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Both my expansion tanks are above their larger tanks (buffer and DHW).

I was recommended a 90 litre buffer.

Well after doing up old houses most of my life, my new build was a dream, yes I was lucky with a good builder to put up the shell and lucky to finish before material prices went through the roof but no “old shit” to deal with and no compromises to make. Well done @Faz.

Sorry @Dan F but I disagree, all kitchens (apart from bespoke) have adjustable legs that allow a lot of Leeway, max kickboard is usually 150mm and thickness of worktop will give the max height. I always asked my customers what height they wanted as the kick board can be cut down (as long as enough room is left fir machines ). IMO builder did well to get only 1mm out!

Most definitely No in fact it’s a nessesity.

I concur ?, better than Mortar in my opinion.

Sorry @Adsibob but reading back over this my take is you did not specify what height you wanted the worktop, and it’s ended up 13mm lower than you expected? As others have said you won’t notice it after a bit, your other half has said it’s not a problem, although your architect will cover the cost do you want to risk any damage?, and your architect will withdraw goodwill. I think you are right you are OCD over this (and I am OCD, ask my missus!). Frankly if you had not measured it I doubt you would have noticed, time you take your high heels off ?.

Welcome, sounds exciting takes courage to do that and we look forward to hearing about your journey,.

Looking good zoot ?, you have come a long way.

Think about “bungalow gobbling”, this is buying a delapidated old bungalow and demolishing it a re building your new house. Planning will be easier and services (which can cost mega bucks) are already on site and you still get to claim the VAT back ?.

I used to fit many kitchens and within reason made the height what the customer wanted depending on their height. The only constraint was washing machines etc. That fir under the surface and even some of these had some adjustment. What was popular in a galley kitchen was one side without machines much lower to aid working for short people. I remember my grans scullery had a lower section fir rolling pastry. In this case can you live with it? Will it always piss you off?.

Do the Willis heaters have any restrictions? (Don’t know anything about them, just putting it out there?‍♂️)

Don’t let the buggers grind you down , you know you are doing a good job and now have the proof. Yes a fly through would be good to see ?

After my re plumbed buffer tank episode I am struggling to get my flow rates to 2 with only 5 near 100m loops and the pump set to max (6) ?‍♂️ Tho at least I get a decent temp (30’) now. I did ask this question elsewhere but didn’t see a reply, without a flow gauge what is the optimum flow rate through the actual ASHP to get the best results from it?.

I glued our engineered oak over the UFH, I hate floating floors, always sound hollow (IMO). it’s got to transfer heat better too.

Just looked at these but they like free draining soils, not heavy clay like I have, just dug the ground over and added “muck”, found you can get garden compost fairly locally FREE, it’s council green waste that’s been composted, free to collectors ?, roll on summer eh!

Welcome, very interesting conundrum, stress is a funny thing, I suffer health issues linked to stress but found our build completely non stressful and in fact found it empowering after two bouts of cancer on top of my previous health problems. I was lucky and had a brilliant builder who built the shell etc and I did all the internals but he was capable of doing the lot through contacts with other trades. Stress is different things to different people. I think it all depends on what you want, what you can find and what you can afford!.

+1 ?

Ignoring the above spat, I found it. http://www.cherrymortgages.com/sustainable_zero_carbon_housing/solar_conservatory_glengariffe_passive_house_viking_ireland.htm

As you lot know I don’t do logging temps or anything remotely with tech, all I can say is I have a max min thermometer in the conservatory and if the temp out there gets above 21’ (the temp the house is stable at with mostly no heating on) I open the bifolds into the kitchen diner and into the lounge, when it dips below this I shut them!. I was very interested in this some years ago. AH can’t find it, does anyone remember the Scottish house with a wrap around conservatory with controls that helped heat the house, maybe on the green building forum???

? this is why I faced the back of our house south with a large conservatory across the whole 12m, black tiles on the floor above insulation and large bifolds into the house. I think this contributes a massive amount of heat into the house fir a lot of the year. The heating rarely comes on even mid winter on clear sunny days. Even our Jeremy with all his extensive knowledge and calculations didn’t realise the impact of the microclimate in his location, he ended up needing more cooling than heating.

Ah, that makes sense.?

But would that not be the DHW tank? Heating not required in summer?

Get it wrapped, talking to a car owner at a show and was surprised to learn his car was wrapped rather than painted and half the cost of a respray. You can buy the film on EBay and mostly flat panels so a doddle to do DIY, or a few cans of spray paint, can’t be that hard.

Better and saves slates. My roof is very visible from all angles.