Nickfromwales

“the project will significantly enhance its immediate setting and be sensitive to the defining characteristics of the local area”. My arse it will

AKA pretentious prick.

As is in so many instances. And with unjustifiable uplift in cost often without a wink of an eye. It would be a very different profession if they became responsible for creating budgets and were penalised for going over!! The best part is how little useful involvement they have during the build. Instead, it gets left to the likes of general builders to dig them out of the shit as unsung hero’s. And we keep on paying them because the human race is just so lost in its pursuit of this importance of what others will think. Can you imagine if the builder announced this uplift? He would have been launched out of a catapult. Beachside a “god” provoked it, they’re all chuffing smiles ffs. Goons.

I’m just entering my 3rd decade of bathroom installation ( coordination these days mostly ) and I haven’t ever needed a strip like that. Have a read of the thread I linked from back in the day. It’s quite well detailed there how I install trays and formers, so fill your boots

Do NOT fit that trim. It will cause you no end of problems, plus you cannot trim it against the shower cubicle. I gave up using those 20 years ago after all the comebacks. ??????

Have a rip through this and see if that saves a bunch of typing ( please! ). ??

200% Not necessarily. If the builder / contractor delivers a pragmatic agreement that means they can complete on good time, using quality products and retain time for a quality fit and finish, then they are definitely the right person afaic. If you cannot afford the price, then the journey ends there. Go get a QS and a reality check. By the time it comes to reassessing, the average client is balls-deep and past the point of no return. Often the man left standing becomes a punchbag, and the focus of the anxieties and frustrations that follow. Add to that, a diminishing profit margin ( at the expense of this thread ) and it’s game over for everyone. The point had been made, but I often think it’s the contractor that should properly protect themselves against the client at least in equal quantities. It’s usually the clients first and last significant project, but the contractors profession which they undertake full time. Who should be worried about who in that scenario?

I would stay up and fight, but there's finally something good on TV.

It's shite like this that doesn't even closely resemble an alternative view. And as far as 'touchy' is, I'm 47 and have nothing to be touchy about these days, just this forum is usually on a higher level than what you've just put out. I stand by my statement. Just words, remember, and my "alternative view" seeing as were apparently to one if it justifies lacking of factual information.

Those with a F****** crystal ball!?! We are in unprecedented times for this building generation. Horse manure. I'm on the ground, purchasing right now and for the many months since lockdown "ended", and the these "knowns" are drastically worse than anyone anticipated. More to the point, the cost increases have only become really bad, relatively recently. Probably best to stop "contributing" to this thread now me thinks........ This thread cannot survive on such narrow-minded garbage. And no, I've had a perfectly fine day.

KISS is the way forward Electricity is abundantly more useful than an ever hot DHW cylinder all summer.

It is only in the last 3 or more months that the effect of the pandemic aftermath has started to significantly affect materials availability and the "supply and demand" uplift in costs. So yes, very harsh, and quite out of touch with what is actually going on in the industry to boot. Yes, and that shan't be absorbed or consumed by anything as it is there to offset time and paperwork / accountancy fees / fuel and time between merchants / time on phone sorting procurement etc etc, so no to anyone assuming "we" should just take money from our pockets and help 'hard done by' individuals building their dream home. Sorry, NO SALE. Homeowners have TV's and are aware of such things also, so those 'playing dumb' can also take a hike. Customers would be on "us" like a tramp on a kebab if they read that materials had gone down in price ffs. Self builders......live by the sword etc etc.

Put some gaffa tape from the wall to the tray and pour a kettle over it. If the water makes its way left and right of the 'defect' then makes its way into the tray I'd say don't panic. If there is a constant pooling of water there and the stagnant water does NOT make its way into the tray then a possible case for a return as unacceptable. Even the most expensive trays have such manufacturing defects, and it's about averages eg where the defect occurs and can you live with it? If it falls as per the small level shows, and then carried on to the left / right and then naturally makes its way to the drain then I'd say you'll be fine. It's all designed to be soaked constantly for 10-15 mins x number of times a day at the end of the day. Tanking and sealing the upstand as I mention in other threads is all the insurance you'll need AFAIC.

External blinds will be an effective way of reducing nuisance summertime overheating, and, even if only for a handful of weeks of the year, will prove invaluable in making the dwelling comfortable to live in during those periods of peak / excess solar gain. If you install a 3 phase inverter then your electrician will not have to worry about loading up the phases in balance, as the inverter will simply push the juice into whichever phase wants it, whenever it wants it. That’s the easy bit!! Consider SolarWatt with a modest DC battery system if you have a sizeable PV array ( size? ). What thickness of concrete slab will you average? I’m not fully versed with Kore.

Don’t blame them. Why should a contractor take money out his back pocket and gift it to someone to build their home? I’ve drawn a line under it now, and will absorb 3% max ( so a 6% uplift is 50/50 between the client and my company ) but after that the client pays or takes a hike. The uplift is not the fault of any contractor so expecting them to be met regardless is just a ridiculous stance. ? The client gets to hold onto these things, and enjoy them for the duration and not the contractor, so get your hand in your back pocket and stump up!!! The construction industry is on fire atm, and contractors will just migrate to the next willing client, so beware playing devils advocate as good trades will just move on and then you’ll be left with the barrel scrapes. That’s a step backwards not forwards, so no savings or value there, quite the opposite.

You can store it in the new shed…………..

Because it’s not black any longer silly!! ?

Design work is classed as professional fees. They are correct to charge you VAT as I do. Zero VAT comes with supply and fit packages.

Don’t forget to identify Earth, Neutral and Live(s) with G/Y, blue and brown sleeving.

Going from 3 core to 4 is pennies. I’d do that just to give you options. I’d Earth the SWA and use a core for dedicated Earth to fittings. I’m a bit OCD so take that with a pinch of salt.

The expansion allowed in the buffer is for that alone, so, just to clarify, you still need the aforementioned expansion also.

Ingress of water will be your worst issue, so test everything and then flood the junction boxes with resin to mummify everything for life. Smother the exposed outer of the SWA with dense silicone grease or possibly Vaseline before pushing the shrouds on. YouTube videos will give you the remainder of the info you need to get this done.

Most of the audibility issues are when the system is boosting, but the boost causes the entire system to run at the higher rate so I’d heard in bedrooms for eg when a shower is being used elsewhere. A lot of the fan noise can be reduced by the fan not labouring against the absolute smallest ducts you can get away with. Less resistance vs same flow rate = quieter system. Some are more convoluted than others so results often vary.

Hmmmmm. Ive just done a Brink Sky 150 for a very small ( annex ) dwelling and the ducts to atmosphere and manifolds were in 160mm. 125mm is the size associated with a decent cooker hood. Not sure this will run very quietly.

Is this supply and exhaust for an MVHR? If so, this is very small diameter duct for a whole of house ventilation system. What is going in, and what is it doing?