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How long is a normal shower I'm in there 10 to 15 mins

I've had 6m 304mm pozis before. Can't comment on deflection as I had a stud partition in the middle. Probably isn't right to do that but it was all on the drawing and apart from leaving a gap at top of stud, it's always going to reduce deflection a bit

Around an inch off the finished wall usually I think. @Nickfromwales?

Does that not make it unbalanced @PeterStarck? Likewise my unit is quite close to bedroom and no noise bothers me. There is almost a white noise from the vents but nothing that disturbs anyone's sleep. I've asked a couple of guests and they slept fine just said bit like a hotel

No chance that is a legit score @nod When I told the site manager where I'm working what mine scored he genuinely thought it was impossible. OP the test company should tape everything up.

Problem is nobody will know till they buy. Are the guarantees comparable? I went for a cheaper unit with 2 year guarantee which has developed a fault within first few months. I've got a new one sitting in the garage ready to go when I have time but I won't hold out much hope for after 2 yr. Performance seems fine but it's the first one I've had. I put missus in charge of new fridge purchase. Came home one day and she had bought one, 800 quid with 1 yr warranty. I told her to ring up cancel the fridge purchase and took this task back under my control! (freak)

How big is the wall. I wouldn't bother going as deep as the house. So long as you're below the frost line

Brave man

I thought this might be the case. I don't suffer from the wifi issue in my shoebox though!

Is it @AliG who has the Wi-Fi boosters? Personally I think they are now more crucial that extra hardwired data cables. Some houses you struggle for signal at opposite ends.

Yes as above I have coax and cat6 in same boxes

Don't ask me what you do with them had my place done with it and never used it

Yes.

Where are your best views or quietest elevation?

Do you have balcony on option 2

I meant trusses handballed off

Yes check on the quote what their delivery terms are. We've handballed a full attic off Donaldsons once driver had to wait quite a while!

Also not sure about anyone else but in other houses i've built I was always dead quick to touch up if paint got marked. This one has had a tiny chip out of the plaster and a couple of marks on the walls of hallway since the carpet fitter came. I could easily touch them up but i'll only end up marking something else when I do it. One job always seems to create another. I'm chilled about this stuff now i'll get a decorator in when I move on.

Think @Carrerahill sums it up pretty well I reckon most of us here over think things. Original lockdown really slowed me down my second fix joinery delivery got put off for about 6 weeks. I could of got it somewhere else within a week at 20% more, was going to push the button but thought if I have to pay 20% for every item left to finish then i'll get the hump. Just moved on with other things and was generally inefficient. Anyway got the stuff in the end and old place sold quick once lockdown lifted so keep at it @SimonD one day it will all come together and jobs list will be done real quick.

look at your loadings on your truss spec, sure they will be okay

Sorry I see renovation presume the rest of the house is not being plastered?

looks great! Must be dreaming if you think you will be in there in 3 weeks though!

I cut all mine on a rainy Saturday morning in the garage. Hipped roof so there were 6 ext corners and a few straight joins. You'd probably find someone charge you half a day if theyre keen enough, they just to do all the joints if you give them the sizes.

As long as poss hand select if you need to

I think people need to give their heads a wobble in this thread the guy has asked what primer for tiling on to walls and he's been so confused by all the off piste answers he was about to use emulsion as a primer!!