dpmiller Posted August 22, 2019 Author Share Posted August 22, 2019 Time for another landmark. Upstairs pipe loop installed, screed poured today as planned. Remarkable stuff- I was expecting runny, but just how coarse the aggregate in it is surprised me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 and it's set. hard. Amazing, makes quite the difference to the feel of the house. But then, ten-odd tonnes of mass will do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 22/08/2019 at 15:24, dpmiller said: Time for another landmark. Upstairs pipe loop installed, screed poured today as planned. Remarkable stuff- I was expecting runny, but just how coarse the aggregate in it is surprised me. Is it self levelling? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 almost. they set datum tripods and then fill to that level, before dappling the air out and moving any small amounts around to give it the best chance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 nice and flat. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted September 6, 2019 Author Share Posted September 6, 2019 more toys installed. Acquired a Solar iBoost+ and while I don't have any water storage yet I did have the desire to hang on to what generation we do have. So plugged an 800W halogen heater in, to keep the cool at bay. Last night at 7pm? still a nice warmth. Pretty impressed. today at 9am. heater maxed out. What to do... Plug the kettle in. Well blow me, if the kettle hasn't gone the whole way to the boil twice today. 5.5kWh captured. not bad... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteamyTea Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 15 hours ago, dpmiller said: 5.5kWh captured. not bad... How big is this kettle, a deep bathfull. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted September 7, 2019 Share Posted September 7, 2019 On 23/08/2019 at 22:47, dpmiller said: nice and flat. Is this the winner for "Understatement Of The Year 2019"? ? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted September 13, 2019 Author Share Posted September 13, 2019 Insulation is good. I like insulation. It even seems to be working... Overnight temperatures are dropping radically but the small amount of heat that the diverter is putting in during the day seems to be hanging around nicely. Drops consistently from 16 and a bit to 15 and a bit overnight. And while we're airtight there's not yet any insulation in the attic and the GF is a bare uninsulated subfloor so I think we're doing OK. Was given the loan of a plasterboard lifter so that'll make things slightly less difficult in the near future. Oh and got some company for the digger, a dog-rough but useable Thwaites 4000 dumper. Putt Puttt Putt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted November 4, 2019 Author Share Posted November 4, 2019 passed 1000kWh of generation at the weekend. yay! PB of the upstairs ceiling nearly complete, loft insulation half done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 Nearing December. We would've loved habitable for Christmas but are a fair bit off. [shrug] Sitrep: One side of every internal wall PB'd Internal walls and GF ceilings all insulated. First layer of insulation in the attic complete. FF ceiling boarded out. Upstairs mostly firstfixed for electric, plumbing still a bit to do. First couple of sheets of PB (that soundblock is HEAVY!) hung on the GF ceiling. Oh, and I'm sold on MVHR. Was working on a diesel spaceheater for a customer last weekend. Ran it for an hour in the hallway. 17c downstairs, stifling on the balcony. 7c outside that night. Supply air 15+c. Impressive. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 Goodies. Haven't unpacked the bath fully yet, but it's a big'un, a 1400 symmetrical corner. Threw some ceramics together for a look-see, as I hadn't actually seen them in the flesh prior to purchase. Lecico Atlas Smooth, we have a Lecico suite currently and I've no problem with the quality, this range has the look we wanted (SWMBO wanted a classic round bowl but with no hard-to-clean external detailing) at a nice price-point . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 (edited) I fitted a sink very similar (Homebase) but put the wc like that back in the box and went wall hung. Much nicer to look at and easier to clean.....or so I'm told! A fiver says you fit a bog roll holder before I do! ? Edited December 6, 2019 by Onoff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted December 6, 2019 Share Posted December 6, 2019 Check out these https://www.wholesaledomestic.com/bathroom-suites/toilets/back-to-wall-toilets This one £167 https://www.wholesaledomestic.com/rak-tonique-close-coupled-back-to-wall-toilet-with-soft-close-seat-tonbtwpak015 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted December 6, 2019 Author Share Posted December 6, 2019 neither back-to-wall nor wallhung were acceptable domestically. And I'm all for an easy fit *and* easy life. So bog-standard (sic) it is for us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted December 24, 2019 Author Share Posted December 24, 2019 Got tired of using fan and halogen heaters. So plumbed a Willis into the main manifold and got some circulation to the upstairs loop, which covers the landing/balcony, the big bathroom, and the ensuite. I couldn't quite get enough flow through the willis just by closing the bypass over so it's duty cycle was a bit low; conveniently I was able to set a length of 15mm copper into the end of the bypass pipe (vertical, to the right of the pump )to force flow down into the cold end of the immersion. Much Better. Got the loop up to 23c return temp today and the house did feel a lot warmer for it. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 Carrying on. More pipes, more cables, more plasterboard. Howdens stock door linings for CLS-sized studwork so gave them a try and have to say, pleasantly surprised with the quality and service. Got a door to go with, to square things up easily. Had a plasterer down to price some bits and bobs. Waiting for another crew to offer costings now. Plan is, to get the ensuite skimmed out so we can get a working bathroom and get shot of the portaloo. I won't miss the rental going out every month... Which leaves today. Loos don't work without drains, and we'd never got a final scheme together for the BCO. And based on the limited height we have between the current level, the FFL and the FGL I didn't want any nasty surprises re. pipe cover etc. So, called in to request a visit just to thrash out what works and suits. BCO arrives, makes approving noises about progress, doesn't care to look at any internal drainage and agrees to all the points of my (minimal) scheme. I asked if there's anything else he wants to see or check on before I start covering the GF ceilings and...no. Just a look at the safety glass in the french doors. So we're clear to complete the surface water drainage with no inspection required and he just wants a call to pop out and view the foul pipework once bedded. Onwards! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tennentslager Posted January 15, 2020 Share Posted January 15, 2020 Scottish ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 Relatively busy couple of weeks. Had the groundworks guys in for a few days and so the foul drains are ready for inspection tomorrow. Half of the rainwater drainage is done too, and a trench cut to drop the mains water pipe into. With the overnight rain it's looking more like a navigation... Had some skimming done so amongst other things the hotpress is ready to receive some pipework. And this: just the door to hang now. A touch more civilised than a site loo, yes? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtop Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 On 22/08/2019 at 15:24, dpmiller said: Time for another landmark. Upstairs pipe loop installed, screed poured today as planned. Remarkable stuff- I was expecting runny, but just how coarse the aggregate in it is surprised me. what dat blue stuff sticking up from floor? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 11 minutes ago, redtop said: what dat blue stuff sticking up from floor? Perimeter expansion strip isn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted February 9, 2020 Author Share Posted February 9, 2020 yep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redtop Posted February 9, 2020 Share Posted February 9, 2020 ta, mate got a load left after having an extension done; now I know I can use it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted February 10, 2020 Author Share Posted February 10, 2020 BCO made his visit today. Foul drains all good, free to carry on! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpmiller Posted February 11, 2020 Author Share Posted February 11, 2020 More progress today, more milestones. Paul was down bright and early (freezing!) and by the time I called down for the morning update he'd cut a fine-looking trench out the front to let the front downspouts and future ACO run straight out to the open field drain. ...which dealt nicely with the weekend's problem. The trench dug for the mains water drained into it. We then brought the water into the house, dropping from the long 32mm down the lane to a 25mm at a toby, so we've local isolation. Sent me up the lane to turn off, and them promptly made the joint live before I had a chance to even get the screwdriver out of the car. Phone line is in alongside it. For completeness, here's the rear and right rainwater drainage, with a rare sight on Sandy, in the trench, trying not to lose her wellies to the clay. All the foul works sit on top of this pretty much so we'll need a few loads of rubble now to build levels up past them. No piccies of the foul yet, must do that for my records. And the final result? Loo flushes, and Chinesium hot-water tap works. Bought on a whim but it's actually a pretty smart item. I stripped and checked it for all the usual Chinese failings. Metal clad element, earth wire connected to it, overtemp and underpressure control. Super. Just need to pull the SWA out to the treatment plant and get it commissioned now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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