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Nicely done! I'm very practical and would be open to that idea. Did you have any valleys, hips or roof lights?

Can I ask what you paid/m2 for installation?

So I received a quote for a seam sealed roof today and whilst the material cost seemed super reasonable, the installation cost made me take a lie down. it’s not a complex roof. 2 valleys, 2 small hips and 3 roof light. Approximate supply price per m² for GreenCoat™ PLX £23-25 + VAT Approximate supply price per m² for elZinc slate grey/graphite grey Zinc™ £35-38 + VAT Approximate installation price per m² £120-180 + VAT 120-180/m2 install cost? that only includes the breather membrane. Thoughts?

I found this image on one of the blogs, and I just love how the cladding is recessed back into the structure. Our proposed build is faced brick, 150mm cavity and the block. Is it simply a case that for the recessed part you would use the following layup. 18mm osb Vapour barrier 150mm studwork with celotex between 18mm osb Breathable roofing membrane Batten Cladding.. As the thickness of this is less than brick + cavity + block it is recessed back so that the osb is flush with the face of the internal block work.

House looks fantastic! I am really interested to hear the construction method that you employ for the cladding which is set back from the render. Is that section simply made using a SIP panel and cladded?

What was your cost/M2 for the concrete poor and power float?

It was around 1500/m2, and I am planning to do a fair amount myself too. The biggest cost is the planned clay tile roof. Labour and material are around 35k. Bungalow is 157m2 floor space. I am wondering whether there are other options as it’s currently working out at ~ £130/m2 i personally much prefer the seam sealed look

This what I had in mind.

I am not a fan of eaves, and am trying to understand whether I could dispense with them if you are having a clay tile roof. If you had fascia the same colour as your windows, I think this would potentially look very slick. The link below shows an image of what I am talking about. https://www.archdaily.com/952573/4-solutions-for-roofs-without-eaves-and-their-construction-details/5fc7ad6263c0179a2100009b-4-solutions-for-roofs-without-eaves-and-their-construction-details-image

Yes. Slightly.

I have just received my quote back from them. There were a few things to factor out from the quote. Builders profit, Site Manager cost ... I also noticed that I could get the 100mm sheets of Celotex at about £15 cheaper than they were quoting. Still going through the numbers, but it gives you an idea, and if you are requiring a mortgage to fund the build then it will most likely be required as part of the "I know what I am doing" check, rather than a finger in the air estimate.

This is very useful information. We are in the process of purchasing a plot with cash and will need lending for the build.

Another point is regarding costings for the build and what level of detail the lender wants to see for the mortgage application. Do they want fully quantity survey figures, such as those provide by estimators online, or is it just a case of providing less detailed labour / materials for each stage?

I received the estimators online quote back today, and I was quite surprised by the labour cost for the slab. Just going through the numbers to see where I could potentially save some money. 12k in labour sounds rather expensive. Ground floor UoM Labour Quantity Labour Total £ UoM Material Quantity Material Total £ Lay & compact MOT type 1 hardcore, delivered loose. Tn 43.148 2,021.23 Tn 44.000 1,409.86 Tool hire, plate compactor for the above task. > > > Dy 1.000 36.63 Sand blinding, delivered loose. Tn 14.383 524.03 Tn 15.000 481.13 Foil faced rigid PIR insulation board 2400x1200x100mm. M² 159.807 1,176.33 Ea 59.000 3,122.47 Polythene membrane, blue standard duty 300mu 100m2 rolls. M² 159.807 665.42 Rl 2.000 128.74 Polythene vapour control layer, blue standard duty. M² 159.807 998.13 Rl 2.000 128.74 Floor slab, cold bridge 200mm upstand M¹ 143.100 554.40 Ea 11.000 222.18 Concrete floor slab 100mm thick. M² 159.807 2,994.40 M³ 16.000 2,377.58 Tool hire, petrol power float for the above task. > > > Dy 1.000 45.79 Floor Screed, premixed delivered 1:3 mix. M² 154.038 3,347.12 Tn 24.000 3,228.49 12,281.06 11,181.61 This is the first time I've used estimators online, and I think I could have maybe been more specific. The floor plan had a kitchen with island shown, but they haven't put a kitchen in the quote or the utility room.

Be interested to hear what they are now.

Looking at the plans that have been approved, which includes a clay tile roof; 16800, to be precise. Planning on asking Architect if we can switch to a seam sealed roof (hopefully a minor amendment) and also switch to a warm roof so as to not lose head height in the loft. Just wondering whether a ridge height change (no properties within 50 metres, and they all differ) to accommodate the switch to a warm roof, would require a full planning app?

I was initially considering aluminium windows, but maybe I need to reconsider and see whether I can get alu clad timber to work within our budget. The biggest issue I am facing is deducing the list of brands and their associated prices. For example, I doubt I will bother contacting Kloeber as I know that they are lovely windows, but way out of our budget. So any recommendations would be welcomed.

From what you are saying isn't it about ensuring that the windows you buy have a thermal break. As to how you deduce whether said thermal break is performant is something I have no idea about.

I have read that cold bridging can be an issue with aluminium, but didn't realise it was that bad.

Planning on having both polished concrete and wooden floors in our build. Initial plan was to have a conventional slab with the ufh in the slab, but this would mean having different floors levels in the slab to accommodate the wooden floor. So how do you achieve for example, a polished floor in the kitchen and entrance hall, which then seamlessly switches to an engineered wooden floor which is at the exact same height?

I am going to budget 25k, which based on the above figures should be about correct. I just can't bring myself to install uPVC.

Looks very nice

So we are currently renting a property that has double glazed velux roof lights in the main bedroom. The only thing that really puts me off, is that when it rains hard it really does keep me awake. Are triple glazed any better, or is this a problem that you will always face due to the angle of the glass to the direction of the rain? Just looking at options as our proposed design has the master bedroom upstairs with roof lights, but considering moving the layout so as to get the master bedroom downstaris.

Does anyone have any recommendations. I get the impression that prices vary considerably, and even on a small 3 bedroom property you could easily spend upwards of 25k on windows and patio doors. As I have no idea of which brands are top quality with a price to match and those that are still very good, but more reasonable. Any recommendations would be appreciated

£46/m2 is a lot less than I thought and considerably cheaper than clay tiles + labour. Is it installed as a warm roof?