Archie

When we set our mortgage up we had 3 stage payments: 1) First one on having Planning Permission on the land (we owned this outright with no borrowings) 2) Wind and weather tight 3) On completion. I was shocked to see this on completion final payment and after speaking to the building society we reduced the final stage payment to the minimum of £10k. We have not got to this stage yet but if things are really desperate its not too hard to borrow £10k over the short term. We went with the Loughborough BS who are really good based on our experience. Ditched Buildzone early on due to the extortionate fees they charge!!

Cheers. Have just uploaded my plans to their website.

I realise its a bit late in the day to make this decision. However I have had a design done that I have tweaked following review of buildability. I now have a design that works with the already installed services. We have space in the attic for the unit and the design of the house means there is space for the main inlet and outlet to be located on a gable end wall. Based on research and positive posts on this forum we are going to proceed with installation. Would be really interested in finding out what type of unit and ducting you used and the supplier you used. Many thanks.

I am confident that we can achieve much better air tightness than the design although no where near your value, very impressive! We do have trickle vents as we were not planning on MVHR at the time of specifying windows. However these can be sealed shut. We have no other 'nasties' so confident it would be beneficial. Quotation I have received is for a Rolls Royce system that uses a Zhendair Unit and rigid plastic ducting. What system do you have installed? Did you use rigid or semi rigid ducting? Which supplier did you use? After further thought and advice received on this forum we are going to dig deep and find the cash to install. So need to get best value.

We did not consider MVHR when we first commissioned our house. However with 1st fix nearing completion and plasterboard ready to start we are having second thoughts. I paid for a design which works with the existing services. House construction is SIP's with a brick outer skin. Designed air tightness is 7 although I think in reality I will beat this as I have paid particular attention to achieving good air tightness. The main reason for considering MVHR now is I am concerned about condensation without it. Obviously there are other benefits with MVHR which are an added bonus. The problem is it was never budgeted for and there isn't the money spare in the budget for MVHR. But if condensation will be a problem in the future I will try and find the money to install it. Can anyone assist in giving some advice on whether it is worth doing based on their experiences. Many thanks.