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    Self Build project

    Yeah that's about it, roughly. 60 sq metres internally. We havent started thinking about exact locations of light switches and stuff, but by the time we come to getting in proper quotes we'll have a proper drawing with everything drawn out exactly where we want it. SIPS were briefly...
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    Self Build project

    But also much more expensive :wink: We will be needing one once we've got the walls up and the roof on, which we're still hoping to do before winter this year. How much roughly are we looking at for first fix of a new build 2 bed bungalow? PM me if you want :)
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    Self Build project

    Air source heat pump - was the only way to meet level 3 of Code For Sustainable Homes, couldnt do it with a gas boiler! Madness I know, but that's how it is. There is steel 'Bricktie' reinforcement in the mortar joints :)
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    Self Build project

    No gas. No immediate plans for home phone. Electricity into a wall-mounted meter box and into the house through the wall :)
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    Tape for laps in damp proof membrane

    The stuff we bought from Screwfix which is apparently the right stuff for the job (for taping joints in polythene dpms) is absolutely beyond useless! It's barely even tacky, never mind sticky, and it just doesnt work. We bought some Duck Tape to make a temporary seal, but it strikes me that...
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    Self Build project

    Hi everyone :) Only stumbled upon this forum from Google while doing some research at work to find out about Caltite's waterproof concrete guarantee. Ignore the stupid sounding username - my name is Jeff Pike and I usually use the nickname '*****' wherever I register on one of these...
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