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That is quite an interesting topic, thanks again ? I made one of those to dry logs - works well. The heat output is fed into a box with the logs in. 1 year later - we have dry logs. A nice little experiment

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I used PlanPrinting24 (Hobs Reprographics) - very reasonable https://www.planprinting24.co.uk/

Building a semi-basement two storey house - 135m2 footprint RC slab. Similar build up as Bitpipe's. All insulted EPS will be either buried or covered with stone once complete. Unless you are building on contaminated ground (you shouldn't be!!!!!!!!) then I would think chemical attack should not concern you. With a raft foundation if anything moves, everything moves with it ?

Yes, just had a call with someone as it happens and it looks like I wil have to go A&C as well ?

i will be having waterproof concrete in Nudura wall, then for BCO and build warranty purposes will need the bitumen and "drainage board" system with a french drain at the base of the wall. (All overkill according to the man supplying the Nudura)

I am using Stroma, who seem to be nationwide. I'm paying about £8-900 for the service and at the end, as long as I have all the necessary certifications in place, they can arrange a building warranty as well (for an extra fee of course). So, far, my appointed inspector has been very accommodating, fair, and prepared to offer advice when asked.

I used a combination of tradepipes and Plastics Express

Have you checked the cavity (with your camera) of the bedroom behind that also shares the party wall to see if that part of the party wall is insulated? If it is, that may provide a clue. Where you know the party wall is not insulated, you have to assume that the room in the adjacent property is not heated. That could be were the heat is going. You might want to consider installing insulated plasterboard to that party wall. For example purposes only - > https://www.cutpriceinsulation.co.uk/products/ecotherm-eco-liner-2400mm-x-1200mm-x-25mm-12-5mm-insulated-plasterboard?variant=16705186955321&currency=GBP&utm_source=bingads&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pla&msclkid=43f17af32d6e1872f7c01b71830a6f65&utm_source=bing&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=PLA | Cut Price Insulation&utm_term=4582764467987335&utm_content=All Items

Looks to be being blown in through a gap around the window frame, which would lead me to believe that is a fitting fault

I can't run any faster ?

Glad to say that the barrow has been fixed to fight another day - and I fixed the squeak ?

... out of the way of the telehandler ?

We have a serious amount of glazing to order at some point in the future (maybe next year) but until the openings they are going into are finished, I see no point taking the risk. It's very difficult to predict anything right now with regards to materials pricing. The glazing ? bank is being filled gradually as we speak. ?

M - we all have those "wood for the trees" moments (pun intended!!) ? Hope it works

... and so, in mid July, we had just a few things to do before we could pour concrete. <CUT, CUT, CUT> That's wrong again, you forgot the three spur walls and you've order some wrong parts. Go again, from the top ... and so, in mid July, we had an unknown quantity of things to do before we could pour concrete ? But before all of that happened, as a family we were all brought together for one of the inevitable things about life - every one must some day some to an end, this time it was my Mother-in-Law, a real matriarch, in the best way. After having gone through several operations and rounds of chemotherapy, her cancer got to the brain, and all other plans went on hold. We were able to get back to site shortly after she passed away in late August to continue. She did get to visit the site, and was so pleased with where we going to be living. So, first on the list was the starter bars for the retaining walls with this amazing double row being installed by my erstwhile wife and with all those complete, it was onto the underfloor heating loops and then the bolts that will locate a couple of steel columns Now, the eagle eyed amongst you will recognise those as M16 bolts (well done to all the bolt nerds), and when a steel fabricator came along, having seen the plans, he fortunately pointed out that they should be M20 bolts. So, if anyone is in need of some 300mm M16 bolts and fittings, tap me up for a deal ? And, so we thought we were ready for a bunch of concrete, until we visited our friendly ICF supplier to talk about the walls and realised I had omitted the shoring for three extra pieces of wall that needed to be tied to the main slab. So after a stupidly self-imposed extra delay, we managed to get everything in place to have some jolly super chaps (Tom, Phil and Ross) to bring along a concrete pump and other wonderful paraphernalia to pour, tamp and float our insulated slab foundation. . We can almost smell the completion of the house ? ? ? ?

actually, make it easier to fix by attaching them to the side of the rafters like this

How about add pieces of wood below the rafters on the North side, the bottom of which come to the same level as the noggins on the E & W sides - see edited drawing.

Thanks. Did it have to be applied by "certified" installers in order to provide any guarantees for building warranty purposes?

What waterproofing was done on the basement walls?

A very late thank you for this - it worked a treat on ours too

I've got a tin mine then ?

@SteamyTea, not sure on the Regs related to this, but as I am building a partial basement, waterproofing is a definite requirement and from what I have read waterbars seem to be a necessary part of that waterproofing (Type B). I will now be fitting one (now I have read my plans again) and so a BBA approved product is the order of the day.

I have now found one short sentence on one drawing that mentions a waterbar to be fitted. Any other recommendations apart from Happy Vally's Triton waterbar. I found this - https://www.sikawaterproofing.co.uk/products-systems/sikaswell/ Anyone used it?

Just had a steel fabrication quote for 3.6 tons of I-beam and column (albeit with some awkward joint angle) for £21,500+VAT. Glad I was sitting down when I read it. Needles to say awaiting other quotes for the work with trepidation and hoping the price of steel is on the way down, in which case I have the time to wait.