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Most tradespeople are lucky to have one credit account at a BM. The credit assists cash flow. You will get a better price by paying as you go. That way you are not borrowing from the BM. In time the BM may allow the occasional favour of ' pay next time you are in'. More important even than that is priority delivery. That all changes though for large purchases, or highish spending levels, when they really want the business. Then a credit account will be as good. Think small and accept whatever credit they offer, and always pay in good time. Working together with your favoured BM, giving them a chance to match other quotes, can be the best way.. allowing them to make a profit along the way. But you will do best by studying the market for each product so you know a fair price when you see it. BUT. professional buyers spend their time chasing another 1% here and there. There is much more saving to be made by efficient design and avoiding of waste. Any waste. It isn't only the stuff in the skip, but the timbers that could have been smaller, the earth you didn't have to dig, etc.

I think it may be OK to tell us who the developer was. That is a matter of fact. But it is up to you.

I don't think they are in any position to get involved. However, as the fault could affect health, a different department of the LA could perhaps be able to do something. I would contact your Borough Councillor, as they are there to help you and will have the contacts. In turn they may ask their bco to advise. If that developer is still working locally then they won't want the bad publicity.

Perhaps. But I'm sure there are quieter ones available. that's relative, but anything takes up some space. Just a small copper pipe in and out, linking the units. So I'm wondering if we are thinking of the same thing. What size of hole do you mean?

As @Thorfunsays. It needs fixing to the floor. Hammerfix for a short run like this. I would treat myself to one of those puff of chalk hole markers.

Equally: Where doesn't it? Bco doesn't look at every thing on every part of a project. Choosing a sample is essential, but that can be samples of one, or several, or every unit. Thinking back, we requested visits, so it wasn't random. I wanted any errors spotted, but the developes don't, and it will always be easy to fiddle unless random inspections, with clout, are permitted. I should say mandatory.

I don't think bco have the authority to demand a certain unit is inspected. The 'sample' units are agreed early, so will be done better. I'd like to know how long is the chain of subcontracting. The site will have the developer's name, but they deny being contractors or project managers as soon as there is a problem. There is seldom a board with the contractors' names. I'm guessing there is a main contractor, but maybe it's all packages at the cheapest quote with little control. They must pay the site managers a lot. Not for skill but for doing just enough, and without pride.

@ProDave do we get an update on this?

That's GB excluding Highland and Aberdeenshire from what somebody said earlier. Thats a crazy loss of business potential or genuinely uneducated on the nation I can't say. Amazon, Sainsburys, John Lewis or Screwfix etc will deliver to the door but they won't. Because??

Well done you. Thats all great. French drains laid flat or tiny slope will hold a lot of water, especially if you include a perforated pipe which is cheap too. The gravel is about 2/3 stone. Then they drain slowly to ground. You can have an outfall end to soakaway, pond or ditch as appropriate. The water running out of a barrel tap isn't going to undermine the building, but a short pipe away from it is better.

More likely it's London money, spent on their 'other' house in the country. I found my quote while searching for cost indications that I couldn't find in the website. Perhaps hyperlinks or old pages? With the sort if funds that would allow this approach, I'd guess projects are typically 400m2. 400 x £4500 +15% externals + 10% other costs? +15% fee Approx £2.6M ? Divide back by 400 = £6,500/m2. I'll do it for £5,000/m2 all up if anyone's interested.

To me that isn't silly. Imagine a client clambering through the building with the kids on a weekend. But there should be a willingness to escort the client. Most contracts make it clear that the site is the responsibility of the contractor.

we often see costs of about £2,000/ m2 brandished about. For a truly bespoke one-off project, these costs are - in our experience - not feasible We would advise that you need to budget a around of £4,500/ m2, but can quickly go north for high-end projects. Then plus for their fees 8 to 15%, other consultants and they don't mention drainage.

That would be remarkable unless it is all built as a kit. Right now I need convincing. I'd say because £3,500 /ft2 is very expensive, so very easy to achieve. Do the Architects and their own PM fees come on top? Not that we know the actual costs. And programme? These all look the same ( based on Barcelona Bauhaus I'd say, which I like) . So Its easy for them to standardise designs and details. S These are 1 year projects though. I would confidently tell a client 16 months from first contact to handover, including 12 weeks at planning, usjng their rules. And make a lot of money. If they have a close relationship with a frame builder, then this will aid speed too, but at a cost. I recommend a look at their website. In particular that you must delegate all decisions to them. A polite term for their image might be 'self confident'. There can't be much overlap between their market and BH. I'd love to hear more, esp if my assumptions are wrong.

Oops that was for 1m/s So 28.26 x 0.8 = 22.6.

Busman's holiday. As I was saying. Appropriate in a different clime. This is much better work than the typical but will be covered in several coats of render. Fixing door jambs and conduits is a different technique. I appreciate that these are fairly basic blocks.

7,800mm2 x 1,000mm per second = 7,800,000 mm3 / s X 60 x60 / 1,000 /1,000/1,000 28.26 m3 / h. Somebody check this please.

I don't think so, but others know better than I. I took the photo off a Spanish/French diy store website because I knew there would be loads. €650 to buy, or €1,200 installed so that doesn’t sound difficult.

That seems a pragmatic solution, as long as you don't want to keep the stone on show. One concern is that the stones might rock / move differentially over time, but the very flexible construction above should absorb it. Another good reason for upgrading the board. I'd also upgrade to waterproof osb. There shouldn't be damp, but this depends on keeping it completely away from the walls. The flooring must be allowed to move/ shrink/expand and must be kept off the wall. Have you a plan? BTW geotextile is completely porous so don't consider it.

A simple grating will both separate the metal from thd ground, and catch the leaves for easy clearance.

I vote for this sort of thing, and plenty of insulation. Simple, efficient, diy, cheap and will quickly warm the air.

Yes. Plastic is much easier. Plus you shouldn't leg metal touch thr ground.

Dampness is the UK differentiating issue. Yes you could use them, but I don't see an advantage that justifies the cost. The company has a factory in Kent, but don't appear to make these there....for a reason.

1. Do you need an outlet at the other end? With the tapered outlet you have, the gutter will empty quite fast: much faster than with a downpipe sized outlet. 2. Don't break the slab. But it looks as if you could take the pipe to the right until after the slab. ..or use more bends to loop it out and down.

To me these are Mediterranean products appropriate to the climate . The insulation provided is very low. Their main advantage is in allowing rough work to be resolved by the following trades; easy to hack into shape. Perhaps some brownie points for not being made with cement.