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No one ever installed timber shingles then?

I'm looking to clad a couple of outbuildings with timber shingles but I'm getting conflicting information back as to how many tiles there are per m2. Based on a 450mm x 150mm tile I get it to be about 36 tiles/m2 with a 5 mm gap and a 150mm face showing (i.e., the rule of thirds). I'm seeing...

Thanks for that. I think I probably jointed them with grit sand if I remember right. So what's the issue with bedding with builders sand?

I've only done one before so someone with more experience might be able to comment but...... The top and bottom rail will have a rebate which the balusters fit into. Top and bottom you'll have a filler piece that buts up against the baluster which you can then pin down. It's the spacer that...

He is right though, the decorator would usually follow on if he were working on a site but not really for residential work I'd say. It's probably the standard of the apprentice chippy with a major house builder - maybe even the actual chippy with 'some' major house builders......! There was...

Out of interest, is there any reason not to point up the joints as you're laying them so that bedding layer and joints are all continuous as they're drying at the same time? I ask because I laid a load of Marshals heritage paving as per the video, but a few years later a good portion needs...

Planners will do a drive by and maybe take some photos in the garden if applying for planning permission. Building control will inspect the work on the extension when required. I doubt either will want to have a look though your bedroom knicker drawers so I wouldn't worry.

So then, what's the most important aspect of this home, the design or the location or both?

So are you looking to build a 'home' purely for yourself or are you looking to develop a 'house' for a profit?

If you have a mulching attachment then the grass clippings can be blown back into the grass and as long as you keep up with the cut then there won't be huge chucks of cut grass messing up you lawn. If you intend to collect the trimmings then you're going to need a large compost area as a years...

There are loads of different routes to take based on what you want, what you can afford, what knowledge you already have, what timeframe you expect and what's available. To be able to help pinpoint what you want specifically then you need to be a little more specific in the first place -...

Party wall agreements 'should' be discussed and agreed prior to work commencing so that all parties are in agreement to what the proposed plans are and what the resolve would be should there be any issues created. As the work is finished then it doesn't matter. If the neighbour now has an issue...

I agree with what Doggit says as probably the prime motivator for these types of plots but in addition to that, it also depends on the size of the plot. In some instances, the LA might not grant planning on a large plot for a single property if it goes against their local development framework...

So 6-ish meters by 7-ish meters patio area. With seats around a central area then I'd go for a lower type table that you can all see each other whilst talking. A chimera has a dirty great pipe that will probably obscure the view from people sitting opposite each other. How about something like...

I think it would be easier to answer if you give us an idea of the space you have available or the location you're planning to heat, the budget you're planning and how quickly you want to sort this out?

This was mine. https://www.sitebox.ltd.uk/makita-gse2200-electric-shredder-240-volt-only-oMAK_GSE2200 Says 50mm but mine struggled with anything much above half that. When I did try and force a larger one in you had to make sure that it wasn't going to snatch the branch out of your hands or...

My fireplace will be constructed into a 5.6m x 5.6m bricked gazebo. I've just got the raised floor in ready to start bricking the fireplace. If you need ideas then join this - https://www.houzz.co.uk - website and search for fire pits and/or outdoor fireplaces and you'll have loads of ideas to...

I'd clad the inside of the studs with the 11mm OSB as this not only acts at a vapour barrier on account of all the glue in it but you then can do away with any noggins as the OSB will strengthen the frame. You can also then insulate easier. Wrap the exterior with breather membrane, batten and...

I'm in the process of building an outdoor fireplace. I toyed with the idea of a fitpit and it would be relatively simple to construct in comparison but I opted against it in the end. The benefits of the fire pit is that it's more camp-fire-like so you can all sit around it and toast your...