Dave Jones
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MVHR and cooling
Dave Jones replied to Nic's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
14 is a bit cold ? -
MVHR and cooling
Dave Jones replied to Nic's topic in Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR)
forget MVHR for cooling, we have the Q350 with the expensive heat/cool battery and its totally useless for cooling. The fancoils on the other hand amazing. Just insulate all the pipework to them and run a condensate drain to them. -
cupboards below counter height are fine with pull outs and cab be more accessible than drawers. The main issue for op is there isnt enough room to make it nice with the open layout and everything crammed into a corner with a door messing it up. put up an irregular stud wall to separate the lounge gives a lot more feature space to work with and keeps the stink and noise out the living room and lose the separate utility completely.
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Quote for ashp - didnt expect that much!
Dave Jones replied to TheMitchells's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
yup a joke. -
bending down for an oven is bad design
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Secret fixing of vertical timber cladding
Dave Jones replied to Bancroft's topic in New House & Self Build Design
use stainless steel brads -
they will make you divert it, if there is fall. Very very unlikely they will allow it through your footings.
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Quote for ashp - didnt expect that much!
Dave Jones replied to TheMitchells's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
15 days to install hahahahahha, Did our first and second fix in less time than that including fitting the bathrooms. I think they are taking the pi$$ out of you. -
the building is definitely a snowflake free zone. Are yyou doing site/subby work or smaller projects ?
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battery minimix
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be interesting to see if a combination of trickle vents and one of the single room type MVHR units, this one does 50m2, would be a comprimise on heat recovery vs full mvhr https://www.bpcventilation.com/bsk-zephyr-single-room-heat-recovery-unit
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be cheaper to take the roof off and use attic trusses. be in the dry in less than a week.
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ASHP flow/return through wall
Dave Jones replied to crispy_wafer's topic in Air Source Heat Pumps (ASHP)
core directly behind the ASHP and you wont see the connection. Make the hole big enough so the insulation is not compressed and then seal it up real good. -
Slate Verge, Nudura and no Barge Boards
Dave Jones replied to WiltshireLink's topic in Roofing, Tiling & Slating
klober do a really nice dry virge, gives a much higher end look than a sea of plastic fascia and barge https://klober.co.uk/dry-verge-and-valleys/dry-verges/p/continuous-dry-verge-s-strip -
use morter will be fine. seen a pallet of blocks on top of screed before with no issues.
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non-habitable rooms should not get damp enough to worry about as its us that generate most of the moisture. Insulation job is to prevent condensation by moving the dew point inside the insulation where condensation cant form.
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interesting. But how are rooms without a dmev unit in, bedrooms, studies, living rooms etc supplied with fresh air ? Really needs to be a low cost midpoint between full blown MVHR and through the wall fans with trickle vents.
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put down an electric heater of some sort that passes sap. never fit it. crack on.
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the warehouse style layout, make some rooms. Plenty room for another en-suite.
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i like it, massive improvement.
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Insulation Required - Mansard loft conversion
Dave Jones replied to JohnMarsden's topic in Building Regulations
think BCO would treat that as roof. -
2 issues jump out, highways and a new access on the bend. space for at least 1 car (if its a 1 bed) to turn around in. The rear will be overlooking neighbours amenity space.
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long walk to access plant room. double doors into main living areas look good. lot of corridors.
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Insulation Required - Mansard loft conversion
Dave Jones replied to JohnMarsden's topic in Building Regulations
is the outside covering tiles or brick ? -
Staircase pitch. 42 degree pitch too steep?
Dave Jones replied to flanagaj's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
42 is very steep.
