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I recently heard (not sure if it's true or not) that there is zero vat on insulation as an incentive to insulate Britain's homes. I just been to my local building yard and wanted to buy some insulated plasterboard and was told that 20% vat still applies, and was told that the zero vat is only if...

Im in the process of preparing to lay a concrete floor in my newly built diy conservatory. I have a double french doors opening out into the conservatory. the doors have a upvc sill on them and just below that is the DPC for the house. My question is: can I raise the concrete conservatory floor...

Hi guys, i'm needing advice as to the size of an "I" beam I want to use for a roof apex. This does not involve building regs as its for an out building and the roof covering will be light weight poly-carbonate panels as a conservatory type roof, with 4x2 timber rafters between the panels which...

Hi guys please see my before and after pics of my proposed work, I currently have a pair of french doors with two high windows with top openers on each side, to me it looks ugly so i plan to remove the two side windows including the walls below them and install glass panels the same height as...

Hi guys I am faced with a huge problem all of a sudden. I am changing my lean to conservatory for a tiled roof which goes up to the window sill level on the first floor of the main house. The main house is cavity concrete block with pebble dash, and I was under the impression that all i'll need...

....that my window manufacture has supplied me with the energy rating i asked for? Hi guys I have recently placed an order with my local window firm to make me some windows and doors, we had a deal as i told him that i could get A+ rated windows cheaper online, so he bargained with me and said...

Hi guys i have decided to build my workshop using Thermoplan blocks aka Weinerberger The first course has to sit on a dead level bed of cement. I have seen on youtube that they use a leveling frame, see the beginning of this video: Does anyone know where I can get one of these frames from?

I had 30 conifer trees chopped down in my garden which were a about 70 feet tall, as you can emagin this produced a huge pile of logs with most being over 6 inches diameter. Trouble is, my tree cutter let me down, as he originally agreed to stack the logs on the left side of my garden (treens...

I', very interested to try thermoplan blocks for building my workshop, apposed to timber frame. But who sells them in the UK, as they are more widely used abroad. Has anyone used them, and how do they compare to timber frame and standard concrete block construction cost wise?

I'm planning to build a large workshop 14m x 7m The plans are passed and now i'm facing building regs. The original plan was to build in timber frame, but i have been advised that i'll need to appoint a structural engineer to design the spec for the timber frame. I have since been told...

I am in the planning process to build a heated workshop and i am told i need a SAP report prior to starting the construction of the building. Does anyone know how much this would cost on average? Also i'm not 100% sure on the type of insulation material i'm going to use yet, and this SAP...

Im currently waiting for planning approval to build a large timber frame workshop at the top of my drive way. I sketched the plans myself and submitted them to my planning dept. with no problems. I am now told that i will need building regs ( i knew that) but they will want architect drawings...

Hi guys, i'm in the planning process of building myself a large workshop in my garden, the proposed building is big at 14m x 7m and will be used as a work from home commercial premises. I plan to incorporate a toilet and sink within the building, but not sure what building regulations are...

Hi guys, i'm proposing to build a large garage workshop building with an upstairs attic rooms in my back garden. The building measures 14m x 7m so about the size of a bungalow. What i need to know is: would I be allowed to run an electric supply from my existing meter to the proposed...

Hi guys, i'm new here, and I'm planning to build a workshop/garage in my garden. I'm wanting to build it out of 6x2 timber frame, but instead of the usual brick/block exterior cladding, I plan to clad the external frame with insulation boards, then render them (like they do to externally...