Andeh

The floor.... You can have blocks on a Block and beam flooring, though check with your SE. Ours ceilings are also between 3.2 and 4.2m high, though only a structural spine wall sits on the subwall/where the beams sit it. All spec'd from design stages.

The walls......

Yes you can, we have full block walls internally throughout on block and beam. Double check with SE to be extra safe. We didn't use thermalite.

Yes, pics below... On the interfaces we need to tidy up... Front of the house is a 90 degree meeting of cladding and render.

If you give me a couple of weeks I can show you. We have this predicament in a couple of areas and I'm not sure. Builder has delivered the aluminium trims already, but a week or two before they are installed or at least trial it,

We have a vent axia kinetic something, and I ran a controller (linked above) to main bathroom, to enable me to fiddle settings without going into loft. The lack of back light is a piss take for the cost, but it does the job. I then installed rocker switches in each bathroom, and wired the cables back to MVHR itself. I ran 4 core as I had spare, but it only needs 2 core to make the connection. Means if guests/fam go to the loo and want to, they can manually enable boost!

Wish I'd run 3 core, just for future proofing. Small investment for a 'just in case' over next 10 years.

I totally agree. Its just too much a risk with the money and time involved.

Also keep in mind you're not making the decision for just now, but for the next 10 years. The government needs to improve It's role out, and has to hit some form of co2 target in future. Once they've finished with the carrot (incentives), theyll pull out the stick.... Taxes, and they'll load up fossil fuels to incentives insulation and electric powered life styles(incl ashp)

Most of our main rooms are 4m high, MVHR does the job fine at that height.

We have softened in the garage for washing the cars (inspired ) then everywhere else except for kitchen, utility near bedrooms (fill up water water bottles) and outside taps.

Went through simular with our builder's sparky... Cost us over £10k in overcharges, bullshit and inflated costs. Didn't realise until his 'late invoices' turned up, and by then it was too late. I know your pain, but if it's any consolation it's a memory from 12 months ago and one you do get over! If you're going through hell.... Keep going! There's an end to it.

If that's the garden room.... What's the house look like!? I'm looking forward to my garden room, as a converted shed! 😆

ASHP, UFH, 4kw solar array for a minimum. Don't bother with gas. Wire for a battery, but the economics don't make sense to assume it in IMO, just have it as an option further down the line. Yes for 3PH, to enable multiple vehicle charging (ie 2 in garage and one outside for visitors). Invest in insulation and air tightness to pragmatic degrees, there is a law of diminishing returns. Spend the rest on hard wiring and future proofing options.

Yep, as long as you have a slight fall and good water management/DPC you'll be OK. Can seal the grout for extra measure but we havnt bothered to do so yet.

Yes, whole thing to a fall via the slab, though for your area. I still think tile it with a small fall, and make a feature out of it... Especially if you have two doors there as well!.. Its not like you'll use the space for anything else or be able to grow anything there.

We have a 20mm tiled outside patio, and laid a lot for the concrete slab to make it work!!! Tiles don't get slippy, though never had snow on them so can't comment for that situation. I'd just tile over the top of it.

I'd opt for closer spacing to speed up heating and run a lower temperature!!

I got a replacement PCB from vent axia, after some random uncontrolled boosts. Their tech help were pretty user friendly. It's plug and play and only took 15mins to replace, just label/photo the before you disconnect and not all the plugs are pokey yoke. Label/colour coordinate to be safe!

Can't comment on inhibitor but pleased to hear pipes have been solved. Average house has dozens and dozens and dozens of pipe joints without issue, put this behind you now and crack on!

Give your local building control office a call, and ask them to come out and inspect and advise. Most of them are a helpful bunch. I bet the developer self certified and dropped the ball on landscape here. Even gravel will get bunged up with debris and allow damp to breach, it's a crappy job to keep it "clean".

Buy the cleaner that goes with it. I have a love/hate relationship with expanding foam!

Theory works I think, I would keep a few bricks helping hold that PIR in place just as a pure belt and braces approach.

Can you really hear anything from them at 2km away?? I've visited a few wind farms and they are loud when stood directly underneath on a windy day... But 2km!? Definitely never found the noise intrusive carrying out business around the wind farm itself. Compared to typical road noise, wind noise in your own property, a MVHR circulating air etc etc...... I really thinks it's worrying for worries sake. I think they are incredibly graceful thing,and each one a middle finger to OPEC, Russia, etc! Edit, A14 view I was referring to, as you drive up over the hill and see them in the field in front! Really cool.

I'd love wind turbines a couple of kms away, I think they're amazing. That view driving up the a14 near corby.... Gorgeous!