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How pushed are you for time? I've read that timber has peaked. Could be more normal by the time you're ready to go.

Trouble is prices have gone past any stamp duty saving.

Paslode gas better for paslode guns. Cheap gas rubbish.

Use paslode with paslode gun

Battens won't give you the sane stability as diagonal or diaphragm bracing

Its properly gone crazy hasn't it. I see a place come up today, clean but could do with modernising. Offers over 300k at 67m2 for a crappy town in Leics that's mad. Your Rutland villages and Swithland area maybe justifies 4500 per m2. I took 3000 per m2 on my place last August and was happy to get it.

Diaphragm bracing can work well if insulating between rafters. You usually lose an inch of head height if diagonal bracing

Yes

Everyone in the trade seems to be. I bet it was all the same in 08 though I reckon not many see it coming.

@ProDave right we are definatley in the boom cycle atm. How long it will last is anyone's guess? @Mr Punter?

So how does it work any idea? I know a lot here can mess about with there own heat pumps whereas you need gas safe for boiler but again not a fair comparison. You need to allow full rate labour for installation of both. I suppose it would be fair to take the gas connection cost (or add the connection on to gas option 400?) Off the ashp route. You're always going to need leccy but gas wouldn't be needed with ashp

I've had a connection over the max 35m subsidy length on private land before. Was prepared to use trax pipe for the 're remaning 10 or 20 with a renote boundary box but some folding gear in the boys pockets soon sorted that issue. Proper box out front of house no trax in sight.

Limestone clogs up doesn't it?

25 be ok but might have acoustic implications. Probably find it's a bit less than 25 with the tolerance on boards and joints not being 100% tight

Will the chalk clog up over time?

I have a single switch in kitchen that we put on when boiling and a double switch in bathroom where 1 side does boost for mvhr. I have the auto boost turned off as it seems to run when not wanted. I could turn down in settings but bit to boffiny for me. Recirculating cooker hood with carbon filter for smells and fat. I wouldn't want the grease going into mvhr duct work

Isn't foil like a vcl? Does it actually help the insulation?

Deals with kitchen ok. Shower could be better tbh. I wish I'd put directly over shower now although I'm sure bpc advised against. I do like particularly got and long showers though 20mins is about standard for me.

A minute every 15 sounds good. Presumably you could turn off at night or adjust timer to suit as you get a feel for it

My alarm has just gone think it needs fuse would be wary of linking to temperamental alarm

Is there a cost implication or negligible? Which option is the simplest with least points of failure? Timer?

I backed onto a woodland in my old place. Literally massive trees just at back of me. Big London plane like 7m from house. They have big leaves and I never had a problem with grids. It's always dry enough one day for them to blow off.

The grids are better as leaves will blow off the top as opposed to get clogged in.

Have you bought the hedgehog? I prefer the grids which go on top

Loads of garages just use fireline it must be up to the job.