Chris, Thanks for the replies. I will let you know what my engineer contact or the truss people come back with. At this stage it's a matter of working out what...
It occurs to me that although Beco don't know how to sell their building system to mortgage brokers, their customers must. Or, the only people to build in Beco...
It's probably worth asking for such a list anyway. It would be a tremendous help in any proposed build to talk to someone who's gone down a similar route....
Lee Take a look at this lot on Maplin: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=cable%20trunking&source=15&SD=Y They're by no means the only ones, but this...
We found Skipton to be understating of selfbuilds, efficient, willing to lend against land, and they did a low-cost introductory year which just about covered...
Gus - was your build Beco - IIRC , you called in pre-fabricated & coming from Germany ... ??? Years ago, Skipton BS were not stick-in-the- muds ... and years...
Just a reminder on how to join to join the UK_Selfbuild group - been asked to re-post this for people who wish to send to colleagues etc. The UK_Selfbuild...
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Hi Lee, I wonder if you really mean trunking, this would normally have a removable lid and you typically lay cables in trunking rather than pull them. I am all...
Well, having been a bit rude to Beco Wallform - they have just sent me a list of lenders - which I thought I'd post for others interested: LENDING INSTITUTIONS...
Older style letterboxes (especially brass) use studs to hold them on with a very course threaded stud that is about 6mm diameter. I assume it is Imperial...
... Dave, It could be anything if you take it to a fixings or engineering supplies place they will identify it and probably fix you up with the studs or more...
... with a very course threaded stud that is about 6mm diameter. I assume it is Imperial sized, anyone know what it's called ? Could it be quarter inch UNC or...
Don't know if it will help but we use a broker for our mortgage. Although he charges a fee he's saved us thousands so we consider him good value. I actually...
I started with the idea of running conduit for the cables so giving me flexibility to add cables later. I Used 15mm round plastic from screwfix as there are...
Alex, I can't access the picture you posted, but nothing about what you have described worries me.... except... 15mm pipe to modern high output boilers is...
Hi John, I have to say I agree with all your comments… I managed to get over some of your issues with the use of the 20mm steel conduit, but as you say the...
just a thought .... with larger conduit, beware mice & rats ... at work we have problems with both, due to them running in the conduits, on occasions ... the...
Thanks Mike - reassuring! I think a space appeared in the url - www.listen4.me.uk/pipes/ My boiler was fitted 2 years ago to the existing gas feed. The...
We wish to plaster inside the inglenook fireplace. In the fireplace there will be a log burner, which will sit approx 75mm from the back plastered wall Do I...
http://www.lafargeplasterboard.co.uk/products/finishes/plaster.htm has some detail Rick On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:15:47 +0100, Andrea & Greg ... -- Using Opera's...
Can't remember the answer, but it's in the archives from (IIRC) sometime last year. HTH Nick Nick Laurie PC Repairs 01458 250834 and 07941 731056 skype:...
I'm coming a bit late to this party... I've done a fair amount of this, but as retro-fit into existing, plastered blockwork walls. Here's a post I made to the...
My sister is looking for some light coloured solid internal doors, perhaps ash, maple, beech or pearwood. She tells me that the best price that she's been able...
I need to put some vents in the floor. I was thinking of some nice brass ones to complement the terracotta. Anyone know where I might get hold of some that...
My plumber has advised against the use of a thermal store as we have hard water (~250mg calcium/L). What is the experience on the list for thermal stores - do...
Our hardness is over 1000 CaCO3 thingies per thingy, so we have a softener and zero hardness problems. At 250 t/t I would be thinking about a softener too, in...
I'm fairly sure that some time ago there was a thread on mains distribution in a room using a power strip. I think the thread revolved around providing enough...
