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Hi all - I ordered some OSB3 from a small local supplier, but now I look at it it's marked as OSB2+ which I can't find any info on online. It's made by Norbord (but no info on their website) and marked as 'SterlingOSB' and 'Structural 2+' then a load of illegible writing. Have I been given...

Hi all - Planning on building a 4-bay open timber car port under permitted development, detached from our house and 2m+ from the boundary. Everything about the design would comply with PD in terms of heights, eaves etc etc. However, the dimensions would be something like 12m wide x 4.8m deep...

Hi all. A couple of days ago we lost power to all sockets on one circuit (utility, hall and dining room). Trip switch had tripped and when flicked back on would trip again. After a few hours I tried again and this time it didn’t trip. Turned kettle on to test and it tripped again. So, I...

Hello folks - Until a couple of months ago, we'd always had decent hot water for baths etc. Our setup is a thermal store with a heat exchanger, heating mains cold water. There's a thermostatic mixing valve, with hot water from the heat exchanger coming into the top of the valve, the mains...

Hi folks - We are 80% of the way through a self build which includes planning permission for a large detached garage with rooms above. As we have a decent size bit of land behind where the garage is to be sited, we contacted the local planning office to see whether we could get permission on...

Hi folks - I'm about to start building a 3 storey 320m2 house with good levels of insulation, etc. As we're not on mains gas, I've been looking into possibilities such as heat pumps, solar etc, to provide central heating and hot water. I've been looking at a product - Combi 185 - from a...

I'm about to start on a self build and had an architect involved in drawing up my design. I specified that I wanted a solid 1st floor and not one that was going to creak and squeak a couple of years down the line. In his drawings, he's designed the floor as "22 T&G flooring grade chipboard on...

Hi - I'm planning a self build and would desperately like to hide away my electrical sockets e.g. in floor boxes as found in offices. Does anyone know if floor boxes are allowed in domestic homes with regard to building regs? I think there's a disability rule about placing sockets at...