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    Hi, welcome to the forum. Does the extractor hood extract to the outside or recirculate. If it recirculates have the carbon filters been changed? MVHR is certainly worth it if you can reach reasonable airtightness.
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    I haven't increased the DHW temperature above 45C in the, nearly, two years we've lived here. The flow rates seem fine but we do have aerating showers and taps so I don't know whether the aerating effect masks anything.
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    I paid a fiver each for four port Speedfit manifolds many moons ago from Screwfix. They were in a sale though.
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    The traditional material used with stone is burnt sand mastic. https://www.womersleys.co.uk/shop/stone_repair_grouts_and_mastic/burnt_sand_mastic_10_litres
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    Unless I misunderstand you it seems as though spacers are 6.5mm high for most widths. https://www.thermosealgroup.com/products/spacer-bars/b7681
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    The EASHP in my Genvex Combi 185LS is rated at 585W input and has a 1kW immersion, so total input is very similar to the CE-ES300. We have never had a problem with running out of DHW and we have never used the immersion even though it is only 185l. When it's not heating water it's available to heat the air from the MVHR. As mine is an EASHP, unlike the CE-ES300, the CoP is good but I like the details of the CE-ES300 and would certainly consider it.
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    The minimum could be 3mm XPS as linked to by @jfb . You would have to initially fit the 50mm Celotex as required by the BCO and then remove it after sign off and replace it with the XPS which could be 3mm, 6mm or 10mm. The XPS won't be insulating to the same degree as the Celotex but would create a little more comfort underfoot than with no insulation at all and the thicker the XPS is the more comfortable the floor would feel. Thin XPS is a lot cheaper than thicker Celotex.
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    The Grundfos pump in our pump station is rated at 235W and only runs for between 5 and 10 minutes a day in total, so is a matter of pence/day to run. It has a maximum head of 5m but only has to lift about 2.5m.
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    We had granite fines specified for under our insulated slab.
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    Only if the test is carried out. My BCO just looked the stairs, said very nice and carried on.
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    @JulianB We have a Genvex Combi 185LS which has a MVHR unit and 585W EASHP built in which heats the DHW and provides supplementary warm air heating through the MVHR ducting. I don't know the CoP of our unit but IIRC it is supposed to average 4.0 in our climate. The DHW is stored at 45C and the showers run at 38C. The Genvex Combi 185LS is suitable for a small (130m2) very low energy house but would struggle in a larger house. There are other EASHP DHW heaters such as the ESP Ecocent.
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    The answer is yes. I would put a few packers around the edge to prevent it moving and leave doing it until very close to your BCO visit. I'll add that you're in a difficult position re the insulation because of the ceiling height but I would put something insulating between the concrete and wood flooring if you are removing the Celotex.
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    That is the way I would do it, whether that's strictly correct is another matter, but I can't see why it isn't.
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    @JulianB Just a couple of points. We heat our water with an EASHP and it is stored, 185l, at 45C although there are only two of us. Although it seems popular I wouldn't use UFH on the ground floor due to it's inefficiency, I would probably use some form of skirting heating.
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    I had a 350mm I-beam frame built which used I-beams for the sole plate. There aren't any header plates because mine is a portal I-beam frame but I have seen I-beam wall plates used.
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    Yup, no problem as Jeremy says. Does this remain the same after the 31st.
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    You want to enjoy it as much as possible. Getting stressed when building the house is no fun. IMHO do what you can afford and are happiest doing.
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    @K78 Looking at your pictures I can understand your concern about possible breakout with ICF and how you could install bracing to counter that. I like your idea of using the lego blocks and hope that you are able to complete your build using them. It's nice to see different construction techniques being used rather than the same old methods. Good luck with the project.
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    We bought a Speedy Access aluminium tower when we started our build. It has been invaluable for all the jobs we have used it for and when we bought it, it was £750. It looks like they have increased in price quite a bit. https://www.laddersandaccess.co.uk/product/speedy-80-access-tower-working-height-5-50m/
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    I installed Mint 16 many years ago from a download. I did it from the downloaded file not USB or DVD, I think (hope) it was as described here. https://www.techsupportalert.com/content/how-replace-windows-xp-linux-free.htm
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    I haven't seen any mention of this but have you considered creating a new partition and downloading and installing a version of Linux on that and dual booting.
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    @pepelepeu Hi and welcome to the forum. Sounds like a very interesting conversion much like one that was on Grand Designs recently. I guess you've seen it before. https://www.granddesignsmagazine.com/grand-designs-houses/486-grand-designs-tv-house-2019-episode-4-hull Good luck with the project.
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    I guess so judging by this:- "Paul Tomlin, owner and operator of Green Driving School in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffs, was one of the first to make the switch and has been using an electric Nissan Leaf to teach automatic learners since 2011."
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    @Toppers I fitted a corner toilet in our wetroom with the soil pipe stub in the corner like yours. Pan connector and 90 degree bend and it fitted fine. We bought it on Ebay and it is similar to this one. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WC-Ceramic-Toilet-Bathroom-Corner-Toilet-White/283456730805
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    I paid a fixed price for the floor tiling I had done, a few years ago, which was based on £32/m2 and the length of time he thought it would take. It took longer than he estimated so he lost a bit.
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