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can you not do the same thing with packers though?

I’m a sucker for new stuff so I already have hinge jig and door stand etc. my router will also do the hinges but I think it doesn’t plunge enough to do the latch but I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it! very kind of you to offer though. I’m sure I’ll be posting nearer the time for more advice on it all though.

Were the linings a kit or did you make the linings yourself? I have some stupidly thick walls I will need to make my own linings for using 25mm MDF.

Environmental reasons mostly to reduce our carbon footprint as we had sh!t loads of concrete in the basement so didn’t want any above ground.

Why SIP specifically and not also compare to timber frame? SIPs don’t perform well acoustically afaik due to the PIR insulation sandwich. with TF you can fill with other insulation to make it perform better acoustically. also, if you want to do work yourself and save money and have 3-5yrs then you could do what we did and get an open timber frame and do the insulation yourself. search for my blog on here to see what we did.

Ignoring costs this is one thing I wish we’d done. It would’ve made fitting the airtight membrane so much easier without having to cut around trusses.

We have external blinds automated with the weather and internal temperature and I’m still extremely glad we installed AC. I wouldn’t discount it off the bat as it’s a lot easier to install while you’re building than retrofitting it!

I’d say you don’t want to negate all the solar gain! You can use it to heat the house and then block it out with external blinds. The sun is free heat after all.

If she’s at that stage already then she won’t last the stresses and time sink of a self-build!

Don’t do it! You sacked them for a reason. Surely there are more than 3 people you can look at using. Search slightly further afield. You don’t need a PH architect, just an architect that knows what they’re doing and is open to ideas about PH principles. You don’t need 0.6ACH, you don’t need PH certification. Just build a house using the PH principles and you’ll get a lovely home to live in for however many years you choose to stay.

Mine looks like this so isn’t so bad to look at! maybe they’ve changed the design of the external cabinet recently

Yep. Been done by that too. £50 for a hose. yours is a top tip! 👏

That was the correct answer! 🤘

so we decided to go for the click-lvt, 6.5mm with the underlay already attached. do i need to seal the concrete before i lay? it's a Cemfloor screed that was laid about 3yrs ago

Did you ever try this @Pocster?