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I reckon that I could install MVHR in the future here without too much fuss. The original bungalow has 4x2 celing joists. The dormer is built on top. The bottom of the dormer floor joist sit way above the top of the original ceiling joists. The dormer is basically a frame that sits on padstones on the walls. This is from when I gutted the downstairs bathroom (in Oct 2012 apparently). The downstairs wall plate / ceiling joists are just above the red bricks. The dormer consists of a circas 9x6 frame sat on pad stones at the corners and in the middle. Padstone on the left, 9x6 running left to right (with the junction boxes tacked on). There's the centre pad stone just above that bit of corner mesh leaning against the wall. There is mind an RSJ further in running left / right sort of mid dormer too. I reckon then I could run MVHR ducts in the gap. I would of course have to bring everything within a thermal envelope which is the mission!

Instastik is made by Dow? Yeah I know, I got carried away and when my gun seized with intumescent foam in and went and borrowed that Everbuild stuff off of my nephew in a hurry to fill the gaps. To date I've used this Soudafoam Low Expansion to stick eps to brick & block. Just a plant spray of water on both surfaces then wedge / weight down until set. Was going to use this to fit the boards (which should now be here today). ? I was considering Illbruck FM330 Pro Foam Air Seal. Tbh I'm not digging this lot out now though. Running round with the IR thermometer and the temperature is pretty constant around the frame now. EDIT: I mean really, should I dig it out?

I just wish I'd bough another couple of Bernstein pans when I got the first. Paid about £130 for it. Not anymore! :(

I've one Bernstein NT2038 pan and seat and it's spot on.

425mm from floor to top of seat aka bit your ar5e hits?

Bog standard?

Pictures please!

@Nickfromwales cutting this Marmox board...old circular saw like I used on the Aqua Panel? Then"sticking" it and sealing joins, I didn't splash out on the Marmox stuff, figured one if the generic "no nails sticks like a grabby thing" or EBT will do?

That link that @Nickfromwales put up, this is the connector. The back of the close coupled pan goes into the 83mm dia hole - it's a stretchy rubber connection. Aided by a bit of silicone grease to lube things up. You then stretch the concertina bit, dog leg it a bit and push the 112mm dia into the grey 110mm pipe. The "flutes" press against the inside of the grey pipe wher the internal diameter is less than 110mm. Quick and easy for most people If it were me I'd do it solvent weld probably but then I dont do quick or easy!

You can do all sorts of "cranking". Could you turn the pan through 90deg so it in the same wall as the grey pipe? This is my mocking up for a mates wall hung pan: Obviously the brown 110mm can be cut way down: Then his actual install: A lot of the stuff goes from nom 90mm to 110mm. This is mine:

8? & the rest!

That's 3 600×1250 Marmox Multiboard Backing Boards ordered, being delivered tomorrow. Could have picked up from Tile Experience in Croydon but stumped up for the £13 delivery. Thinking to cut it to 170mm wide for now to go from the upvc frame to the edge of the inner leaf. Later when I remove the battens and hardboard, the iwi can go over that. @Nickfromwales, surely I do the top piece first then the sides? Thus the sides keep the top up. I'll have to anyway do the soffit and sill in two pieces as nom 1450mm long. I was just going to stick the cut boards on with Soudal Low Expansion foam and brace between whilst it sets. I'll screw it on later. What's the crack with making some attempt at air tightness? I've got some radon tape but don't know if it'll stick to foam... I was debating sticking a dpm all round the reveal before the Multiboard goes on. That would really be reliant on the screws.

8 of you were there, in one shoe box?

As I said the lower Ah battery can over discharge though.

Are we all turning into our dads going round switching lights off and moaning? I am!

& you called me landed gentry! 😂

Any land to the side? Have you got another 8 years in you? 😂

My understanding is it's reasonably OK to do this as long as the battery types are the same e.g. both lead acid but never say lipo + lead acid. Where issues can occur I think is if the lower capacity one over discharges but you don't realise as the bigger ones are "taking up the slack".

& they're only in Chatham. Spitting distance from...where you were! 😂 Just emailed them to find a stockist near me.

What's the best fixing to put 25mm of Celotex then 12.5mm of pb onto these reveals? Screws and plugs or hammer in? Ideally they want to go below the surface of the pb. Cheers

Except knowing my luck I'd hit a pocket in a solid wall and think it a cavity!

Erm..are you sure you're not me? Like a parallel universe Our one was originally 9 month holiday lets. No market. Owner applied to build 2 detached houses. Neighbours kicked off (nimbys). Owner sold to travellers out of spite. As soon as there were families in with kids at the local school and they just ignored the 9 month rule.

The trouble is if you sold to travellers to pi$$ the neighbours off, the council would privately love it. If like here they have an obligation to provide sites for so many pitches. The reality seems to be one of the caravan club fraternity buys the land, convinces the council it's a legitimate site for travellers then rents the places to immigrants at extortionate rates. Even sets their own leccy and bottled gas rates. Council don't give a sh!t as they've ticked box.

Trench dug through the ivy covered top layer with 3' wide bucket. Down to the clay. Not quite 2' deep, 18" maybe and the length of the frame. Bunged all the hedge and branch trimmings in and set fire to it. Nice bit of wood ash!

I think the Dining Room, Hall, Bedroom and Stairs are the very, very original house along with the stairs room and most of the Kitchen. I think that is solid 9" brick. I don't know for sure. The D'Stairs Bathroom is a later addition brick cavity with of course all the work I've done lining the walls inside. The Study was a 4" block construction originally. I added an inner 4" skin with 60mm cavity filled with 50mm Rockwool batts. I added battens and another 50m Rockwool batts inside (don't as why, I had less of a clue then than I do now!). Saying that, warmest room in the house.