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I got an email from the assessor. It all passes. Yepeee.

Yes, we started ground work in 2021.

Hopefully, the as built spec. is sufficient. Will see by end of next week.

See as design and as built images attached. It doesn't appear to be a big difference in u-values or is it?

I don't think anyone intentionally decided to change the specification. Let's say it was my inexperience. I would have stuffed the house with insulation had I known what the SAPs were for. I think we mainly followed the architect drawings instead, which stated the insulation required. I still added more insulation then what was stated on architect's drawings. I remember tradesmen saying why so much insulation. Luckily, adding more insulation as got the house spec. closer to the SAPs spec (I think).

Thanks guys, let's see how heavy the punch would be.

No, there's no mention of the photos in the email or on the form.

For clarity...We have two attic rooms. In the eaves (unusable space), it's 200mm earthwool in joists. The vertical and slopped wall of the attic rooms are 150mm PIR boards. There's some unusable space on top of the attic room ceiling and that has 400mm earthwool. Within all cavity walls, it's EcoTherm 50mm PIR board insulation.

Yeh we used 50mm pir insulation in walls. The cavity walls were 300mm with in total (100mm blocks, 50mm PIR insulation, 50mm cavity and 100mm stone). 100mm PIR insulation on ground floor for UFH. 25mm PIR insulation for first floor UFH. 200mm earthwool between joists. 400mm earthwool above joists. 150mm PIR insulation for slopped roof.

It's just frustration. I asked the questions to hear the truth. Besides solar, how long would you have to fit the solar? Can they enforce adding insulated plasterboard, which would mean a lot of work?

I was hoping you would just say just sign the form without amendments. How would they know what insulation you have used? arggggh I don't have the funds for the solar After 5 years, we just want to move in.

I hope this thread is in the correct section. Hi The company that is doing our house as built SAPs as asked me to sign and return Part L1A 2013 Specification to sign off the dwelling, see attached. My concern is we didn't use as much insulation as stated on the form for walls (stated 100mm but used 50mm PIR) and floor (stated 150mm but used 100mm PIR for UFH). Therefore, the house won't achieve the stated u-values. Any suggestions as to what to do? We are ready to move in. Should I be concerned? Oh boy this feels bad but I must ask, should I sign it as stated should I amended it then sign it? What are the consequences? Thanks

The electrician swapped the two room wiring around at in the wiring centre on top of the manifold. All seems to be working as it should now.

Boiler - Valiant ecotec plus 635 I've found the exact cause of the problem. After weeks of investigation, I found that raising the temperature on the thermostat in Sitting room didn't trigger the Sitting room zone instead it triggered the Lounge zone. However, raising the temperature on the Lounge thermostat didn't trigger the Sitting room zone. Furthermore, I noticed, the Sitting room zone's three auto actuators wouldn't come on now. They came on before. One of the thermostats must had triggered them on/off before so why not now? I started focussing on the Lounge zone. If the Sitting room thermostat is triggering the Lounge zone then Lounge thermostat is the likely one that should trigger the Sitting room zone but why isn't it? So I finally did what every computer user does, at least once in there life time Reboot. I pulled the Lounge thermostat out of it's casing on the wall and then re-seated it. Recycling the power to the Lounge thermostat resolved the issue, well, I mean I found the actual problem. The Lounge thermostat switched on the Sitting room zone and the temperature of sitting room slowly started rising. The problem: The Sitting room thermostat is triggering the Lounge zone and vice versa. So in conclusion, the Sitting and Lounge room zones wiring need swapping. The technician is coming out next week. Thanks to all.

There's no thermostat in the garage. I'm not sure whether the controller has a built-in thermostat.