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    Thanks. I have 4 bar to an external tap where we live currently, so I'll have to limit the pressure somehow. Nuvver steep learning curve ahead, I see.
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    So, what's the benefit of Unvented over Vented? Apart from the system being newer ....
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    I'm currently researching instantaneous water heaters, and in that context I discovered that there are both unvented water heaters and vented ones. A bit more research shows that whole plumbing systems can be either vented or not. Whassa difference? Why would anyone choose one system type over the other?
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    A very important and perceptive question to ask..... I am almost sure that the area definition for this calculation is based on what the RICS call Gross Internal Area. But I may be wrong. Broad indications of cost assume that 4ukUps don't occur. The sources of those, as you will know are legion.
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    Hello, Build cost : very roughly £1500 per square meter. Less is possible but that's if you DIYMax. Ian
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    You could also use PHPP - but @JSHarris 's s/s is simpler.
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    Attention to detail - and the sheer drudge and hard work of following it up - is , for me, the essence of self build. There is nothing to be lost by insisting he ( I assume its a he - I bet a woman would have followed through on your request long ago) just bloody do it. Now.
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    Bracing post major burst: £300 of wood and a day to put it up - a week of my time to to take it down.
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    And, can you source them locally ... I mentioned sustainable concrete once in the pub : the laughter only died down after I had bought a round
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    £80 ish per cube plus £500 for the 24m pump. 'Course the real costs depends how many - and of the volume - of bursts you suffer dunnit ? ?
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    You arent bonkers. Quite the opposite. Our local BM had an old BT lorry body for sale - the strong implication being that it would make a good ManDen or site store. It sold within the week
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    On an external wall; thin coat (3 - 5 mm) of plaster + battens + tape + ply. On an internal wall fix battens to concrete and fix ply to that. The thing that is exercising my imagination is how to balance the amount of ply with the Fire Reg requirements. Someone mentioned the threshold for the Fire Regs is a wall area > 50% of the floor area. The Devil will be - as usual - in the detail.
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    Wet plastering is part of the airtighness strategy.
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    I don't begrudge anyone their pay: but at that pay rate (using SPONS as a guide), people who want to work for us need to tell us why : experience, speed, one-job-at-a time. The kicker for us is the statement 'Well, we'll just fit you in between jobs' . Been there, got that T shirt in spectacular fashion. (wall blew down - contractor absented himself for 5 weeks: no notice.) We'll just have to fit you in is code for Yer on our list, but last ... mate
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    Folks, the issue isn't the plaster or other labour-intensive covering system. Its the price of local labour : day rates appear to be well over £200 generally here. (West Lancs)
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    Finishing grade: well not quite but good enough. Where from? My girlfriend Jackie at Haldane Fisher ?
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    Yes, exactly. I'm digging around to look those up. Any references you can point me to, please?
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    I propose putting the boards on to 40 by 40 battens (themselves fastened to the concrete substrate with concrete bolts or maybe 100 , by 75 concrete screws) Boards screwed to the battens with something hefty and plugged. The battens will be painted black so that, using a 3mm gap, there is a sort of 'shadow-gap' round the boards. Gonna look sexy as Hell (Why would I want something like that then?)?
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    Cos I do. ? Cheaper than plastering.... £300 for 60 sq m The internal walls upstairs will be PB. We're only going to line some walls with ply ; needs to look sexy like all the ply - lined walls we have seen this summer - and the offices where D works. Looks a treat - but I suspect it can be over-done.
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    Lining a wall with plywood isn't as easy as it looks, I'm sure. But then nothing else in house building is either. We are considering lining some walls with ply. The substrate for the ply will be battens fixed on concrete - perfectly rigid, therefore. Question is, how thick should the ply be? Thanks, Ian
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    Welcome. Determination, grit, bloody-mindedness. It took us 30+ years to convert our orchard into a building site. 30 years to have enough equity to support the necessary finance. It's been a long haul.
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    I know less than nowt. But can offer this
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    Be sure to tell the postie which one is for letters and which for parcels , eh? ?
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    Depends on your perspective. And budget. An electric shower is cheaper and simpler overall. And as for @Nickfromwales with customary understatement, referred to electric showers as ' ... spawn of the Devil ...'
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    Being dry while you switch on and set the temperature....
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