Jenki

Nothing really, may be higher sides so the overall height was increased. The original designs are taller and possibly use 7m sheets( very difficult to source up here). But it's not budgged with over 7 or 8 big storms may well extend it in the years to come.once the rest of the projects are out of the way.

Yes to the A2A HP(This was our route) , hot water for showers and sinks will be more affordable with gas.

A side note on the transport, since the restrictions on Red diesel and limited to agricultural use only a couple of companies up here in the far North used to move statics with large tractors and low-loaders, all legitimate, but this cant happen now as they would have to use white diesel so they have stopped moving them. I expect this is the same in all rural spots.

Yes all external walls solid and warm to touch😀. I don't have any wall cabinets in the kitchen so didn't need to. However the steel strips are every 150mm so not too difficult TO locate and the fix directly to them. The TV is fixed to these steel strips, as I used metal back boxes screwed to these strips there is a reference on all walls for a vertical strip, so them just measure across. The polysteel blocks only came in one width (not sure if they are changing with tightening of U values), so it was essential to add external insulation fixed in the same way, with baypole screws and battens, and I added the internal PIR to boosts this and eliminate the hollow wall feel. For a truly DIY build, I found the process, with meticulous planning, a breeze to carry out, and airtightness is easier to achieve with cheep materials.

The polysteel Blocks I used have a 30mm steel web every 150mm, so yes got knife to gouge the blocks for conduit. I added. Layer of 25mm PIR so surface mounted 25mm electrical boxes and these were screwed to the steel webs with lightweight steel wafer head screws. Plasterboard was secured with longer drywall screws for metal studs.

I don't think structurally they would be suitable, during install, you partially fill with water and then backfill, my instructions were very clear, fill say 300mm with water then backfill to that level, and repeat, DO not fill the tank with water without following the instructions.

Firstly, I've read and learned lots from your posts, especially the spreadsheet for heat loss so thank you👍. Insurance claim and let them deal with the clean up and disposal

As said above it's got to be down to budget. I did get some prices for triple glazed timber /Ali however the quote was around 1/3 of our build cost (including the triple glazed UPVC we went for). My view was UPVC hinges, beads etc are easily changeable if needed. I do wish I'd selected a different front door, I went for a slam lock composite door, this was a big mistake with the high winds we get. But you live and learn.

Update: I connected the PC via a Lan cable to the LAN port on the bridge, changed the IP address to static 192.168.188.200. Then logged into the host on 192.168.188.253, this worked and I could login, so followed a YouTube video to reset them and link via a mac address. The issue I had is that you can switch between Host and Client via a micro switch. on one CPE I could log into either the Host 192.168.188.253 or the Client 192.168.188.100, but the other unit was struggling either way, I changed POE adaptors and cables but no help resetting the other CPE, I then connected to the working one logged on to the admin page, but before I logged in, I switched the cable and it tricked it? it allowed me to log in, so reset by following the video linked & paired the 2 units. - I hate this type of stuff..........

@vfrdave The bridges have the IP address fixed (its written on the case. ) for testing I've connected the host directly to the router via the POE injector. the pc is connected to the router via an unmanaged switch. I tried changing the IP address on the PC , but this is where I get lost.

I have a KuWfi CPE200 wireless bridge between a house and a Barn approx. 500m away this has been working for around 8 months with the only issue of connection loss after power cuts, and this was a simple task of timing the switching on the POE injectors. Yesterday the internet stopped working on the client end. (we have been having some issues with slow internet via FTTP, so wonder if some setting have been changed and there is some cache setting in the bridge) The main issue I have is I cannot seem to log into the host and client part of the bridge . my setup is loosely as follows. with the client end connected to a TP Link A1200 access point. The bridge Host has an IP address of 192.168.188.253 and the client 192.168.188.100. When I try to access the either of the settings I just get "site unreachable." I'm sure its to do with IP settings but to be honest my network knowledge is limited and I'm lost at this point - Any help where to look? My PC settings are: Automatic IPv4 Address. . . . . . . . . . . : 192.168.56.1(Preferred) Subnet Mask . . . . . . . . . . . : 255.255.255.0 but have tried setting to static IP 192.168.188.100 -with the same results

Do the two need to be close together? If I put the chime in the house the two would be around 20M apart.

@Pocster do you have a Poe reolink video door bell? Looking for options for an external gate camera/ door bell - I could run an external cat5/6 cable and link to Poe switch and then back to NVR just want to know reliability as it will be outside stuck to a post❄️💨💦🌞.

Central support makes a lot of sense, great shout. Not even a compromise, nice feature. I would look at having that open gable split with the master bedroom looking out of that and possibly a balcony. You could probably shrink the length of the house that way. Don't underestimate the solar gain from such an expanse of glass, and losses in winter

This will end up with the structural engineer..one reason we changed from timber to ICF, was the engineer reinforcing the timber frame due to location. He doubled up all the OSB, made some internal walls structural to support the external walls and added proprietary Sheer walls in each gable which were around £1k each, and seemed impossible to get hold of. I'm sure you will end up with a steel portal frame, the detailing to eliminate cold bridging will be essential.