Russell griffiths

The door is always the weak spot, makes soundproofing the wall seam pointless, especially with a 10mm gap under the door.

No room for that the whole building is only 6mx6m and it’s only a holiday let so only slept in for 4-5 consecutive nights. just looking at a cheap n cheerful solution. probably easier to just buy a couple of packs of acoustic insulation and chuck it in. trying to save a fiver here and there.

This is exactly what I have done in the house. im just thinking plasterboard is cheap if I buy a pack, and double boarding is easy if I’m already doing it and the screw gun is out.

Stud wall between a bedroom and an en-suite bathroom. 90mm timber studs. insulate inbetween studs or double plasterboard both sides. this is a holiday lodge we have so the only noise will be hearing the wife dropping the kids off at school. I think bang for my buck double boarding is cheaper.

If it’s for those 3 windows in your pic I would go for shutters on a sliding rail above the window like an old barn door sliding mechanism thing. I think it would fit that exterior perfectly.

I do agree the tiles are a bit plumb colour but if you want the same colour throughout then you need to pick a RAL colour if you look on the chart there are probably a couple of hundred blacks. and the same with grey. stand further away and take a pic.

A quick google just brought up a dozen companies making hinges just for shutters. most available through Amazon if in the good ol US of A

Could you use parliament hinges. or go to france and buy what they use, they have a crank in the arm to kick the shutter out. order a set online then get your local blacksmith to knock something up. depends how rustic you want it. very common in Europe.

Regarding the stainless steel. isn’t it the fixings that need to be stainless not the hardware. I could not see how a galvanised hinge would be a problem fitted to the face of a shutter if stainless screws that penetrate the timber are used. why not do some experiments in the garden with some off cuts.

The handle on our lift n slide from norrsken lifts the door up from the lower track, you can slide it open any amount you want 50mm- 1200mm or whatever, then turn the handle and drop the door back down, that’s it, it’s not moving not 1mm unless you pulled it with a truck.

No need to do any of this ⬆️ if you have a meter already inplace then everything your side is yours you just look up the correct spec and get it put in to that spec, as said previously double check valve on the new pipework into the house. tbh the builders pipe he put in should have one installed as well to stop any site contamination getting back into the main.

My panels went up on my standing seam roof i absolutely hated them, for a couple of weeks I considered removing them and not bothering with Solar at all, two years later I don’t even notice they are there. people even ask if I have Solar and I have to point them out.

Thermalite blocks by any chance ?

Just build a box like you say, like you would a shower niche, except airtight instead of water tight.