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Bingo!

You'll need to upscale the dimensions of that plan if you want to house Buffalo in it! ?

Just had our first motion trigger. No hedgehog so not sure what triggered it as I'm pretty sure the dried mealworm I put out were dead.

Basic plans available here - https://littlesilverhedgehog.com/2016/01/26/build-a-hedgehog-house/

No idea. GIA is 0.156 m2 and the materials cost next to knack all, but the brownie points earned from Mrs NSS are absolutely priceless ?

They love our Hosta plants. Perhaps I'll plant a few around the 'house'.

Just been reading up on this and according to thehedgehog.co.uk "We also used to suggest chopped peanuts, but recent research shows that hedgehogs eating larger quantities of these, can suffer from brittle bones as the calcium gets leaked out of the system by eating too many." Cat food, particularly chicken flavour, appears popular so may give that a try, but bacon is another no no - presumably they turn into Porkupines ?

Peanuts it will be then. Do they prefer salted or dry roasted? ?

Some left over OSB and EPDM (from roofing the shed), a few screws and stainless staples and, voila, one weatherproof home. Awaiting EPC and building regs sign-off, but with luck the new occupants can move in very soon. Tomorrow's job is to position an Arlo camera in the hope of getting some video footage of our spiky friends ?

... for our visiting hedgehogs ?

Spent last weekend in Painswick. Nice area. Stayed at Cardynham House.

Ours is two sheets of 8mm toughened then laminated and bolted to the steel stringers. Absolutely rock solid.

The Solent area has it's own micro-climate. Was wet and windy all day yesterday but has been gusting to over 50 knots since the early hours with intermittent downpours. Definitely a day for indoor jobs!

Quick update. Active cooling via the UFH is now sorted. All we need now is for summer to return so we can try it!

Welcome. We have a timber frame with similar u-values to your target and (relative to the size of the property) quite a lot of south-facing glazing (albeit SageGlass). We don't open any windows/doors as air quality is crucial to my wife's health, but we do have active cooling capability (though it's not been needed often). We had our groundworks (up to slab) done by a local contractor and then the timber frame made and erected. We then used subbies and did quite a lot of the rest ourselves. We did a fair bit of research into the various TF suppliers and narrowed it down to two who we had detailed discussions with and quotes from. In the end we chose the one we felt most comfortable with, not least because (when you're spending near £100k) we liked that our money was held in ESCROW until agreed stages were completed before release to said supplier. The two were Touchwood and Scandia Hus, and we went with the latter. They're not the cheapest, and don't (or at least didn't) offer the u-values of the likes of MBC, but we've no regrets about our choice. Whichever route you choose, it has to be what you believe is right for you (and your budget), but be prepared for a rollercoaster ride and make sure you have a healthy contingency. We hoped to spend £240k and ended up spending around £305k on our fairly complex chalet bungalow design of 165m2 (GIA) plus a double attached garage. Even if you plan everything to the nth degree, at times you'll still question why you ever started, but it will be worth it in the end. Enjoy the ride ?

Not the most eco-friendly solution though Dave ?

Bugs bug me. Specifically spiders. Not inside the house, the place is so airtight they can't get inside unless they follow you in as you open the front door, but outside - all over the outside. Not sure whether it's the cladding, and the air gaps above and below it, but it's spider heaven and they seem to particularly enjoy crawling over the security cameras. The little buggers have a habit of doing so at silly-o'clock, triggering the motion sensors which in turn results in a very loud 'alert' tone on my phone. I have even been known to go outside in the middle of the night with a feather duster tied to a broom handle to clear them. Bloody web-cams!

Wireless cameras?

Good old BBC weather forecast. At 8am the forecast for here was clear skies all day. By noon is was partly cloudy and by 2pm pretty much full cloud cover so I stopped taking readings as it wouldn't have been a useful test. Auntie Beeb? is currently forecasting rain and near gale force winds all day tomorrow, so chances are it will be wall to wall sunshine and a gentle breeze ?

I'm using an IR sensor 'gun' and suspect that it is not the most accurate device but should at least be able to see a trend. Also recording the supply and outside temp readings from the MVHR.

Am recording temperatures at a number of points internally and externally today at hourly intervals, albeit first taken at 0940, so I can build a better picture. Forecast here is for clear skies all day so should be interesting.

No, unfortunately not. What I did note last night was that the room temp, and that of the internal wall face, continued to rise (at least for a couple of hours or so). Presumably this is decrement delay at work.

Hi @lizzie, will endeavour to oblige but in its tinted state I imagine it performs much the same as any 3G glazing.

No problem. Curious as to why you asked?