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The bigger the hearth the more generous the 'feel'. Go to the pub. Get your laser measure out and measure the hearth. (Laser? Because many won't notice the laser spot. Everyone will see a yard stick or tape measure)

Wimmin aren't banned.

Compromise is a very common build method.

Questions so many questions. Lemme fink.

SWMBO on the subject..... "Its the very best thing we bought for the build". We maintained ours (Kubota 209 alpha) properly (Kubota agents) and covered the maintenance costs in the re-sale price. And we pulled next door's the JCB out of a hole at least twice - and his cars twice also. Until at moment, I covetted my neighbour's JCB. There is something very attractive about a JCB. Maybe its the generosity of her buckets? In the JCB Snog Marry Avoid stakes, snog one purely for reference and research purpose, but don't marry it.

Shouldn't?

The only place we've had issues is where I got that wrong. -

@Indy, the process is a Character Test as well as an administrative one. Only sleepless nights, digested for a fortnight or more can answer the questions you raise above. We waited 35 years from first twinkle-in-the-eye to breaking ground. Maybe let it stew for a while?

No. 'A' grade is almost irrelevant: it's the depth of the shelving - and the support it gets - that counts; 15mm will sag with the average amount of stuff families cram into a wardrobe. Thats why we use the Elfa storage system now - you can't cram stuff in that system without it being obvious that that's what you have done. We are retired / retiring and trying hard to downsize everything. Our family has 'disappeared', all three of them have their own houses now. Thank goodness. There is lots of advice on YooChube ....

Very interesting post @SteamyTea .....

In a Kingdom, the first of those is a ..... Couldn't agree more with the second.

Here is the list of approved stockists who, according to the SunAmp website The key term is Approved Stockists. My Sunamp was installed by an Approved Stockist. Every bit of technical information I needed was given to me by the stockist.

Whats modulation please? I have an EDDI too - how, using the EDDI , do you specify a limit to be drawn from the grid ( in your case 2Kw) ? I merely press Boost and let it run for an hour. I have no idea how much that draws ..... but then I do know that two successive boosts allow us to shower and bathe from cold.

Exactly what we're doing. I realise that we are over-privileged in self build terms: all I've done for the last eight years is get up and try to get on with the build. We've had some horrible lows - but some very heady moments too. It takes focus, persistence and a rock-solid partnership. There comes a stage when you are so committed to the project (sunk costs, emotional and financial) that you just can't stop.

In haste: Peter Millard will help you here. Search for his channel on YT.

You might like to have a look at a series of posts by @VIPMan. His project is local to us (Lancaster). We're not all that far up the M6. You might like to PM him. I'm almost sure he'd be pleased to talk to you about his experience - and maybe suggest a visit. The project was superb - I visited a couple of times.

That comment smacked me on the face like a wet fish. Bang on.

In this thread @Conor and @IanR helped my thinking about how to build a proper threshold across what appears to me to be a Really-Easy-To-Cock-up-Expanse-Of-EPS. Two full years later, I'm getting roundtoit. ( Besting @Onoff by a fair bit I expect - 2 years FFS) @IanR suggests some sort of reinforcement (in his case) using GRP. @Conorsuggests a concrete nosing bridging the EPS...... like this perhaps? This is what I'm thinking might work; I'm thinking a metal slot-drain embedded in a concrete 'jacket' . I have a 'feeling' that the left-hand bit of concrete needs to be big enough to support one complete (shortish) flag stone. My questions are: does there need to be a liner between the EPS and the concrete? DPM for example? the width of the concrete to the right hand side of the slot-drain: 100 mm ? how much concrete under the bottom of the slot drain? 50mm ? In the research I did for this post I bumped into this YT video At about 6:30 the author suggests an insulation strip is added like this ( see the middle arrow) I have a feeling that might be a good idea. Any thoughts welcome Thanks @Conor, @IanR - I do think about what you say ...... Ian

When I go there, it feels much more spacious than the UK. Trick of the light?

Anytime. But. Read this

Well , since I built in my own backyard, I suppose I am. You?

Who knew - you can get Tupperware slates. Bloody good idea. They'll go in the dishwasher. Tops!

@Alan Ambrose, have you had a read of this thread ? Apologies if you have: but it seems to me that that discussion will help you. I may have missed something in my haste this morning ....

Here's the relevant paragraph. https://www.architecture.com/knowledge-and-resources/knowledge-landing-page/building-safety-act-regulations-updates-2023 downloaded October 2023

Yes. Reading between the lines, you might need to consider creating a safe area below the window with HERAS perhaps? Gravity and all that ....