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  1. dpmiller
    @JamesP where does your 85k figure come from?
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    What parking will you have when complete and will this satisfy the planners?
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    Weather pants today. But the guys worked on and the roof is now about 75% done. Roofwindows trimmed out, valleys mostly complete, ladders and cavity barriers on, porch overhang constructed. landing now has it's view Symmetry
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    how bad is access, and how are you planning to get all the other supplies in?
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    Funny that, innit? When we were talking about this last they seemed to be about eight quid or something?
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    Guess what I tripped over at the back of the BES catalogue: https://www.bes.co.uk/wall-mounted-rcd-mcb-enclosure-18840
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    certainly need a gap under for shrinkage.
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    timber or block build?
  9. dpmiller
    "Digger at sunset through patio doors"
  10. dpmiller
    working on that... looking at using Schiedel Swift Air to sort air supply too, but Swift air can be used two ways- https://www.schiedel.com/uk/products/ceramic-system-chimneys/swift-air/ look at recessed vs freestanding, either of which could sit within the external chimney area I have to play with.
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    Just re-reading this one and I've a query- is there any reason why the inner skin of this kind of buildup (my own is somewhat similar) can't use thermal blocks?
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    Getting remarkably housey. I've got to say, I'm astounded by the quality of the timber used throughout, it's all so much smoother and cleaner than I'm used to seeing. Awesome first week. really getting a feel for how the rooms are shaped now. Looking at the master bedroom last night Sandy couldn't help feeling that it was small. It's way bigger than what we're used to *but* felt short front to back. A bit of measuring later and we reckoned we could lose 200mm off the walk-in robe without worry, A quick word with the gaffer this morning and...Move a wall? no problem. done. just like that. I'm liking the hallway. There are a couple of large windows to insert here for a view out from the landing but for now the expanse of the sloped area looks great. I'd originally wanted Velux Integra Solars but as the TF co is just down the road from Keylite and they've now a Solar electric variant of their Polar UPVC windows we made a change.
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    does the valve's microswitch report back to the ASHP? Any chance NC and NO are reversed?
  14. dpmiller
    Gtec db, Siniat standard and MR boards. All 12.5mm, and supplied under our TF contract.
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    I've got a big stack of it waiting for my attention...
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    Day two. Scaff modded, all FF walls up, steels up, crane gone.
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    End-of-the-day score? GF framing complete, FF decked out. Snags? Scaffolding needs reset higher as the final design means they're decking out the ceiling from above. and one short interior wall is a block's width out, built on the wrong side of the like we think. But nothing insurmountable. Oh and for various reasons the panels aren't factory insulated. Hey ho, it'll still get done. Loadsa timber, steel, and cavity barriers. kitchen/ snug from the kitchen end. Steels are holed- inline with the joist webs- for cabling and ducting Upstairs deck. Amazing to watch the floor cassettes swinging in (big!) and fit so neatly. Feels pretty stiff already but I think there's some extra sections of strongback to insert between the cassettes? Perimeter of the cassettes is insulated internally with 3" PIR and yes they remembered to set them on a strip of polythene to wrap for airtightness.
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    Yup. Comes from some time in the late Eighties IIRC?
  19. dpmiller
    The fellas made a brave early start- when I arrived at 0830 the lorry was away and they were hard at work. More compliments on the baseworks!
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    respected local crew Dave so I dunno? But if you're looking at the bit at the bottom left of the piccy, that's actually two short standalone returns w/ planks over, to get under the overhang of the porch...
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    The witching hour approaches... Had a call earlier to say the first lorry is loaded and had left (for it's home depot, overnight) and it's all go tomorrow. So time for some photos before things get messed up with big bits of umm... house? scaffold better view from the master bedroom, and just a few metres of lath:
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    ^ great wee shop Stevensons. A veritable Tardis...
  23. dpmiller
    I must admit, I'm drawn to the ESP models and would likely go for a Varimax 4-12 if nothing more interesting cropped up between now and then.
  24. dpmiller
    Looking at the manual for our Solido Smart (which uses a Hiblow Duo 80 with a built-in timer controller, and is an SBR plant) it's aeration time can be varied between 5 and 18min per 20min cycle, to cover usage from 2-10PE.
  25. dpmiller
    are your drains vented correctly? I'd not be expecting any smell directly from the unit...
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