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for stone clad should you fit the soffit before or after the stone clad has reached the roof level? Looking to ensure no gaps for birds or bats

I have a MBC timber frame which part will be clad in stone but with the sure cav (50mm) between stone and timber frame having difficulty in finding lintels deep enough. Anyone know of standard timber frame lintels larger than the standard 100mm size?

Anyone had any experience of UPVC in RAL colours to match aluminium windows & guttering? Undecided on fascia & soffet at the moment but someone suggested coloured UPVC as a cheap but effective alternative? anyone used this before? can recommend suppliers for samples? I have RAL7016 Velfac windows (just fitted - and OMG how heavy are they!) and RAL coloured steel guttering.

thanks pro dave - original post edited / updated vfr dave - used the Brinno camera in a protected case - mounted in a tree and it captured most of the site.

scaffold just checked it says its public? not sure whats happening there could you re-try and advise?

Latest time lapse of timber frame foundations and frame build in Wales scaffold Frame Build

Currently got a borehole set up on site with the following filters but the hot water has recently started to smell of sulphur again, is it time to change a filter or the UV. it was fine for a while I even manage to get the cloudiness out of the cold water Water has been tested by the local council any help or suggestions appreciated Set up Borehole 100litre pressure tank 1 micron filter - woven carbon filter aerator uv filter blue mdpe pipe (approx 25 metres) feed in to caravan on site reduced down to 15mm pipe through caravan boiler Water test Ceredigion council.pdf

Anyone heard or experienced the Viridian and Schlepper integrated solar PV systems? local installer has suggested these instead of the GSE system but never heard of these systems? or the costs comparison

MBC frame progressing well - 2 days in

Yes please recommendations welcomed

I know there was lots of discussion on the old site about Solar PV with the recent changes by the government on feed in tariffs. I'm still sitting on the fence but need to decide soon and wonder what the general consensus was? I already have planning permission for Solar PV so that's not and issue, but I originally had plans for a 4kw system to take advantage of the south facing roof and the feed in tariff. Now the FiT has been reduced my thoughts are reverting to just self install and free electricity diverted to the water tank via Immersion or such solutions. This is a long term home with slate roof and bedded in panels. At the moment plugin solar have Quote £3100 for a 2 kw system with panels paired with micro inverters as the roof will become part shaded in the evening. The local PV supplier has said it's still worthwhile to go down the MCS FiT route (obviously he would say that :)) and has finger in the air quoted £3.5k which would still create a few hundred pounds return per year. He's also suggesting going for the full 4kw and maybe chuck the other panels on a shed roof to get on the MCS FiT system as a full system. He doesn't have many good things to say about the GSE in roof system but personally i think these are just that (views) and not supported by any facts. He referred to the long term robustness of them having recently fitted some that broke during install. I think the self install vs MCS is a said for the 2kw system if his quote of £3.5k stands but just wondered on the views of 1) going for the full 4kw (future crystal ball gazing with the government's challenges at Hinkley point would the FiT rise and therefore add 2kw separate system later? 2) views on the in roof systems for robustness and heat issues?

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Hello everyone, good to be back and it's reassuring that those with experience are available to comment, support and guide us. Thanks for the gang that got this website up and running so quick. I'm the Wales MBC timber frame mentioned above with foundation in and Brendan and team due back weds this week to start the timber frame.