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Did all the window and door taping myself. Norrsken didn’t offer it from what I recall. it’s not too bad once you get the hang of it.

Norrsken customer support has been excellent for us. Did you speak to them?

No idea on this one, sorry. I didn’t get involved in that and left it to the professionals

i keep harking on like a stuck record but we have loads of glass all over and suffer from overheating but we get to look out at the garden and surrounding trees and the sun and sky and stuff. i'd hate to block all that off so we just turn on the AC and enjoy our house without the fear of sweating buckets. 🤣

be aware that east/west windows can also contribute to major solar gain!

What a faff! Just install AC and enjoy the cool house. 😉

shame. yeah. we've never used our AC for heating our units are in the loft space. they are large though so you do need space! servicing them the guys just go up to the loft and work there. we did visit a house where they had them in the ceiling so had to have a large access panel which aesthetically might not please some. we have one unit attached to the joists so is silent as anything. the other above our WIW (which is open to our bedroom) was sat on the joists and vibrated a bit so i got them to sit the unit on some rubber which has reduced the vibrations to barely audible. honestly, barely audible. we have it on 24/7 in the summer and i've never once thought about any noise from it. not used it for heat so can't comment on that sorry.

if it's upstairs then seriously get them to consider a ducted system @Nickfromwales! can run everything in the loft, it's nearly silent and very efficient. none of the breeze when trying to cool a room that comes from a wall unit

a ducted system gets rid of the "breeze"

this

i have the electric ufh in the bathroom set to 28°C in the morning and evening (the main times we use the bathroom) and can definitely feel the warmth! it's so nice to step on to.

But I like a nicer warmed tiled floor. Feels good underfoot. So it may not be “needed” but it’s certainly wanted!

We have wet ufh downstairs and electric towel rads and electric ufh in the bathrooms. our heating backup is our AC. Not needed it to heat yet at all. BUT…..we use the AC all the time in the summer. We have external blinds to keep the heat of the sun out but it’s nice to be able to look out of the windows so AC is essential. Plus as we use it in the summer it’s run off the solar so is effectively free to run. obviously, @JohnMo’s suggestion of fan coils would work but we decided to keep our systems separate which has advantages in my opinion. Plus a ducted AC system is extremely quiet and unobtrusive. Only thing I’d do differently if I was doing it again is install ducted AC everywhere rather than having wall units downstairs. Give serious consideration to keeping the house cool.

Welcome! Best of luck with it.

You live and you learn.

Curiosity? To see if I can do dot and dab. Also there was a bit in the cupboard that would’ve been a pain to use MF so I thought I’d give it a go.

I did wonder if the adhesive was too wet but if I added any more then I think it would've been too dry. I guess it's a fine line. probably didn't help that I was trying my first attempt around a door in a constricted area up a ladder with cables in the way and needing to bring the plasterboard out 35mm. maybe if it was a flat large wall and simpler I might have had more success. but it's most definitely once bitten twice shy! especially when metal framing is so simple.

Cheers. I found it surprisingly easy to install!

Thanks but I’m never trying that again.

We used Rainclear for our Zinc guttering. Details here

So, it turns out the question I should’ve asked is “Should I REALLY be allowed anywhere near a plastering trowel?” to which the answer is a most definite NO!!! I should’ve learnt from when I first tried plastering that I am rubbish with a trowel. I just made a mess. ended up giving up, scraping it all off and went back to metal frame instead. if I ever ask a question about DIY anything that involves a plastering trowel please tell me to not be so f*****g stupid and to pay a professional.

Sure. And I’ve thought about just mixing up some PVA but I wanted to get it finished tomorrow and if I have to paint it on and let it dry then that won’t happen! I’ll sleep on it and see how I feel in the morning.

Interesting how that I’ve had 3 responses and there’s still no real agreement! 😂

No time for that! Want to get it finished this weekend so I can tidy up next weekend for the plasterers the week after. 😉

it seems opinions on the web differ. some say PVA, some say a Plastering Grit, some say just soak the concrete blocks with water and some say don't bother with anything! what's a person to do? they are new blocks (although the walls were built 4yrs ago) so it's not like they've got old plaster or render on them or paint or anything. it's not a large area either with a small area around a door, a short wall (800mm wide) and in a cupboard under the stairs. do I REALLY need to prime?