Good to know. Perhaps I can just use XPS instead. I'll ask the question to those involved. Cheers.

Below ground I've found XPS to be a good option. Above ground I use expanded cork board around any steels - might be too late, but if not I'd recommend having a look, put right up against steels and stops any condensation. I also use expanded cork board for junctions of old wall & new when doing extensions / retrofit, works as an expansion joint as well, and handles brick / block meeting timber frame or metal. Comes in several thicknesses - if you give Ty Mawr's technical team a call they can also advise (or Mike Wye & Associates and probably James at Lime Green).

It would have been easier if the dumper hadn’t broken. 😫 Fortunately hardly any soil here so just sand and stone so easy enough to grade in the screener.

Working a small site (or under a roof) can result in quite the game of Towers Of Hanoi, to reference the old puzzle and common programming demo. Something is always in the way or underneath what you need to build on. In a similar fashion to the whole concrete recycling effort, we’ve done acres of industrial yards where rather than dig up poor soil and haul it away, only to import new foundational soils, we’ve dug some huge pits and basically flipped entire 20 acre plots upside down like an inverted layer-cake… same amount of soils to move, but not having to truck it in and out made it more economical. Technically efficient, but by gum, in the middle of the process it looks absurd.

Or is it a spazel??

We have designed the steel frame to all be on the warm side now which was a huge plus from going for the new application. So it's just those internal steel bases to sort. The condensation risk is getting checked but I think it's all doable. 👍

That’s a sharp eye you have there. Looks like an old bracket. I too would bang something over that.

100% - that looked like a potential nasty accident that is waiting to happen. There is quite the lack of Health and Safety going on onsite, I hope no one gets injured in this build, especially to any external contractors or the hired help as the liability is quite worrying. I am no major fan of the OTT H&S but not even the basics are being done. Given the whole build is largely reliant on Tim if something happens to him it could have huge impacts. Please guys do at least the basics, it may take up a bit of time but it will be a lot less time than if something goes wrong and all work has to stop.

It’s more to do with what blocks and how many courses we are doing as if we use the thermoblocks they are 100 rather than 215 but easy enough to do a course of brick if needed to even it out.

Whole thing is odd

More so on this application/design thankfully. I’d take it all down and start over if we had the option. 🙄

There’s not much more to a barn, right?

No his keeping the asbestos roof and rotten wooden walls. To keep his family safe and warm. Unfortunately his having to put a sufficient foundation down aswell. And not allowed to build straight over mud. Damb building regs!

I hope we can sort him out but he’s having a sabbatical for now. 😂

@@TheRestorationCouple 🤣🤣🤣

Nah I like the explaining so I fully understand what is happening