joe90

Could you not peel the Edpm back to allow removal then stick it back with CT1 then the Flashing?

If you have the odd Lumpy stone you could chisel it back a bit to give a “more” level finish for your guide batten, anything below the flashing will be covered anyway.

I think it’s the skip hire company that should know, it’s their day job after all.

Frankly it looks crap around the edges, it’s no wonder builders get a bad reputation.

Good job he didn’t have a desk job then.!

I would do it without a license, depends if your neighbours would report you, who,s to know, as you say it’s not a public road?. Are there skip inspectors?

The fat ones are not working fast/hard enough ?

Like some others, I don’t like aircrete blocks for either skin, yes, they insulate a little better than concrete block but I have come across so many cracking problems with them in the past. Like you I have fairly large windows facing south but so far ( we have only had a couple of weeks of sun) it’s not been a problem. I am putting a large conservatory across the whole back of the house and frankly on the odd hot day it will overheat ( we are having solar glass in the roof) but this we will cope with as it means it’s a usable space fir many months of the year.

I disagree, I was a self employed builder for years and only got work by word of mouth by recommendation, I also worked with a few local lads who were also recommended so must be good. Like ProDave above. My new build was done by a local builder who has a great reputation and his work for me could not have been better, I thought I was fussy and would upset the guys but their attention to detail was spot on. i am not saying every trades person is good, there are a lot of cowboys about so if you want a good trades person do so by recommendation.

Well I am a “ mass” advocate, my caravan that I have been living in on and off fir two years cools down very quickly but heats up quickly. My new build is block and brick ( not thermalite as I don’t like them) 200mm full fill cavity insulation ( rock wall). Ever since the doors and windows were installed people entering the build assumed the UFH was working and on, but it was not, and that was not warm weather. During this warm spell the inside remains cool and there is very little in the way of temperature swing. I am not saying there are not other ways of copying a heavy construction but mine works very well and I could not be more pleased with it. ( also I can hang anything I want from the walls) p.S. I also have a wood stove in a heavyweight fireplace centrally within the house. Role on Christmas ?

Shower wall. They were expensive but I have grown to hate grout around tiles!!!, I even used an off cut to make a splash back for the sink so it matched the shower. http://www.showerwall.co.uk/

I have two shower trays 1000 x 800 and have screens with flipper panels. I wanted 800 doors on the end but could find none. We get a little water on the floor but generally they work very well. I don’t like sliders for all the nooks and crannies that get mucky, we like minimalist , glass with no frame.

Very interesting this thread, just started using my showers and a little disappointed in flow/ pressure so will play with mine and see what we have.

Bit late to this one but my build, 240sq m, came in at £500 per sq m. Builder did founds, blockwork and brickwork, plastering, roof, drains, Supplied doors and frames, stairs skirting etc. I did plumbing, windows and doors, fitting doors, skirting etc etc, I upgraded stairs and doors to oak and paid the difference. As I have said before my builder was brilliant and nothing was too much trouble. During my build I became ill and originally I was doing all the woodwork but found myself unable to do floors/ joist and build roof structure so he just stepped in and did it for me ( at a very reasonable cost). I am happy to pass his name on to anyone building in North Devon ( but he is booked up till next summer?).

Just an update, had the plant commissioned yesterday and I asked if it was possible to move the pump housing onto a concrete slab next to the tank ( to lesson the noise as the tank top acted like a drum) and was told the latest model do this anyway. After he adjusted it ( properly?) it is now a bit quieter ( less water noise as he set it for two people not the full blown 6 it maxes out at). He mentioned that he had a vortex as he thought it was one of the best on the market ( well it is his day job after all) so I was pleased with my choice. I mentioned closed cell ( water proof) sound insulation under the lid and he thought it a good idea, in fact he may do the same himself with his.

Yes I am trying to find a good use for same offcuts? Cloche ends spring to mind as the pipe stays bent.

I must admit I let no one borrow my wood chisels, absolutely no one.

I too was told I had to inform the DNO of my heat pump but not anything else that uses high current. Most good ASHP,s are Inverter driven so the initial load ( the DNO,s perceived problem) is not a problem and creates less initial load than say a 10Kw shower. I did not inform the DNO ?.

Well I always use these to clean both pipe and fitting https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p49495. Also when I was taught how to solder joints ( a few decades ago) I was told not to heat the pipe/fitting too quickly, keep the flame away a bit so the whole joint heated uniformly and keep tapping the solder on the joint till it melted in and remove the flame immediately, also as above, don’t be in too much of a hurry to cool it down with water etc.

Frankly a lot of blokes also don’t know how to use a cordless screwdriver and the caming out is used like a slipping clutch ??????.

Sorry, when I saw this first there was no picture!!, bolt cutters would be safer if you have some or could borrow some, angle grinders need treating with care, they can bite back.

Chop up what ? ?

Mine also needed a pump and the guy fitting it said a magnetic filter was not needed as it was all stainless and plastic.

Wow, just looked at their website, awesome ? shame they don’t show prices.

Just completed mine and there is a pressure release valve in the ASHP, a filling loop, and the inhibitor was funnelled into the pipe feeding the auto air release valve at the highest point, air valve put back them pressurised via the filling loop.