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Had rationel aura plus windows fitted on our new build and are delighted with them. Supplied by ADW and fitted by our main contractor.

Has anyone got any recommendations based on what they have done? The standing seam roof is already in place and the flue is to be fitted shortly. Due to the position of where we want the wood burner to be it cannot penetrate at the ridge as the flue would be at an angle for more than 20% of its total length. Due to the narrow profile of the standing seam sheets a dektite flange can't be used. Any ideas? Cheers

No real dramas and we have been very lucky with materials as we had everything ordered in January so beat the large price hikes on timber. Groundwork started in May, kit arrived June. PIR insulating all walls and roofs. It's steel standing seam supplied by Pagurek. We are very pleases with the metal roof. The block work will be rendered white.

I have been a long time observer on Buildhub since the idea of building a new house came about. Having read another post today it inspired to me to share our journey with some images of the build as it has progressed. Which may be of interest. From the outset I aspired to achieve a very well insulated, airtight and energy efficient house and so far its all going well. Triple glazed windows all round, u values of 0.12 all over and hopefully extremely air tight once we get further on.

Have ordered these for our new build. Will fit with 45mm batten. Not fitted yet but look and feel nice. https://www.electricalcounter.co.uk/products/Lighting/Indoor+Lighting/BG+Indoor+Lighting/Luceco+Domestic+Lighting/FType+Compact+Fire+Rated+Downlights/FType+Compact+Regressed+Dim+Fire+Rated+LED+Downlight+6W+3000K+IP65/564191902

The reason that the standing seam was laid on another solid layer (osb) and not battens was to prevent rippling of the sheets.

Having just fitted both standing seam and slate to our house I would say slate (if going for spanish) would be less costly. The build up under the standing seam required more OSB as we had a build up from the rafters up of 9mm osb, breathable membrane, battens, 18mm osb, membrane for under standing seam and the finally standing sheets themselves.