DillyDilly

Looking at your drawings, do you / would you require a cavity wall at ground level, even if you fix cladding as your external skin ?

I also need the gas to be disconnected before demolition ...... just wondering if they can disconnect it within our property... just inside our property at the boundary? Has anyone had this done like this?

instead of hiring a skip, why not purchase hippo bags and get some vat back ?

Well done. What are the black lines ?

@Humpty Dumpty, am I right in assuming that you had several concrete pours ? how many pours are allowed / sensible ?

crane to pour concrete ??? ....... do they use a bucket ?

Hi Keith, have you employed two layers of DPM? one green and one black ?

Hi keith65 .... well impressed. Any part of the isotex walls going to be below ground? I hope to start on my project soon and I am keen on a woodcrete ICF and isotex is a clear front runner in terms of the woodcrete, insulation, touch and finish of their blocks. Got a few Qs 1. I see steel bars protruding from the raft to tie into the blocks ..... was this specified by an architect, structural engineer or Insulhub ? I've noted other builds, albeit on flatter ground that didn't require these steels connecting the raft to the walls. I am on avery gentle slope ..... 2. How many hands were needed to dry stack the isotex blocks and how many needed during the pour? 3. During the pour, was the concrete consistency / slump checked and if so by who? 4. Were the concrete suppliers / pourers experienced with ICF builds ? 5. Assume fixtures such as door frames, windows are attached to the concrete ..... special attachments / long screws to reach the concrete through the woodcrete and insulation ? or is there a recommended method ? Hope your build was a success and you have moved in or about to this summer. Any tips to give us a heads up would be much appreciated....

Since we moved into the property in May, all our neighbours have been friendly and helpful and I get the impression they want us to get on with our build as our property is outrageously hideous and certainly lowers the tone of the "hood".

Hello, I shall be starting a new build fairly soon and I am in the process of organising a more intrusive asbestos survey followed by demolition. Our small timber framed bungalow (63sqm) sits between two large houses built 80+ years ago and thus having shallower foundations than similar modern builds. The properties also lie on a slight gradient. The removal of our slab foundation, hopefully not too deep, will I imagine involve heavy pneumatic drilling resulting in vibrations which might have an adverse effect on the neighbouring properties .... the closest one being just over 3m away. Any advice to circumvent or minimise this would be welcome. Thanks DD