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Thanks Mike, will sort straps later today. A plate strapped first, then panelled is how I will go, I think it will be far more accurate setting out the timbers this way. Thanks for input.

Can still be attached from inside at this point, I guess there is a reason not from outside. Would I have a wood plate strapped to the DPC and bricks, then fix wall structure as pre fabricated 3.6m panels (Bottoms, studs and tops) to that, or strap the wall panels to the DPC? I will be adding...

They are secured into foundation to strap over sole plates Mike.

Progress this week, footings are in along with DPM ,and working on second course of bricks to DPC. All being well timber should start to arrive this coming week, roof trusses ordered for end of April. Why do pictures appear sideways, but are right way up when you click on them?

With my Jet 1100a chip extractor, I had to change the breaker in the consumer unit to a type C instead of the usual type B to stop it tripping on the initial startup if I had anything else running at the time. The type C cured the issue. Phil

plan with dimensions showing brick courses.

All internal walls will be fireproof plasterboard due to the 'predominantly fireproof' regulation except the house wall which will be Acoustic Plasterboard, so I will put 15mm boards all round for the little extra in cost. It was as much about the strength of the end walls taking the load, and...

Started pre planning the wall and roof construction On a timber frame with commercially made trusses, is there a need/advantage in going 400mm centres as against 600mm to support weight of Marley cement slates. The dimensions of the frame are 7400x 3750 with the trusses along the 7400 length...

Thanks Pete. Foundation and base up to two courses of brick at DPC level should be complete by Thursday, weather permitting. At that point I will do structure drawings to put the wall studs in line with the trusses before construction. Electric and water service ducts are already planned into...

Yes, flat ceiling, plaster boarded its insulation above. I don’t know the depth yet of the trusses, only that they are 35mm thick. If they are 100mm deep I guess I can put insulation rolled across the ceiling joists with more solid insulation bats between them to give 200mm. Will be asking...

Excellent. Thanks Mike. It just seemed so much easier using commercial trusses from Donaldsons, than having to have a much larger and heavier self made structure. I think they are 75x35 trusses instead of the 150x50 + I would have had to use before. No wall plate, easier to tile with no hips...

As for roof Mike, the original drawings had just the single rectangle with a hipped pent roof, it was only on site visit planning officer agreed in principle to new addition, asked me to submit a new plan, which I did. The extra bit was shown as pent. I have spoken to him about it and instead of...

Well, have just received notification that planning has been approved. Now, planning the roof, I have shown on the plan the left part of the roof a hip which I fine. How do I bring the roof off the house wall and cover both the workshop and extended part in one. Can it be done with one or more...

No, access is decent for a 3.5t tipper. I’ve asked a second two man builders, they’ve looked but no price yet. Just wondered what is a ball park figure.

First stage, town council planning went through ok last week. Today the district council planning officer did his site visit. His first words before seeing the site were, “I’m recommending this for approval” I replied with “ I’m asking for a Non material minor amendment to the plan” and...

Progress I’ve had a quote for a 4.5m3 load of C30 delivered and pumped over the wall (16 metre boom?) for £750+ VAT all in, as long as they get to choose which day in the week it’s delivered and I get told day before. That timescale works for me. This works out a £100 dearer than standard...

Lons, I can get a 1-1.5 tonne digger in, the OSB and dumper is a brilliant way to keep damage to a minimum. Look more and more like I can do this the proper way, dig out and somehow concrete floor (working on that one) without having to employ divorce layer. :D

Hmm, I’ve added a site plan now, but no, there is no access to the site from front except over the wall. It’s a verrrry long walk (and three steps, then around house) to barrow it. Thanks for the thought though. Phil

Sorry, I appreciate without a plan it’s hard to offer help. Have added one here. At approx 150mm we are on bedrock, I’ve just put nine fence posts in, after the first 150-180mm it was done with a breaker drill. No trees near to worry about. On the site plan, south of the house is access for...

I figured I could mix for the footings, and do in stages. I will try another couple of companies to see if they have a vehicle that can discharge over a 2.1m wall. There is a further 500mm drop the other side so the site is 2.6m down from the wall top. Taking a bit off the top of the wall may be...