joe90

Better pic ? I don’t think that arch is a problem as the pillars each side are substantial. The only brickwork the arch supports is a triangle of bricks above it at 45’ and I guess that does not reach the bedroom window above. It’s amazing how low an arch can be and still self supporting, just check there is no cracks in the joints which will indicate movement.Here is a pic of one of mine .

All my windows in my new build have arches and no lintels in the outside brick skin. It all depends on the wall either side being big enough to take any load. Take a better pic and post.

But the planners asked “please indicate neighbours windows on the existing and proposed floor plans”? ?

I would as it might mitigate overlooking (they are currently looking at a fence anyway!!!)

Tidy!

None of my antics on a roof would pass HSE ?, but I was a mountaineer/rockclimber previously ?‍♂️ Plus I was only 9st soaking wet.

When I used to do roofs I hated slates as you cannot walk on them like concrete tiles, BUT I kept a few old sofa cushions that I put a bit of ply on and tucked them under the roof ladder so any weight is distributed evenly. Not easy but the only way I know of getting up there. Also with cushion under the roof ladder the hook should be a bit further away from your solar panels!

I would never do that as said above, tell the client you advise not too but you will do it BUT will not guarantee the work (and put it in writing).

I have never seen that before, looks like a fibre board. It’s a cold loft (insulation at ceiling level and ventilation to dry out any condensation). You could prop it up with battens on the roof timbers but I still don’t know why it’s there?

I hope you have told them what you have posted here, we too have done the same as you and it works!!!

No, I managed to escape !!!

Am I right in thinking this is the side wall by the footpath? If so it’s not in your front elevation so not “in your face”. That wall has subsided a bit and may move a bit more yet so I would just cut into the cracks with an angle grinder and put in a bead of mastic, this will allow it to move and stop any water getting in.

Yes, that’s what I have (fir my cottage?).

Ebay, (but do your homework first on what you require) I bought a rebadged unit still shrink wrapped on a pallet fir £850, it was a punt but paid off massively as I found it was actually made by an American company that makes millions of them with a good reputation.

Yes, water should not get under the sink edge!!!,!.

Yes, after it’s built. As I have said before I did no modelling whatesoever for my build but followed very easy to work out basic insulation and airtightness measures and it’s worked well (phew).

yes, down in the South West. Jeremy ended up cooling his house more than heating but he had a micro climate, something very difficult/impossible to model.

Another example of “re cycling” ?

No, I don’t find it necessary, for the few weeks a year that are hot enough, I enjoy it ?, saves paying fir a holiday to the south of Italy where the temps are that high anyway!

@Tetrarch have you heard a modern ASHP? Mine is against the side of our house and is very difficult to hear, it is certainly not “noisy”. I did plan to build a vented timber cover to absorb any noise if it proved intrusive but it’s not required at all.

Welcome to THE self build forum, don’t discount “bungalow gobbling “ a term used fir buying an old bungalow on a nice plot with a plan to demolish and build anew. They can be cheaper than a building plot, services exist, address exists, you can still claim the VAT back. It’s what I did.?

Yes, Methinks the cills and skirting not finished yet (but if it was done by one of us that would have been foamed in ?).

Found this on the BBC website..... Wood for good IMAGE COPYRIGHTGETTY IMAGES Every seven seconds the sustainable forests of Europe yield enough wood to build a four-person family home. Carbon is absorbed by the growing trunk, locked up in the house and then trees are replanted. Wooden construction also lessens the enormous carbon impacts of using concrete and steel. Cross Laminated Timber - like a super-thick plywood - enables the use of wood for large areas of floors and walls. The French government has ruled that all new public buildings must be made from at least 50% timber and a 'plyscraper' race is under way with the 18-storey Mjosa Tower in Brumunddal, Norway the current winner. Around the world taller buildings are on the drawing board but in the UK, building regulation changes in response to the Grenfell Tower fire might limit the use of wood in tall buildings.

Says it all really !?‍♂️

But this should be under the vapour barrier ?.