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Four days in and the front part of our drive is done Myself and my good lady have worked hard in the heat Better than rain Just about

Just solved the storage/planning/container/summerhouse/studio conundrum with an old wooden horsebox! I guess you lot might think I'm bonkers, but I'm hoping after it's done it's time as a storage facility, it will be a cool camper van

I like paved drives, but did you have a case of the Merkel's when taking the pictures.

I'm trying to compare the cost of a system with a u-value of 0.10 which is approximately 5.5k more expensive than one which has a u-value of 0.15. Are there any ready reckoners about to calculate payback of the additional capital cost?

There are some cements that are supposed to be carbon neutral. https://phys.org/news/2015-09-technique-cement-carbon-neutral.html Spoke to this guy a few years back, was very helpful. Not sure if he is still at Sheffield. Dr Ewan A Byars Centre for Cement and Concrete University of Sheffield e.byars@sheffield.ac.uk

What did Walter Segal recommend?

That looks wonderful.

My neighbour designs and installs ventilation systems. He's installed various types and currently recommends maico. They have fully automated functioning, VOC, CO2, humidity, temperature sensors that control flow rate. You can programme your own modes through the app, e.g. when humidity hits a certain point, it can trigger a change in flow rate. Also have the semi permeable heat exchanger that help with humidity. I've not looked in to MVHR systems at all yet, so not been able to do a comparison. His reason for liking them is the range of control and high level of automation. Fit and forget. Apart from filters.... https://www.eibmarkt.com/gb/products/Maico-Central-air-supply-and-exhaust-device-WS-320-K.html Edit. Link to manufacture's pages https://www.maico-ventilatoren.com/en/products/p/ws-470-g51104/ws-470-bet-p113724/ The units with "E" in the name are the enthalpic. Ones with "K" have anti frost pre heaters.

Not great for backs I guess the guys doing all the time must get used to being stooped over Or are thirty years younger than us

I was thinking that would be an impact of the camera trying to focus on a texture. Needs a pair of well-deserve contrasting deck chairs and a table with some beer for the camera to focus on :-). F

Beautiful.

That's a good looking job.

Looking good. Ferdinand

Venetian plaster looks the mutts nuts but is an artform. @PeterStarck's is lovely.

Not forgetting space saving of course.

GBS used compacfoam 200 under the window and door thresholds on their Golcar passive house - fixed with threaded bar into the slab, to reduce thermal bridging. https://www.greenbuildingstore.co.uk/products/compacfoam-200/ I'm not linked to GBS in any way. Has anyone considered the thermal bridging of Velox metal ties?? They did talk about a ??basalt?? tie 12 months ago, but they dont seem to have developed this.

Corrugated :-). https://www.themodernhouse.com/sales-list/chandlers-reach/