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looks a bit like this https://www.appliancecity.co.uk/cooking/hobs/air-venting-induction-hobs/franke-fmy839hi-83cm-mythos-2gether-air-venting-induction-hob/

https://www.miele.co.uk/brand/kmda-28333.htm here is a different one, but very pricy

They suck........ well they must do to extract that way. I would be interested to know how noisy they were.

It's doesn't work like I think you think it does. That quoted 63 dB isn't the sound reduction you get from one room to another. One because is a weighted value of measurements at third octaves between 100Hz to 3.15KHz, and a couple of other corrections. Two became it's a lab results with different corrections to the real world, also it's been built absolutely correctly, and has no flanking paths. However it's is useful to compare between constructions.

Can't see any issue with that, as its only 3 weeks and if you aren't in too much of a rush then it should be fine

How long are you into the process since validation? are you anywhere near the 26 weeks where the planning guarantee kicks in?

Thanks, New build, its not a pre-commencement condition which requires the potential variation, The condition was a surprise as our proposals had the counter to the condition all this the way through, but the case officer didn't alert us that it was an issue. yep i understand that there will additional architectural fees as part of the discharge / variation. Cheers

if you want to, consider using a product like Screedboard 28 or JCW acoustic deck above the caberdeck to reduce foot fall. Are you most concerned about foot fall or airborne noise?

as below (note that the Rw values are in the lab, real world performance DnT,w will be below these) tbc (but less than 2 and 3, this floor would be about Rw 42 dB without insulation in the cavity) Circa Rw 52 dB (BG system ref C206009 is Rw 54 with two layersof 15mm SoundBloc) Circa Rw 63 dB (BG system ref C106026 https://www.gyproc.ie/sites/default/files/C106013.pdf)

My planning application has a couple of pre-commencement conditions and a condition that I want to have a variation on. Can anyone advise if the cost for the discharge and the variation will be covered under the same fee and what that be likely is in terms of planning costs?

Yep, i definitely don't want that and I am mulling the best outcome (also wanted some second options hence this post), and hopefully meet up with him later this week..

There was a bonus option in his quote, however I went for the fixed fee option. If you needed a big redesign / additional fees on one of your project, would you expect to be told of the costs before hand, what the cost implications were, and you to sign it off? If i needed to do additional works for a client over a fixed fee, I would explain why additional works were needed, and get an agreement in place before i commenced them, be that a fixed fee or time estimate at hourly rates. The amount mentioned was £1k. tbh i don't think that its fair to be asking for money retrospectively, especially as it contradicts what he had verbally told me. However i do think that he deserves something for the effort he has put in to the project.

i don't think it is as clear cut as that, as he indicated that there is a consultation / design works needed to get apps through planning. Maybe he underestimated how big those would be in mine. That is what has put my nose out of joint, especially when i asked him about the potential for further costs due to the re-design, which he verbally confirmed were covered in the original fee. If a couple of months ago, he highlighted that all the additional works / redesign was above what was typical during consultation, we could have had that conversation then.

before you part with your hard earned cash, bottom out some of those costs.

yep i have this, and a signed instruction sheet i returned to him referencing the fixed fee option in the quote appointing him, this noted the final invoice to be paid when the planning submission was submitted. There appears to be no reference to additional fees / work post the planning submission until a decision unless re-submission / appeal / building regs.

My planning has been granted, yay, and conditions look reasonable (apart from one which the planning officer seems to have messed up and may need a variation). Anyway i got a call from the architect to go through the conditions, and then he asked for additional fees for work already completed, ehhh! ? For background, the architect quoted a fixed fee for the the works, with optional scope items all payable on submission of the planning app. This was all paid for on the date of application, so at that point i figured we are all square. i haven't paid him anything since May, nor has he asked for / invoiced anything since then until now Anyway during the planning application process the scheme house design changed a fair bit due to council consultation (July), not huge in terms of footprint and site arrangement, but yes in terms of elevations / levels / style. There is re-design work that has to happen, and i can distinctly remember asking him on the phone after the meeting with the council if this re-design work is covered under the original works, which he said yes, as he allows for one variation (i didn't get this in writing nor is it in the quote). Subsequently there has been a lot of buggering about with the council and the application has dragged on, with some light touch architectural input over an above the original design. The wording of his quote is that the fixed fee is for the planning stage with every effort to achieve planning permission, and anything past that is further fees (e.g. re-submission / appeal / building regs). So today's request for additional fees surprised me, and i told him that it was my understanding all fees due were already paid (referencing our variation phone conversation) and i need to consider it. I think that now planning is granted (with the increased value in the land) he is looking to recoup the extra cost spent dealing with a difficult application. If the planning was refused i don't think that he would be looking to recoup the extra cost. The extra cost is about 25% of the original fee. In terms of work carried out I am very happy with what he has done, and the effort he has put in, but to be honest it has pi$$ed me off him asking for more fees once it has been granted, rather than requesting at the time, or something since May If he had said that due to the scale of the redesign required due to council consultation he need to charge ££££ more, then i would have grumbled (more at the council than him) about it but would have likely accepted. Moving forwards there is the potential that i need architectural services for discharging conditions / building regs, which i would have automatically gone to him for, so i am wondering if there is some potential outcome that way. Thoughts? TL:DR: Architect is asking for more fee (retrospectively) now planning is granted, legally i don't feel he has a valid claim for it, on a effort on project / continued working relationship something could be due with an understanding on future work fees.

I lifted a few floor boards and found the underfloor void was 35-40cm, which was enough. However I was trying not to make too much mess in the room above. Taking floor boards up would have been easier. There is a decent guide to it here https://great-home.co.uk/underfloor-insulation-of-suspended-timber-floors/

I have done this from underneath and just did 10cm long battens at the joints of two board and the centre of each board. I also pre drilled and inserted the screws in the hole so it was easy to install at ackward angles. are lifting the whole floor?

And....... Granted, after 27.6 weeks, not that I am counting ? Not even a request for an extension with the decision. Massive thank you to the buildhub community for the help getting this through! Can't quite believe it's actually got permission after the sites history of refusals and us asking for more than those! Today feels like a win!

That looks solid to me!

Its really good to see the progress and how it all goes together. One thought i have is the shuttering walls look very labour intensive, which i can imagine sends the costs up. Did you consider pre-cast panels like below? https://www.jpconcrete.co.uk/precast-cast-in-retaining-wall/ i am wondering if the materials may cost more, but in terms of labour it actually works out cheaper.

Nice one @Dreadnaught, and good to hear that they have refunded it. I am about to get my planning application approval and they haven't asked for an extension, so it looks like i am valid for a refund. Out of interest can you share how you worded the email you sent to them? I agree, and my planning case officer has been pretty good, apart from the timescales (oh and a scheme re-design) and i have been pro-active in trying to get things moving. In the grand scheme of things individual application fees for minor developments don't add up to much, but to an individual they can be significant, if i get a refund its a 14% saving to my total planning costs, which isn't to be sniffed at.

Out of interest how would the local authority generally find out that you had moved and were liable to the CIL?

Ouch, hope you get your situation sorted.

Is there no sliding scale, e.g. move out after 1.5 years you are only liable to 50% of the CIL?