Simplysimon

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Hinge-Pin-Door-Stop/s?k=Hinge+Pin+Door+Stop never used them so cannot comment on effectivness

properly constructed house? have fixed a few early timber kits which rotted out but as we've been building with them for quite a few decades now up here we know the reason for this happening. we may be a stubborn bunch up here, however, we're not all stupid and keep building a certain way just because we've doing it that way for a long period of time. if there was an issue with the build method we would change it. yes kits may still rot but as with all builds it's down to the care of those doing the building. done incorrectly all build types will fail somewhere. not pushing one build method over another, everyone has different ideas but giving the OP another option for a warm, airtight, quiet build method and more importantly a build type with a long decrement delay.

go with timber kit i beams and blown celluose insulation, no blow outs and no cutting of woodcrete

did the instruction state it must be mixed with distilled water?

yes this will allow ventilation up the internal face, but what is it going to do for the thermal properties? the majority of people on here with dot and dap complain about the tent effect. no it won't, capillarity will only take the moisture up to approx 1.2m

i used these guys https://www.roofingandsalvagedepot.co.uk/ good to deal with, they stock NOS. i got ssq del prado at a good price.

i've read this thread since it started and kept my peace, but since you've asked,? start again with a blank sheet, it's a pigs ear of a design, stop with the wow factor and build something that looks nice, is pleasant to live in and is energy efficient. as it's been mentioned before https://mcmansionhell.com/

looking for a no maintenance house, so no fascias/soffits, silicone self coloured render, fibre cement cladding and windows alu clad. i didn't want to paint everthing every 5 or so years

have you looked at the (zealots) sorry, scottish political party running this country

and our glorious leader is intending to spend £300,000 cutting the bottom from school doors (2-4%) to improve ventilation and a few million on fans and filters. two years after start of pandemic, ahh timing, perfect.

agreed, don't need to go passive level insulation just a well sealed house

how do you square the second whilst having the first?

a good pair of mole grips (other makes are available) once levered up slightly

by the ......

first year apprentice, owners son and handless

go round all the building sites, check out facebook, gumtree etc and pick up all the off cuts of insulation. keep insulating the roof until it gets warmer in there

i mentioned a week or so ago about 'people who work with water and 'leccy', that's been made by someone who watched someone who worked with wood ? in the last pic it looks alright as long as you don't look bottom right. not acceptable even in the dark, money must be returned and a new door made by a joiner to match frame and existing hinges, assuming they are ok on the standards. just realised pic 19 is standards so new frame needed as well. door looks to be too thin to start, small claims court? unfortunately there is always someone who accepts a job outwith their skill level and tarnishes the trade they are supposed to represent

oak cls, there's an idea.....

if boarding looks to be too expensive keep the plasterboard to a consistent thickness all the way up the column on that face. it would be noticeable if the top and bottom of the string were partialy covered when they weren't meant to be and by the way 0.48 ? sounds good to me

just the majority of the uk to do now ?

go with 89mm cls as opposed to 95mm reg

how thick a wall were you thinking?

why not use regularised timber? is it that you have timber lying around to use? if you are using what you have to hand then insulating and sheeting will be difficult. used to build houses from off saw timber and there's a very good reason nobody does it any more. buy some c16 cls and make life easy for yourself.

timber now coming down in price, concrete and associated products rising steeply due to energy price increases

if affordable 200mm pir next option 100mm + 100mm eps