What finish would you choose for your house

A glass house is something I would love... natural light and 360 degree views.... heaven

I also would like a veranda with sea views to work on in the summer... this property we looked at yesterday has them... first offer declined today :-(
 
A 150mm full fill cavity will meet part l of the building regulations, adding insulated plasterboard to external walls should improve the ber rating further
 

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zolco said:
I'd never build a house with cavity, solid brickwall from porotherm, ewi outside.
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Have you used these before or seen them. Was looking into it and actually seen them advertising on Facebook but there were a few issues people mentioned about this product.
 
hail hail said:
Have you used these before or seen them. Was looking into it and actually seen them advertising on Facebook but there were a few issues people mentioned about this product.
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Used it back at home, it's only available in the UK via a merchant called eh smith, their prices are not competitive whatsoever because no-one manufactures it in the UK it comes from germany, but you can pick it up much cheaper in France and get it shipped to your door.
Although it cost more than cavity construction on the material side, the savings you make on labour is massive as it's rapid, also their biggest block in theory you don't need any ewi as it's u value better than the current regs, so you saving on insulation as well.
It's only thinbed mortar and blocks are interlocking, you can throw up an extension in a day if your first course is set out in normal muck the day before. The mortar comes with the blocks, it's premixed and all, just add water and off you go. Some moans about it as it's a hollow clayblock and find it difficult to fix to it.
It's dead easy to cut and chase and lightweight.
Their biggest block is 65 quid per m².
If you need any further information I can pass on the reps contact details who's local to me I'm sure he's happy to help you. They also do courses it's free! where they show you the basic principles of how to work with it, plus you can purchase the hopper feeder for 20 quid to lay the thin bed mortar.
 
I like white sand/cement float finish, but up here in Ice Station Scotland it`ll probably be 3-coat wet dash for the weather.

I do like the scratched Enewall stuff also
 
That's Spongebobs place for sure.
 

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