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Mine are the same as @JSHarris although a different name and I checked back and they came from http://www.bkelec.com/ They sadly no longer list them but that price from tech4homes is good. If my memory, LOL serves me right I paid about £18 per pair buying 12 pairs albeit 2010. They are on at least 5 hours a day and more at weekends and have given no bother. I would/am going to use them in the new house. As I said in an earlier post I have individual volume controls, chrome in bathroom and whit MK double blanks elsewhere

Geberit do an insert for the flush-plate that allows you to put blocks in the cistern: Stops constant removing of the flush-plate, just tilt and insert the block.

The job is done. Decided on a custom made lead exit for the gutter. It will stop the cedar from getting wet and ensure the water drains onto the slates.

Willis is an immersion in a small enclosure - link it between the hot flow and the return from the loops and then turn it down low. Wire into a 13a plug if you need to as it's only 3kw External Immersion Heater (also known as a Willis) https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B00XLBAAEG/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_vI5Hzb919R4J9 Its an hours job for the plumber.

3kw Willis heater ? 5 minute retro fit into your intended system and near zero doing / undoing and no pointless boiler installing. .

Oh and as a passive spec house you can run the lot as a single system so no actuators required ...

I've got 3 running to the gates - master for the intercom, a second for an IP camera if I fit it, and the third for a potential sensor for the post box if that ends up in the wall.

I'm pretty sure they were Adastra IW5s. I can't find the place I bought them from, but a quick look around shows that there are lots of places selling them, like here: http://tech4homes.co.uk/adastra-iw5-in-wall-ceiling-speaker

and / or A self-employed planner who really knows her oats. The gender choice is deliberate. Women are far more capable at focusing on detail; nitty gritty detail. And thats exactly what you need now. You need someone who can answer this question simply , honestly, quickly, first. Why? Because your design taste will be changed by the process of planning for building it. Exactly the same way that drinking cheap red wine , with persistence, evolves into the odd glass of serious claret. Research the planner market. Do that by reading widely. Read the Design Access statements` they have written. Does the statement show a well-argued narrative? Or is it sloppy / slapdash? Waste time with many local estate agents. Encourage indiscretion on their part; and remember those who refused. Network like mad. Then interview one or two. Trust those who want a small amount of cash up front for a quick, straight opinion. And then employ the one who impresses you most. But solve the water supply issue first. There is a long cautionary tale about that to be found on @JSHarris blog.

Two things spring to mind- subsitute a cheaper wood, like Douglas Fir, and move away from an actual structural oak frame to a cheaper structure with the solid timber only used in key areas where it will be seen. A true solid oak frame is a terrible thermal bridge anyway.

Open all the doors in the house and turn it up REALLY LOUD!

I wouldn't have decking if it was free. Can't stand the stuff. Slippery, maintenance hungry, and takes a lot to keep looking even half decent. ?

Finished!