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our buffer tank is 90 litres

when I was a kid we didn't have an automatic pump switch on the coal boiler - when the water boiled in the pipes you'd think the house was about to fall down. I think Nick is right. I'm guessing a pump wired into the elec feed to one / both of the Willis heaters would be OK?

The temptation to hit someone when they ask 'when are you moving in' is getting stronger by the day. Its all about hours. We need more. Its great when bits get done and you never have to go back to them! I might even do a blog when its done - a sort of retro one...

6 years in now but getting close. Its been a tough do when you've got a full time job as well. I try not to look at any other 'self' builds. Set small targets and don't make too many lists.

Hi all, I need a 90deg BT bend to just finish off the telephone ducting - there are suppliers on ebay but I was just wondering if anyone had a surplus one they would sell to me? I'd rather give forum members cash than a trader on ebay. Cheers CC

a tall pixie?

along with a nice bathroom unit and mirror...

how big is this standpipe? My temp box was a fraction of this size!

local agricultural outlet will prob be the cheapest for Hypo - dairy farmers use it for cleaning pipes so should be in stock.

good effort!

sad isn't it. I bought 17 doors from my local merchant - £3k order so I assumed I'd have a fair discount. Saw them in there last week - same price as I paid and anyone could go in there and buy one. The cost of loyalty is too much tbh.

have you tried bleeding the loops? I did all mine last weekend - it takes a few hours. Good instructions normally come with the Wunda stuff. If you aren't sure what you are doing then it would be sensible to get an expert in - you don't want to damage something in the slab!

Hi all, not sure this is in the correct topic.... Im trying to get a telephone line into our new build but rather than a simple job it seems to be quite a challenge. We want an underground cable. I've got duct laid down to the front of the plot but external to our property it would need to pass through a track which has services running at 90deg to the duct. Where it crossed the track its actually council verge (that the track runs over). I've spent an hour on the phone and aren't any the wiser as to how I go about this. Does anyone know? I thought that openreach would give me a price for running the duct into the property along with the line and then I find a phone provider...... obviously not. Any help gratefully received CC

we've got a 2ndary return. Remember that the loop will benefit anything else that feeds off it - its not just the furthest point that it benefits.

Its a risk - not sure I could face the problem if it did rear its head...

I didnt take a chance with ours - it had a good heat shock to get all the movement out of the way. 1 wee crack appeared in the slab which the tiler bridged over with some sort of membrane. If your tiler says to do it then I would - will he guarantee the job incl materials if it goes wrong?

This is VERY GOOD advice. Ours are at 600mm - OK but way better with 400mm. Use the pozi joists 600 spec with a 400mm gap. You should be fine with that.

down through cupboards etc into floor / ceiling voids.

Did you get a structural engineer to spec them? I would a 10ft high retaining wall. I would put a drain & permeable material behind that height of wall. Cheaper than rebuilding it.

the white stuff on the compression joint is where you have (had) a v small leak, its like kettle scale.

the adhesive below the slip layer is ~ 1 or 2mm at most. I spread our out with a 3mm trowell - so ~ 1.5mm deep max. The issue is the depth of the decoupling matt itself not the adhesive. I think 15mm is too tight, you need a decoupling layer of 2 or 3mm in total. maybe @Nickfromwales knows of a solution?

How tall are these retaining walls? I've got some around a lawn - prob 600mm high. Just a french drain on the lawn side, I've even put a water proof barrier on the wall side if the this to stop the ground water from staining the bricks. Seems OK to me.

we paid a few £ for some pre planning advice - may be worth asking whether you can do the same....

@ToughButterCup pm me & I will donate some earth sheathing to your cause....... Any idea when the name will be changed back?

Loch Etive - spent days bagging Munro's & wild camping in the area. You are lucky to be able to build there. Enjoy it.