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    learn something new every day - I probably use the words interchangeably and did nt know there was a difference. My tile is 11mm thick and I m 20mm with the ditra mat (decoupling by the sounds of it).
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    Are you having ufh? If so you may want to consider an uncoupling membrane which would add a few more mm.
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    How about this.... https://www.victorianplumbing.co.uk/hudson-reed-500mm-ceiling-tile-shower-head-head82?campaign=googlebase&gclid=CKb2mvyV-c4CFU-6Gwod_3oDCw
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    Just checked and I paid £675 ex vat for the two outlet shower recessed shower like this... http://www.bossini.it/en/prodotti/shower-heads/h38925-dream-2-sprays and £475 for another one with just rain outlet (no cascade)
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    Try bossini, that's what I ve used, although I have nt opted for leds as that's where the price shoots up. I ve got a 470 x 470 ceiling recessed shower, with two functions (rainfall and waterfall), and a separate hand shower.
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    I ve got around 50m2 facing south, south East with overhangs to help avoid summer overheating.
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    Would be more than happy with 3000kwh! Any idea what his u values are? As said, on my house I do have a lot of glazing so this is likely to hit my overall insulation (from memory, walls are 0.15, roof 0.13, floor 0.13).
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    My brother in law has a big bouncy castle so I might borrow the fan and rig up a little door blower so I can spend some more time on it one weekend soon.
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    Just had my house tested today and achieved 2.2m3/hm2. In my head I was hoping for less than 2. I ve done a quick calculation and I think this translates to 1.4 ACH. I had a quick check around for anything obvious - nothing glaringly obvious. We have a lot of glazing so this will probably play its part a little as I could feel very miniscule amounts come through inbetween the frames. Whilst these did nt feel much, I guess they mount up over the sheer volume of glazing we have. I know some of you on here have achieved much better but did nt think this was too bad?
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    Hi All, I think Windows and doors are probably one of the biggest stresses in a project - they are a big ticket item and obviously need to be made to exacting dimensions. The final ones of ours have just gone in this week so that's a relief - we had two issues - one caused by me where the patio slider opened the wrong way and had to be remade, and one by the supplier who hinged the front door on the wrong side. Thankfully they are on the case of sorting it out and at least I have a front door for now.
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    Ok, so £70 per m2 is probably about right by the time the render board is added into the mix. Small world but I have a contact in Austria who recently joined Baumit as a sales director - time for an email I think. Presumably it can be applied to render board as well as wood fibre board?
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    Does anyone have any £/m2 prices for render systems such as Weber, Krend, Baumit? I used Krend on the last place and have to say I had no issues. My render guy has quoted me for aquapanel with Krend and I thought it was a lot at around £70/m2 (all materials including cement board and labour)?
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    Hi I ve managed to get an account with the factory in Spain. I prefer not to mention the name on public forum as it took a bit of convincing to get hold of it and I don't want to rock the boat as I m not sure I should have direct access. Everyone who has seen them says I should set up a sideline importing them so pm me and I ll send some more details of you want.
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    Yes, 155m2 of tiling so wanted the belts and braces approach of ditra. Also have expansion joints at all doorways and one in the kitchen as its almost 70m2.
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    I ve gone for 900 x 900 - I haven't had to lay them but they certainly are heavy and its not a job I d fancy on the assumption I want to walk the next day.
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    Yes they are the same people. I ve had shipments from Ireland and England depending upon stock levels
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    I ve used the gebrand stuff from passiv house systems - based in Ireland but also have a uk office/warehouse. Sean is really helpful - as an example, the carrier let them down on a next day deivery so they arranged for someone to courier it to me on a Sunday so that it did nt hold the job up, at no extra charge.
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    I m probably going for Vincent timbers - new age gris, available in cedar or larch. This has a grey weathered finished that is meant to last years and years. Certainly the wood on my my local cinema which has been clad in it looks exactly the same as it did two years ago.
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    One thing Nick, I don't think you need the domestic and commercial element split. If you can do it off one heat pump/system, then some of it being commercial makes it all commercial (or non-domestic in rhi speak).
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    Thats useful Ed - father in law is just looking at a bunch of barns with planning for conversion. To me, they look like they are falling down and I can't see how you could keep much of the existing structure. What your saying is that, if you replaced too much, they could say you have nt followed planning and you can't live in it?
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    I used osmo oil uv protection on my last house, it's two years old and has nt weathered grey at all, but it is a little patchy in places. I think this is probably to do with the wood and application of it rather than product though. What I did find (unfortunately too late) was that if you sand the surface of the wood lightly, the oil seems to gets much better penetration and goes on more evenly. Cost wise, I don't remember exactly what it was but don't remember it being extortionate.
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    Why don't you plan for your worst case (highest build up) and you could potentially make this up if you wanted a flush threshold?
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    It's more the size of the liner than what it's made of and potential leaks. The reality is a less efficient stove will work fine on it as the flue gases will be that much warmer but you may find some more efficient stoves struggle to light and even run in certain weather conditions. Might be worth checking it's exact size before deciding either way - an 8" flue is almost twice as large as a six inch flue in terms of volume of flue gases to keep warm.
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    So it includes the installation of the liner/stove for £600? If so, that's not a bad price.
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    Presumably the price is parts only? I assume you will drop the liner yourself or have someone to do it? If you want, pm me what you need and I ll get a price on it for you - I m back in the office on Monday.
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