Roger440

Likewise. However, its the obvious solution to minmising intrusive work in a house thats being lived in, as well as reducing costs. Logic suggests this will be quite common. However, more of a concern is the controls. Why, why, why does it need to be dependant on the internet to work. Just no. Id predict this level of of electronic complexity is going to bite Octupus in the backside. Hard. They didnt even get past the first day of operation without having to replace the white controller box thing.

Good stuff. Keeping the internet away from systems in the house is key for me. Have you ever posted a schematic or similar of your complete set up? Id love to get my head round it, as you seem to have all the sensible things i consider important, without needless crap.

Thanks for the info, most useful. The trickle vent thing is where i suspect ill get tripped up. Im not sure they are going to accept the draughts and lack of air tightness elsewhere in the house as suitable ventilation? Longer term as i sort the rest of the house out, i will then need to consider ventilation, but thats years away. Once you involve them, its rather difficult to uninvolve them. If they insist on trickle vents, then i have to have them. And thats not happening. Much to ponder.

Theres lots of good ideas in this tread, and a handful of crazy ones. Everyone is welcome to discuss these forever, which is all very nice. But their relationship to the real world is tenous at best. Im not actally sure i see much benefit in discussing what are in many cases, fantasy, however well intentioned, from a practical perspective. The real world exists as it is. I find it more useful to consider the real world, rather the the world as you might wish it to be.. As your post is a direct pop at me, maybe ill step out, despite actually suggesting real world practical solutions. Never mind.

Well, i could. But, and i dont really know, as im replacing the windows, will i not need to do some sort of assesment as its a thermal element? I also dont want to get tangled up in nonsense about trickle vents. Im not having any. I really dont want to get involved in paying for reports just to give to the inspector. Nor do i have a a clear idea what the duty holder roles entail.

Thanks They triple is 40mm and U 0.70. Punching some examples in seems quite sensible.

Dont mention the ferries! And definitely dont mention port issues. Sadly proves my point yet again.

I couldnt find the depth. Thanks. They seem to be well thought of. Expensive as you observe. I think i need to stick to UPVC for this. Cant have timber as ill spend my life maintaining them here.

Thanks. Will give them a tinkle. I probably need to fit them myself, as i need to do remedial work to the reveal as i want to move them further inward. Means no FENSA cert, but will gloss over that, even with the threat of 2 years jail time under the new regs!

Proving my point once again.

I get all that, i know more about it than i want to. But it is a demonstration of a government run project. And its a small trifling one compared to what Ed has planned. And you think it can go any other way than badly? A bilion or so here and there isnt much to get worked up about on projects like this. But its going to be more than 100 billion over budget. You can do a lot with 100 billion. Its just not sustainable.

Exactly what i was going to say! But i think anyone could have guessed that.

Can you refer me to some succesful government infrastructure projects? Say, in the last 10 years. I can think of one. HS2. What an utter shambles. Assuming its ever finished, its going to be at least five times over budget, and wont deliver half what was planned. And never mind the sheer cost of building it to a bigger gauge for bigger trains. Which now wont be built, because the trains will now have to use the exsisting infrastructure, so will be conventional size. With HS2 it goes on, and on, and on. I do agree with you, that the core services of the nation should be government run, but the damage is done, and is, without a huge long term program of building back up the institutions, impossible to recover

You do keep avoiding the thorny issue of how, whatever you do, is funded? An easy first step is to unpeg renewable costs. Simple. Could be done tommorow. But it wont be, nor next week, or next year, or during my lifetime probably. Making mad money is way more important than worrying about climate change. As i keep saying, no one in authority is serious. Self enrichment comes first. Regardless of anything else, electricity needs to come down, not putting up gas.

Hmmm. Sounds like what i want isnt available? Im not sure i want to get involved in "creating" my own windows though? Rehau do flush casement, but as you say, that might be different. They only fit 34mm to those. Who was willing to do the 36mm? I need to get some numbers from them all i guess and make a decision from there. Slightly thinner triple should still be better. Should!