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First go worked a treat. Thank you very much. Well done me, chicken for tea. Feel free to ask any questions

On that note - can anyone point me in the direction of where to get structurally insulated board from? you know, SIP boards.

I do agree with this also - This would be the long route. Although I wouldn't bother cladding the inside with stone, probably just timber tongue and groove for a nordic feel

I really do have to disagree. There is a lot to be saved IMO. The wall are 500mm thick. If the walls are saved then all I need to do is fit new windows, a front and a roof. Basically all the carpentry bits - all easy peasy for me. I also want it to have a rustic look and feel. We are in the wye...

Just get a little 2k workshop fan heater and get it toasty in there before gluing up. I have a Stanley one that I use in my shed. Sure that glue up will be fine. Remember to plug the heater into a timer switch - don’t leave it running all night long. And like others have said - get some...

After speaking with someone this morning I am now in the mindset of digging out the surrounding ground. as far a I can tell the real digging will be at the back and one side. Hhhhmm. Back to thinking...

Well it’s sounds almost overwhelmingly like it’s a bad idea to work with this structure. Which is a real shame. But that’s why I asked here. Back to the drawing board then and design a new building to go in its place so you’d better wait for more questions. This also opens the door for me to...

Drawings coming on nicely though Figured I would have to create a new bathroom as there simply isn't space in the current structure. So up the project goes. Time & Cost

I would be nervous about a product like that also. It's a stone wall that was never designed to be flat or smooth (as its a barn obviously) so the variation is really quite big in places. I actually think it would be easier, and certainly cheaper to dig out the entire edge and try to line the...

hhhmmm yes i'm never entirely sure what tanking is but that is pretty much what I imagined. I don't want to have to build an internal though as space is tight. But if thats the only option then that will be the answer. And you right, looks like a hell of s lot of extra work on top of what is...

Unfortunately digging around the outside is an absolute no go. I did think tanking would be an option Thanks for the input

About to embark on a conversion of an old wood store barn into a small annex. See images attached. I intend to repoint the interior stonework with lime mortar but then I need to (I presume) fully waterproof 3 of the 4 walls to stop damp coming through. The barn is open at the front, but because...

We don't have the festool one but we do have the Axminster 1700 benches in our workshop and they incredibly handy. They have dog holes as well as 2 x nice big timber vices - Being able to clamp from any point on the bench makes things much easier. The vices combined with the dog holes are very...

Picture frames! Loads of em coz its an effing ripoff to get things framed at the framers

Nothing worse than being pressured by a radgy customer to install something and then getting angry when something goes wrong. I stopped using sapele a few years ago for external joinery. There was just too much movement in the stuff. Fitting doors and half expecting them to bow within months...

Just lay a sheet of plastic over it if your that worried

We give ours to a farmer. He takes bags and bags of the stuff

any thoughts on steam bending accoya? Should I soak it first?

Here is the CAD. What do you guys think? Any tips?

I have a gentle curved window to make. The component to be bent is 2.4m of 58 x 95mm Accoya. Im intending to pre machine the timber ie - rebate. Do you think steam bending will work in this case? have never done it before!