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Let's face it, communicating via a forum isn't always the best way of getting one's point across. IanR and Sensus, you both clearly know a lot about this topic. I think what's happened is that you're talking about slightly different things, or perhaps have different focuses on what's important in this conversation. Please, let's pause for a moment, take a deep breath, have a cup of something hot and/or strong (it's 5 o'clock somewhere) and

Doesn't matter as much as you think on a masonry build as if it's brick then the windows or doors go where it suits the bond of the brick no matter what it says on the usually ripped, dirty and wet plan. Same goes with block but not just as bad as you can obviously cut a block to suit whatever size you need to get to.

Call me a skeptic, but it removes air from the system. HOW will that save money on your heating bills?

All pipes, rainwater, SVP, etc have to be modified and brought out. The Electrical box is also extended out along with window cills, etc. You also need to consider all external items which are fixed to the walls like gates, clothes lines, satellite dishes, TV aerials, etc. You can't fix these to insulation later so want to allow grounds same way radiators internally need support. It looks like you have wet dash too which might need a coat of plaster to create a smoother more level base for the external insulation. You don't want air pockets behind the EWI. It's a big job that needs a lot of consideration.

Fitting EWI, while costly, is very beneficial to a house as you reduce other cold bridges such as at first floors, internal walls junctions, etc. Nothing you can do will remove the thermal bridge of the wall from the footings however it can be reduced. Extending the external insulation down 300mm or more if you can below ground level externally will reduce the cold bridge. This might require modifying foothpaths around the house etc but in my case I had to relocate rainwater drainage and was digging up footpaths anyway. With a suspended floor you should also be able to insulate the floor easily. Internal insulation will be more disruptive if you're living in the house.

Or highlight just the text you want to quote and click on "Quote this"

I don't think it's particularly intuitve. Basically, you want to: - Click "Quote" under the first post you want to quote from - Type your response, including editing the quoted part if desired - Put the cursor where you want the next quote to appear - Click "Quote" under the next post you want to quote from - Rinse and repeat as necessary One thing I find very annoying about the quoting system is that if you're not careful when editing the quote, you can lose the ability to get the cursor underneath/outside the quote so you can comment. If that happens, CTRL-Z to undo until you get back past the edit that caused the problem. As far as possible, I always type at least a couple of characters under the quoted section before editing the quote, as it avoids this problem happening.

Hi Jamie, our plumber is due on site tomorrow to finish the last couple of jobs before move in, we are based in broughshane, i ll get his details and pass on tomorrow.

No, I don't think so. But, it would be useful to start one. How about it @swisscheese ? If you do, you won't be on your own. I'm sure members will muck in with you. I will too. Then we can pin it. YooChube has a good range of how-to videos, and they are often a good starting point.

I too live in Kent and will need one to commission our system, happy to consider sharing. I think this sharing idea was raised on the old site. Mike