what quantity is it? Is the mesh already in and has the bco approved it? Are you both physically strong in handling the chute and moving it (it's very heavy esp with concrete in it. You'll be doing this while walking in wet concrete on a layer of steel mesh. NB the driver does not help! He turns the delivery on and off when you shout. Later he washes out. You've probably got 30 minutes from arrival to completion or they charge a lot. you are going to get messy. wellies, waterproofs, gloves. After the concrete is in and the lorry gone, have you asked how long it is workable? You have not got the time or luxury of using the laser. there wont be any break time or rest for these 2 hours. have you a contingency if one of you has a problem? Can you find a third person? what is containing the slab? masonry or a shutter? mark the finished level on there in advance plus some pegs in the middle. Have you worked out the quantity exactly? what is it? how much have you rounded it up? the leftover is all going on your ground. 1/2m2 is a lot esp when it spreads or makes a solid lump. and so on. expertise. I have supervised maybe 300 pours from 4m3 to hundreds. I seldom handled the shovel. But I've seen it go wrong often. I've especially seen it go badly wrong on other peoples projects, esp by amateurs and poor builders, and it is a shame, a waste of money and can have knock-on effects. to reiterate : It's what you don't say. If you knew you wouldn't be asking, and you haven't asked the right questions.

Magic air cooling. Squeeze all the tech terms you can think of to impress the gullible and charge a low price. A magic box that you screw to the wall, plug in, and don't have to vent. This is a small extract as the guff goes on and bonus. But I've spared you it. I've deleted the trade name to reduce its visibility. Facebook don't care.... About anything other than thing: money. And world domination. 2 things. The xxxxx Mini Portable Air Conditioner utilises an advanced hydro-thermal absorption technology. This compact device draws in the suffocating, muggy indoor air and channels it through an internally sealed cryogenic cooling chamber. There, a specialized nano-honeycomb matrix strips the thermal energy from the air molecules, instantly converting the oppressive heat into a refreshing, crisp, and ice-cold breeze

I've never used SCC so perhaps others can advise of any special measures. I.m guessing here, but perhaps a length of 2x2 would be handy to persuade it all the way to the far corner. Any shuttering will be prone to leakage as will gaps in plastic. Have you a plan for the surplus and the washout location? Wherever you tell them to put it, it will keep flowing! If it is like pumped screed, it is like water until suddenly it isn't. ripples won't matter at all but getting it level +/- 3mm is well worth while.

a modest aircon unit in the living room, and obligatory solar on the roof?