CalvinHobbes

Hello, son and partner were home and told us we were mad to put oven under hob, we should raise it to counter level and put in a built in microwave on top. We are getting a sinarp kitchen from Ikea but because we have a utility room intended not having any top cupboards and just decided on 3 drawers to keep it sleeker since its open plan. The only problem is now son thinks we should raise the oven after seeing the other grandparents struggling with their kitchen. So yes we can do it just not sure where best? We even considered just putting it into the utility room. Problem is I would need to get the wire run on Monday because the plasterer is coming in and can't get a quick enough appt with ikea. I was thinking another option would be to put it where the fridge is going but then what about the fridge? Maybe our bosch fridge freezer could sit in the utility room? The utility room door is nearest the sink.

Decided to knock a door from spare bedroom into bathroom next door. Want to minimise how much door swings so thinking about wardrobe style doors hinges each side so half size. I don't want sliding or bifold. What size of opening do you think?

jeekers the fan coil units are a bit pricey!

So plasterboard on, plasterer should be here hopefully in a week max but wondering, when should I leave over a wall mounted sink with two drawers underneath for the upstairs bathroom?

Huge thank you.

Thanks, it's about 180m2 , ceilings about 3m downstairs and it's underfloor heating. So if we don't put in radiators upstairs surely we need a smaller heat pump?

Our ceilings are ridiculously high but the plumber says because we are going with an ashp we need 2 tall radiators on each bedroom but I think it will look horrible. The house will be near passive. In the rented house I am in, which leaks like a sieve, we never use the radiators upstairs. I think we switched them on twice in 3 years. So why am I putting them in upstairs? We have nearly 12kw of solar panels on the roof. Could we not just use an electric heater if it needs a boost?

We are hoping to move into our new house before Christmas but jeez this last bit is expensive 😞. Stressfully so. Anyway today I was talking to the land and property services in NI and they said we were scheduled for a visit to issue a completion notice ? Anytime from the 1st December for three months. What if we don't have the building control guy signing off on it by then? Like I hope we do but not assuming anything. Plasterer about to start the scratch coat upstairs and outside, plumbing and ground floor to finish and staircase. Gonna stick in utility room and use it as a kitchen at the start.

Welcome and good 🤞 luck.

We bought ours and TBH quite a few have been wrecked. They will do to the end but unsaleable.

Sorry I guess this is a dumb question again but why is a friend (installs networks for a living) saying we need HDMI cables for the TV?

So all air is fresh? Great. Still need them in the kitchens, to catch any cooking oil the charcoal filter doesn't get. Thanks for that.

Apparently an F7 or Merv 13 catches not just cooking oil but covid. I recently had it in the house we are renting and isolated in a bedroom. It did occur to me if I was in our new build my covid would be pumped throughout. Hence the f7 filters will now be going in everywhere.

Sorry for all these questions. Ok so we currently use Virgin and they are fine, I am not a loyal customer though, we normally change every 2 years. In our new build if i get them then what later if I want to use one provided by openreach. Should I use BT or sky first? Thinking of keeping as many opetions open. Thinking of what size of conduit should we leave? Also the 6a cable. what brands to buy which to avoid? I know to get shielded? Thanks

So the plan in writing is this,get cables in the right places before the plasterboarding/ plastering starts and worry about what happens at the ends after (when we see what £ we have) Go easy on me!!!! Heads deeved watching you tube about this lol. Ground Floor Entrance Hall 2 Access Points: Each access point requires 2 cables. Total: 4 cables but only 2 need to go to access points, others can be tucked in behind so will count it as 2 for going into rack. Main Living Room TV Area: 3 cables for the TV Computer: 2 cable Total: 5 cables but only 3 need to go to the full way, others can be tucked in behind so will count it as 3 for going into rack. Utility Room Solar Inverter: 4 cables (two to external electric cabinet and two to server/switch) Total: 4 cables but only 2 need to go to the full way, others can be tucked in behind so will count it as 2 for going into rack. Granny Flat Computer: 2 cables TV Area: 3 cables Total: 5 cables but only 4 need to go to the full way, other can be tucked in behind so will count it as 4 for going into rack. Guest Bedroom TV Area: 2 cables Computer: 2 cables Total: 4 cables but only 2 need to go to the full way, others can be tucked in behind so will count it as 2 for going into rack. Upstairs Access Point Access Point: 2 cable Total: 2 cables but only 1 needs to go to the full way, the other can be tucked in behind so will count it as 1 for going into rack. Bedrooms (3 Bedrooms) TV Area: 2 cables per bedroom Computer: 2 cables per bedroom Total for 3 bedrooms: 6 cables for TVs + 6 cables for computers = 12 cables but only 6 need to go to the full way, others can be tucked in behind so will count it as 6 for going into rack. Den TV Area: 3 cables Computer: 2 cables Total: 5 cables but only need to go to the full way, others can be tucked in behind so will count it as 4 for going into rack. Additional Requirements PoE Camera PoE Camera: 2 cables Total: 2 cables but only 1 need to go to the full way, others can be tucked in behind so will count it as 1 for going into rack. Doorbells 2 Doorbells: 2 cable each Total: 4 cables but only 2 need to go to the full way, others can be tucked in behind so will count it as 2 for going into rack. Summary of Cable Requirements Ground Floor: total cable lengths/cable attached to rack + string to pull through Entrance Hall: 4/2 cables Main Living Room: 5/3 cables Utility Room: 4/2 cables Granny Flat: 5/4 cables Guest Bedroom: 4/2 cables Additional: PoE Camera: 2/1 cables (thinking of using reolink) Doorbells: 4/2 cables #Total28/16 Upstairs: Access Point: 2/1 cable Bedrooms: 12/6 cables Den: 5/4 cables Total 19/11 Total Number of Cables Ground Floor Total: 28 cable runs but only 16 cables attached both ends Upstairs Total: 19 cable runs but only 11 cables attached both ends So presuming we need a 48-port switch and patch panels but no clue what to get and need to keep the price super keen. The network switch will be located in is in the hallway between the 2 front doors. Lots of steel in the building, block walls downstairs, wood stud upstairs and posijoists. Was thinking of using zigbee since its low cost, lidl, ikea, aldi all offer products at a fraction of the price of ubiquiti although I know its better. Any thoughts?

Thanks, I have gone to great lengths to get over this. I have parascended, been on gliders, a microlight, up the Alps to the peaks, I go on a Cessna including banking on it, all fine..but a ladder or landing I can get really dizzy. It makes no sense. For example I can't go to the front of upstairs in tk max with it's glass railing. I also once fell backwards on an escalator on Debenhams, a poor man caught me. Good idea about mock up.

I thought I could feel different but if anything it's getting worse, I hate heights. So we have a staircase that returns but bottom floor height is 10ft and our ceiling upstairs goes double that. I am thinking I will struggle to walk along landing. I think there was an episode of the house 100k build where they used polycarbonate to make a colourful wall. Still would have bannister but what if we framed a colourful wall behind?

So I am paranoid about holes in the external walls,especially now the cavity has been pumped. So am I allowed to hang pictures onto the skimmed block? What about curtain poles? I guess that 3m tape might work for a canvas...

So wondering is there a way we could do a fold up bed on a pully from the supporting stud wall? Just to make it more loft/studi is with maybe even room for a mini kitchen (daughter 21) She has a door to terrace and a tiny ensuite. The fuzzier phot is looking at her end, her ensuite is just behind wondow on left in clearer pic

We are in the deep end and it's still nuts. At first fix and bills are atrocious. I just can't see it getting any better, does it ever?

I am in bed with covid since sitting is too much, planning our network (will run it by you shortly for your wise advice) but he said if he was doing his own again he would use cat 6a and run minimum 4 cables to tv's. By away my covid started on Thursday with just a sniffle, I felt well. Went to asthma clinic on Friday (haven't used inhalers in a year but knew i felt tight) and doc said 'you might have covid, test if you want but I don't know if there is much point, it's everywhere'. I tested thinking nah, but it was positive. Now going upstairs is too much. Problem is it does vascular damage, it does matter - spreading it is crazy. Anyway, rant over, deffo going to look into hepa filtration now for the house. I wonder can I add it?

Any update? I hope you got good news.

Which recirculating extractor do you have, what is the noise level and do you cook many frys?