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Thank you! It’s need hard keeping it a secret and even harder trying to work on the house with Natasha being ill. But it’s now time to wrap things up ASAP 😅

Building control asked for it 😅

Thank you Kate, we are going to try our best to keep the video uploads more regular, might be a bit more baby talk as we get near the due date aswell 😂

Thanks you, she’s been a lot better the last few weeks and is slowly getting back to her usual self, we keep Forgetting how far we have come over the last year and this is a good reminder 😅

We used some rough hardcore to fill about 200mm of it but I wanted a solid 300mm of concrete ready for the steelwork to be drilled and fixed into the pads

Yes we did this as all part of our planning permission. We were really lucky the drain was private and we didn’t have to get Welsh water involved to create a build over agreement. We just cut out the old line near the front of the house and re-routed it to the required locations

Thank you, we used a brand called NORTHSTONE and the tiles is the causeway smooth in Matt black, they were cheaper than Marleys and other brands but we did find them a little crumbly and from roofers I’ve spoken to, it sounded like they came straight from the factory and didn’t have time to sit and cure for a few months. I believe Marley tiles are about 30p each more and may be worth the extra

The quality is really good and the range is extensive. Was surprised by the showroom as it was such a big place and high quality finishes in the showroom

Can’t lie 😅

Thank you 🙏

That’s why we have done it ourselves as our labour doesn’t cost us anything 👍

@Selfbuild_TheJenkins but this is the reason your roof replacement was so much cheaper than your quotes from company's as labour is normally the largest cost?

I understand that but we were getting quotes from 13k plus and we even had one for 20k plus, I understand trades need to make money but some of the quotes were criminal

@Selfbuild_TheJenkins I agree some quotes are always over the top but imagine, a firm has to pay wages, tax and national insurance plus pension contributions, holidays, public liability, run vehicles for the employees and uniform and ppe then pay rates and insurance on a place of buisness and then upkeep and still earn a profit just saying its not as cut and dry if you can do anything yourself it will always be vastly cheaper but if you can't peoples time/experience costs money 😁👍

Thank you🙏 and to you also

Thanks 👍

I can agree with that!

With great difficulty my friend! 😂

One is going in, I only did one thing at a time to make sure I didn’t run cables incorrectly or miss anything out 😅

Nice one guys keep up the good graft and have a great crimbo and new year 😊

Thank you! We are looking forward to getting it finished, we may have another rest with contact once the insides are done but we still have a from and rear garden renovation to do and who knows, once that done… we might just do it all Over again! 😂

Hi Lee, welcome To the channel, glad you’re enjoying the content! We are getting close to the end of the build and rightly so we cannot wait to put our feet up!

We kept to the spec that we had for the extension and took this through the house. There wasn’t any DPM meaning waster was rising up through the floors and it was all just on soil. Now it’s all sat on 150mm hardcore, 25mm sand blinding, layer of DPM, 150mm of concrete, 150mm of insulation, another layer of DPM, underfloor heating and the 65-75mm of liquid screed

Hi Ched, welcome have clipper the cables along joist in the extension about the insulation, for the existing house they run below the insulation. Lagging the water pipes is on my list to do, which seems to be a never ending list! The 3rd bedroom will really depend on how much difference in value it increases and if it’s worth the extra work. If we do sell it we maybe lucky and find a couple who’s have a family and just prefer the larger entertaining space

We feel the same, shame about some of the brick work has been smashed out and patched in with mortar, fair bit of work to bring it bag to life but we this it will be worth it 🤞

@ I think it will be worth the effort!

Hi both. Regards the hallway , you can put intermediate switches in that will allow you to switch on and off at any point . If you can keep cables out of the way as much as possible , so avoiding any chance of them being damaged in the future is always a good idea . Same goes for routing cables , don’t just go for the shorts option, yes you will use a bit more cable but it better to know where they are . And certainty in your case the cable runs won’t be that long anyway. Where the cables drop down to Dis board , try and make provision for them to go back entry in the DB . This can be done by mounting a timber board that is stood off from the wall which the DB can then be mounted on . Again making life easier for your electrician . The regs are a bit fussy about how cables enter a DB so that nothing can find its way inside ( strips and thins ) as they like to quote . The days of just knocking out the holes provided on a DB are over , or at least they should be .😊 If you can get your electrician to look over what you done before you cover any cables up this I would highly recommend , because he will be issuing a full certificate for all of the installation, so it’s only fair for him to see everything . As a company we wouldn’t give a full certificate unless we were satisfied with the total installation . We would still give a test and inspection certificate, but this obviously is a different certificate which allows for limitations of access . Hope this has been of some help , and hasn’t bored the socks off you . But in the past we came across stuff that resulted in expensive reworks being necessary . But knowing you both from your channel, I’m confident that anything you have undertaken has always been to a very high standard . This diatribe is more for those who follow your channel , who may be considering such a project . Which is absolutely fine as long as you work with the guidance of your chosen registered installer. Best wishes and kind regards from an old but well meaning channel supporter . 👍

Hey thanks for the comment, that was a read and a half! 😂. Yes the electrician did come over and inspect my cable runs, even though I went mad on clipping the cables neatly he did tell me to add all round band as the plastic clips can melt in a fire allowing the cable to drop into the room causing issues with escape, so all round band added, spend ages dressing the cables neatly and all capped before dot and dabbing. Although it seems acceptable to run horizontally from socket to socket, I used a bit more cable only doing vertical drops from above when wiring, gives me the confidence I won’t screw into any horizontal cables if I forget 🙈 thankfully the board is in and his tests all came back good and no open ends etc, he seemed impressed with my electrical skills, maybe I should change trades lol. He is due back though once the walls have been skimmed and we install all the sockets and lights so he can do all final test and inspection and final paperwork 🙌

I’m not the best at explaining things but I set up my laser lever and tried to find the lowest point of the ceiling by measuring down from the battens to the laser line. If one area is 125mm gap between laser and batten and another area is 80mm between batten and laser, that means the 80mm section is the lowest point. About 45mm lower than the other section at 125mm gap. Hopefully that makes sense? From there, I reset my laser lever to sit 100mm lower than the lowest point, then I proceed to drop all the battens at the fixing point so they sit 100mm between the batten to the laser, this means the ceiling is level within 1mm tolerance each way. Hopefully that explains it better?

Sounds like you made a good job , must admit I forgot about fire rated clips but I’m sure you can add them at certain intervals along side your standard clips . As for going horizontal with cables it is permitted, but the hassle of providing adequate mechanical protection makes it not worth the effort . Admittedly I’ve seen plenty of examples where it’s been done , with just a bit of plastic caping as protection. 😂 . Anyway well done the pair of you , what you have achieved is frankly amazing . And working full time to boot . Your family must be very proud of you . Regards as always

Thank you mark, we’re so close to the finish line but it feels so far away! We cannot wait!

Thank you ☺️

That’s exactly what we ended up Doing 😂 it mages a hell if a difference now not having to walk to the front door to turn off the hall light!

But I like it!

I’d probably miss the pin with a toffee hammer 😅

OSB3 18mm 👍

Thank you, we love hearing that people watching are either doing renos themselves or have done in the past and enjoy the videos to remind them of their own renovations. We are glad we have documented all this so we can look Back on it when we are grey and old 😅

Thank you Peter! We are doing well and trying to get some more work lined up for the Christmas break 😅 no rest for the wicked! Hope you and your family are all well and ready for a good Christmas break🎄

@Selfbuild_TheJenkins thank you very much, I have been off work since February with sever sight loss problems and got some bad news last week which means that my central vision and near sight vision is not recoverable at the moment. Am not spending Christmas with my family this year as they are in the process of moving back to the UK from Ireland. I will be spending Christmas with some friends. Take care of yourself, you deserve a very long holiday when this project is all over

Thank you! Capable, yes, lacking motivation yes, cannot wait for it to be completed 😂😂😂

It’s so much better, can actually work through the winter without being frozen inside! 😂 we really Can’t wait for the day we can come home from work and just put our feet up and watch tv! 😅

So far so good, we do hear birds pecking the roof sometimes so I’ll have to check it every few months to make sure there’s no damage 😅

@@Selfbuild_TheJenkins 😂

Thank you 🙌 not sure, but we can’t be everyone’s cup of tea! Hopefully we reach more people looking to do renovations or just like watching refurbs 😂 would be amazing to do this and RUclips as a full time job 🤞

Thank you! We really cannot wait for it to be finished inside and have a Christmas tree up next year! 😅

Thank you David, just trying to do our best to the highest standards as possible 🤞

Thank you mark, just got to keep chipping away or it will never get done 😂 originally gave Natasha 5 year program for renovating this property and all landscaping, just over 2 years in from purchasing and we are looking ahead of schedule 👌

@@Selfbuild_TheJenkins you're doing great

We really liked their kitchen ranges and colours, the show room was incredible compared to most and we worth the drive, keep up with our videos to see some kitchen action soon 😁😅

Thank you Dan!

Should of used fassacouche

That’s not what Google or the renderer said 🤷🏻‍♂️ dxm rendering

Thank you! 😁

The front and side was DXM rendering

@@Selfbuild_TheJenkins thanks 👍

Thanks Robert, it felt that way! But trying to get the motivation to get back onto filming and uploading.

@@Selfbuild_TheJenkins The render looks good by the way! Looking forward to your next instalment. It feels like a slog when you’re working and taking on so much on the side, you’re nailing it though!