joe90

I think it depends on the exposure where you are, altitude, direction of wind. I have come across examples of everyone one to none. My last house with plain tiles had every 6th row nailed ?

Yes by adjusting the “head” of the gun that sits on the wood. Beware tho that depth may also depend on the density of the wood. IMO if the head depth is that important you may be better off with a Hammer, you could always set the nail proud and final drive with a hammer. Also a first fix gun has “points” to locate the gun on the wood and can leave marks around the head. This is why they are called “first fix” usually used fir stud work that nobody sees or you use filler afterwards. thinking back I did my facia with mine, filler and sanding sorted it ?

Since when is an air test irrelevant. Again (like ASHP,s ) I am simply stating what I have done and works for me.

Well Dave, you are wrong, passed the airtightness test (can’t remember the figure but it was fairly good). In Fact we measured with and without the loft hatch (with rubber seal) closed and made very little difference. ( @SteamyTea can vouch for this as he was here!!!) This subject has done the rounds on another forum . There is a difference between “sealed” and “breathable” I am not a fan of membranes and sticky tape.

I used this to glue the lining (osb) to my warm roof to make it airtight, very good as the foaming filled every small nook and cranny and the airtight test was good. I use it on many things now.

With our build the floor (upstairs) went down before the walls were built fir the top floor during the winter. At times water was running down the stairwell but I have to say none of it swelled at all. Perhaps it was because all joints were oozing expanding glue??? Mind even the cut edges around the stairwell didn’t swell either.

This was one reason (in hindsight ) that I am glad I had a main contractor, all his responsibility!, however the chaps were glad we used my static on site for facilities .

Great minds think alike ?

Why? ( I don’t have one to read!).

Legs !

I think you are right, my floor had foamed glue all over the place. It tends to foam when moisture is about, if your timber is very dry it may not foam. I had beads of foam above and below the joints and dribbling from the top of the joists. Then again if plenty of screws are used yours should be tight.

I built a pool for My brother in law, used a fibreglass “tub” ready built, large “patio” around it and he had a large “greenhouse” installed over it (probably not called a greenhouse!!!), one end was fixed and the other two sections slid past it so it could be open on hot days but covered the rest of the time. I installed a swim jet which worked really well. He did admit it used more heating oil than his house (which was poorly insulated) ?

Well, output from the ASHP and output to the manifold at the top! So yes both “hots”

Which is what I wanted but “er indoors “ wanted gas ?‍♂️

Does your buffer tank not have a coil?, connections fir these would be on the side and connected to your ASHP, connection on the very top is output to UFH manifold, side connection near the bottom is the return from that manifold.

The “flat” roof needs a little slope, one or two bricks would do it, then wall plate all the way round, cut your blocks on top of the side walls to meet the slope, simples, wall plate held down with straps, these are the normal way to hold a wall plate down https://www.toolstation.com/heavy-duty-strap-bend

Without spending shed loads on re designing the structure and still ending up with a very low ceiling it’s just not worth it, yes put in a fold down loft ladder and use it fir storage which might free up some Space within the house. I was asked to do similar fir a customer once but persuaded them to convert the intergral garage instead at much less cost and ended up with a more usable space.

It’s scratching that you have to be careful off as this can lead to leaks around the rubber O rings.

No. I wanted to run the pipe within the underfloor insulation.

Yes I was not allowed to run gas pipe under the house, had to run it around the outside and change from yellow plastic to metal as it entered the house behind the cooker (bottled gas only fir hob).

Yes but what was an architect doing putting the shower so far away from the gym??? HE is supposed to be the expert ?‍♂️.

Then go by recommendation (very much like builders).

yes I remember (when quite young) seeing an American film where wall switches activated standard lamps and table lamps around a room, I asked an electrician how this was done and he explained and I have wired my lounge in the last four of my houses this way, it always gets a comment and frankly very easy to do.

https://www.screwfix.com/p/schneider-electric-ultimate-slimline-5a-unfused-round-pin-plug-white/8216j

@MikeGrahamT21 have you tried a chiropractor, I had a back injury and after visiting one it felt like it had been given a service, oiled and greased and no longer stiff.