Kelvin

That all looks fine to me without it but then I hate the stuff in anything other than period homes. If you like it you like it but you could save some cost and time (especially if the walls aren’t square and flat) by going for the cleaner non coving look.

I have ours. The contract says they own the copyright etc Although I possibly got ours by mistake. I asked for the underbuild drawings to give to the setting out guy and they sent me the full drawing package. They were useful to have to layout the cabling and plan out the rooms etc. I could have done that without them though so the question is why do you want them.

It’s a big treatment plant. It’s their problem not yours. You don’t need to give them access if you don’t want to. If they need to hire a crane to get it in then that’s what they need to do if they want it in. It’s up to them to solve it not you. Where I used to live the neighbour’s across the way bought a bloody huge spa pool thing. Their house was in the middle with no access at the back due to a large oak tree. The only way to get it in was to hire a crane and lift it over two gardens into theirs.

3 phase just seems to over complicate everything especially when you add in PV. I’d do as above and run everything on a single phase and a future EV on another phase. Why run all the panels on a single string even with optimisers. Run each roof on its own string and using optimisers for the shaded roof. Although if it’s heavily shaded wouldn’t micro-inverters be better? My west facing roof gets a tiny bit of shading for around 40 minutes very late in day. It’s not enough to impact the output very much so I didn’t bother with optimisers. It will be worse in the winter of course but I plan on adding a third string on the ground in front of the garage as it’s unused and I could get 5/6 panels there.

Well done. It’s not easy but it’s the right decision.

That’s a blow given their size. We went to look at their showhome place a few times before deciding who to go with. I’ve no idea how Potton the finances with builds (all risk with the client etc) but I too would never build a timber kit without there being some form of client account protection.

Our Sigenergy 8kW energy controller (inverter) can peak to 12kW for 10 seconds in backup mode and then fall back to 8.8kW (with a max of 40A) The backup gateway has quite a flexible feature in what they call a smart port to connect high loads to like an ASHP. The idea is that you can separately control anything connected to it or it will do it automatically such as shutting it down to conserve energy. You can also connect a generator to it. I’ve not bothered connecting the ASHP to it separately though so it’s backed up with the rest of the house.

Well got through it unscathed. Quite a few trees down around us. Also had a power cut while we were cooking and the gateway kicked in and I never noticed until I picked my phone up and saw the notification.

Same here and my house is finished. I think I need a once in a generation storm that it withstands before I become less anxious.

Sihga stainless steel screws and Thermopine battens from Russwood. I also used the Kompefix ventilation strips as I got a good deal on them. I’ve visited two houses with vertical cladding and while the cladding was fine the underbuild battens had failed after 10 years. Mostly the screws but also some of the battens.

Your reasons for doing it are less convincing than theirs for not doing it which seem reasonable rather than spurious. They take up very little space. They are also right about the aesthetics, look at the eyesore Nod has posted. ASHPs are relatively quiet but obviously not silent and are noisier the harder they work. The neighbour 7m away will easily hear it if they have a window open. They might still hear it if it’s ground mounted of course depending on where it’s situated but fences etc tend to attenuate the noise.

We bought a plot with planning for a house we didn’t want to build an re-applied for the house we did want to build. It slows things down obviously and costs a bit more but it’s worth it to get what you want rather what someone else has drawn.

It’s your site you tell him the contract is terminated in writing and verbally and he mustn’t set foot on the plot. If he has stuff left there gather it up and place at the entrance and agree a time to come and collect it. Can you secure the site?

I know this is an old thread but it popped up on another thread so re-reading it. The one thing I did do well was plan the room out to get everything in what is an awkward space. It’s 3.5m long but only 1.1m wide with the door in the middle of the wall so I really only have one free wall and two ends to put everything. But I have MVHR, comms cabinet, electricity gateway, consumer unit, electricity isolation switch (it’s huge) Loxone cabinet, UFH manifold and Heatmiser control unit, hot/cold water distribution manifold, hot water tank, expansion vessels, and room to hang jackets, key tidy, dog leads, hoover, boot box, and some storage and you can still get in it to maintain everything. I have to thank someone on here (can’t recall who) who talked about his plant room had become a bit of a mess because he had left it up to the trades to place everything which of course meant they did it to suit them rather than the next trade in. I also lined it in 18mm painted ply with no service void so it’s easy to attach stuff to it and I can get to all the cables and pipes.

I agree with @JohnMo 3 phase seems unnecessary for the vast majority of people. It also adds some complication and extra cost. I’m sure some folk can justify 3 phase but I disregarded it quite quickly. I worked out that while our house would consume a fair amount of energy over the course of a day the peak load wouldn’t be excessively high which has turned out to be the case. If we had two EVs and both did a lot of miles per day then you could possibly make a case for 3 phase but we don’t and nor does a typical driver.

We have a 100A fuse but could easily survive on 60A. While we consume a lot of energy over the day the peak load isn’t that high.

Nope. There are a few rogue hole drillers…

It’s quite incomplete though. There are four near me all drilled in the last 5 years not on it.

Lay out why he’s in breach and be specific i.e. you provided updated plans version xx on date. Detail all the extra cost you have incurred including any estimated costs due to delays. Then end the contract. You can’t continue with him at any level in my opinion. He will likely claim loss of earnings judging by his response to you so be prepared for that.

Our borehole water is moderately hard so we’ve fitted a softener in addition to the three paper filters and two UV lights. We also have a nitrite filter but the nitrite levels have reduced to zero so I’ve switched that off. The expensive part of the borehole is drilling the hole and there’s a degree of uncertainty with that as you pay for the hole whether they find water or not. Some companies use water diviners with some degree of success to take some of the chance out of it. I know someone that uses water from a burn as grey water. Pumps through a filer into a tank then through another filter then into the house. The filters are manky within a few days generally and the water is always slightly brown.

Of course but a contract works both ways and the builder is already setting up his side.

I’m thinking about using some suspended panels to heat the desk space in my garage. It’s only occasionally used though and I only need heating in the depth of winter so a bit unconvinced it’s worth the cost to buy and run.

The forum is publicly searchable so I’d remove that post given the direction this could be going in. If the post is locked ask a moderator to remove it. The fact is that the manufacturer of the joists has given you a comprehensive list of what’s wrong and highlighted some of the joists may need replacing. Your SE is also going to write you a summary of the issues. You can also demonstrate that the as built doesn’t match the as designed. This can happen with building sometimes but the solutions need to be carefully thought through and considered. This hasn’t happened. Consequently you are now in this position. The builder can argue that there are mitigating reasons for this but ultimately they have done the work which isn’t to an acceptable standard or even potentially safe. Given all of that it’s unlikely the quality of the rest of the job will be acceptable. Trust has gone. This isn’t a good position for you to be in for the rest of the build. I fired two of the trades that we were using. Wasn’t easy but the quality wasn’t good enough and they weren’t capable of doing any better. I didn’t have a contract with either of them though so your situation is slightly harder.

It can be done for far less too but our hole is particularly deep. Some systems have relatively shallow holes, loads of water and no treatment needed.

Can be expensive. Our hole (147m) cost £18,000 just to drill the hole (seller of the plot paid for it not me) The plant equipment cost £8500 (I paid for that) No regulation. We had to send a sample of the water away for analysis to determine what treatment was necessary.