CalvinHobbes

So the other half is away to put the radon barrier on the bidons that were delivered yesterday. After building control checks on Monday afternoon, we will get a lorry load of 9x4's and I have been told to drop them on the slab for the main build to kick off. Thing is, I don't want the radon barrier to tear with the work going on. I was thinking of using old carpet to help protect it. Whatcha think?

Yikes,what should it be cut with to avoid rust?

Thought about that but we are getting told we can't get integrated solar with trocal. They only want to do it with slates or tiles around it.

with inflation I reckon they could redo the programme with 200 or 300k. I loved it for the way they saved money and challenged the conventional using industrial etc. Anyway, thinking about our roof, the architect originally drew it with zinc but he has another client that used corrugated steel. We have been hugely fortunate having him, he has been very- decent. We have thought about going with a variety of things from trocal to slates or tiles but that would change the whole appearance too much. Has anyone else used corrugated steel? Thinking of the show 'the house that 100k built' what did you like about it, what did you see done that you think - that's good? I bring it up when people who pass the site say 'it's like Grand Design' because it so isn't. My husband once in exasperation said I liked 'culchie industrial aesthetic' which still cracks me up. We are obviously trying to find a happy medium.

A scaffolder who has been using it with the new boards will be erecting it, doing the uplifts and weekly ticket.

It's on a farm so can get it into lorry OK but getting it out is my issue. What about a grab lorry?

Bl**dy hell. Thank you.

Any update?

We might yet go slate, any brand to look out for?

Getting some quotes of a renewables guy and he said a company called Fisher do them? He raved about them.

Hi, we are swapping from a standing seam roof because the budget is under pressure. I have been told to use tile and that good ones don't discolour. That slate is WAY more expensive and you need nearly twice as many. If thats the case, what tiles do you recommend? Then I can chase down the best price.

Conor, have you any recommendation for MVHR design, supply and fit in NI ? Can you get parts ok?

Did you have any beams to go through? Where did you get the design? Are parts reasonable?

Will Titon give us a design? Thinking of fitting it ourselves with an electrician friend.

What sq footage is your home? We are around 2000 sq ft and we need to sort this out. Have you checked out prices for spares for it? Good point about Nuaire.

Thanks all, ok with the price of the posi joists now and steels arriving wednesday so will continue as planned.

Yep have handed it over to architect and excellent joiner to check. The way they have designed their quotes differ because of the design and systems. The cheapest was posi joists, the most expensive was space joists. Also in this whole journey so far wild differences in prices for the same things has been happening. It doesn't surprise me because at the supermarkets the same thing is happening.

Somehow I found a missing quote on my email for the posi joists and posi rafters from Haldane Fisher for £3827 which is a lot less than the others (some double).

Thinking now if the walls underneath are supporting perhaps we could rest ecojoists on them and get 2 instead of one for each width?There is still a section that definitely has no walls which is 6.5m long so maybe a steel beam there?

Yep it's why we are now doing external

I think we would still have it but could see the roof trusses. I got the impression they would carry part of the load from the floor.

Trying to save £. We are getting told if we change to roof trusses we won't have to use ecoojoists and make a big saving. Would it be possible to use an i joist (even with a steel) instead and leave roof as planned?

yep got them ordered last week, should be here by tuesday but using the ancon 325 in the meantime.

Brickie just messaged me, he was talking to a mate who is working in Dublin and they are all using hessian rolls to keep the cavities clean. We tried asbestos board/reis yesterday it was a bit crap.

Thanks so much, we got them! Ouch , eye watering price but hey ho, we want to get it done right.