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I know i sound stupid, and maybe i am????? I had a load of housewrap delivered, but there's no logos on it and both sides appear shiney. What side should face out? Side A. is like the top of a waffle with miniture pits Side B. is flat I'm still not sure what side faces out? Sorry to be...

I'm about to start building a timber frame toilet/shower building. I've got all the treated timber and OSB, and will be building the 10 timber frame panels needed in a barn, in fairly controlled conditions. I've ordered my breather membrane 'housewrap'. My concern is where to overlap the...

Hi, I'm about to start building a timber frame toilet/shower block on my campsite. All the groundworks have been completed and the base is 200mm above ground level. The inside of the building will be well ventilated, but I'm unsure whether to use treated or untreated 2 by 4 inch timber. If I...

I'm building a toilet/shower building on my campsite. The bottom of the timber frame will be close to ground level. I'm thinking of laying my concrete slab, with the DPM underneath. Then bring the DPM up the sides of the slab, DPC on top, and then fix a treated soleplate on top. So, Slab -...

Thanks for all the info from everyone, but i'm even more unsure than when i started. 1 What is the proposed use of the building. - The building will be for a toilet/shower block on my campsite. 2 Is the building habitable. No, probably summer use only, but not habitable. 3 What are the...

Thanks Twothumbs. So i bolt the sole plate onto the slab, and that should be fine with the DPC? I was going to make the timber frame with untreated timber, because i'll be plasterboarding the inside and didnt wants cracks due to shrinkage. Is it worth me using treated timber for just the sole...

Thanks very much for the info guys, much appreciated! The slab should protrude about 3-4 inches up from ground level, so i dony think i'm going to lay any dwarf wall. The slab will only be large enough for the timber frame and sheathing, and once i clad the building in horizontal shiplap, any...

Hi, I'm about to construct a timber frame building 10m X 6m. It's going to go on a concrete slab of the same size. Obviously, once the cladding goes on, the building will be a tad larger than the slab. A few people have recomended laying a single course of engineered bricks on the slab, and then...