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Hi. The MvHR unit needs a condensation drain and to get the fall needed the unit had to be raised on a plinth. This compressed the amount of space we had above the unit making it harder to squeeze everything in above it (especially with the baffles for sound reduction - the crinkly silver sections). I would have liked the unit to be nearer the sinks drain (in the utility next door) so the unit could be lower. We could have had the ducts coming out from the side of the unit but that didn’t work with other equipment in the room. Anyway, with the reduced working room I would have liked to organise the grey ducts more efficiently through the posi joists so they were in the correct places to go into the manifolds. I would have also insulated the ducts running through the loft more efficiently as they loose lots of heat. I just put them under the normal loft insulation but I think if I did it again I’d lag the pipes themselves before putting the loft insulation on top. This is something I could go back and do ……

@ Thank you for these details👍 When we get round to ours, I’ll bear these points in mind. Onwards and upwards 👌

Hi. Phone and wifi are very badly affected by the foil barrier and foil backed PIR insulation boards (not helped by poor phone signal in darkest Shropshire). When we got broadband in we could finally wifi call and putting wifi boasters round the house and in the loft, outside the foil membrane helps.

@ Thank you Helen. Small sacrifice for the greater good👍

If we did it again we wouldn’t use this guttering system. It relies too heavily on the silicone sealant to give the seamless look. Over the last year with expansion, wind etc it has developed a number of leaks we need to go back and fix.

@ Oh no, always learning and thanks for responding👍

Hi. We used Omni board and found them easy to install. They provided a layout plan but the plumbers did their own thing in the end (I checked no runs were too long). The plumbers also replaced the pumps with their won preferred brand as they thought they were superior. We are happy with the board, the only thing I would change is the overlay we used (under the engineered wood flooring). I had to choose that quickly and although it says suitable for underfloor heating I think it was rather dense and if I had more time to research I think I could have found a better alternative.

@ Appreciate your reply, thank you. Will make a note on that for the future👍

The screed was (planning accepted) the low point of the build

@ Thank you. All behind you now, but serves a lesson to us all👍

It was 2022. We had the joy of building through COVID 😢. And he’s glad he lost the argument (discussion 😂) on the bed position - or at least he says he is 😊.

@@OffgridinSouthWalesUK-yw5gl yes the house is 100% electric. Yesterday we used 16KWh of power and at this time of year that’s about normal. A very high day is 28KWh. Some of that is offset by the solar and batteries but that’s weather dependant. May to August it costs us effectively nothing.

@ Spot on. Is the house finished now then? I don’t want to jump forward with a spoiler alert, but overall are you satisfied with the result?

@@OffgridinSouthWalesUK-yw5gl The house build is finished but the decorating and landscaping is going to be a long term project 😅. We were in at about 12 months from the frame starting. We are really happy with the results (sitting in the upstairs snug at the moment with a glass of wine, toasty warm with snow outside.

@ Brilliant, glad that all the work you guys did made it worth it 👏👍

@@OffgridinSouthWalesUK-yw5gl The house is not 100% finished as far as decorating is concerned and we still have lots to do on landscaping etc. but yes generally we are very happy with the house

@@OffgridinSouthWalesUK-yw5gl That’s more for the air tightness but they go hand in hand

@@OffgridinSouthWalesUK-yw5gl yes definitely. We used there in house design services 👍 and would recommend the building regulation package which saved us loads of paperwork. Should also say Paul and Davy who put up the frame were via Flemings.Mention Helen if you speak to them, they will know who you mean!

@@OffgridinSouthWalesUK-yw5gl thanks, would have been nice if they had managed to get it all 120m but there you go!

@@r3m0dul8 Thanks for the comment. Two reason, firstly I’m not running a commercial data centre and even then most of the stuff in there does not need 10GB/e capacity let alone 25 or the 40Gb/e we tend to now deploy. Those would also need fibre runs and the relevant SFP’s . That would be ok on the switch end but on the consumer end 90% of products, like your TV do not have fibre connection, so I’d need adaptors and those would probably drag the speed back down to 1Gb/e anyway. But the main reason is In deepest/darkest Shropshire we only get 30Mb/s download anyway. I could go to a Starlink I suppose…. The cable is mostly Cat6 so that’s capable of 1Gb/e per strand so with 16 active pots I’ll always gate on the incoming service anyway. The reason for the patch panel was always so I could easily swap out components like the switch if I need to. The Ethernet went in with the structure so I could check the runs and test each of them as the went in. No issues. The only issue I have at the moment is WiFi out in the garden. The airtight structure as I feared blocks a lot of the signal and even with the loft extenders I’m only getting about 10m into the garden. I’ll fix that in the summer with a couple of external extenders (I ran a couple of additional strands to the loft space in case these were need, so hopefully I don’t need to pierce the air tightness again. Cheers Simon

@@simongeorge2505 Fair enough, still cat 6e would get you on the 10gb rail for the future and who knows what tech will bring in 5 years! I'd love to build my own home one day, but I for sure would be using a lot more 5v LEDs to light the way - each to their own - good luck in the build!

@@belucky9630 hi, Paint Gun: never used it beyond what you saw in the video! H thinks it might have been the type of paint but I just got on with a roller. It will probably go on eBay! Soak away: yes we used 14x 1000x500x500 creates iirc. We actually only needed 12 but the supplier did a pallet of 14 for less so we had that. The pit had gravel in the bottom. You wrap the crates in a membrane (brought with the crates) to stop soil ingress, then you cover the whole lot with gravel and finally soil. Trash Trap : yes it’s surprising how much rubbish gets swept it! Regards

@@belucky9630 Thanks for the question. The recommended depth was only 270mm, we rounded up to 300. That said, we plan to put in another 150mm when we get the chance at least over the master bedroom as that seems to cool faster than other upstairs rooms. Be aware that if you do have deep insulation you need to ensure that you still have the air gap around the eves to allow the roof to breath.