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If this is a new build just be aware of your warranty provider’s requirements. Some expect a cavity between the slips and ICF which is ridiculous

Hi do you have links to the Nudura BBA Certs re: cladding and mechanical fixing to concrete core. Thanks!

Actually we’re going to go for the XR35 now. It’s about a third more expensive but it doesn’t change the labour costs. Talking to warranty providers the best we’ve gotten from one is that they would accept a carrier board that’s mechanically fixed to the ICF like a Wetherby system.

We also got the feedback that the standard forms would struggle to meet new building reg requirements so now we’re going with the plus series with an additional 50mm of insulation getting the u value to .18. Martin how are you dealing with stone slips and warranty requirements. I get the sense the warranty providers want some cavity between the slips and the EPS. How are you affixing the slips?

The pitch will be 45 degrees. PVs will only be needed on one side of the house. We wanted to go with standing seam for durability/aesthetics

I honestly don’t like the aesthetics of solar at all but the new building regs we’re being advised we’ll essentially force us to have solar so I’m looking for the least bad option. @ianr thanks will have a look

I’m building a new build and was just wondering if integrated solar is compatible with standing seam metal roofs (zinc in this case). I usually see reference to slate or tiles but not metal.

We’re considering a zinc standing seam roof for our new build. In researching I’ve come across the topic of oil canning. I know now this is just an inherent property in metal roofs and cannot be guaranteed against. Just wanted to hear some real world experience on the topic.

Yes the houses are detached the distance between my house and the corner plot house is 3.5 with a fence at 1.75 meters from the respective buildings I’ve added where South is on the drawing. We would be okay on the 7 meter rule for permitted development but we would exceed the 3 meter limit on double story extension so this would definitely be a planning situation.

Attached is a crude drawing on my situation. My plot is the plot in yellow and I’m currently adjacent to the corner plot and the corner plot sits at an angle on the plot facing the corner itself. I’ve marked the nearest habitable window of the corner plot. I’m hoping to do a rear double story extension of 4-5 meters which if you take the 45 degree rule literally would encroach on the 45 degree line. We would not be able to do much extending at all if we had to observe the 45 degree rule in this situation. The 45 degree rule normally contemplates that properties are sitting on the same plane facing the same road. In this case that’s not the case given how the corner house sits on the plot. Anyone have any thoughts on how planners would look at this. I cannot find any information about the applicability of the rule in this type of situation.