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That being said, when the work is done...and it's all but memories.... It is all worth it..... Me having a moment in the sun whilst stressed with work (normal people problems!!! 😁)

It's the side they never show you on Grand Designs. For the 3 years of our project everything got put on hold for me mentally, and I remember doing similar. I was fortunate my boss was going through a horrendous divorce which protected my career, and my wife and I just accepted a low period in our marriage. The kids were the hard bit I still feel guilty over. Several hours work needed on site on a Sunday, I had the kids with me as wife was struggling, and having them crying because they are cold, yet I had a team arriving the following morning and i was having to pick my poison between stress levels of build delayed when I was already struggling or the kids needing to accept shitty parenting. More times then I care to remember the kids got the short end of the stick....

Apologies, my previous post have been somewhat of a release for me! I need one every now and then 😁 Good luck OP, we're with you in spirit!!!

I'm sorry to hear that, I remember going through similar. It's a feckless disingenuous deceitful industry at the best of times. I had an electrician flat out tell me what was agreed in writing, and paid for, couldn't be done without ever explaining why fully...always explained couldn't be done, never seen it before, his sparky dad confirmed i was asking something too complicated..... Eventually lost my rag and held back an entire month sum from builder, who called Sparky out in front of me. Turns out the dickhead had simply ran a 3 core by mistake when it needed 4 core (or equivalent) and lied to hide it for months, hoping id just give up. I just wanted a manual override, onto external lights controlled via PIR, which itself could be disabled via a switch. There were dozens of this sort of shit he pulled on us. (expletive deleted)ing twat of a bastard. I'll never forgive him for the piss he took over the time we had to use him. Lieing and bullshiting was his absolute default to everything. If you're going through hell.... Keep going my friend. Edit.... I should add the builder himself and the rest of his team... Chippies, plumbers, grounds, etc were brilliant and barely had a cross word over the few years of it all. Just that (expletive deleted)ing cock of an electrician.... 🤬

Wish we did electric towel rails, so we could warm towels in shoulder seasons when we don't have the heating on. We wired CAT6 everywhere which worked very well. Sockets on walks for wall mounted TV we did which also worked well.

We have a bungalow with a large shallow roof, with 21 x 195w panels from 15 years ago. I'm up on the roof in a regular basis gutters, Christmas lights,cleaning panels etc etc. We are also on an early tariff at 85p/KW rough FIT from memory. We also have a 4kw PV inverter. I was thinking, how hard would it be to replace 2 panel's with brand new 450w ish ones to up our output without incurring excessive up front cost? I recon I could fit 2 new ones and still be within the 4kw limit, with just how old and inefficient the existing panels are and the fact it's a 13degree roof so sub optimal? Even in the very best generation days in the last few years I've never seen a generation of more then 1.8kw peak. Any thoughts? Thanks

Great job, looks much better 👍

Be interesting to see what make and model it was, of all the mowers I have looked at that's one failure mode I've never come across... But then the sort of one we'd look at is at the higher cost end of the spectrum.

Perfect, thanks guys!.. Would 1/2" be a sensible estimation of the thread on all the kit?

I'm building an outdoor shower. The things you do when you've finished building a house.... 😁 I've bought a kit online, and am assuming a 1/2" thread to 15mm John guest pipework for the actual water works. However, the rain head is just the shower head, arm with I presume 1/2" male thread.... Then nothing? What part do I need to connect this to the John guest fittings, and also surface mount to hold the rain head? Pic attached, on the right you can see the large bar to hold the shower head, terminating in just a male thread. Second pic is the woodwork, stood vertical, which I eventually want it all installed on/behind. Thanks!

Husqvarna is you just want the job done without any fuss, and no next gen tech, and good warranty, customer service etc... But ££££. mamotion luba types are the opposite option, high tech, more advanced, in theory probably better... But chinese and relatively young to market. But ££

You can always run the pipework for AC, and first fix it.... Then in future years install the expensive bits either end. Could do it all for a few £100... MVHR is too invasive and there is no retrofitting.

Brilliant, well done! I'm wondering if I could do it alone, but at 4m x 6m ideal size for the space, it's tricky imagining it with young kids, and a wife who would happily support but less hands on. How and what did you plan it on? Any ideas or cost vs buying new?

This!

FWIW our big sliders, sat on mortar, are a collosal thermal bridge.

If its just a solid window, without movement... You could just pack it with more plastic packers to add rigidity, and then use construction adhesive to glue them all tightly together, then expanding foam around the rest of it? It's certainly gunna be a lot better insulation wise then mortar, and will still create strong static strength.

I wanted expanding foam, but builder insisted on packing it tight with mortar to ensure the packers and window stayed secure. Looking back, I'm pleased I let him. I used expanding foam at the top and sides though. With the movement of the door, if it nudges those packers out post patio install ya'll in for a world of trouble.

As much soft stuff as you can... Rugs, large pictures, curtains, soft chairs, etc. We have similar, and it isn't so much the echo but the whole environment is "noisier" - can't think of a way to explain it , so two convos in the room are harder, kids are amplified etc. It's obviously worth it for the impact of the room, and how special it is as a space... But everything in life has a drawback...

Low right wire fence in front of it to keep the sheep away?

Ours stopped once we confirmed demolished, then restarted with a new valuation when it was livable. We did a knock down and full rebuild, that 20% VAT saving was pretty helpful.!

Urgh, so with hot tap open I depressurised it all. No water flowing. Applied electric pumo,which pressured it and hot water flowed from open tap. I kept going for 5mins,and never got a pressure rise in the cylinder. Just stayed at 0.95 bar. Is that a dead tank then?

Thanks, I see the point now! I'll give it a go Friday when I'm next free

Hmm, so the tap was left open for 60 seconds or so with cold shut off. I was pumping and pressure falling per previous message. However, when I shut the tap I was able to pump it up to 3 bar very slowly, but it seemed to be steady and touch wood was left at bang on 3 bar. Opening the hot taps and cold water back on, all seems to flow normally. Do you think I need to do anything now? Or redo the whole excersise with hot tap open fully for the entire duration?

Well, i turned off the water... And opened a hot tap. I then proceeded to try and pump up the tank... Much to my horror the more I pumped, the lower the pressure dropped. Was starting to really worry. Then I realised the hot tap was still running, and I was effectively pumping the water out.... 😁 Tap closed, and back up to 3 bar... Fingers crossed it stops the water release now. Thanks for the guidance!

Erm...... 🙃 Let me come back to you tomorrow once I've got home and tried it again. Thanks!