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  1. Dave Jones
    day rate lol. another lamb to the slaughter.
  2. Dave Jones
    https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/293584144331?_trkparms=ispr%3D5&hash=item445afa87cb:g:rGkAAOSw5xpgwK0V&amdata=enc%3AAQAGAAACcPYe5NmHp%2B2JMhMi7yxGiTJkPrKr5t53CooMSQt2orsS%2Fwocn770hnih0B3mVHNZ5FiX2AyaOyBUypmk%2BwrN1UGU1ayniuKhoGfplg7QD61T4NWZUskXoR%2BwR7rIvPGGo8o9MNuCuO6BxaD6AiQqPFTiL1sC0%2BFVQT1MCM2RBS8xjXR3XFaD2FE2Ab3RwqMNT7VWsJ4xNrMoHI7ikyKfKUIyLS6aw2tXTGTVOhbiMqOPMlyGrZND1VN5EREK4miKe5c3REJ%2BjuIVeChp5qkCk5Q1qzvUB7XPMl5Rj1TrfETG3Sr5uqngXLsDBPUiqjy0XGxdnln%2FEvjywEOv6fW5KixLrX38hvDmRyw7ZYIGRnB2TeSoRWv5AtGTAbge7HVZM8EKIgJKcm5kTuPehPDmHZ0emXrMhgIL2DrSgLCPq5iEZdG%2F5glMDMrdc1VeoS%2FCp65YstXPvxdeYAb8%2Ba2sKcKlcc%2BvQFwgFg0kGwCaj8idCwstgjYQP2cW3nuskDW4Nt5ijavnL7aa2rKkJ0gv17AnUxo8ti6d%2Bc0GqnbDxAtMIMh0I1CMuY%2Bs7hLrlzE1jqq3T3oHMKq5hjcADJMagrmaSCVOGGT3wCKjzUT9yu7xceLrHIU7IPXwOvp%2BF8cIK2MP1%2BEilrOBEHfQpBmiGcH6a1PNByAqxBpdmCZLIDhqaem76sSQItePw8kcwa3VAqCODTFLrkPzVfKKHIlP3B%2BYUwYsrJSZS54oyAcoK0ybOH7qceEH%2F0CV5ok9SKBVXbkeIHWGjXUvchMihXFCDlV3m1E0oEynFyj9p%2BqxR07El7UnSnAEMIVNH7cT58W%2Blw%3D%3D|clp%3A2334524|tkp%3ABlBMUKjQtKrMXw
  3. Dave Jones
    water turbine all day long.
  4. Dave Jones
    not in floor. walls/stud/ceilings.
  5. Dave Jones
    sell it.
  6. Dave Jones
    looks a really bad job, big lumps all over and not flat. As your not going to rip it all out negotiate some price reduction before they get on there horses and rise off.
  7. Dave Jones
    taping anything isnt a vapour barrier and is a le bodge. What you have is an unsealed warm roof, the cold is 'coming through' the insulation until it hits its dew point and water forms inside, it cant dry out easily and so gravity takes over and down it comes. Pitting a VCL over the top wont help at all, the cold will still go through and a dew point will still form inside the insulation only now it has zero chance of getting out. You need to make this a cold roof, massive ventilation. Take all the muck off the ridge and make sure its vented, make sure the eaves are all open and vented . you need as much aiorflow over the insulation as possible. put as much insulation in as you can and still have at least a 50mm gap between it and the tyvec membrane (which you need to fit).
  8. Dave Jones
    professionals do a full mist coat to walls and ceilings as its very fast and gives a consistent finish.
  9. Dave Jones
    its all a matter of taste really. I'd prefer a pantile roof with GSE modules personally. Seen a lot of rip off plots on graven hill, what was your plot cost and m2 spend on build costs if you dont mind sharing ?
  10. Dave Jones
    other manufacturers do the flush sash/casement style as well. They do look much better than bog standard upvc clones.
  11. Dave Jones
    good, it looks like shed it needs to go.
  12. Dave Jones
    could be a trick of the photo but the window above porch doesn't look central over it ? amtico flooring karndean clone a lot cheaper. shame you didn't opt for 2600 ceilings would have looked great, one of my bug bears the roof touching the top of windows.
  13. Dave Jones
    you have no good options here. Obviously gas is the best and cheapest option but you cant get it so thats out. You know the score with heat pumps by the sounds and they are a crap compromise but probably your best worst option. Add lots of solar as they are eye watering expensive to run when it gets cold and they stop working efficiently. Not to mention find somewhere to put a bunch of tanks so you don't run out of hot water, they cant heat and make hot water at the same time... You will want underfloor heating everywhere to make use of the tepid water they create. Cost wise, gas boiler 1k ashp 10k so no they will never pay themselves back.
  14. Dave Jones
    essentially yes. The Alutrix needs to cover the whole roof and lap 150mm onto the walls. Insulation then goes on top. You want zero holes in the alutrix.
  15. Dave Jones
    have a look at kingspan thermataper, this allows you to have a flat buildup from the joists. Your build up needs to be Joist OSB decking Alutrix VCL brought up sides of walls. You are watertight at this point. Insulation Final weather cover EDPM etc This buildup gives you zero penetrations into the buildup as its outside the build envelope.
  16. Dave Jones
    your in fantasy land mate.
  17. Dave Jones
    ground floor isn't an issue bring up sewer where its needed, first floor you need to lose them in the stud (unless you want council house style boxing in)which means that stud wall will be wider than normal to accommodate 110mm pipe. Lose the pipe in the elevator shaft and run to it through pozi joists.
  18. Dave Jones
    do a sanity check Your purchase costs to date = X Your projected build costs at £2000 m2 = Y Does X+ Y = what the new build be worth ?
  19. Dave Jones
    wonder why you cant obtain a mortgage without a warranty ?? High street lenders even turn down architect certs. Not rocket science is it.
  20. Dave Jones
    No use to the OP but better method is bring the pipe through/under the footing ducted in 110mm sewer pipe then carry the duct up to the finished floor.
  21. Dave Jones
    depending on the scale of your rebuild, 1 room or whole house etc then it will be worth your time investing in a QS. Expect to pay £1500 - £2000 m2, with the lower assuming you do the labour. If your planning to spend 6 figures or more you would be mad not to get plans and costed. How is a builder supposed to quote without detailed plans ? https://www.estimators-online.com/
  22. Dave Jones
    not really. They are for the mortgage company to claim against in the event of a structural failure resulting in an un-mortgageable property. Otherwise buildings would be built cheap like in india/pakistan/middle east like cow sheds.
  23. Dave Jones
    you could look at helicoil screw piles as a tree safe alternative.
  24. Dave Jones
    trussed roof is no more difficult than a cut roof to seal. Make sure whichever VCL barrier you use (Alutrix is best) is brought down onto the walls and sealed. You need to think about lights as you want zero holes made into the VCL ideally.
  25. Dave Jones
    they are cut with a saw, concrete interlocking as they may not be a half.
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