MikeSharp01

Those trims look realy good @Scotrock how did the joins work. Were they welded / lapped and sealed somehow or was the underlying geo membrane doing the waterproofing at the seams?

@Barney12 Agree - weird probably sums us up, Two things though. 1. "Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed citizens can change the world; indeed, it's the only thing that ever has" Margaret Mead. 2. Perhaps we could extend this idea slightly. If we found a way to pool our expertise we might come up with a workable 'package' solution for factory built modules that would create affordable homes for the generation below us, our children, to live in sustainably.

Hi and welcome to THE forum. Looks like an interesting project and the definition of self build on here is more than broad enough to encompass your combination of circumstance. Looking forward to hearing more.

How are your fellow plot holders getting on. Have any of them had this letter a few months back and if so what happened? That might tell you if the letter ever gets enforced or that are just pulling your chain.

Ours was £970 (+VAT) for 2 x 6m bores, lab sampling and report.

So this work is included in the price you pay, so it has to be clear so they can cost it? Have I got that right? If I have why not get MBC to give you a worst case loading and pass this through the process, you might have to pay a little more for the belt and braces foundation but the plot price won't need to be reworked.

We have three of the Hudson Reed units and hard water, Thames Water (well today anyway) yet the themo mixer is still fine, only 13 years in. I did buy a couple of spare cartridges but they still sit in the plumbing box!

Sorry for being thick but what is the link between the TF loads, foundation design and the golden brick - why must one follow the other?

Looks great Dave, well done - bit of a mission with the slope cuts though did you do the maths or trial and error it?

I don't think there is any limitation on the retirement of a solicitor as the liabilities then fall back to their professional body / insurance as it is a PI (like) issue IIRC so you could pursue them if you wished.

What you need is a few drones (like they used at the Winter Olympics) to hold the floodlights and a bigger set to hold you so you can fly around the site. If you apply the very latest in machine learning you can probably make them fetch tools you have forgotten to take to the top of the tower with you but as you will be flying yourself you can just whizz over and collect them. You can also get one for the other half and the programming possibilities are myriad. (Sorry its a cold and wet Sunday!)

Using it without finishing it might leave you with the odd, very odd, puddle although I agree you will be inspired.

Welcome to THE forum. Great to hear from you. You can expect loads of technical and Moral support along the way. Whereabouts in the country are you doing this renovating - region only, you can it to your profile? Just helps build the regional feeling.

If you never intend to move the stud walls, and you can't if you have UFH in place, go straight into the concrete. That way if you have a brainstorm moment and don't like the shape of the rooms you can move the walls about without having to worry about the the UFH.

No she wanted Orpington, more likelihood of a train, and she got one - who knows I may never see her again if the doom laden weather forecast and rear wheel drive only cars have anything to do with it.

Not if it is anything like the stuff that came out of our shack - very like Peter's, it just crumbles to dust only about 20% of it is any use and de-nailing it it a mission. However in a cold snap, such as now - just taken an hour to get to an from the station with the other half, it burns OK and you can pick the nails out of the ash when, if it ever cools down.

Congrats - now you can move in, when you do I will send a bottle of Champagne (well the sparkling stuff they make in Kent that is very like Champagne but not Champagne), assuming you are not both tea total.

Here at millstone manor we have the 35Kw system boiler and a couple of log burners, temperature is 16.2 in my study - better check the LPG level, not that the lorries will be getting here I just made it in the Disco after a 3 hour journey from Rochester (normally 30 minutes) - people who drive cars / vans with rear wheels only driven need to stay out of the snow.

Bedrooms can be like that!

Yes, thanks @Ian I found it, interestingly the architects drawings do refer to the cladding system and it being class 0 rated, so more evidence that they have sent me a standard letter and not looked through the submission yet. The other one seems to be Part R - new one on me but refers to data network connections, it seems that you cannot build now without provision for it which does, all in all, make perfect sense and again it is in the drawings - well the comms cabinet and ducting to the house is.

We appointed our BC for the main house a few weeks back and they have just come back with a list of things they want, most of which they have but I suspect they have not opened the 'file' as it looks like a standard letter. So I will bounce it back as they have it all BUT they have asked for two things I was not immediately expecting: ' details of the fire resistance to external walls within 1.0m of the boundary ' - How do I calculate that I am thinking, is it a summative method, just add up the various resistances of the components or is there a more sophisticated way I am wondering. 'Please confirm the provision of network access to the new dwellings.' - The is only one dwelling and one wonders what network they are referring too, is it roads, is it ADSL, is it the sewage / electricity / gas. Any thoughts greatly appreciated!

Welcome to THE forum, sound like an interesting project with loads of challenges, you can look forward to support and advice. I guess we would need slightly more detail to help us help you but one thing is for sure the self build game is not for everyone. A journey of 1000 miles starts with the first step - you will go through a lot of ups and downs but in the end what does not kill you makes you stronger and by self building you get what you want, where (or close to) you want but not always at the price you want or when you want. Just have a reality check every so often and keep your head down.

Welcome to THE forum.

We are on page 20 so 44% of the way to boxing in!

No it is actually a brand of chocolate which you melt onto the pipe and you get a perfect reading. NOT