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Is the door insulated? I see little point if not.

I used some kerbs laid flat and concreted up to them.

Update. Just in case this is useful for others. I am able to remove the restriction for an extra £582.

After a long delay in getting mine I found the clause that I or one of my immediate family need to reside in the property for one year after the issue of the certificate. That’s my retirement plans out of the window for 2026.

Another thing that would have taken 5 minutes to do properly but added 2 hours to the overall task.

That is if the plasterer hasn’t managed to trap 4 out of 18 cables. 😡

Thanks all for the comments. I think I will be able to get this over the line using Nods recommendation. Alex had a far more pragmatic approach to getting the job done than the SAP assessor I used. Once again Cheers Nod .

Yes perfectly normal. That is a fire sock. The rest of the wall will be different.

I agree. This sort of thing boils my Pee. For some reason I had a little smile at this. I think it’s because I’ve got a funny feeling that they will have to do a re visit that is going to cost them time and money. It’s easier and cheaper to do it right the first time.

The dreaded SAP company asked me for geolocated photos for this as well. Of course I obliged. They need to be insulated as well as any primary pipework outside of the thermal envelope.

I work for a developer who has mastered the art and he uses the same SAP assessor as me. He spends most of his time on site taking photos that are for each plot. It is getting to be a nightmare these days from start to finish. I've had enough of it now and will be retiring next year (if I sell this house)

were you on the new regs ? Did your SAP assessor not ask for Geo located photos ?

The location data on the photos is only visible to me. I can't embed it on the photos that I sent. I saw someone else here had just sent a PDF file with the photos and they got passed ok so that is what I did. The location data on my phone is fairly accurate but not to the extent that it can differentiate between the 2 plots that are built next to each other with a min 3m gap between them. I don't have a couple of photos that they require, one is of cavity wall insulation at the junction with the DPC. Anyone who knows me here knows how anal I am about correctly installed cavity wall insulation with no gaps. Maybe I was concentrating on conveying that message too much rather than taking photos. Some of the photos show the location of other buildings etc. in the background but not all of them. Such a simple but time consuming mistake. I wish that I had been better advised abut the photos at the beginning.

No I got held up with bat surveys so didn’t start until 07/23 I’m on the new regs.

Thanks for this. I’m trying to but he hasn’t responded in a week.