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It may be best to not have a frame. Put 5mm security glazing tape on the rafters and lay the glass on that add greenhouse style glass clips to secure the bottom edge then use mastic or mastic tape to fix the bitumen tiles directly to the glass. Alternatively use a rubber seal and glazing bar of...

If you use acoustic hangers you can use less timber such as 3x2 and save headroom,if it's really tight use metal acoustic bars which are only 40mm deep. There's plenty of proven off the shelf solutions for sound reduction and they will all work better than making something up yourself. Using the...

And people will go on holiday where?

The rates you see online aren't the rate you will regularly get. You can minus 16% for their commission ,then consider that multiple days will usually have discounts attached. Would you pay 1500 per night?

Like anything the amount you get out will depend on the effort you put in. If an agency does everything they will take most of the money. Also be aware that the agencies interest is their business not yours, in a dispute they will favour their customer with your money .We do have a four bedrooms...

I can recommend tonk strip as well,ironmongery direct have a selection. I would also use 18mm or even 24 mm plywood for the shelves instead of 12mm then you can reduce the lipping size and give it a lighter look.

A steel or galvanized steel scaffold tower will be much cheaper new or second hand. Unless you are regularly moving it or wheeling it about indoors then aluminum doesn't really have any advantages , mortar and aluminum don't get on well. Depending on how uneven the ground is you can just pack up...

Steel portal fra would seem to be the way to go, cheap,quick and the structural engineering is well understood. If you want to go all timber there are balloon frames barns in the West Coast of America which use small timbers to build massive structures , though getting a structural engineer who...

Pencil and graph paper. Sellotape to a board and Sellotape tracing paper over that so it can't move. Once it's done in pencil and you've corrected all your mistakes you can go over it with rotoring pen.

Good advice above. I will add that I think the braces are a bit shallow angled,a single brace at a steeper angle will hold it square better.

I would say Diy kitchens and Howdens are the same quality. Howdens are more expensive, try to oversell and have a policy of not disclosing the prices. Trade like them because they give one big quote for everything you need which you can pass on to the customer with your price for fitting, then...

Your drawing shows a Victorian style with fielded panel, a fairly common type, most manufacturers will do one. Before ordering I would check the weight, some doors are very light and they feel cheap. I would expect to pay around £120 for a primed door maybe less as you're getting lots.

Unless you're making specials there's no point making doors. You can buy good quality standard doors for a reasonable price.

Insulating with vermiculite or expanded clay round flexible liners will keep the flue gas temperature up and give a better draw. With lots of clay and concrete liners it's part of the system . I would definitely add something, even stuffing some rockwool up from underneath should help.

I think it would work but not that well . A proper evacuated tube system would be more efficient. There are brackets and systems available to ensure the roof stays waterproof .