Big Jimbo

I thought you would have got over this issue by now.

I have never been convinced that blown in insulation get to all the nooks and crannies. I wonder how many other missed bits there might be ?

I think One of the things that should not be under estimated here is Mrs Nod. Over the years, i have known several people, including myself, who have bought run down houses, with a view to climbing up the ladder, providing a better house to live in for the family. The thing is, they have had to continue working the day job, in order to pay the mortgage, buy food etc. Now, the respective Mrs, has always been keen. Bigger house, nicer area, better status. But, they expect it all to happen in 5 minutes. Cue Three months later, when the new place is a mess. All the posh dresses, and handbags are covered in dust. The Mrs, who was keen, is now moaning about how long everything is taking. How all there stuff is being ruined. Now she is not doing this while mucking in an helping. She is doing this while sitting in the coffee shop with her friend, and that, after spending yet more money on yet another handbag, because all her existing Ones are getting ruined. I'm the same age as @nod, and in my opinion have, like Nod been lucky. Very lucky. I've been the Joe, John, Jim, etc since i got together with my wife. We would be sitting, of an evening talking about what wall we would need to knock, or chases that we needed in a room. Or floorboards pulled up to run pipes. Etc, Etc. I would toddle off to work the next morning, and when i got home, the accrows would be up. The wall down, and the rubbish cleared from the house into the skip. Our children would have been got up, fed, dressed, taken to school with a packed lunch. The dog walked, the washing done. The kids picked up. Helped with homework, etc, and my dinner on the table. And truth be told, even though it might be considered to be oversharing. Looking sexy as, even if she hadn't managed to get changed, and was still in her scruffy's. I never felt moaned at. Or underappreciated.The only pressure i felt was the pressure i put myself under. Now, as the risk of sounding soppy. I could'nt have done it without her. I to, have been up the scaffolding,on Boxing day, in the freezing cold, with my wife up and down the ladder, delivering tiles to me, while i was roofing. So, the Mrs Nod's and the Mrs Big Jimbo's, are what makes the difference. Without wishing to cast any aspertions, on anyone's selection of partner. In my opinion,you can't beat a bit of Northern stock. Sheffield. That's where Mrs Big Jimbo comes from. And she is as hard as the Steel they made up there. I have no idea if Nod would agree with me, but, i bet he would not be where he is today without the help and support of Mrs Nod. So i salute, the Mrs nod's and the Mrs Big Jimbo's out there. They really do make any sort of DIY, or renovatioins, Or housebuilding. As well as everything else. So much easier.

I think in all honesty, that perhaps the reason for One of the rooms being cooler, is because it has Two outside walls. (the box room in the corner) facing North. Although i did oversize the rad in this room, they might just have to live with it.

I think some of them do. I underestimated the size of an existing building on a set of plans. The lovely CIL woman, said she could only work on the figures shown on the plans. Whatever you do, make sure you get it all sorted before you start, in order to avoid some big bill during the build.

I'm as confused as ever now ! I'm not sure if the boiler has a modulating pump. It's an Ideal esprit eco 30. I'm told a bit of a landlord special ? The Hot water temp is set to 55 degrees, and the heating to 60 degrees.

As @Onoff said. Give it a coat every couple of years, and it will last forever.

Damage from what ? Dust or actual getting bashed damage ? How close is the nearby building work ? What sort of building work is it ? Will any access to your land be required for said building work ? We can help, but need more info.

To be totally honest, there is no doubt that my planning consultant added value to my application with his design and access statement. However, in truth my wife and I wrote most of it, and we were not very happy, and felt it was a bit lightweight. Where the consultant really came into his own, was responding to the 27 page objection that my delightful neighbour had a planning consultant prepare and submit on her behalf. Reading the objection, you would think I had no hope, but my blokes Cambridge education ment he responded elequently, shredding the objection, and any planning points made. He led the planning officer to the conclusion that the application could be, nothing other than passed. This is where I think the value, and his fee was so valuable. Although waiting for my S106 agreement, I have had a verbal Yes, from the head of planning. Other than the "small errors" you describe, I think you will need to address the, cramped and overbearing comment made by the planning officer. If that hadn't been a problem, I think you are more likely to have got a call saying "agree an extension of time, get me the couple of bits of missing info, and I'll get that written up for you" In my opinion, you will be making a big mistake, if your new application does not address the cramped, and overbearing comment. It allows for your application to be refused again, for exactly the same reason.

Could you use some of that multi foil, which i believe is available in various thicknesses, over the studs, with taped joints, before you plasterboard. I bloody hate a cold bathroom.

I'm no engineer, but aside from the double ridge beam (that i dont think would be required) I would imagine that roof would last well beyond your lifetime, and quite possibly that of your ancestors. What a great office that will make.

I would run the waste from both the W.C. and the shower underground, and into the stack, in the corner of the plant room. i doubt you would need an AV for such a short run, but because i don't know any better, i would hide One in the W.C. boxing, with a durco on the top.

@Onoff From an earlier photo, i would say from the top, under the glass.

Bit of help from any plumbers, or the Welsh Wizard @Nickfromwales. When i did my daughters house (No previous heating) It was blinking cold, and she was living there with her future husband. Because i was doing room by room as a full house refurb, I mounted the boiler in the old kitchen. From there i ran a 22mm flow and return for the heating. Once i was a few hundred mm from the boiler, i split the 22mm's and ran a flow and return to under the stairs, and a flow and return to upstairs. I put these pipes into a home made manifold. Simple job full bore lever valve on each the flow and return. Then several 15mm flow and return outlets with lever valves to take, and bring back the water to each of the rads. This basically allowed me to fit a rad to each finished room, as they got done, without me having to drain the system when doing the next room. Now all worked fine, and still does Eight years later. The heat from each of the rads is controlled by a thermostatic valve at the inlet of each rad, and the lockshield valves are all fully open. Now i have never balanced either the rads or the home made manifolds. the lengths of the pipe runs from the manifolds vary, from say 1.5 meters, to maximum 6 meters. Due to the pipe runs, i expect the rads on short pipe runs, heat up quicker than the rads on longer runs. Would it be in anybodies opinion, worth balancing either the rads or the manifolds, to balance out the system ? I did size all the rads for each of the rooms, but do have One, (the smallest room) that seems to be a bit cooler than the other rooms.

Bloody love it @nod. Great job mate.