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Something has gone wrong there. Can't attribute that to me, it was NSS.

I've never 'lost' any tools from site, but I have gained some and hundreds of nails and screws.

A friend who build her own house used chains which were held in place with rocks over the soil pipe. They work just fine as long as it's not windy.

Yes I do. I have had a preliminary SAP and EPC done but I still waiting for my final airtightness result which should be next Tuesday, then I will have my final SAP and EPC.

My BCO accepted my PHPP results instead of an as designed SAP.

My preliminary SAP was 101 with 2.8Kw PV and airtightness of 0.6ACH. Apparently if I added a wind turbine it would go up to 104. My airtightness is less than 0.6ACH so I don't know if that will impact my final SAP result.

Hi Tom, welcome to the forum. If it's classed as an agricultural building is it possible to apply for Permitted Development Part Q?

Yes it's an Eclisse glass door kit. We bought several from Ironmongery Direct in a sale. Haven't found any problems yet.

We also have vaulted ceilings upstairs and had room inlets at around 500mm above the floor. We used 204mm x 60mm ducting for that short length. The extracts in the bathrooms were through an extra wide internal wall between the ensuite and bathroom where we used 125mm round ducting.

We have 1.5Mbps on our landline and 17Mbps on our WiMax connection.

I have metal web joists in a timber frame and they are untreated. BCO wanted timber outside of the external racking treated but anything else could be untreated.

That's looks odd to me. I've never had concrete I can gouge with a tape measure after a week of hardening. Get him back asap and see what he thinks.

Don't give up Ian. You are certainly capable of doing the work yourself. It will take a bit longer, but just pace yourself. What's the rush, there's always tomorrow.

@RichS I can't find the spec. at the moment but 5mm max. sounds about right.

Under my PH slab I have 250mm type 1 compacted and on top of that 50mm granite fines then the insulation. What you need must surely depend on the ground conditions.

Definitely sooner if you're confident he can do a good job with the latex. Unless you're lucky they have a habit of forgetting they said it or not answering their phone. You can always put down floor protectors until you lay the bamboo.

Bit of an aside, but that's very interesting. We're plagued with moles at times and if I knew what the frequency of the vibrations was perhaps I could build a better trap.

That's interesting because I used a small amount of Recticel in my build and that had a reasonably thick aluminium layer. I even went to the bother of sealing all the cut edges with aluminium tape because I thought there was potential for the Pentane or whatever gas it was to leak out. This was several years ago and things may now have changed.

We were very lucky because of the Planning Committee, who here, are a mix of ages and genders. The Planning Inspectorate refused our second application so we submitted our third application taking onto account all the comments the Planning Inspector had made and it was refused again by the Planning Officer. I then took it to the Planning Committee who passed it unanimously. No one had voiced any objections at any stage except the Planning Dept. and it had support from the Parish Council.

Okay, cross posted with Jeremy. So forget about replaceable membranes and nitrogen fill and any air in the vessel will dissolve back into the water. Thanks for your help.

I can understand that it's a waste of money in ordinary car tyres but I'm not sure about expansion vessels.

Hi and welcome. We've built to PH standards without certification and you won't be sorry you did when the heating bills come in. I hope you've seen Ian's build story @recoveringacademic with regard to Durisol.

@JSHarris Thanks for that info. The advertising blurb states that with a nitrogen filled expansion vessel there is less corrosion and the nitrogen permeates through the membrane more slowly than oxygen resulting in the charge pressure staying up. Don't know how true that is. As your vessels are vertical and bottom fed did you find it necessary to bleed air from the water side of the vessel or does it just get absorbed into the water over time?

Never having had an unvented DHW system before I've a couple of questions for the wise and knowledgeable. 1. In practice is there an advantage in having a replaceable membrane or 2. having a nitrogen filled vessel? In the WRAS guidance on EV installation it states the EV should be installed bottom fed and upright so does that mean air going into the vessel with the water isn't a problem or is there a way of bleeding it out?

Welcome to the forum. Interesting plans so looking forward to the blog and good luck with the whole project.