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  1. LadyBuilder
    I am a builder so you would think that I’ll be able to do it cheap, but I ended up at £2,200 (boys only!no land) for per sq m for a 550 sq m house in London . This includes fittings and furnishings and everything is top end. Still, I was expected to come in under £2k...
  2. LadyBuilder
    Quick question, I am struggling with a decision. How much insulation should I have on the ground floor for the underfloor heating. I really would love to put it in the slab, but the slab extends to both front and back garden, so I don't fancy heating the whole lot... see elevation plan attached I am also thinking that I need to get the SE to step the ground slab, so that the bit inside the house is higher and the outside is lower so I can stick the EPS on top. DR 05_SECTIONS.pdf
  3. LadyBuilder
    Dust magnet!! i know it looks nice, but from a practical point of view (I am a woman after all), absolute nightmare to keep clean
  4. LadyBuilder
    https://www.homebuilding.co.uk/does-triple-glazing-make-sense/ thought of you
  5. LadyBuilder
    Pm me on easements if you like, I am absolutely not a lawyer but have spent a lot of time on the subject
  6. LadyBuilder
    ha ha... not quite that. I am excavating the garden, putting a room, then backfilling the soil above the roof of the basement so that I still have the garden... like this
  7. LadyBuilder
    I saw that but in green roofs you normally have between 70-150mm soil. My garden basement requirement is a minimum of 1000mm which should actually have some sort of impact Thanks!
  8. LadyBuilder
    Thanks! this is the one I use too, but i am really not sure how to add the data from the link @Onoff gave me...
  9. LadyBuilder
    I am not sure how to calculate the U-value of the roof of the basement part which is under the garden. The 1 m of soil on top must have some insulation effect. Does anyone know how to calculate that effect?
  10. LadyBuilder
    We tend to use Expamet Internal Plaster Stop Bead 13mm x 3m and then fit architraves and skirting with a 10mm gap. Try asking a builder to price for that without providing these details and see what comes back...Silly prices
  11. LadyBuilder
    'Shadow gap' is the contemporary/architect's way of saying 'spend double than what you intended to on something nobody but arty people will notice' all the rage in most of the refurbs i do in london
  12. LadyBuilder
    From TW: What are private sewers and lateral drains? Private sewers and lateral drains are the sections of sewer pipe or drain that are shared with another person’s property, or run through another person’s land. It’s estimated that up to half of properties in England and Wales are connected to, and the owner is responsible for, a private sewer. How will you benefit from this change? This is good news for you as the change in law means the ownership and maintenance for private sewers and lateral drains will be transferred to us. This will bring peace of mind to customers and clarity regarding ownership. The change will take place from 1 October 2011. You will still be responsible for the sections of pipe between your property / building and the transferred private sewer or lateral drain.
  13. LadyBuilder
    To be honest I am only going by what TW is telling me, I am by no means an expert. They were adamant that the moment it crosses over to my land, it becomes a public sewer. IF that it not correct, I'd be so happy to be wrong...it would certainly make my life a lot easier
  14. LadyBuilder
    I have a situation where my neighbour's drain pipe is on my land. They require a new connection to the sewer so that I can build my basement. Apart from consent and adoption application with TW, a demarkation chamber is required on my land close to the boundary. Further we need to apply for adoption and then create an easement over my land.... I would keep mum about your neighbour's pipe in your back garden... You would require consent from whoever your water company is to do anything within 3 m of it... and you would have to pay for that consent
  15. LadyBuilder
    Th That would be my solution too.
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