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I think I get better paths!

and this is not just making a joke. It’s likely that the training corpus for the llms has the best responses in relation to professionals who don’t tend to use that language. By swearing at it you likely trigger different statistical paths within the training that have less optimal outcomes.

maybe swearing at a computer program isn’t the most effective tactic

look at chats (expletive deleted)ing code! mediaArtworkReflectionClone = mediaArtworkGroup.clone(true); 1162- mediaArtworkReflectionClone.userData.mediaArtworkReflection = true; 1163- mediaArtworkReflectionClone.traverse((object) => { 1164- object.userData.mediaArtworkReflection = true; === BODGE CHECK === bodge_absent=YES === NODE CHECK === === COMPILEALL === BODGE CHECK absent = YES ffs!

Indeed. Our insulation was covered whilst waiting to be installed. Once installed the builders seeming happy to let it get soaked. I had to buy hessian to protect new blockwork from frost and polythene to protect the cavities from a November when it just never seemed to stop raining. It was also interesting to see the brickie diligently protecting all unlaid blocks from the rain. Overheard him telling a workmate that if the blocks got wet they would weigh more, and then you couldn't build so many courses in one day because of the extra weight bearing onto the new mortar joints. We had a load of efflorescence when the blocks dried out. Builders seemed to have no site protection gear whatsoever. I had to buy all sheeting, tarps, hessian etc. It was me protecting the road when the concrete lorries came. When we realised we were going to have to get rid of the builders I compiled all the receipts for the QS to offset against the completed works 😁

I can't comment on your specific question but, more generally: We're in the build phase of our house so have taken out a warranty with a well-known provider. They did their first inspection recently and we were then informed of the outcome. The areas where we were 'non compliant/more information needed' were vaguely worded so I called them up. It took three "I'll just pass you on to my supervisor" discussions until I got to someone who could answer the questions. Even then they still couldn't actually explain what their own questions actually wanted. So we passed a load of information to them that we thought would cover their queries but then were told we needed a site report. Up until this point, no mention had been made about a site report. Planners didn't ask for it, the warranty company themselves hadn't asked/mentioned it. We don't have one because no-one has asked for it and nothing untoward came up from the geotechnical reports. But now it seems we're going to need yet another report. I explain all this to demonstrate/support your general point that warranty providers - like all other insurance providers - are both ineptly manned by uninformed people and will do everything in their power to avoid actually paying out a claim.

I'm I used Claude to help with mine. Had ~600 invoices/receipts and so many companies seem to make it difficult to just know the proper company name and VAT number. I got Claude to research the proper names and associated VAT numbers and put them in the spreadsheet. Still waiting for a response from HMRC so will see how it goes. Not sure about your last point - the house needs a kitchen to habitable, so the number must be at least 1 on that alone. If they're asking about utility rooms in the same question, then it seems logical that the answer would be 2 if you have one as well. I took the question as them trying to gauge what the realistic spend for your build would be. Submitting a 200k reclaim on a 500sqft house with a small kitchen seems far more irregular than on a 10,000sqft house with main kitchen, chefs kitchen, annex kitchen etc.

Exactly. Give yourself an unrestricted project and the house never gets done because you're too busy!

I think you’ve missed a key part of the specification which is to keep @Pocster occupied and provide an easy distraction from finishing his house. Everything following that is just part of the journey. 😜

The plot is flexible but the objective is the same. Super home assistant with voxel landscape backdrop!!!

already have timber

various reasons including easy access to gutters, full blocking of the sun, and cost

sure, but yet if you look at what’s offered commercially as solutions to insulated rafts. You have some companies (eg kore) offering standard starting points of 100mm slabs with thickened sections and relatively limited rebar vs isoquick with 250mm single thickness slabs with tons of rebar. Afaik for equivalent ground conditions. Now it may well be that isoquick is designed to allow for a more diverse range of ground conditions ‘off the shelf’ vs kore that would get bulkier in some. But if you go with isoquick for ground conditions that work with the standard kore then you’ve used significantly more concrete and steel for the same (and labour to install the rebar) than kore. absolutely interesting point. Noted agreed. One of the reasons I lean towards paying others to get to level slab and doing much more myself after that point. Yep. Seems like the easiest way to get in a mess with building projects is to design as you go/start with rough detail and plan to flesh out as you get to each stage. Unfortunately seems like an all to common approach for people.

Have I lost the plot a bit here. I seem to remember that you wanted to automate the toilet light. Now you are creating an alternative universe. I have a tree in the garden that sways in the wind, and the shadows are in the right place (over my neighbours garden). I left a light in and went to work, came back several hours later, light was still on. 3W x 13h = 39 Wh.

Why shutters?

I have a camping stove. But in 21 years I have only used it once. The power was out for 4 hours. A lot of gas 'stuff' still needs mains power to run. Over the last year and a bit, I have worked with 12 different chefs. The only ones that hated induction technology fell into two categories. The ignorant The (expletive deleted)

Morning all, Another conundrum! Plan was always brise soleil on posts independent from building - but have decided shutters will be preferable for various reasons including easy access to gutters, full blocking of the sun, and cost. (not idiot proof of course for future occupants but hey-ho, that's called natural selection!). We have leftover cladding and reveal boards so aim is something simple as example image. But now I'm thinking about it properly struggling to decide best way to hinge - reveal boards slightly proud of cladding (as intended). Also need to keep cost down - some stainless steel hinges are crazy prices! (we need stainless steel as sweet chestnut). Ideas would be very much appreciated please

I didn't know that a meniscus had an arse. Ya live and learn dun'tcha....

Brilliant. Thank you. I have googled and googled fan coils, fan convectors, hydronic terminals, heat pump convectors, and many other combinations and not seen them. I've had a look at their website, and it appears exactly what we need. I’ve had the same conversation repeatedly, and been met with confusion when I’ve tried to explain what we are trying to do. These guys appear to have already got it. @nikotime who are you getting a quote from?

If you think Welsh Nick is going to replace me as tea boy and cleaner you’ve got another thing coming. I’ve got a talent and I’m going to use it! One lump or two?

That's no way to talk about @Nickfromwales

I know who is to blame. Little, round, bald guy with a dodgy sense of humour. He got lumbered with the labels of Principal Designer and Principal Contractor but his real talent was as Head of Global Operations for On Site Catering and Sweeping. Humph. One tries….

Jaga Briza do ceiling mounted fan coils. Currently getting a quote for my build.

If your adding airtightness think about a ventilation strategy now. That's fixed with ventilation. You need a flow path from dry room to wet rooms. I would do Greenwood CV2 or CV3 dMEV fans in all wet rooms and humidity controlled trickle vents in dry rooms only and undercut the internal doors for a ventilation path. Least amount of ventilation, but ventilation when you need it, and where you need it. Then make the rest of the building as airtight as you want and know it's ventilation is taken care off and all ventilation is controlled not uncontrolled.