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At the risk of sounding like I know what I'm talking about, should I dwang my joists? All those in favour say 'Aye', all those against say 'Nay'. Where's he dug that up from then? Here This is the relevant passage. '... The slimmer JJI joists have been plated at their ends and dwanged (horizontal braces) to form a rigid structure. Two thicknesses of 12mm plywood will cover the ends, followed by the green vapour membrane being folded up over to give a vapour barrier. Insulation board of 140mm thickness will be fixed on top of that to bring it flush with the Durisol blocks below.... ( https://edinkist.wordpress.com/diary-of-the-build/)
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There was a good education on how not to do self-build on Homes under the Hammer this morning. It is the first example in this programme, and about 20 minutes in for the outcome. http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08ny6bx My favourite: 'I photographed all the noggins, and then deleted all the photos. Then when my plumber asked where my noggins were, they were harder to find." And a lot more. To be fair, they just about broke even ignoring their own time, and plan another one.
