dpmiller

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.

Yup. Comes from some time in the late Eighties IIRC?

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!

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...

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:

^ great wee shop Stevensons. A veritable Tardis...

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.

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.

are your drains vented correctly? I'd not be expecting any smell directly from the unit...

It's the glass.

what frame material?

http://www.tvlink.co.uk/loftbox.htm

a Loftbox is what you need.

you're just not the target market, Dave. Me neither.

350 sheets of PB arrived today. And a small forest of roofing lath. Oh, and the scaffolders.

with the kind of weight you're talking about, will she be able to able to get the thing to start moving, even on a near-frictionless bearing?

Seriously? Wow. I just clicked through that in a couple of minutes with no reading, books, nor previous, and got 69%.

why would you expect a joint to leak?

Have a look here: https://www.apeer.co.uk and remember that putting a standard lever handle on will make anything look more conventional...

Exciting times are coming. Kieran the TF guy visited on Tuesday to check things over. One of the bends on the lane is a bit tight for the artic he reckons (it's a biggy with a moffat hanging off the back) so he'll send the kit on rigids instead to be safe. Baseworks all well to spec- nothing more than 5mm out anywhere. Recent heavy rain proved the capabilities of our new drain, a good flow into the sheugh and much less lying. I did see one area that was holding water a bit readily so put a wee trench in to sort that. Just need to put a bit of stone in and cover it up again. So scaff up next week, a skip to order in, and we're ready for the arrival.

straight valves look like a winner here. If you had've been closer you could have gone with long tails eg https://www.bes.co.uk/trv-tail-extension-chrome-15mm-x-60mm-21357

yup, you can have any size tank you want, you'll just wait for a small pump to top it up.

^that's a thermostatic power shower, Nick. Not electric...

what's a "standard" size?

So we've a larder/pantry off the utility. It's pretty much an unheated space as I see it so no UFH pipes in the screed and quite possibly a VCL and a bit of PIR under the PB all around. I'd like to engineer in a fresh air supply to it. Now obviously the utility has an MVHR extract in it so convincing the air to flow isn't a problem. I've also no issue with making the supply sealable for AT test/ or if found unnecessary. As this is a TF and has a (well) ventilated cavity between frame and blockwork, are there any rules that would stop one from taking the supply air from the cavity instead of breaking through the outer skin? Fire regs maybe? Thinking of a small (2 or 3 inch) duct through the floor insulation rather than a full-on periscope and 4" soil kinda setup...