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Redoctober last won the day on April 9 2019

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  1. You do need to go through the entire quote and actually ask the builder to explain / justify the prices he is prepared to charge - example - install only WC on ground floor (all sanitaryware suite and tiling supplied by client) - £2750 - Jeez - really!? This project appears to be a massive undertaking with some sreious numbers involved and sadly time doesn't allow me to trawl through all the associated threads but have you considered a QS ? Failing that I suggest you really do find a way of "assessing" this quote as some of the figures are just out there!
  2. wow yes, there are certainly some crazy figures in the quote but - as @BotusBuild has mentioned, we really do need more info before commenting with any authority. What is the size of the house - how many bathrooms etc etc. Location. What is the scheduled build time too.
  3. Yes, this is a diffcult one - we have UFH throughout [upsatirs and downstairs] - That said there is only carpets in the bedrooms and sitting room. All other rooms have stone flooring. We went for UFH "freindly" low tog underlay and carpets for the above mentioned rooms. In truth, when the carpet was laid, I was a tad disappointed with it. I suppose it was because were so used to lovely wool based carpets from JL in our previous "developer built" house, the lack of / feel of this carpet, came to us a bit of a shock. However, it works great on the stairs and landing - no UFH there and also in the bedrooms which are guest bedrooms - so they don't get seen / used that often. We will be looking to replace the carpets though, in the next 2 years [ laid in 2018] for no other reason than the feel / look in the sitting room. When we do, we are minded to forgo the "low tog" carpet if the spec hasn't improved in the years gone by. I'm not sure if it will have that much of an impact upon the effectivenss of the UFH in the sitting room. If it does, we always have the log burner to "boost" the heating if needed. I hope this helps.
  4. Could try Johnstones Paint shops - they matched F&B paints for us perfectly at a much lower price too.
  5. Take a look at these - we have them in our shower cubilces - 5 years on still looking great. Loving the fact that I don't have to regrout etc👍 https://www.multipanel.co.uk/ Sorry, forgot to include link 🤷‍♂️
  6. Hello @Flossy1234 This is a similar tale / approach to our experiences and we ended up going for Fleming Homes - The tipping point for us was their location to us - 8 miles! - They provided a clear understanding of what they provided and didn't and they kept us well informed in the lead up and then throughour the build. Tha's not to say the other TF companies wouldn't have done so. I was also prepared to pay "a premium" for peace of mind / reassurance, which we certainly recieved from FH. Having gone with them, I am more than happy to recommend and albeit our house was built 5 years ago, you may find my blog useful?
  7. Hi @jaybird - we are in the Borders and not knowing how far down the road you are to securing a plot etc,. I wish you all the very best. Take a look at my blog if you have time to waste. It is a record of how we got from being in your position, to where we are now. You may find some bits useful?
  8. Good luck and hopefully you will find inspriation / advice / good & bad experiences, from those who have trodden the path, you are intendeding to take.
  9. Yes , I would expect there to bean additional quote if it hasn't been mentioned. There will surely be a need for some materials, so who supplies that? I too got caught out when we built a number of years ago. I provided the plans to our builder for the stand alone timber framed carport and integeral shed as part of my tender package. His groundworks quote came in but the final invoice was a lot higher than I had expected. This was simply down to the fact that I had not specifically included the footings / concrete floor and dwarf wall in the initial tender package - he thought the Timber frame erectors were going to do that. ! I suppose it all comes down to communication - something not to be dismissed lightly and yet so pivital for a succesful project.
  10. @MortarThePoint Here are a couple of images showing how our oak beam was fitted. When installed, it came with two large "bolt" type "pins" protruding, which were then drilled into the concrete lintel. The surrounding area was then plaster boarded. I have to say in the past 5 years we have not suffered any shrinkage or cracking or either the beam or plaster. The beam was sourced and fitted by the approved stove fitter!
  11. Perhaps the stark reality of some peoples experences but not all I would say. I think this highlights what @ToughButterCup was saying above - network - get to know your builder / tradesman etc. We are still "friends" with our tradesman and builder and I'm sure others have a similar relationship.
  12. Hi @Gaz Bancroft Your project appears to have many simiarities to ours, " a rectangle box" etc and like you, I was a complete novice and had no construction experience. In fact your situation does remind me of my self build project in many ways, albeit we completed 5 years ago. If you haven't done so already, take a look at my blog - it may give you the confidence to manage the project yourself. I'm sure you will be able to to be fair. Good luck.
  13. Oh dear ! - I am trying to understand your current situation from the above, so please excuse me if I am missing something. Have you any UFH pipework down across the ground floor? If so, then why not follow what already has been done? If not, then perhaps try to secure an UFH plan ahead of the screed being poured because surely, once that is poured your oppurtinty to have UFH has been missed, unless you go for an electric system. By securing such a plan, a lot of your questions should be answered therein. Can the pouring of the screed be delayed ?
  14. No they don't do ground works - just supply and or supply and erect.
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