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    Interesting thought Russell. Why do you think a brick skin is superior to brick slips? Is it just cost or are there other things too? (Its a topic that I am thinking about at the moment for my build.)
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    I believe it is better too have the supply and exhaust vents on the same face of the building (but separated by an acceptable distance to prevent cross flow). The reason for being on the same face is that, in that orientation, the wind pressure is likely to be balanced across supply and exhaust.
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    Might that include brick slips (an option I am considering)?
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    Interesting comment. Could you explain this a little more? (My planned house will have a big flat roof, hence my interest.)
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    I am following this discussion with interest. I too am interested in a through-the-wall chute, external and through a gate pillar or fence section. I too am concerned about parcels and would like a larger letter plate so at least small parcels will pass, preferably bigger ones too. I am also considering a separate parcel box of some form. Nothing I have seen so far quite meets the needs.
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    @Red2000, welcome. What a helpful and insightful post, thank you! I read it carefully and took notes. I hope you'll be sticking around to share your experience in other posts too.
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    Welcome @katy. Having light coming from more than one direction is important in my opinion. In my build, I intend to have at least two directions for natural light to enter each of the main rooms. A second point is that roof lights are more effective than windows at bringing in natural light (I intend to have lots), but of course that's rather dependent on the shape of your building (mine is a flat-roofed bungalow).
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    Thanks all. That's reassuring. I will probably use his service therefore.
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    I have had a quote from a surveyor which looks good and friendly chap too. But I notice by looking at his website (and checking on the RICS site) that he is not a member of RICS or anywhere else as far as I can see. Does it matter? He seems to be an experienced Total Station operator and surveyor, and has testimonials on his webssite. The work is a full topographic survey of my plot.
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    Might this be the natural territory of a local family solicitor, not a specialist? Might a one-hour free consultation with such be a useful double check of your plans for how to proceed?
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    As posted here, a recent scientific paper also suggests that MVHR alone is insufficient to clear the pollution that cooking generates. A further reason for a externally-vented cooker extractor perhaps.
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    This scientific paper addresses internal air quality in Passive Houses with MVHR. It suggests a significant source of internal PM2.5 is cooking and that MVHR may be inadequate in removing such contaminants, even in boost mode. It also looks at contributors to air quality, such as CO₂ and formaldehyde. It is a current paper, with a forthcoming publication date of 15 October 2018. The houses monitored for the study are in Colorado, USA. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/authShare/S0360132318305183/20180907T163100Z/1?md5=5e4246e165b6c901268110a047c99c37
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    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-45450278 Television wildlife presenter Johnny Kingdom has been killed in an accident on his land. The film-maker, photographer and author, who specialised in his local area of Exmoor and north Devon, died on Thursday night. Police confirmed emergency services were called to a field near Wadham Cross in Knowstone, Devon, to reports that a digger had rolled over.
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    Welcome, @Rob99. There are lots of people here who will be able to answer your questions!
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    Welcome aboard, @IainH. Sounds good. Where abouts are you located?
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    Me too.
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    Welcome @Sean003point5. Love that curved roof line shown in the plans!
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    Welcome @Tyke2! With your knowledge, I look forward to learning from your questions and answers.
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    Very interesting discussion. @jack, with the benefit of hindsight, would you have changed anything about your TV room to correct for that propensity for summer overheating? Asking as its relevant for the design of my future house.
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    Good point @Russell griffiths. The only problem is that I don't have any windows at all from either of the bedrooms and also none from other rooms on those sides of the house. Instead I have lots of large roof lights.
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    So could I just lay a drain at 1:8 over 20 m to achieve my 2.5 m drop, no chambers needed? Presumably not. (Or 1:13 for the foul drain?)
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    Delivery/collection of site hut, welfare facilities (site toilet), storage container? I think you're having a garage for some or all of those.
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    For those like me who did not know, the ring is for safety to stop a child falling down the hole. The stipulation is in Building Regulations Part H.
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    The foul sewer is ⌀ 100 mm. The surface water drain is ⌀ 300 mm.
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    Ah, interesting. Makes sense. Main sewer run in the access road. There is a storm-drain manhole and an "unable-to-lift" foul sewer manhole, both within 10 m of my boundary in the road.
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