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Wow just looked at the pricing £70/2.5L- I have about 130m2 to cover with say 2 coats works out I suppose £1000. It it lasts then it might be worth it compared to re-applying, but thats as if.

Yeah thats my plan if I have to

I'm about 1/3-mid way through my build at a critical stage with all the wood frame exposed to the elements. I need to carry on, but getting materials is very difficult. Its not just that, but I cannot now shop around to get the best price, so the cost is now going up as well. In 2 weeks, I need 4 different trades to come in, and I suspect one of them won't and that will grind the build to a halt. I already know I cannot now get windows, so have brought (at my cost) loads of wood to board up the house (and paying for the builders time to do ). Its adding cost to the build, and of course time. Its not ideal and I won't keep going if I cannot get my materials at reasonable prices. Once its water tight I'll stop the build if I have to.

Thanks @Temp , so in general the barn paint is much less maintenance than the stain. I know how the barn paint last as my father uses it on his sheds, the unknown is the stain. It seems its very susceptible to direct light - does the wood silver off, or if you treat it each year its ok? Why did you choose stain over the paint given the extra maintenance and fading? thanks

Hi, Anyone have experience of whether a wood preservative black stain would be better over say a classic barn paint? We want a black finish on our barn conversion, but the Mrs prefers seeing the wood grain more with a stain than say a traditional barn paint. My concern is the amount of maintenance require and the also its about 2-3 more expensive it seems for a stain for the same area. Thanks

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Hi, I've starting putting 120mm PIR inbetween the stud work on the exterior walls. I'd like to then tape these up over the stud as they sit flush. I have another layer of 50mm that will cover all this. What tape should I use? The silver stuff, or the sort of tape you use for the VPC? Thanks

I work 1 day and 2 half days on site for my build a week. I can't decide whether to not go anymore and just let the 2 builders get on with it themselves. Being there on site is not 100% necessary but it helps with the management, my fitness, and my sanity away from the computer. I feel the risk is pretty low, but equally they could end with it. Another major decision to make...

How well wound these last in a hard water area? thanks

Thanks is that 20w/day? Seems very low. I suppose they used the same energy to bring fresh water to temp given physics!

How do these taps work? So they keep a small reservoir at 100 or so they generate on the fly? Do they last as they seem very expensive compared to a kettle

I’ve got 120mm for the stud walls.

the foams I was looking at are equivalent mW/mk as ILLBRUCK

Yes thats my feeling as well, but wanted to get any other opinions on this. Thanks

So I'm about to embark on putting the PIR inbetween the studs, I have a debate happening with the builders about the best way we are going to do this. Basically the option is either cut to size as best as possible and fit in hoping we get it tight everywhere and the cuts are straight (depth wise) as possible. Or we cut 5mm short and foam all around. The advantage of using the foam is we would be guaranteed an air tight fit. However u value / W/mk of foam is about double of PIR so you lose there. Any thoughts?

Just come across this by chance and I couldn’t believe how dirty resin bond could get. Hasn’t been touched for 4 years but still. Looks like a shaded area which isn’t going to help. Anyhow thought I’d share

yes unfortunately because 3 are not on the cheaper 4g infrastructure . 3 are the only company for that I the U.K.. I went with a business EE plan at 500gb at £60 per month. They do cheaper ones if you need less data. TBH I could get a cheaper one but my company pays for it . Both myself and my wife work from home and we stream all music and TV over the net and usually use about 250GB . I do lots of big uploads and download for work as well. Might want to check out the business plans

Hi, I will soon need to order vast qualities of this soo, and I’m wondering which manufacturer I would buy. Obviously I want to avoid shrinkage as much as possible over time and ideally toxic fumes!! Has there been in long term studies on the different makes or is it best to play safe and go with market leaders Kingspan? Any info much appreciated thanks ?

I'm a classic petrol head, but EVs are the way forward no question. The biggest challenge to mass adoption is not the interior, how it looks, how it drives, performance, styling, or comfort levels. Its the infrastructure to charge them, especially on conventional terraced streets and flats. I also wonder whether there is enough Lithium and rare elements needed. Its going to be a slow long journey on that front IMO. The car is the easy bit.

I don’t have a landline. Everything is via 500gb EE sim. About 70MB up and down. Latency is super low. Not planning to get a land line in the new build either as it would cost a lot due to remote location. I can only see mobile getting better and cheaper personally. I’m currently living in an old very thick walled cottage and have no issues. However if the signal is not great there are some good aerials out there. I think directional is what you want though (think satellite dish).

Not really. How much has the shower tap changed over the last 40 years? Not a lot. How much has the phone changed in the last 10 years - a hell of a lot. It depends on what it is. But to be honest just from my personal perspective I think it would annoy the sh*t out of me looking at an outdated display in the shower every morning!! Plus I just don't think these things are built to last very long these days. Honestly I wasn't trying to put your want down or anything, life is very short and obviously if you want it and can afford it, go for it :-)

It’s cost me about 30k to get my electricity connection. I had a really good look at this but even with that sort of cash I would stuggle in the winter. You ideally need 3 sources (PV, Wind, and a water stream/river). You need something for Oct/Nov to Feb/March . Wind turbine are very expensive to say the least and fraught with planning issues unfortunately. I just couldn’t get it to add up myself which was a bit annoying as there would be nothing more I’d like than to be 100% off grid. If you live alone or with one other it might be possible, but for me with two young children, working from home it was a no goer.

I’m a computer programmer so like a bit of tech. However I don’t think I’ll be fitting anything digital to my house whether it’s shower , front door, etc. It just dates so quickly. I want my shower taps to last 15-25 years. Each to their own etc They are tempting but just think how things changes so quickly. It’s ok I suppose if one plans to change every 5 years

There are others if you shop about (ALuK and Cortizo for example) . I've had several quotes at that spec. 6.4mx2.2m sliding doors in 3 panes is about 10K as well. Ultra slim profiles.

Ah yes I see . Many thanks