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Thanks - Both look really good and added to the info file as we are looking to build step free and to Part M4(3) + some of the Living Home extras.

Looking to do the same so yes please!

Thanks - 3.7m generally and 3.1m minimum for a short distance seems to be a common requirement - that should be do-able without reducing the garage!

We are looking at building a backfill bungalow which would share existing access from the A-road so no issues with widths, set backs etc there & similarly at the bungalow there is room for turning circles etc. However the drive to access the back garden has a pinch point between the boundary wall and the side of the garage (just the front as the garage and boundary wall are not parallel). Does anyone know what minimum width requirements would be? Currently it is 2.9m at the pinch point which I'm pretty sure is too tight - depending on what is required we may have an easy solution (agreement to remove the kink in the boundary wall) to get to ~3.5 maybe 4m but otherwise it is make the wide double garage narrower which is possible but for obvious reasons I would prefer to avoid. TIA for any guidance/pointers

A big thanks to @ETC for spending time over the past couple of weeks to produce drawings and provide suggestions to improve our initial ideas! Really appreciate the assistance!

Just back from a day at the NEC - ~10 SIPS providers, several good conversations, particularly with MBC so will be sharing the preliminary plans with them next week once they've recovered from 4 days of stand duty! Thanks all.

Thanks - useful pointers here, MBC are exhibiting & definitely on the list!

Does anyone have recommendations on SIP/TF companies to seek out at the Housebuilding show at NEC next week? We briefly looked at Kingspan and Scotframe at the NSBRC but looking more seriously now. Planning a bungalow for an infill project in the midlands, most likely brick outer skin, pitched roof. We have a preliminary plan/layout but have some flexibility, about 150-160m2 + garage/carport. Previous builds we've done (managed) have been brick and block but SIPs or TF looks interesting for the usual reasons. Thanks in advance

+ for other kit, panels and batteries are improving quick enough that 2nd hand doesn't seem to make sense. As I read it inverters have a shorter life and are a small part of the overall cost (if you are including batteries) + split warranty gives you the potential for finger pointing in the event of issues.

Will be watching with interest as we are just up the road from Fenny Compton but at planning stage - hoping to put ~10kWp of panels on the roof and have a decent amount of battery - given our timescales & how fast battery options are evolving it will be speccing everything as late as possible.

I'm considering rainwater harvesting and thinking that a gutter outlet spider + downpipe leaf filter + silt trap + deeper tank so pump draws from higher up the tank more of the time is going to give the best chance of cleaner water - if the downpipe leaf filter is good enough then maybe delete the spider. Really interested how clean the water is for an installation where someone has taken these steps - brown muddy water in the toilets and washing machine will be a tough sell to my other half! Also clear that financial considerations are very much secondary - assisting site water management & being environmentally responsible being my drivers.

New forum member in Warwickshire, looking at feasibility of parting off ~900sqm of our back garden as a plot for an infill bungalow. We have done and managed some substantial renovation/extension to houses over the past 20 years but its now time to downsize & this might be the preferred route. The basic idea seems to fit in with the local neighbourhood plan so exploring in more detail and discussing needs vs wants with SWMBO. Just starting the journey and may fizzle out but there is lots of great advice and encouragement in this forum!