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It's probably hotter too, so keeps rising away from our noses. 90% efficiency (it feels better than that) using ultra local fuel, even good waste? That must compare well with even wind power, cradle to cradle.

I also used brass connectors assuming they would be better. They are tougher in resisting impact damage and uv. But yes they fail. The weaknesses are in the steel bits, whether springs or clip assemblies of wire and ball bearings. So I use plastic now. Either the 'bargain' packs that I know will only last a year, or the brands when on very special offer. The brass ones can sometimes be resued by dismantling and cleaning, but not always.

The new rules of having a direct air feed into the stove will make a big difference. The air supply is controlled and not affected by house conditions, for both combustion and chimney performance. So much less unburnt fuel being expelled and less fuel being required at all. It adds to cost in installing the supply pipe and having an upgraded wbs and that may influence decisions to install or not.

I'm simply saying that when rain is lashing against one slope, and concentrating the amount if water from that drain, at thd same time there is a reduced amount on the opposing face. The amount of water reaching the main sewr or other disposal system is not factored. 10mm of rain is 10mm to deal with. It's still a lit of water., and needs storm modelling for the worst case. As the OP says, the rain is already landing on site and going somewhere. But it must not be allowed to run off site causing problems elsewhere.

I only once used intumescent paint on chipboard. The solvents dissolved the glue and the flakes of timber came loose from the face. So I discussed it with the BCO and we painted it with Sandtex, because it stuck without dissolving the resins, and didn't burn. No certificates or anything just common sense. It looks like sandtex though. There was a specific reason I needed lots of OSB left exposed. What's your reason? I switched to using 18mm mdf in subsequent projects with this detail. Intumescent sticks to it fine. Envirograf were the preferred supplier, though loyalty and because they'd mix any colour.

+1 for what @Gus Potter says. Don't despair. Your rainfall seems to be exaggerated by taking the worst combinations of slopes. That works for individual drains serving those slopes' but you don't have to add them together. When all aggregated the rain fall on the site is the rainfall on the site. The wind driven rain onto one side is not happening on the other side simultaneously. 403m2 of roof, plus the site itself is 'all' I would propose you have to allow for at outfall/storage., whatever Doc H says. You're not getting runoff from off site I hope. If your drainage consultant is struggling then maybe drainage isn't their main thing. We don't all know everything. Some consultants don't think outside of the box. On the chance that it might give you some encouragement, I did a project where no water leaves the site, even though there are sewers available. Why? showing off. Saving money. Boreholes probably aren't a good idea where I think you are, plus they can clog after 10 years and need reboring. Water going through chalk erodes it and the flow increases. Swallow holes can be a problem. But soakaways are usually ok. Even then they might want a test pit to be filled with a few m3 of water to check it doesn't rush away. Wrong professionals then if someone then resolved it for you? The solution will be utterly site specific. The BCO will not be expert, and will accept what your consultants advise, assuming they are qualified and can justify it. It will cost money but can be done. An elegant solution will cost a lot. An ugly one not so much. "rainwater harvesting, build hub taught me no.." I wouldn't discount anything in your situation. You've said it again. Except the one who made it work perhaps? Is there a reason for having had lots of professionals look at it?

In a cassette that comes easily out?

In forehead bashing position! @Kelvin where are the filters in yours? And they are disposable, not cleanable?

Just to be sure. There isn't mains drainage nearby? If there is then you must use it. The problem is the vendor having done dodgy work before and hoping to fob it off to an unwary buyer. You're not that person so well done. If you really like the site and there is scope to get your own drainage in, then there might be a right price , accompanied by the agreement that you have no liability for theirs.....wherever it might be.

The amount of heat transfer through the wood then through the metal will be small. If somebody could work out that this might cost £5 per annum in fuel, would you relax about it?

Another advantage will be in saving the cost of all that oil, and the chance that they use it too long. Oh and we would get more potato than oil. I wonder how much oil is in a chip. Air fried chips are great esp after practice. Precooked potato in the microwave then into the frier. It's just a kettle element and a fan.

I can't see that your suggestion reduces thermal bridging. It increases the surface area in contact. The SE is right. Some things you should just keep simple and work to standard, proven methods. The web is a weak material with only the role of keeping the flanges apart. It is not to be used for fixing things to. The Original question was about the thermal bridging. Can you explain your concern.

But why are some other sites affected too? There must be an Internet gateway somewhere that some sites go through ( or get stopped and frisked at) but not others, and it was being restricted yesterday. Explain please?

I go along with any decisions on layout. We don't consider anything other than howdens, but will check out benchmarx. All I insist on is for the door frames to be made of wood, and painted. I.e. no film covering which is vulnerable to damage and not sortable. Left and right opening does matter. We bought a fridge assuming the door could be swapped over but it can't, and it is a right pain to use.

No. Every project is different.

How was it levelled,? Happy with the result?

It slowed down to s stop for me too. So did certain other sites eg a LA planning portal. Meanwhile some were OK. And the speed test was good. The same happened last week and i rebooted the box and it was good immediately. But it's all good today.

Repeated for anyone who has started at the end of the discussion. This makes every sense. Any new housing must have ashp or similar. Wbs can be added but must be justified. e.g if your house is 2 miles up a track it will be one of the last to get power restored after a storm. Explain to the bco and it should be ok. Likewise if your electric supply is unreliable. I used to look at the 'woodburners forum' on facebook and it demonstrates the worst of wbs. People who used it as their only space heating, coming home with whatever they could find. pallets, chipboard, tanalised waste, just anything.. If it's free, burn it. That's why it needs a rule.

Good point. We don't know anything about any pre-treatment tank, or how this was built, or was it inspected. Most seem to be badly done. Doesn't it need running water though? I used to be able to find cables and active sewers, but I don't think I'd find a perforated pipe. Drainage I have found to be completely beyond most planners' comprehension. Difficult to walk away from, but it's best not to be your problem. The vendor must get a survey and design done.

We bought Nordan too and our joiner fitted them very easily and quickly. I think a bit more costly than Kelvin's. But they wouldn't do slanted tops (no explanation) or work within our arches, so we bought aluminium windows for them at about half the rate. Perfectly good, but not tactile and lovely.

Fibre glass stuffed in around it. Or in roll form to wrap around it

Great. If you accept that they are expected to make a reasonable profit, it's a good start. Then what can we do as a team,and within that, to make savings/ keep to budget? Huge, substantial, reasonable? Define the risk areas.

Which one has overall responsibility?

I've often thought of it but it never felt right. I think I'm anticipating that there are arguments that a problem encountered isn't the builder's fault an so you pay the extra and he get the bonus still. I'm more into ongoing feelgood such as praise and occasional bacon rolls or takeaways. Another thought. The estimates I have seen from qs services to builders have always been cautiously high. then the builder adds some risk too. Most builders aren't happy tendering so tend be high too. I took our joiner's boq and discussed it with him. We bought the timber so he had much less risk. I think the price came down 20%. some special features I talked him through in terms of man-days instead of comonents by the m. which came to half of the qs cost. On the other hand, the proper business has overheads and is used to risk. they might no want client dabbling. It isn't simple.

600mm existing stone wall. nominally 25mm space but increased due to the non-uniformity. cls stud with vapour barrier on outside. 100mm mineral wool between studs. vapour barrier horizontal battens for service void. plasterboard. In some place with sceilings we used fibre boars instead. By offsetting we achieve new build insulation levels. some stone was left exposed for heritage/ aesthetic with bco blessing. Again offset by extra insulation where it's easy.