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    Gable wall in timber frame and render on external side. Advise on materials to use

    I have to convert my roof from hip to gable and builder advise to make the wall in timber instead of block work as this would be lighter and avoid issue of sticking the insulated plasterboard on the internal side which is very expensive. I came across this detail which was discussed many years...
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    • cement block cement boards gable gable roof hip to gable permitted development loft conversion render timber frame
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    Rendered raised bed

    Hi all, I am a fairly able DIY-er, but new to landscaping generally. I want to build a rendered raised bed in my garden, and I was thinking of using breeze blocks, three courses high, with a wooden bench built in to the front. What I am unsure of, is if breeze blocks are the best material...
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