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The Skill Builder team test drive the new Peugeot e-Expert electric van for a week and visit the city of London.

Roger points out the problems with UK Value Added Tax in his latest rant. Further reading. ▶ The UK’s VAT Rate Explained: https://www.kashflow.com/uk-vat ▶ VAT rates for goods and services: https://www.gov.uk/vat-rates ▶ What are the Most Serious VAT Problems?: https://bit.ly/3lv99S2 ▶ Free UK VAT calculator: http://www.vatcalculator.co.uk

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Dan has a neat little hack for working with architraves.

Roger restores order after his annoying customer video with a look at annoying things builders do.

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James is working on a second soakaway for the extension project and he’s really enjoying being in the hole. Soakaway crates spoil the fun so he’s opted out but the soakaway regulations are still met.

Roger points out the problems with building airtightness (also called envelope airtightness) in his latest rant. Further reading. ▶ Building airtightness: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Building_airtightness ▶ What is Airtight Construction?: https://elrondburrell.com/blog/passivhaus-airtight-construction

Roger is lining up his kitchen cabinet doors with a neat little hinge trick.

Roger takes a break from ranting and raving to celebrate one of Britain’s biggest building industry success stories. A word from Lord Bamford – Chairman The story of JCB is one of innovation, ambition and sheer hard work. From small beginnings building agricultural tipping trailers in 1945, to the global force in manufacturing the company has become today, JCB has …

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Roger’s on the warpath with 9 things to drive him and other builders mad. This episode is not sponsored by Yorkshire Tea. 00:00 Intro 00:15 Tea 01:14 The come on 02:08 Late start 02:28 Dust and noise 02:59 Vans 03:13 Mates rates 04:09 Mission creep 04:56 Price match 05:30 Money 06:35 Goodbye