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Unless I’ve misunderstood you, that sounds to me as though you expect one manifold for each floor whereas each manifold serves both floors (extract from the kitchen/supply to the lounge. Extract from the bathroom, supply to the bedrooms)

Up. In that picture you’ll see the standing seam above the the top right hand panel looks a bit fatter, it’s actually a bit of black conduit attached to the seam, cables within. It goes under the ridge and along to the gable end then down behind the cladding on the gable end and in to the loft space about a foot above and midway between the two posh stainless steel MVHR vents The most difficult part of all that was having roofers and PV installers in the same county at the same time.

We’ll put you on the ‘like’ list then. Whilst the house already has a name we’ve taken to calling it Marmite House for the reaction it’s caused ? Those stainless vents were cheap as chips. I wish I could say the same about everything else!

Here you go @gc100

@gc100, not a recent one, I’ll take one tomorrow and post it.

Yep, sadly that was the option we ended up going with. Black panels on anthracite zinc. To my eye it looks ok, but it wasn’t what we initially planned.

We were going to use this company: https://bipvco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/BIPVco-Active-Classroom-case-study.pdf on Tata steel panels. Our plans with Tata went rapidly south a long time ago and I believe BIPVco don’t work with them any more (could be wrong). BIPVco would have taken the roof sheets to their factory to bond the PV on to them, as we ended up going with zinc, formed on site, the bonded PV wasn’t an option, at least not one that we could find.

You’d think so, wouldn’t you, apart from whilst I recognised pretty much all the words that @nod used, I don’t think I’ve seen them arranged in that order before! ??? I'm constantly amazed with how little I know.

Well, it’s all going a bit pear shaped with me and the Fermacell. Out of time, out of skill etc etc. Im going need to plaster the Fermacell in at least one room in an effort to get back on track which raise a question from the plasterer which hopefully @PeterW can help with. The question is: How do do you seal the Fermacell boards prior to plastering? Here’s hoping someone knows the answer!

@PeterW Thanks for the tip Peter.

@Visti that would have been very tough going I’m sure! Where are you getting the spatula from? I’m struggling to track one done without a £30 delivery charge!

And I thought it was just me!

Same here. What do you plan on using to apply the FST? Have you got one of those Fermacell spatulas or are you going to be using something else?

@oldkettle Typo, I actually meant 'warped studs' but as it happens the bottom of the posi joists are all over the place as well (3 or 4 mm) @Visti The 10-15mm is the exception - but they're there! And yep, I've been using a plane as well. I haven't got round to filling yet, I have that pleasure to come. Have you used any of the FST yet? For the cutouts I'm using a flat wood bit in the corners and a jigsaw, that works well. Destroyed one saw blade already, I don't suspect the jigsaw is far behind!

I'd love to report that it's all going swimmingly with the Fermacell and it's a delight to work with but someone once told me that honesty is the best policy, so I won't. Still achingly slow progress, Endless adjustments to the timber frame to deal with; warped joist, noggins that aren't central in the joists, battens that are different depths and so on. Generally its 3 or 4mm I'm fretting over but up to 10 to 15mm in places and as the plan is to finish with the Fine Surface Treatment I think these irregularities will stand out like the dog's. I presume if I'd gone down the traditional route of plasterboard and skim coat then the plasterboard would have gone straight on the frame and the plasterer would have hidden all the minor twists and turns of the timber frame beneath. @PeterW Do you have any smart short cuts up your sleeve that I should be employing to make life a little easier?

@Big Jimbo Thanks for the accidental car photo, lovely! Pretty rare as well I suspect? V12? Oh, and the shed's looking pretty damn good as well.

I'm following with interest as always, but I guess this: Will prevent @Simon Brooke doing this: Thank's for your continued Sunamp research on our behalf @Jeremy Harris

Good grief! It was loose wasn't it!

@Barney12 That’s exactly the sort of thing we’re after, where did you get it from?

PTFE tape?

Oops. Sorry, guess I didn’t read properly. Fatigue is what it is!

Welcome Matthew. You’re potentially a neighbor but Wiltshire is a big place. Whats the the first project then?

@joth I’ve just been around this particular buoy and it was interesting. As you say, the ‘new development’ route isn’t aimed at individual self builders. I ended up up calling the standard number to request a BT phone line, and explained it was a new build, he said he’d make an appointment for an engineer to visit. I explained that would be a waste of time but if they could supply me with their duct and cable I would bury the duct with the cable inside, leave a load at the base of the pole and a load inside the house for them to work their magic on. The chap on the phone didn’t really understand and booked me an engineer visit regardless. The engineer arrived at the appointed time and told me he couldn’t do anything because I need some duct and cable... He arranged for delivery of said duct and cable, probably took 6 weeks in all to get everything I needed, all the while I was receiving groveling emails from BT because they hadn’t got me up and running when they said they would. Anyway, I buried the duct with the cable (and a drawcord) inside. Then BT could do their magic and now I have broadband and a phone line. Plus compensation from BT for late delivery of the service (which I was in no massive hurry for).

@Nickfromwales I’ve got the resilient bars flying over those joist hangars, should be one less problem. Screws are in the metaphorical bin, awaiting delivery of the 30mm type.

Indeed it is. I’ve found the scorer ok but as you say, needs numerous passes. Otherwise I’m using a track saw with a 4 tooth blade, attached to a knackered old Vax (some improvement needed there maybe) Im using a jigsaw, seems to be working ok (slowly of course) Noted. I’m in too deep to stop now so wish me luck.