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    Drawing please.........
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    When I did my first bricklaying extending an old cottage with similar old bricks, I mentioned to by BI (who was a great guy) that I was not very pleased with the result (up and down a bit) and he pointed to the original cottage and said my bricklaying had “character “ ? As said above, get your corners upright and work to the string between them
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    a note of caution, my mate bought a bungalow recently and had a full survey, only a few minor things mentioned, however when the removal chap entered carrying a heavy bed, he went straight through the floor!!! Turns out the whole ground floor had extensive woodworm and he has had to replace the whole ground floor, joists included. Tried to make a claim against the surveyor but their “get out clause” is they are not allowed to lift carpets ?........ buyers beware, surveys are not all they are cracked up to be (I have never had a survey, but I was a builder ).
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    I would simply ask the agent fir any paperwork related to that wall (if it exists!), re, Structural engineers design, sign off, if not a house structural survey should cover it. Or If it ain’t got no cracks and been there a while ?‍♂️.
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    @Alex L I don’t see it’s your responsibility to prove that a qualified SE is right!
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    How was the floor designed, surely insulation was included in that design?, as @PeterStarck says it depends where in the floor buildup it was planned. With such a “green” build method I would have thought a “green” insulation was planned for. You mentioned gabions so there is a void under the floor, rodent proofing will be another consideration.
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    I had to challenge a BI once who tried to say my structural engineer design needed altering, I refused and said he was more qualified than the BI (which did not go down well) but I won in the end, asking the BI to produce evidence that my design was not “fit for purpose”. Do nothing.
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    OH YES. I am not the best when it comes to programming stuff but I found this very difficult to understand. (And so did Jeremy, and he is a boffin) Frankly I managed to set a couple of parameters and left it alone ?. I am very pleased with the ASHP and it’s performance. ?
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    Ha, I have the Kingspan Aeromax 4kW
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    yes, @JIH What ASHP do you have?
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    my ASHP does not have a pump within it (some do) so I have a pump externally to give flow to the buffer or DHW tank as dictated by the controller/stats etc. The manifold pump circulates water from my buffer and around the UFH loops.
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    My pump is on the manifold on the flow side as designed by the manufacturer.
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    Polystyrene is an oil based insulation which is unusual in a straw build!!!!, not worthless but which type as they have different qualities?
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    A bit late to this thread, but I have a Wunda manifold and ditto, despite asking fir a blending valve they did not send one as I said I had an ASHP so had to insist they send one. My ASHP delivers 48’ water whatever the use ( bloody controller impossible to fathom, even Jeremy had trouble). DHW direct to coil in DHW tank and heating to buffer tank (am having second thoughts about it’s being required?) then blending valve on manifold down to 24’. The buffer tank (I suppose) gives me instant hot water to the manifold so saves the ASHP getting up to temp. In the heating season the buffer is permanently topped up and room stat calls for heat from that tank.
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    Yes.
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    Intro

    joe90 replied to MVO's topic in Introduce Yourself

    Welcome, bring on the questions.
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    that was exactly my plan.(till I ran out of funds ?)
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    Pressure Treated Softwood should last 10years, it’s what I would use.
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    just been out and measured it, 2.4m wide. Also it weighs in excess of 8.8 tons and will destroy your ground (it did mine) a tracked digger will do a lot less damage (should have got one really). I like the suggestion above of going to digger world and “playing”. I have been told the micro ones are not worth it (unless you need it to go through a doorway).
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    @Omnibuswoman just added a pic to show HOW big (against my 60 year old furgy) ?
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    sorry, been out all day (in my JCB?), yes it’s big, (See above from @Construction Channel, but mine is old and leaky) I bought it as it’s a multi task machine, digger, grader, shovel, crane, fork lift truck and been invaluable over the last 4 years. From what you say above if you could do all your jobs in one week I would hire one, take half a day to get used to it then crack on. Mine will be fir sale soon as all the big jobs are nearly done (but it’s been fun). A chap I used to know years ago who was a multi millionaire used to spend hours in his JCB just shifting stuff around just fir the hell of it!.
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    I bought a JCB and learnt how to use it myself and it’s great fun, I would have struggled greatly without it, currently levelling the field after clearing up after the build. If you buy well and maintained it you will get your money back, go for it (but get a plant mechanic to go over it to spot any problems).
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    Inserts should not rattle, a good tight push fit otherwise they won’t do their job. I am a convert to plastic from copper (took a long while) not having joins and flexible pipe is great for pulling through places that copper would have to have loads of joints/bends etc. Also not having many 90’ bends make flow so much better. Also I am a Hep 2O convert.
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    With gas comes another standing charge and servicing costs and what is the life of a decent gas boiler these days? (I had to go ASHP as no gas near me but very glad I did).
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    And we are in

    joe90 commented on Thedreamer's blog entry in Druim nan Darach

    Very nice, well done, you must be proud. We don’t use our woodstove very much but it’s lovely in the very cold weather, so nice just to watch at times.
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