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Makes sense. Middle top is the kitchen (the underlying plan is out of date). Good news. Thank you. FW too or do they need to be 450 mm?

Thanks @PeterW. Like this you mean … ?

I have a first design for my foul-drainage runs (in red) from my engineers. A couple of questions… Could I combine the two right-most ICs into one? It might mean one of the runs would intersect the IC at 90º. Do the IC's all need to be 450 mm diameter or would smaller do, .e.g. 300mm or 320mm? I ask as my engineers, more used to big civil projects, tend to over specify things I think. (IC = inspection chamber)

Welcome!

Where would be the storage for things that are used on the veranda? e.g. folding tables, stackable chairs, cushions, etc. Perhaps swap the bathroom and store so the store room is nearer the veranda and perhaps make the store room accessible directly from the veranda?

Nice design. Some comments on the layout: I assume the en-suite and bathroom windows will be frosted. How about roof windows instead, they let in more light? For the en-suite, it would allow a mirror over the sink. Will your roof makeup allow for roof windows? Is the entrance hall dark? Is the interior vaulted ceilings?

Is it not possible to use a sacrificial EPS layer such as CellCore in place of the void? e.g. https://cordek.com/products/cellcore-hxs Its what I plan to use under my reinforced concrete raft and the raft's EPS insulation. My raft will be attached to piles because of clay and for tree root protection. (Note: a SE has not yet designed my raft, that will be done later by the timber-frame supplier, which in my case will do both frame and foundations).

@Triassic, @Russell griffiths, haha: my drainage scheme is fortunately still only on paper otherwise, who knows, it might well have been that 1-in-100 +40% event that my SUDS engineers were required by my local council to model for my plot.

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Welcome @Kay Pee!

Welcome! The site sounds idyllic. Will you take the role as prime contractor yourself?

One of the authors, Guy Shrubsole, has recently written this book, which is reviewed in the Guardian here.

Very interesting topic. Will be following. I wonder, do you plan for the lights be dimmable or controllable with automation?

Welcome @Milo.

Welcome!

Why might that be so? (Hoping to have FTTP for my forthcoming build and I think there are providers in my area, as well as there being Virgin Media).

More ingenuity. Impressed!

Hadn't thought of that as a solution: ingenious. Any reason why metal mesh, stapled in place, wouldn't have worked?

Thanks @jack, I went back to some of your earlier posts. Lots of interesting reading there! It seems you have re-branded Hunter Douglas blinds. I notice that @Bitpipe has roma.de blinds on Gaulhofer windows (fixed to the windows in the factory). I wonder if they produce blackout? (He said in 2016 that "and can almost act as a blackout"). Edit: I notice that the Gaulhofer website says: "People who want their home to be absolutely dark are advised to go for roller shutters. For everyone else who find 99% darkness sufficient and prefer a bit more flexibility in terms of light management, Venetian shutters are the first choice."

I wonder how would security blinds interact with fire evacuation requirements for a bedroom? I saw a reference online to a US site that said such security roller blinds for a bedroom were not allowed there because of building regulations, presumably fire evacuation regulations. It is relevant for the bedrooms in my bungalow I think, for which the windows have fire-evacuation sized openings.

@jack, to what extent do your external blinds reduce light levels? Do they produce near black out when fully closed? My thoughts are whether external blinds like yours would remove the need for internal black-out blinds in a bedroom.

Thanks @HerbJ. Ah so I see they are called "Rollladen" in German.

I am interested in those German windows you see when you visit a German home that have those built-in external window shutters mounted into the window itself and opened with a strap on the inside. Like in this video… Anyone knows who makes them, any brand names? I am expecting that there is a huge billion-€ German company that dominates the market that most people have never heard of.

While it is called a "Duct Mounted Cold Water Cooler", and has the requisite condensate drain, am I right to assume it would work perfectly well as a duct heater in winter to take the chill off incoming air, which will be ever so slightly cooler than room air during the winter?

Which model of Airport do you have? I can probably guide you through its setup if you want to fix it. You can PM me if you wish.