Gone West

Well done, it's looking good. It's a great feeling when you can finally move in.

It depends on where you live. There's a big difference between Cornwall and The Shetland Isles.

Look on your local council website construction or environmental health page. This is an example:- https://www.cheltenham.gov.uk/info/66/environmental_protection_and_pollution/910/construction_and_building_sites

I've been looking for one of those for ages and all I can find is emojis.

You could build a sparrow terrace with Buffalo Board, they aren't at all fussy.

I guess that's goldfinches. We feed them niger seed and also sunflower hearts which they are keen on. We had a flock of eighteen one day in the winter.

If the doors and windows are open all the time then there won't be a requirement for MVHR but there will be a requirement for a lot of space heating unless you like living in a low temperature house. As @JFDIY says air con is the best way of cooling the house down.

We had two planning applications refused by the LPA and then went to appeal which was also refused. We took all of the Planning Inspectorates comments into account with our third application which was also refused by the LPA. We then, with support from our local councillor, took the application to the Planning Committee which supported us unanimously and overturned the refusal. There were lots of compromises made to get the approval, but we still like the design.

You persuade the authorities that it's an essential journey and I'll come and help .

The need for heating, underfloor or not, is not related to the need for MVHR, which is driven by airtightness.

The board just needs to be supported both sides of the cut line for the full length of the board. Then I would cut with an old fine tooth wood saw.

Neat plumbing.

I used a 28mm Floguard but there are alternatives at BES that are cheaper.

I put noggins in the walls and also had to put some in the ceilings between the metal web joists where the stud wall walls joined the ceiling for the plasterboard to be fixed to.

We had several quotes for the asbestos removal which ranged from £4400 to well over double that and it cost us less to have the concrete crushed on site and reused than to be taken away and new sub-base brought in. This was all done a couple of years ago. I put an entry on my blog about it.

We did our own demolition of the old bungalow, gave away or sold all the old materials except the concrete which we had crushed on site to use as sub-base.

What like the car stacker used in the last Grand Design Australia.

Both attenuators are commented as being on extract circuit. I wouldn't want the external vents to be any closer than 1.5m, ideally at least 3.0m apart. I would ensure that the 125mm diameter ducting at the vents is not restricted in any way so as to allow full flow of air. Often 125mm 90 degree cowls are fitted which look smart but do restrict air flow.

Cat litter.

Smart looking house.

How well insulated are the pipes between the ASHP and the house. Is it just standard on all ASHPs.

I have similar end clips, which on mine hold the door open very simply by gripping the glass in the spring C shaped bit. Mine is much older though and very different to yours in other ways.

@andy We aren't connected to a main sewer but the BCO was happy for us to have AAVs inside the house, so no penetrations through the roof, and to have a separate external vent on the below ground pipework. The external vent was only around 600mm high with a mushroom top.

We have flies hibernating under the roof tiles and in the winter when the sun shines they come out and provide a good meal for the pied wagtails.