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Yes outer wall is getting silicone based render. I don't think this will ever be an issue in reality, but it's going to be an exclusion on the paper, hence the my worry about lenders picking that up

Hi All, Want to learn about people's experiences/thoughts on remortgaging and or selling a new self build house with some exclusions raised by the waranty provider. We had a visit back in November where the surveyor raised couple of defects, most of them were dealt with. However, there was two regarding moisture ingress i wasn't able to provide satisfactory evidence/pics to the waranty provider to remove them. One regarding mortar droppings on the cavity closure/window openings. There were some droppings during the visit as brickwork had just been completed. This was cleaned up later and window opening section of the insulation boards were taped up using aluminium foil tape as requested. However, the photos i sent was just before windows went in (for couple of them) showed taped window openings on cavities, but didn't have any pics where i could show the droppings were cleared before taping up and things. And second defect was regarding a corner tape being missing on the cavity wall junction of the insulation boards. This one i didn't even understand what it was until roof went in and was to late to do anything about. I called them up regarding those two defects related to moisture ingress and they advised unless i have further pics to prove those were remediated, they would put exclusions on moisture ingress due to those specific defects. Alternative, was to get a professional with PI insurance to confirm all ok, and take the risk on basically. I don't think i will be able to get our SE to do that. What was your experience on remortgaging the property with some exclusions on the waranty? Are the lenders picky on those? Or do they not go into details that much? How about when selling the property? Would i be able to indemnity insurance for this to cover the buyer, in case i decide to sell in the future. We are at the plastering/second fix stages now. And this has got me worried. Thanks in advance for any input on this.

Trust me doing things on a budget had long gone out of the window. If anything, those juliette balconies from the windows/doors provider is double the price of the ones i can get online (frameless). They cost 1.4K each + VAT. I was just going with them for the convenience of using the same company for doors and juliette balcony. I haven`t had the best experince with our SE, I m still trying to resolve his mess up on the steel connections. If i go back to him it takes ages to get him do something and then don`t even know if it is good enough . So i would like to avoid dealing with him and the architects (as they are the same company) I m just looking at BC`s guide and then all those houses on instagram with frameless balustrade juliette balcoinies wondering to myself how they passed it It might be a safer bet from an approval as well as health and safety point to cancel that order and go with top restraint version according to the comments.

Hi All, We have two large (2.3M) folding doors on the first floor which needs balustrade/juliette balcony. We are getting glass juliette balcony without top restraint from the company supplies those doors. I will be bolted to the door itself with M8 bolts rather than the wall structure directly. However, when we supplied the details to BC, as he requested to review in advance, he has come back with below; Juliet Balcony Minimum Height · In a domestic setting, ensure the balustrade is a minimum height of 1.1m from floor finish to the top of the balustrade. Juliet Balcony Balustrade Fixings · All fixings to balustrades with top resistant or top handrail restraint must be inspected. · All connections must be rigorous and bolted through to a structural inner leaf member. If in doubt, you can request the SE provides a calculation and/or specification. · Minimum fixing accepted, is 1No M10 bolt, bolted through a structural post, passing through a 50mm x 50mm x 2.5mm square or circular galvanised steel washer, and bolted. Juliet Balconies with Top Restraint up to a span length of 2.5m – With a Max Floor to ceiling height of 3m. · Engineer/client to provide documents or calculations confirming the balustrade can resist the imposed horizontal loads it is spanning and provide connection calculations and/or specification for the fixings into the structure, as well as calculations and/or specification for the structure the balustrade is fixed to. · Minimum structural post strength accepted, that the balustrade is fixed to is, a triple 100mm x 50mm bolted together with M10 bolts @ 400 c/c vertically. · Top bolted fixing is to be a minimum of 0.9m above the finish floor level and a maximum of 1.2m above the finish floor level. Juliet Balconies with no Top Restraint · All Juliette Balcony balustrades which act as cantilevers (i.e. no top restraint) are to have structural calculations or documents provided by the SE, confirming the balustrade can resist the imposed horizontal loads. · Calculations provided must show how the overturning moment, due to the imposed horizontal loads at the base of the balustrade, is resisted, how the base of the balustrade is fixed into the structure and how the structure resists overturning moment. His comments were if we follow the guidance above it would be acceptable, if not then we would need to justify it and supply calculations from competent structural engineer to make our case. Which he suggests a painfull/stresfull process. We at least would like to get framless glass balustrade, if we can`t get the current option accepted (atatched). Has anyone run into issues with BC when putting up a glass balustrade without top restraint ? What are your thoughts on this? I would like to avoid anything to do with struclural engineer if possible. Skyforce S10103 - OnLevel Ltd - Balustrade Testing Report v2.0.pdf

Unfortunately, no luck with norrsken i enquired for an Alu-clad door that has U value of 0.7, however they said due to current volume of orders they are unable to quote anything below 10k. Also my opening size is taller than their tallest door. (opening - W2717mm - H2563mm)

Thanks, i will try to get a quote from them as well.

I m trying to find an aluminium door with large sidelights that would achive max U value of 1.00 to meet the building regs for new builds. The door from the window supplier is coming to U 1.5W/M2 which is not great. i managed to get a quote from Internorm for the unit with the sidlights, but that is coming to 7K. Do you guys know any other aluminium door suppliers that would meet the target U value and not be as expensive? I m in London