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All of the above. But 50k plus vat to draw a building that's already there FFS. I think you know the answer to your question. Put some tenders out and get some real prices to compare.

@jamieled Thanks, looks great👍

You missed Herring, a big industry resulting from the clearance's. Where we are used to have a Harbour for landing Herring, as do many of the coastal villages along this East coast.

Just 20 miles south from us then.👍

It's great to live on site, wish we'd spent a little more on the caravan quality, but it's giving me a push to get building.

I'd say this IS the reason why I want to monitor data. It might be a fad, but in the initial years I'm hoping it will help me tweak the controls of the house.

@mrmike, welcome, there are a few Highlands self builders on here, some already built, some building. Where abouts are you? I'm near the North Coast just South of Wick.

@jamieled do you have any photo's of this detail?

I found the detail about reversing the Grain detail of the top and bottom boards, interesting, and if honest opposite to my initial thoughts. EDIT_ sentence revised didn't make sense The big worry of timber cladding - the unknown result with the passage of time.

@Nick Thomas Thanks for the response, some more reading to be done... @SteamyTea This is the difficult bit, I'm not sure, but if I don't put sensors in the slab. flow sensors on Pipework etc then I'll not have any data. If I don't have a plan to work to, it wont get installed, so I'm trying to get some flexible "EASY" solution in mind, so that I can plan for that. How do you store your temperature data? Thanks

This hand book is good, however doesn't answer your question. I'm also thinking of how this detailing will work, one option I was thinking was to reduce the boards widths slightly between reveals of windows / door close to each other to get the base board at the edge of each reveal the same? still not sure if this is the best way forward though. TTF-Cladding-Handbook.pdf

There was similar thread a few weeks ago, the OP ended up (after breaking / chipping drills) renting a Mag drill and cutter. At the thickness your talking about this is the best way to go. otherwise the drill will snatch, chip etc or brake your wrists.... EDIT., oops, just re read that , not 3/4" inch.. It will depend on diameter of hole, and number. but you can get some good results with metal hole saw

I've read loads of threads regarding sensors in the slab, flow sensors, etc. And although I want my heating / DHW controls to be simple and hopefully off the shelf. I do want to log temperatures, humidity,in the slab,rooms etc to hopefully understand how the house I build actually works, the full details of what and how I'm unsure. But if I get the data then I can worry about that later. So how? I'm not a great programmer, but done some RPI stuff. Then found a really easy example using an ESP32, and connecting wirelessly to FireBase. Is this an option? I was thinking a mySQL database on a web server, but the FireBase example showed some easy web app for displaying the data as well. So for a novice, with little( negligible) experience with networking etc. What's the most simple solution to obtain, then store, then use the data, be that displaying temperatures realtime or number crunching years worth of data in a spreadsheet. Thanks in advance.

looks great, love the top row slate detail @the ridge 👍

I've coated the fins on my A2A units with ACF-50.

My Main concern is not pipes close to external walls but pipes close to stud walls(to be built). When laying the concrete you can end up with a hump near the pipe. Flush should eliminate this issue. I plan to use the same reducers for the kitchen waste. Accuracy of positioning of these pipes is important full stop. Some more than others, so setting the height is simple really, plus it will give a visual reference when laying the slab. I'm working on my layout dimensions now. Triangulating the positions from corners / fixed details on the perimeter seems to be the most logical way of checking the positions.

I'm tempted to get all mine flush with slab finish level with a coupling and a internal blank cap to seal. Then they can be power floated over, and the blank removed when the slab is cured.

So just a basic manifold with isolation valves? Simple.

@Kelvin I was planning to use reclaimed slate. I've seen people mention using Ubbink Ubiflex lead replacement.

I'm unsure what the block and cavity is for?. It looks like the foundation was done with Brick / Block &render skin in mind rather than timber clad. My timber clad build won't have a cavity detail? before answering I would want to see the details of the foundation makeup thus far - do you have a drawing of the foundation ?

This is the Scottish one I used. Looks different the the post above. trbo-advice-on-planning-for-small-development-march-2016 (1).pdf

Any of this help?

This is a second post where a 20mm PIR layer has been mentioned. To me it makes no sense. UFH is a different mindset to radiators. You mentioned using the slab as a thermal mass, and I'd go this route. Put as much insulation under the the 100mm slab. Personally I'd use the slab as a final floor it's not a huge area. Look at using EPS as an alternative to PIR for cost reasons. (You will need more depth circa 300mm)

Saw your post on "self build scotland" Facebook group,👍. The surprised comments that you "want to put so much insulation in" make me laugh . Anyway, Jewson's self build account seems to be a good option, they are sourcing me 100mm EPS sheets for my foundation slab, and are delivering free to site North Highlands.

Yes. But watch your wrists. Also cobalt can chip quite easily