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I've got my wires crossed I've seen Bricklayers plenty of times put in a cavity tray at DPC and when I have asked them they have said it's standard practice.

Hi jeds. Yes it was a geological report. It cost £500, but I was told that it is usually over £1000. I was given 3 booklets, one for us, one for the planning and one for the BCO. It stated at the back that basic protection was required. Hi oldun. I do know what the setup for this is...

Thanks John. I do realise that this has created a major problem for me and the bricky. The radon report that I had told me to do basic radon protection.

Hi noseall. So if there was no need for radon protection would a cavity tray be formed at dpc level?

Cheers oldun for that explanation. I agree that due to my lack of knowledge and also because I tend to not trust tradesmen to do what they should be doing, I have also caused some problems. You have confused me again by saying that "Your bricklayer is right, in that a building in a non...

This is the Image I found for the Bricklayer. http://media.diynot.com/147000_146482_40127_40270406_thumb.jpg

Hi Woody. Yes, I am paying him privately, but he also works for the council as a BCO, so I may have had him on this project if I would have used the council. The reason I went this way was, that I was originally told that I would only have to deal with one person (the Architect) and he...

Hi freddymercurystwin. I thought that was what I was doing employing a qualified Bricklayer and so-called Architect. I don't know who else can help and I seem to be finding more info on the net and this site. I have even had a couple of issues with the BCO who is employed by the...

Hi Rickie21. Can you confirm then that the sole purpose of a cavity tray is to stop water penetration into the inner wall and has nothing to do with radon protection. Cheers.

No. There was an issue with a main drain running through the site and there was a potential that it would cost around £30,000.00 to re-direct it or Welsh water would not let a building be constructed at all. We pursued it and it ended up being a balls up by Welsh water. There was no pipe...

Just come back from the site and I do think now that this Bricklayer doesn't know what he's doing. I have given him the drawing that I got from the Radon report, so he can now visually see what the setup is. He then started questioning the cavity tray, saying that it wasn't needed because...

Hi joinerjohn. No, the drawings are on the back of a betting slip. The drawings that were submitted to the planning department were already done when we bought the plot. The people who originally bought it had OPP, but then decided to sell the plot on. There were drawings of the...

I have had SAP calcs done. One of the things that came up with the calcs was to do with the insulation. We have used 110mm cavities with 60mm of Celotex. This gives me a U value of 0.25 and I was told I needed 0.26. It saves me having to use thermal blocks or insulated plasterboard. I...

Hi Woody. This is a learning curve for me, mistakes that I won't make again. I bought the plot with OPP. Drawings had already been submitted to the planning. The Architect also works hand in hand with the BCO and I am paying them privately instead of going through the local council...

The Architect and Bricklayer I'm using have both been working for my uncle for around the last 20 years. He has a successful property company, but to be honest I've noticed corners being cut when I've been on-site at one of his projects. I'm trying to do everything by the book as I don't...

Hi. The drawing that the architect gave me to give the bricky was outlining where all the windows and doors were exactly positioned. He had drawn it to block/brickwork so everything fitted without any messing about. When I asked him about the setup of the walls at floor level, due to...

Hi. I am looking for some advice on a problem that I am having with the Bricklayer that is building a property for me. He constructed the footings for me and then after I layed the block and beam floor he started to lay the external walls. I had to do some research myself to find out...