Post and beam

Hi Nick This will be Block and beam, 150mm insulation, UFH/screed. The Sips panels are 187mm thick for the U. 15 that i have chosen.

I understand the logic of using Marmox under a brick and block wall system. Is it of benefit under a SIPS construction ? Any insights gratefully received as always.

I see that the silver attenuators are used in addition to the Ubbink manifolds. I guess that this means the manifolds do not perform the same job. As i am intending to use Brink/ Ubbink soon this is interesting and useful.

Update: The supplier of these tiles have stated that they will certify them at 35 degrees. They are content that the location does not represent an exposure to adverse weather. Sorted.

Yes typo. I have been asking some questions about roof tiles elsewhere on the site.

No. But i know what i want to use and am trying to understand if what i was told is true or BS. This will determine whether i do buy them or look for something else.

I get it, i am trying to get a feel for what the premium might be. I am also not trying to shirk paying or trying to get anything for free.

Thats not what i need or what i said. I need tiles suitable for the 35 degrees of our single storey dining room.

Apologies, i dont understand this response.

The tiles are from Lifestiles in Halstead. They rate their tiles as suitable down to 40 degrees. The main roof of our proposed house is steeper than this so they are suitable. But, the dining room has a shallower roof and they are not suitable for that. So, if what my tiler has said to me is true i can use these tiles. Yes, 11 degrees is almost flat.

Is there a premium to be paid to have tiles laid flemish bond? Due to the aggravation factor. My potential brick merchant tells me it is possible to order a pallet of Half bricks for just this bond style.

The tiles that i had chosen are 40 degree tiles, apparently. Part of my roof, the single storey dining room extension is at 35 degrees. A tiler has told me about something that fits under the tiles that will allow 40 degree tiles to be laid as shallow as 11 degrees. Is this cosher? and if so what is it or is it BS Thanks in advance as always

The 'quote' actually says estimate. Beware. There does appear to be a failure to understand what the word quote actually means. That price is about as bad as the worst i have had, from Nuheat as it happens.

To be fair, unlikely to be the same people at the far ends of this scale

I have not wanted to be cantankerous, even with all the irritating procedural rubbish flowing my way, but if i was asked to get this dug again after it was signed off by the relevant authority i can imagine mister angry will make an appearance. They can do one.

I will update with the soil report when i get it. What i can say is that there was about 300mm of very high quality topsoil (100 years of pig shit, it was a small holding and Orchard) Then below that 700mm of lighter, slightly sandy soil. At about 800mm depth was the underlying ground. Some clay at the bottom. Sides of the trenches stayed very square and solid, and dry. Dry except in one of the 3 trenches which began to collect a little water as the ground sloped away to the east for this one.

I did take some but the archaeologist took loads. He has to justify his work to the county heritage inspector who also attended site. It was him that signed it off. We only backfilled after this. Nothing was found of any interest at all. What do you mean about the ground? i am tempted to say 'muddy' but i guess you have specifics in mind. Happy to describe.

Fek that sounds expensive. I bottled out at quoted £6750 and decided at that point i would attempt my own when we get to that stage.

Update: Archeology conducted tuesday and wednesday this week. Nothing found all signed off. Backfilled ! Had the digger driver do the trial pits to 2 metres depth at the same time and send the soil samples from said pits off for analysis. Fingers crossed only standard footings will be needed.

To be regarded as PD i believe. From that i guess the question is what if you want to exceed the PD max size. Will it entail a planning request?

Having read with interest the recent post on here about ground mount i decided to read up a little on the options. Can anyone clear up my confusion over the max size please. Variously i have read 9 metres squared and 9 square metres.

This might be of relevance. Our recent planning permission is in a conservation area in north Hertfordshire and we have a number of trees. Particularly 3 large walnut trees. No TPO or so i thought. But, it turns out that the very fact its a conservation area means blanket TPO by default. They dont nail the little metal tags onto trees to identify the protected ones like they used to years ago.

Last month i paid to discharge 2 of the 10 conditions at once. One fee due at this point. I expected to have to provide physical objects to the county planning office but was told that photo's and brochures would suffice. Very occasionally they ask for the physical apparently, but its now rare. Good luck. My second condition was the archeaolagy plan and this definitely needs to be discharged before i can get the trenches dug.

L&G shuts modular housing factory with loss of 450 jobs (msn.com) Hope the link works

I have had to wait until planning was granted before i could make arrangements to engage an Archeologist. Otherwise i would have done this a year ago. On the basis that until planning is granted they don't know for certain where the footprint is. Of the 3 trenches in the plan only one is even close to the footprint. I told you you cannot make this up. One of them is perpendicular to the road and on the direct line that will bring the heavy deliveries onto site. So now this will be on backfilled soft ground.