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    Pre-extension questions

    I think Building control would need to be involved as you will need to cut a bigger hole where the door is. An architect is a costly route, but someone who produces construction drawings may be able to draw up a simple plan, permissable with building control.
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    ADDING A ROOM OUTSIDE TO CONNECT HOUSE TO GARAGE

    Difficult without any photos, but a simple flat roof sometimes is the best answer where roofs converge. I recently built a flat roof under two pitched roofs . It was covered in rubber, with the rubber upstands going up under the slates. The slates drain straight onto the rubber without any...
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    Any ideas for insulation

    Hi Blagard, the raft is sitting on Jablite with the the ICF and it forming a complete insulated shell to the underside and sides of the raft. lining this shell is the dpm. The r/c raft was poured in one monolithic pour, the surface of which has been polished as the final floor. The jablite and...
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    Any ideas for insulation

    Hey Blagard, I think you got the jist even if my term are a bit wayward. I have done a very rudimentary picture of the area, see attached ( I think) Cheers J
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    Conduit

    OK B.O.S. Understood, I will not use it. Now get back to your novellas. Cheers James.
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    Conduit

    SNM - Would you put lighting cables for a normal domestic system in conduit if the cabling was passing through insulated stud-wall?
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    Conduit

    Yep - Its cause some is laying around on site. Its for light switches. The wall is Timber frame with Insulation within the stud. The Spark I had in to quote said he didn't need to put any Conduit in, " your drill isn't going to stop if there is a bit of conduit in the way now is it."...
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    Conduit

    Hi, Can I use blue 25mm water pipe as conduit for lighting cables? Thanks. J
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    Any ideas for insulation

    Hi Chaps, I need to add some insulation under coping stones around the perimeter of a building. The building is on a raft that has ICF around/underneath it. There are two different areas of cladding, one being brick, the other shiplap board. Where the shiplap cladding goes, there is...
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    Rough building costs for 3 bedroom house in Essex ?

    I build Timber frame houses - they are quicker to erect, cheaper and more environmentally friendly. Timber frame is common down your way. The outside skin could be brick if that is the desired look.
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    Rough building costs for 3 bedroom house in Essex ?

    You dont pay VAT (But may have to pay then claim back) on a new build. Couldn't see the file attachment? look at £1000/m2 James
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    thrutone concrete roofing

    Hi chaps, I have a large quantity of thrutone slates left over from a job and was wondering if i could use these like floor tiles if well bedded. Any views on using these at floor level? Will tile adhesive adhere to them? The area is on a domestic property with good run off and low...
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    Breathable membrane

    Good points, thanks
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