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many thanks - was thinking that as a possibility if I couldnt find a more purposeful trim and already have a roll here....... I did same on a garden office (posh shed!) few years ago at last place but wrapped it down over and stapled to the front edge of the reveal board (which were gravel boards!) - not sure how well it will withstand UV / full exposure etc.

hello all, anyone know please if a preformed flashing like this/similar is available off the shelf from anywhere? so far not found.......... (25mm vertical battens + 21-25mm horizontal cladding/reval boards). ideally anthracite grey to match windows and roof. or if not best/easiest/recommded thing to use? be interested of course to know what others have used please................... many thanks

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for planning stage design we followed passivhaus rules of thumb and submitted old school pencil drawings and statement (by me - cost was a huge amount of time!) and stated passivhaus, but didn't state certified. Once planning approved we then developed design further and paid consultant to run through phpp and we were bang on. We are hitting passivhaus high performance but not quite certified level however (wouldn't have paid for a plaque anyway!) which I had anticipated - simple reason form factor as we are only single storey app 100m2 - as JohnMo states form factor is important. yes the theory is use phpp at planning, but with some common sense and careful thought I didn't believe I needed to - which I didn't.

thank you - have just spoken with Tarkett - they have advised expansion gap is required...... shame, but as expected. back to glue down for me!

looking quickly (before I run out the door to catch a train at last minute to do what I'm meant to be doing!) can only see click and glue-down. Am I missing something? https://home.tarkett.co.uk/en_GB/collection-C002723-inspiration-classics

highly unlikley to be going anywhere imo - but that really doesn't help! Where does liability sit / calcs? Hopefully somebody on here can advise/suggest further. Assume no structural warranty? (they can be picky). Ours is very similar albeit with an addtional run straight down the middle under a structural spine wall in line with ridge. We used SE - design was almost the same as I had thought but very slightly deeper. Without SE calcs etc we wouldn't have got past our BCO / structural warranty provider

I don't know the answer but I would personally ask SE who designed the foundation - if they say yes (covered by their PI) and provide written confirmation BCO will I believe have to accept.

Sent them a polite and simple email (out of working hours) asking for a call** to discuss this particular product. So instead of calling they replied by email with no name (extract below in red - polite but astonishing - basically asking me to contact them again and do what I don't have time for) - to which I responded 'I shall look elewhere then.......' Nothing since - they don't care! Perhaps they think we're just browsing for fun and won't actually be spending money on floor finishes for a whole house? ** An approach I have taken quite often throughout the build process to save a lot of time and also narrow down companies that can be bothered. In some cases has also clearly been a good approach to provide some confidence they know what they are doing, or not! Particularly the larger packages / supply and install. Sometimes emails are of course more appropriate / preferable. I reckon on average when I've sent enquiries to a number of companies for the same thing: A third don't respond or want you run around after them A third respond but clearly haven't read the brief and/or don't know what they are doing often offering something we don't want/need With the final third being the narrowed down options - who we end up spending money with! Maybe it's just me, but I'm astonished so many businesses these days must lose out because they can't be ar#ed! I have to work for a living (construction industry) - if an email like this was sent out from the office of the company I am employed by I would not be happy! Rant over!! Thank you for listening!! 😆😃😁 Thank you for your message and your interest in our loose lay vinyl flooring. We don’t currently arrange outbound calls, but we’ll be very happy to help you by email with any questions you might have. Please let us know what you’d like to discuss, and we’ll provide all the details and guidance you need. Alternatively, you’re also welcome to give our customer service team a call directly if you prefer to speak with someone — you can find our contact number on our website. Kind regards, Your BRICOFLOR Team

sounds good, maybe too good - I shall dig deeper. Anybody had experience of this type of product please?

thank you. response from simply bamboo below - which is very much what I was expecting (but didn't answer about glue down section on website not showing anything. not sure how glued down product moves however - probably flexible adhesive, but imo can't then be bonded well). You’d need expansion gaps for any timber, no matter how its fitted. LVT may be best.

Tpo map?

Fence doesn't always mean the boundary. You said originally hedge was neighbours. Assumption or has something changed?

thank you Susie, have looked briefly online, few companies out there - may I ask who you've talked to please? found one with a glue down 'page' but no products listed!

😁 ah thank you, now i know another polite abbreviation! I thought maybe it was a brand or type!!! 😆 One floor company I called into did say this, but I wasn't convinced they knew what they were doing! others I have spoken with say you do - so who knows! also had contradictory info on suitability for bathroom etc