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Welcome @Will_OB. You have one key advantage. An established network of contacts in the trades and professions. And a track record of working with them. Priceless.

Oh please come round Gary, and shout that really loud for the rest of the family to hear. They'll believe you. But, wimmin; - They will do what they do do. Phhhhhhhhhh.......

I blame you. How mamy years married? And you let her go into a tile shop. On her own. Unsupervised. Just before Christmas. Thats just male negligence. Sorry mate but someone's gotta say it.

Octopus worked for us ..... pronto-ish.

Every MVHR company I talked to could not / did not want to see the point that I made to each of them - very politely. There is a conflict of interest inherant in the way systems are designed and marketed. The supplier designs the system. The only way round the issue is to ask another (2?) companies to quote for the same job. Compare and contrast, post here and we'll confuse you some more 😑

Send him to Lancashire please . He'll never ever want for work. Lucky you are indeed

...and her conclusion was.... just the once, that'll do. I hope

I think this is another of those -pics-please- questions Barry.....

The answer to your question depends on who is asking you. HMRC - a few months (6?) after the house is officially listed for Valuation (Has an official rateable value) BCO - when every bit of paperwork has been signed off Purchaser - when you agree a price, and are paid irrespective of the state of your paperwork SWMBO - several years after you think it's all finished You, as soon you think you can bear it The Local Authority Valuation Officer: when she '...feels the time is right....' subject to confirmation ( BP 180/100 remembering that bit) When the questioner tells you exactly which bits of paper they need to give you some money Not what we all want to hear I expect, but there's my hard-bitten p!ssed-off take on your question.

I suspect we're a bit more exposed than you are Gary, so we swopped our horrible, but oh-so useful container for these lumps of limestone. The difference is that we are expecting to have to defend the front of our house because of the open-front design: there's no wall between us and the single-track road. Have a guess who hit one of these first while parking .... well, we had been to the pub. And it was just a 'touch' I'm never ever gonna live it down. 😑 She was in the car with me.

What a lovely person you must be .... Could I suggest a different approach? Work the problem out for yourself (the heat calc suggested above) put your calculation in a post on this board, we'll check it (well the nerds will) and then Tell The Builder What You Want Done. and when you've done that Ask whether he still wants the job or not. And if he does, tell him to get on with it. Deference, partnership, customer engagement, intelligent discussion, shared interest in heat calculations - and builders - almost never mix. Harsh? Yes.

Welcome @John Mcnamara.... good to see your get-up-and-go.... Ian

Well, @Jaybird, I wish I'd discovered this particular Commentriat before we'd started building 8 years ago. So, you've started out right! Well done. Good luck, and try to forgive @Pocster as often as possible. All artists should be much forgiven. He's doing his best, but my God, imagine being married to him! Ian

Bloody hell, much more attention to detail than me....

@Pocster, please, just for me, show us a photograph of something - anything - you've finished. Just the one'll do. Ta!

Oh yes @Alan Ambrose, and McGruer yachts (Helensborough) , German Beaver-Tail slating, and irreverent gargoyls. Oak frames lend themselves to small bits of architectural wood carving. Loads of inspiration in older North German houses. One famous one is called the Dukatenscheisser. Literally translated, the DucatShitter. The saying goes that the house cost so much that they had to get the ducatshitter to pay for the build. History repeats itself doesn't it.

That @markharro looks a treat ... and you've bothered to paint the battens black. Please take a photo when its finished eh?

Rain screen membrane: Intello Pro Clima (might have the brand name wrong, Intello do a rangeof membranes) - £50 if you can buy as little as 20 sq m OR some left-over roofing felt , £0 Stapler, staples - not much wood - cheap as you like (pallet) £0, expensive as you like - high tanin content £200 + screws or nails for nail gun £20 both One person day to fit £200 Shadowgaps increase over time (wood dries out), so its essential to use a rain-screen membrane of some sort.. the cheaper it is the quicker it will need to be replaced.

Oak framed houses, highly varnished wooden boats, vintage motorbikes, Omega Seamaster watches, pre-war Leica cameras, Umbrian villas: all make me dream . My god we lusted after an Oak Frame build ..... but couldn't afford to build its garage. Not envious, just hope it goes well for you. Seems I'm just going to have to follow your posts then innit. 😐

Hello, - a serial builder eh .... What brings you back to the torture-chamber then ?

Have you tried a google image search? Google Lens perhaps?

As written, you might mean Both 1) and 2) above refer to the current application and should be taken into consideration OR either 1) or 2) but NOT both refer If 1) is relevant, then that's a direct instruction to consult YW If 2) applies, then the BCO is the responsible office. The builder re-routed the sewer, but didn't connect it to your house. Is anyone other than you adversely affected by the lack of a connection? Is there a blockage in your neighbour's garden? (.... the sewer blockage...) If you mean: who -in general terms- is responsible for clearing a potential blockage, then please answer this question ... Where is the nearest access point for clearing a blockage in the sewer that runs through oth your properties? If there is a rodding point in your garden, then I would take that as a strong indication that you might be responsible. If there is no access point in your property, then you cannot be expected to take action to maintain it. Your neighbour is hinting that the sewer has nothing to do with him isn't he....... The most obvious thing to do is to write to YW and ask them.

While you are at it may I suggest you consider getting a Carbon Monoxide sensor ?

Here's a YT playlist that might help you.

That temperature contrast (change) over time is remarkable. I used to fly microlights before building our place. Occasionally we'd fly through an inversion a few thousand feet above ground level: the temperature difference was very noticeable. Often dirty air was trapped under the inversion - sometimes to the extent that you could taste the difference in the air breathed, often it was accompanied by a real decrease in visibility. Air masses are interesting things.