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Rick, I seem to remember you posted on screeds. What price did you cost out your screed eventually? Derrick...
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John Benfield
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Nov 1, 2000 9:50 am
I know that Rick managed to arrange a group discount with Comfort alarms. How much is this and do I need to quote something to Comfort when ordering. Regards ...
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Mark Brinkley
mark@...
Nov 2, 2000 10:09 am
... No. I don't know much about them though I do know a chap in Biggleswade who does them, just for fun. -- Mark Brinkley Did you know this list has it's own...
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Rick Hughes
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Nov 2, 2000 3:45 pm
I would be interested in hearing from any of you who are, or have installed UFH (and MHRV ideally) in a timber frame on the proposed sequence of events. on...
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Rick Hughes
rick.hughes@...
Nov 2, 2000 3:51 pm
... cost out ... I can dig out the price of the screed if that is what you wnat - labour is not much help to you as I do most of the grunt work myself -thus my...
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swardle420@...
Nov 2, 2000 4:18 pm
Rick, Seems OK, Check that none of the MHRV routing conflicts with the plumbing, particularly soil pipes. The plumbing and electrics can be done at the same...
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swardle420@...
Nov 2, 2000 4:20 pm
Rick, Just noticed, why are you doing the gas pipe right at the end?? Aren't you running the gas carcass in the framing?? Steve...
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Olivant, Russ
Russ_Olivant@...
Nov 2, 2000 4:28 pm
I'm unfamiliar with the steps for timber frame, but for my brick and block build, with beam & block ground & first floor (both with in-screed UFH), I am...
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chris@...
Nov 2, 2000 6:28 pm
In my experience (having completed a beam & block ground floor, timber upper floor house about a year ago), it may be better to get the UFH pipes installed...
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Mears Eric
EJMears@...
Nov 3, 2000 8:06 am
My (still only proposed but probably to be used) plasterer has suggested that he'd rather leave screeding until after the walls are plastered. I assume this...
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Olivant, Russ
Russ_Olivant@...
Nov 3, 2000 8:19 am
It was my initial thoughts to do the plastering before the floor screed. But then the wall plastering would have to be performed whilst the UFH pipes are laid...
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Mears Eric
EJMears@...
Nov 3, 2000 8:24 am
My strategy will be :- 1st fix electrics (nearly done) 1st fix plumbing Plastering 2nd fix (inc laying UFH pipes) screeding Eric Mears Chemist - Hope Works ...
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Derrick Axon
101711.236@...
Nov 3, 2000 8:52 am
Rick I was really looking for a price per m2. I have 350 m2 of 65mm/ 1:4 screed to lay over UFH and am being quoted GBP 14/m2. Using Mark's rule of thumb of...
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chris@...
Nov 3, 2000 10:03 am
Also the screed takes quite some time to cure properly during which time it is vulnerable to foot traffic. Ideally once the screed is laid you would walk away...
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Rick Hughes
rick.hughes@...
Nov 3, 2000 11:30 am
... particularly ... fight for ... I.E. ... No problems here - using TJI beams ... Again no need to do this as using Fermacell....
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Rick Hughes
rick.hughes@...
Nov 3, 2000 11:31 am
... This was a question really - to see if people are fitting gas pipes 'in the frame' or not...
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Rick Hughes
rick.hughes@...
Nov 3, 2000 11:34 am
... suggested ... plastered. I ... rather than ... I would agree with him on that - on last build, brick 7 block that is what I did. But no plasterring this...
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Rick Hughes
rick.hughes@...
Nov 3, 2000 11:37 am
... quoted GBP ... this quote ... UFH ... The problem is that my labour costa are not per m2, I have klnown this guy for more than 25 years and happily work on...
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John
john.burns-curtis@...
Nov 3, 2000 12:58 pm
... Rick, I would try to avoid that. I'm sure it is now against the regs. Putting the gas pipe in a floor chase is no problem as long as it is PVC coated or ...
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Pye, Graham
Graham.Pye@...
Nov 3, 2000 3:41 pm
<<<< while the plasterers were enjoying whatever plasterers <<<< enjoy at a weekend. Working on another 'little' job somewhere else in my experience! But back...
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James Mansion
james@...
Nov 3, 2000 4:56 pm
Rick, Our build is block but I would have thought it not wildly different. Our scheduling is based on completing downstairs so we can move in. Its much more...
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Barry Fryer
barry.fryer@...
Nov 3, 2000 5:24 pm
... I would like to add on such an important issue as gas "in the frame" that additional precautions have to be taken for timber frame houses. This is from a...
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John
john.burns-curtis@...
Nov 3, 2000 5:54 pm
... It appears laying floor chases is a better and easier method that installing steel plates in the wall....
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Dave Nash
djn@...
Nov 3, 2000 9:06 pm
... Same as my timber frame. I did the wiring, UFH coming this tuesday, Screed to follow as soon as I can get them on site. Fermacell so no noggins or ...
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swardle420@...
Nov 4, 2000 9:08 am
Rick, we don't do TF (yet), so my reply really related to brick and block, where we run in the floor joists and down block walls. Wasn't aware of the TF...
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James Mansion
james@...
Nov 4, 2000 7:31 pm
The quote I got for the liquid Gylon screed was ?12/m^2. I've quotes for a conventional screeding which are about ?10/m^2. James ... From: Derrick Axon...
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zoe
zoe@...
Nov 5, 2000 6:19 pm
One roofer that I've asked about doing my warm roof mentioned the need to raise the wall under the roof. He wasn't very clear about why - does anyone know why...
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James Mansion
james@...
Nov 5, 2000 9:28 pm
Go with the guy who has done it before. Problem: warm roofs are different, and if you take your eye off the ball it gets screwed up. In particular, the walls...
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RichardOwen
richardowen@...
Nov 5, 2000 9:54 pm
... This is good advice. I have a cold warm roof. It was designed as a warm roof, but then the roofer put a vent all around the soffit. Mostly it's warm. When...
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Geoff Waller
gdw@...
Nov 6, 2000 9:42 pm
funny that! I was just typing an email to ask the same thing, last post for Ihomes 2/11, thought my email might be screwed! I assume they've swapped it for...
