Tetrarch

I was only going by the 25-50 dB estimates. Not a lot of noise, but not none. We currently have a hot tub that is about that volume, so we are aware of how it may irritate neighbours, especially in the countryside where our new house is located. We do have an oil boiler but that will need replacing in fairly short order with something. The RHI would make an ASHP a no-brainer, especially for downstairs UFH, but we'd like to keep upstairs rads small and hot water more "on tap" - therefore an oil-combi would seem to be the most cost-effective solution on a 20-year payback basis. We arre absolutely not wedded to this and would welcome any feedback Regards Tet

I'm looking at a multi-source approach to heating combining Oil and an ASHP. Downstairs will be ~90 sq m and currently the plan is for an engineered oak floor. There will be more questions regarding insulation in the future, but the current consideration is a siting one. The new extension will require resiting and replacing the current oil tank. I am very tempted to locate my new (yet to be chosen) ASHP away from the house for noise mitigation reasons. I understand that there will be a cost/efficiency from an insulated pipe run,, but is there a reason NOT to locate the ASHP on the same (new) concrete slab as the new oil tank and hidden by some screening (open to the back)? Regards Tet

I'm looking for some advice on where to locate the join in a (quartz or granite) worktop. There is also a large island going in so this is not the only worktop The run is for a 4.2m worktop with a cutout for a 800mm sink in the centre. Therefore the choices are for a single join in the middle of the sink or three separate pieces with two joins. The glass splashback we're going to have will have two joins (1 x 1600m, 1 x 1000mm, 1 x 1600mm ), so lining up with these is an option, but this would add some risk with ensuring that the alignment is spot on. The other option is to have two joins elsewhere ( 3 x 1400mm?) The sink we're looking at is mounted and supported underneath so there are no particular structural integrity issues, just the asethetics. Any advice or experiences most welcome Regards Tet