justins

We've gone for this - just ordered the black v boards from Kedel now just hoping we can get the urgent bits done before the builders all break for xmas! Thanks for the suggestion! J.

Ahh - I misunderstood. Appreciate the input! And yes, figuring what you don't want is often as helpful as figuring what you do! Cheers!

This looks expensive - and complicated as we have a bunch of levels and steel plate I imagine would be difficult and expensive - just like the upside down render bead idea! Thank you!

Does it not just blow after a winter freeze? We were thinking that but the people doing the main render on the house refused to do it because they said it wouldn't last! Thanks!

This looks great. Can't find anything looking like that when I just searched for PS cladding. Do you recall where you got it? And you built it out on batons and then onto a concrete board? or the cladding fixes to the batons? Thank you!

Hello! Been lurking around here the last 14 months while we converted out 60's bungalow into a modern 3 storey house, with as much passive house spec as we could get (but not even close!). A lurker more than contributor being that I don't know much about much, so it's mostly been researching things. Though realised I've learned a lot over the last year so plan on doing a little post on things I've learned in case it might help others in the same situations! Anyways... requesting some help... We're nearing the end of the project and are struggling with what to put between the ground and the render (is it called a plinth?). It's not all easy straight lines either - some stairs to figure out and a few different types of surface. Builders are suggesting bitumen paint. Looks kind of ok, but means there is no insulation on those areas. We's love to brick or board it but then that would bridge the DPC... so thought maybe batons and then insulation board on the batons... keep air there so there's no DPC bridge... but not sure if that works. Then either render or paint on the board? Brick slips might be good but will be a tedious job around the stairs and would still need the boards and insulation. Assuming we'll have a kind of french drain around the outside up against this plinth. What have others done in this situation, must be a common thing? Anyone with experience of the bitumen paint in this situation? Something about it doesn't sit right... Much appreciate any help and thanks to everyone posting on here with stuff that's helped on our build thus far. Cheers, Justin