Good advice from Nick & very generous offer of help.
There will be a solution, Iโm sure the heat pump can be run without the thermostat.
The most important thing to do is PM me Nicks number once you get it, I need to start my plumbing very soon & I need him on speed dial ๐๐ฌ
Not even sure I understand ๐
Could you put a plastic pipe in the cored hole, plaster up to & around, then fill the plastic pipe with expanding foam?
Is that an Internorm door?
if you look at the end of the door, there will be lots of screws holding the gear/mechanism. Be worth taking it out but the handle will need to come off first & pull the spindle out.
Overthinking it ๐
I used tiling battery to create the air gap but it also allows you to stick the insulation to the batten with silicone, make sure your insulation is good tight fit between the rafters, use airtight foam on the wall plate etc.