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More than a few jealous folk on here with that I can tell you. A proper little retreat! All year round too once you get that stove going. Really like that. Do you have "power" of any sort out there? Maybe look at a solar charged battery set up for a bit of light / LED reading lamp. On a serious note you might want to add a CO2 alarm in there. God forbid you doze off and the stove leaks. I might be going a bit OTT with that idea but I would.

Looks great!

You might think of AFDD ( Arc fault detection devices ) too along with surge protection as that's now in the second amendment and required I think next year?

So my moistening everything with plain water in a plant sprayer all these years has been wrong? Surely if I'm dampening with PVA and there's any risk of the substrate becoming damp it'll re hydrate the PVA?

In some respects in seems a bit mad going to these lengths with this and the other window at the front. Ideally we want to take them out and fit floor to ceiling windows. Probably a no no given the front elevatiom but... If it were up to me I'd have moved them inboard anyway. She say no ☹️

4 cans of Illbruck FM330 ordered.

SF also have £40 off the kit with the DTD156Z impact driver. Same drill and batteries as the above deal then in effect £70 for the impact driver which is what one would be elsewhere. https://www.screwfix.com/p/makita-dlx2336st-18v-5-0ah-li-ion-lxt-cordless-twin-pack/914JJ?kpid=914JJ&ds_kid=92700055256569560&ds_rl=1244066&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_pXso7CB9wIVB-rtCh2Y2Ai8EAsYASABEgI48fD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

They're still going strong. I just received a delivery from them. I've a half finished (no surprises there 😂) mini drum synth sitting here and a second one to build.

This is where I get confused! 😂 You say "way more rigid" the blurb says it retains a degree of expansion other foams don't to cope with building movement and thus not crack over time. @Russell griffiths said Instastik to put the boards up and Illbruck to do the sealing. You're saying Illbruck (for both?) Yet I've only ever used Sodafoam Low Expansion for sticking things, mainly EPS to brick and block as per Jeremy and other's advice. Many ways to skin this cat I guess.

For some reason I thought it would be cement board on one side only of the insulation on the Marmox boards. Quite pleased it's both sides. I reckon the Soufafoam Low Expansion would stick to it. It was @Jeremy Harris put me onto the stuff.

I cut into 200mm strips with the same old circular saw I used for 12.5mm Aqua Panel. Just clamped a board on it. Then chopped to length on the Evolution Rage 255mm chop saw. Couldn't be bothered changing to the diamond blade. Only thing is with the 40mm Marmox, once plastered there'll only be about 10mm of frame showing at the sides. About 15mm at the top and maybe 20mm at the sill assuming I get a black ash effect uPVC sill later.

Soffit wasn't pi$$ed. The Marmox was catching a nail on the hardboard! 😂 All the bits cut. Yet to stick when I decide a) what to use, i.e Soudafoam Low Expansion or something else and b) whether to dig out the existing cheapo foam. Need to tweak the little infill bit on the sill at the end by the window. Mitred the soffit section:

This might help: SBR_Bonding_Agent_2016.pdf I said do it as you go as SBR dries really quick if a thin layer. The slurry should stay "wet".

Yep. My short term! 😂 Tbh I would happily live with walls stripped bare for a bit. Having a blank canvas is so much easier. Anyway, in between showers: Soffit is well on the pi$$: Laser level time to see what's "out" I suppose!

kidding...

I don't think you've got enough PV ! Seriously that looks cracking, very envious. How much PV is that and how's it utilised?

Does this help? The reveals were lined with 5/8" chipboard. The inner block leaf has 1" tile battens overboarded with hardboard then wood chip paper. Then that's papered over with the purple.

You mean stick it with Illbruck 330?

I'll raise you 200mm then? Sides: Sill:

40mm Marmox boards turned up: Had hoped I could use "MAK2CHAMP" hybrid! Not enough depth so it'll have to be the cheapo Nu-Tool mains saw...when it stops raining: Really not sure on how wide to cut them. Tempted to just go 170mm all round "for now". Later, (my later😂), when the battening marked X comes off, the iwi can oversail these reveal bits. As I don't yet know exactly what I'm going to do with regards to iwi then probably best I think to stick to 170mm all round. Up top its again just 170mm to the edge of the lintel:

You're kidding?

Just chuck the end ones in first then infill between against a string line.

How are you going to mow that roof?

As pir usual then.

Wot I said 👍 Worst you'll have to do is pick foam out of the sides and do a little repointing. Leave the top rough as a key for the final mortar. I might even prime with SBR as you go whenyou lay them for added bite.