Nickfromwales

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The inner leaf always does the heavy lifting. Outer is just for a rain screen.

Erm… wouldn’t this still be a block inner-block outer cavity wall to sit atop the cavity of brickwork? If so, the joists would be toothed into the inner leaf? The ends of the posis would be designed to have timber stock set into the ends of them, to sit on masonry robustly, and the top chord would just be ordered long, to fly over, and be cut as desired.

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Doesn’t sound terrible tbh, but I’m just not a fan of SIP’s vs a proper timber frame blown full of cellulose. Have you read the small print twenty times? Usually you’ll be responsible for a lot of stuff and you need that costed out before you take one more step forward, so you have a high level project cost. I was going to ask about the promised AT score, but I’m assuming 1.0ach or close to?

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Whoa!!!!!! We could be sued for defamation if you abuse a member in such a derogatory way, and I think you should……… ………oh, hang on. Did you say @Pocster? Sorry, yes, he’s fair game. Fill your boots My apologies. 😂

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Ok 👍. I’d look at a spares kit ordered in now, o-rings / seals mostly, and possibly a spare thermostatic cartridge depending on £££. Should be 20yrs trouble-free motoring then regardless of what happens with the company / support downstream.

Looks like that would just get you where you can use push fit. Remember that you need to buy a decent quality valve to bury in the wall as spares may be an issue later down the line. If a client is undecided I just use these https://ebay.us/m/slX6ED But check prices of the face plate that you then need to go with it. For eg Link eBay / Gumtree / farcebook marketplace are your friends here. Link

You could clad the whole exterior of the untreated timber frame with a fireproof cement board. Then just cover it over with the cheapest cladding you can obtain. Have you explored this option at all? The cement board would add racking strength so may allow you to go for less materials in the TF construction, as if this is a taller than normal building then you’ll really need to rack the walls if going TF. Cement board would kill two birds with one stone there, but consider the weight when “designing” the roof.

Yup, just you’ll be routing out the back of the plasterboard to get pipe and fittings covered, particularly problematic if you’re using push fit plumbing instead of soldering copper pipes. If you can set it back another 10-15mm that would make plumbing much easier, and allow you to use push fit.

I’ve copied this from a stray thread, as it’s better off here @Garage build, so folk have the back story and you don’t have to explain it all over again Hi I’m considering using ……. Metal Roof Sheet (34/1000 Box Profile) Polyester Paint Coated 0.7mm Juniper Green - 2400mm They say they are “Independently tested: to current CE EN 14782 requirements” What European fire resistance compliance category A1 A2 BCDE would this type of metal sheeting comply with? I'm considering using this sheet metal material as wall and roof cladding when constructing a garage LBH 5.2x4.3x2.8m to the ridge line. Untreated rough sawn timber stud partition frame and roof timbers will all be coated in Thermoguard exterior fire retardant fluid. (Two coats) prior to application of metal cladding to meet the 30min requirement. all materials and design must comply with the latest building regs technical handbook non domestic (Scotland) Thank you steve

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Ultimate sacrifices for the tightness of air. 🫡👊👌🤝 Good lad.