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Would it not be fair then for the gasco to have an easement over the alignment that would show up in the title :?:

Bad examples. Cost overrun came from poor documentation and ongoing changes during construction. The OP suggests that the builders quoted on an approved drawing that I would hope shows the wall to be built in detail, so the builder is baulking at the idea of a more complex job.

It may be possible to write something into a service contract that you get the owner to sign, limiting your total liability to an acceptable level, say 10 times the fee payable and "self insure". Would imagine it has its pro's and con's......

That is 1400 pounds / sq m. Is that that sort of "general" rate to expect for construction of a bungalow in the UK now? Last one I built (7 years ago and in scotland) was 350 pounds / sq m. !!! :shock:

Stick an extra stud in near the end like so:

Great Britain Pounds :wink:

I would suggest that there is a case for not needing PP for this work as the roof projects no closer to the highway, or extends above the exisitng ridge. This guy's didn't: http://www.internode.co.uk/loft/index.htm Are you the freeholder though? That could stuff up the plans maybe! As...

Price will depend on distance to move, but if it is within a couple of meters a gang will move it in a morning, and should complete for <1K (my experience of this is doing bridge reconstruction and having to move street lights to allow craneage). Your local highway authority will give you a...

Given the description by the OP I would suspect that planning would not necessarily be needed, provided the plane of the roof was constructed no nearer any public highway, or did not extend above the ridge line. However, the easiest way is to call the Planner in your area and ask!!

Glueing and screwing does help massively mitigate the sqeak problem though.

I forgot UK mobs charged an arm and a leg. It's cheap as chips to get it removed here!

Have you tried getting a quote from a specialist asbestos removal company? Allows you to clear the house and get them to remove it, and clear up after themseves. Just a thought as I wouldn't take on asbestos myself!

They claim to have a BM Trada certificate from April 2006 onwards on their website.

That's nonsense! What was the Inspectors exact advise in relation to what you were doing?

Even this seems a bit high in the modern procurement climate. I would suggest 5% reducing to 2.5% on completion, then balance on 6 months. As stated by both Static and a previous poster - get it in the agreement and there will be no come back.

Both widths area acceptable, it's cheaper to get to the required U value using wool than hard insulation board. In Orkney it may look better to have a thicker wall anyhoo - will look cozy! Price for the studs seems not too bad, but try and haggle a bit more. The price to watch is sheathing -...

I would think that most manufacturers will use both face regularised timbers or CLS as stated before so not to worry. Have you compared the difference in price between staying at 97 x 47 timber and using a rigid insulation board as opposed to 150mm quilt? I just think 147 thick timber...

:oops: I did count 24.5 not 23.5 as I typed! Seems like it's been explained by the brickies now though (I'm not one) :lol:

Don't divide by 225 - actually count bricks along the wall remembering where the 10mm mortar joint is/should be.....I get 23.5 bricks wide....