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Bringing this thread back from the dead, as i need to sort mine out. I am looking to buy (ideally second hand) a mains connected loo, one of these types. https://www.toiletsforsale.com/product/mains-connected-portable-toilet/ I can supply cold water via a tap and the mentioned speedfit nozzle hose connector, but what to do about the waste? Below is a picture of how i can set it up, and i think that i need to butcher a inspection cover to put a 110 diameter pipe through it and bend to go with the flow down to the drain. I can seal the hole around the drain pipe entrance to the inspection cover, thoughts

i am going to go through this process soon, and any tips would be amazing.

To make money (Risk is a financial commodity), i am not expecting him to work without profit, he needs to make bank. Interested how the fixed fee / day rate arrangements can work and go right / wrong. Good advice. I am planning to source materials, though before works begin we go though to check the shopping list and when things are needed. Also would be wise to agree his mark up on what he needs to source.

Good to know

Met with a ground worker last week, nice guy, knew is stuff and spent a good hour on site talking through how to do the ground works. I need to look into their previous work, as this is a 3 sided basement dig with retaining walls and want to make sure they have done something similar. One thing that stood out was he wants to do the works on a day rate, and will estimate the time to do the works. That worries me as it transfers the budget risk all onto me. I would of thought that a ground worker would be give me a fix cost with an uplift for risk for them and out of scope work (e.g hitting granite etc) They have the ground investigation, an good estimate of how much muck is coming out. When I raised it with him he said it would cost me less, which it may well do but not sure I want to shoulder all the risk. I am going to be on site every day (it's a garden plot) and work locally so I can observe what they are doing. The ground works are a big part of this this project and will be largest package of work in terms of cost, so don't want to get burnt from the outset. I guess if I get a fixed cost quote from another ground worker it might give me a steer on things. Answers on a postcard?

I am bringing this thread back, as I am wondering about using a wet underfloor heating system in first floor bathrooms, and radiators in bedrooms. For this i am thinking of having a UFH circuit for the upstairs bathrooms which will have hard floors, but using aluminium spreader plates screwed to the underside of the chipboard floor (between i-joists). The heat source will be from a ASHP so won't be really hot, so i presume i need to put some insulation in the joists underneath so it radiates upwards. How much insulation is typical in this type of installation?

I am / did not, and I am looking to build a masonry cavity wall, though to minimise the potential cold bridging i am going to use aerated block to support the internal leaf, as below. NOTE: I have just seen that I have a error in the thermal conductivity of the aerated block and it should be 0.18 W/mK not 0.018! The 65mm thermablock has a thermal conductivity of 0.047W/mK, but I am proposing ~200mm of 0.18 W/mK which in my head is similar enough not to warrant the extra cost outlay.

Also have a look at the armadillo product, it may be cheaper. https://www.armatherm.com/products/armatherm-500-structural-thermal-break-material/ back in October i was quoted £20 per 2000mm x 100mm x 50mm unit, where as the marmox is 50% more expensive. if IRC armadillo product could be provided in 65mm heights to blend with brick coursing.

That does look tight, and i don't know if i would want to be that close to the margin!

Agree it is a really good standard, goof to know it is in a 700mm. There maybe an issue with a tall larder unit as i can't any going over 600mm wide (probably too heavy), though it should work if put the manifold behind one unit, and the pump and things behind a second adjacent unit at the same level.

These are exactly the images i was looking for, @daiking you are a star. 800mm looks like a good option. These are the dimensions i have and it looks like i wasn't accounting for the pump module, for a 4 port that is ~560mm plus some valves so 800mm would be o.k This is where i am looking to put it, so there would be no issue going to a 800mm width tall cabinet. Though because it is a split level house it would be at a high level to get to the upper floor screed, as below

Has anyone put a ufh manifold in the service viod behind a standard kitchen unit. Obvious the backing would need to be cut out to have the manifold to penetrate and for access. Just wondering how feasible this is? There are going to be 3/4 circuits and I am hoping the manifold can be accomadated in a 500mm wide tall unit.

Sorry but £800 per m2 is dream land sort of money especially in London. I suggest getting some drawings drafted and getting over to a QS to estimate costings

One of the critical things for my garden plots was to ensure the existing house had enough garden. The LPA guidance is that min of 55 m2 for south facing gardens, which we are able to exceed to the rear, with drive, garage and things to the front.

Sounds interesting, have you got any drawings / pictures?

With the contrainted site and access I am not surprised!

Have you got your construction detailing you can share? I am proposing to use and air tightness tap around windows when they are fitted

I have just had it from my water board for my build, as there is a combined sewer in front of my plot. I had submit the calcs showing the soakaway wouldn't work. Are those sewers in the water plan foul or combined? If it is a surface water problem, surely the applicant or their architect would have asked if they could discharge into the sewer already to negate the need for a soakaway.

I think you have hit the nail on the head https://publicaccess.hastings.gov.uk/online-applications/applicationDetails.do?keyVal=_HSTBC_DCAPR_117827&activeTab=summary It looks like they have still to discharge a planning condition for materials and fowl and surface water. The planning application hasn't been decided and a quick look at the drainage plan shows a soakaway for surface water and a pumping station for the fowl out under the "tunnel". Either the soakaway doesn't work and they aren't allowed to discharge into the sewer. Also the drainage drawing shows the soakaway very close the boundaries, and I don't think however big it is it can be fitted into that area being 5m from the house and 2.5m from the boundaries. Also how are you going to dig it out with the tunnel access. I don't think I want to be laying drainage through that 'tunnel' Tbh I think the project us a dead duck and unfortunately someone has been badly burned, and whoever buys this will suffer. Edit: It looks like it's a surface water problem and a soakaway is unlikely to work, especially as the site is apparently on clay. HS_CD_20_00770-SUDS-839970.pdf

Can you elaborate how?

odd, looking at it on a map, i don't know how you get access to it! https://tinyurl.com/26njnrut i reckon there is more to this than meets the eye. Edit: wow it is accessed, through here! https://www.google.com/maps/@50.8654868,0.5942614,3a,61.9y,327.54h,74.86t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4gx0jApL6Pia-X2adrlZXw!2e0!7i13312!8i6656 https://hastings.moderngov.co.uk/Data/Planning/20130619/Agenda/Plan - 207-219 Priory Road (19 06 13).pdf

O.k i think that i am going to go away from a ledger board, and use a metal inbuilt hanger as the brickie i have talked indicates that he can work the coursing to my split level house. https://www.strongtie.co.uk/products/detail/joist-hanger-for-masonry/356#tab-technical-data

i would be interested to find out what other companies provide them.

Has anyone brought ready made window cavity closers https://subframes.co.uk/ Seems like a good investment to get the brickies to build up to the right window openings.

but what is the mat that sits over the insulation and screed / underfloor heating