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general comments assuming this is to use offcuts in the floor by cutting the a txg on the ends you will have to get an identical groove sized cutter to match you need to avoid any joint within 300mm off the adjacent plank so rules out any offcut shorter than 600mm except end off run

i have a scissor loft ladder not cheap but fits through my 600mm hatch

you need to look at the mechanics floor to ceiling perhaps 2.4 at a shallow angle perhaps 2.5 with perhaps 250- 350mm overlap per section so a a tripple 1m ladder will work as 2.4+600 [2 overlaps is 3m so 3 sections ] you then go for say 800 you will be perhaps 5 sections that will...

as they will be systematically working around the loft and to the hatch an easilly adaptable and moved safe surface would be best perhaps 10 or 13ft scaffold board perhaps 6 so they can be arranged and easily moved to form walkways or perhaps 3 side by side for a 27" /700mm work area or any...

when i retired almost exactly 5 years ago i paid no tax nothing has changed other than annual increases i have gone from around £12'200 no tax to around £14'500 so tax on £2300 or £460 now not a kings ransom but just over 3% off my pension or 1/5th off any annual increase

mines is on bare clay soil lump hammer lots off bashing to firm up the ground slab/part slab/brick/slate handfulls off sand what ever to give height needed on a gentle slope topped with felt or dpm then 3x2 treated joists in a 600mm grid pattern and 19 years on all fine

Sometimes compromises are the best option where sharing is the best compromise where all respect the others using the space with more thought and respect given to who have the natural first use off the space bollards are great at defining whats expected but a bit unfriendly in a shared world

It's not needed in my eyes and will remove the "give" that can help even out any high spots And whilst moisture transfer is less likely leaves and crud is more likely to build up on a full matt and hold moisture If the timbers are treated and protected from wet wrapping them is a bad idea as air...

they may work but need to be empty cell as in no stones or pebbles they may work excellently on solid slab with joists as any high points will tend to have a greater load so crush/deflect/compress until load spread sideways i dont know but as a unknown to me material may start to fail before...

i wouldnt worry 1-2mm give or take over width

i used part slabs and slates or bricks for my shed the exact size you are building are you in the uk ??

never ever ever lay wood on concrete always a minimum 12mm [preferably 25-50mm]then waterproof layer in other words something that wont be effected by water on the concrete to space the wood then a layer to double insulate the timbers to keep it dry the cladding on the sides should drip off the...

my thoughts the back is likely to be 3.2mm thick and perhaps 25-30mm from the wall' iff you remove skirting perhaps 10-15mm with the cord support beneath the plug and the raised base may prevent plug insertion easily without stressing some plugs a small extension with say 4 sockets fixed to...

band d surrey used to be £240 about 10 years ago 3 bed 2 people then water meter fitted around £100 for standing charges £2.50per unit disposal and supply as i am a clatty bugger 50 units off water used per year

why not ask the installer for his requirement as he will be the one signing it off or iff you are going the building control route you have to involve them before starting https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/combustion-appliances-and-fuel-storage-systems-approved-document-j