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It's worth doing the cup of water test to check the sensor is reading roughly the same as a thermometer. Replacement of this, should it have failed is cheap and easy to do. But, insert that insulation, and go do something else for a few hours/days and let it all settle down. The service will do no harm, just don't let them knock anything 😆

Saw this and wondered if any Shelly enthusiasts wanted to take part. Evening next week. Cost $66 https://us.shelly.com/products/shelly-scripting-intensive-virtual-components-2025

Yes

The immersion temp sensor is likely not the most accurate thing on the planet (think old style room thermostat bimetallic). Setting at 50C, it may easily get to 55C+ before it triggers, then it still heats for a little longer. Regarding the piece of insulation, even if it wasn't there before add something to do as explained above but also it helps a little to keep the lead/sensor in place.

I'll carry on with wedges

😂 Not when I can get them for a tenner and free postage off fleabay. Nice try. £20 for all 4 is the offer

Biting. Will you take £20?

Yes, and it's fiddly. Ask me how I know 😁

They are a kit, but needed some fettling.

Following this link https://www.juliancassell.com/2564/fitting-a-door-lining provided by @MortarThePoint in another post I have fitted my first door lining (of 14). Rather pleased with the result. Hopefully the remainder will be as successful

We did not have that condition, so no.

For the first four years of our build we worked weekends only, unless we had to be there for things like concrete pours and deliveries. We had smoozed the neighbours about this and they have been great. Talk face to face to them and be honest about what might happen, it makes all the difference. Whenever we knew something BIG was going to happen we made a special effort to let them know. Don't panic Capt Mannering 🙂

Something like this is what I put together, one for hot, one for cold Using these, although they were cheaper when I bought them. Have you thought about using push fit plastic to create this manifold?

If this is the case, it sounds like you have plenty of length of pipe that will flex enough to meet the proper connection. Bit more digging on the horizon 🙂

Two 45o bends should keep the flow going nicely

On another note, borne from a current conversation with SWMBO (and you can thank me later), determine NOW where all your bathroom, kitchen, utility, cloakroom (and any other) feed and waste pipes will run. In or outside the floor, ceiling and wall voids, or are you happy to be boxing in the offending items 😁 This means serious and careful planning NOW of where all those pesky showers, bath, basins, toilets, DW, WM are going to be. Good Luck

Welcome Jim, and best of luck with the application and build. You'll get asked - any plans, pics and reasons for choosing timber frame?

Only in exceptional circumstances

Emulating bamboo scaffolding...

Many of us hanker for such long lost days of freedom and lack of worry that it'd be nicked

Can you wait until your CIL exemption has been granted? I know you've already submitted this. If not, no one locally should complain if you do the work tidily (the main way local council will find out). If you can achieve tidy, quietist, clean work before CIL exemption crack on.

Sounds like you will need a self build mortgage. These release funds in stages (defined by the lender). As you complete one stage funds are released for the next (I think its that way round). So, find out what mortgage you can get and what the stages are that they will release the funds, then get your quotes lined up to be staged as per the mortgage lenders definitions. Don't forget contingency of minimum 20% when you go seeking your mortgage. Wishing you the best of luck in the build

Just saw this on FB https://safedoorbells.com/products/doorbell Not looked at the detail yet

Any self levelling screed is best laid on an already stable surface. If things are moving now, they will afterwards. Get the ply fixed to be as inflexible as possible. May be better to lift the ply and have a screed poured directly over the pipe and insulation.

Not 100% certain however it may be some kind of cill to divert the rain water from the vertical cladding over the first horizontal cladding, which I think is how you deal with the join