Bobby's new build thread

[Phil Pascoe]

If you need any plastering done we can put you in touch with someone ...

 

[Wuffles]

I can't give you running costs, however it's a system with a coefficient of 1:4, so in theory for every 1kw i put in I get 4 KW back.

The government will give me a renewable energy payment for 4 years which should cover the cost plus some, so it's a no brainer really.

Getting the money from the government is the tricky bit.

The department for it are in Edinburgh, and they're ever so helpful. You'll be fine.

Think our heat pumps are 1:4, just thought ground source was more "efficient" than the air source. I know of people who "say", you know people who "say" things, that their house only costs £25 a month to heat on "our ground source..." I stop listening at that point. It's not jealousy, my BS meter goes off and I filter.

I thought air source was about 1:2.5 ish

Could well be, mind you, could be 4:1 :shock:

This is air to water I'm talking about mind you, we're probably on the same page, just checking. It turns out that's what went wrong with the Green Deal Assessment, the default on the software the use for it is Air to Air which gave the house an E rating, under that, click the Air to Water option and it went to a B.

Still, £1600 a year is, apparently, not bad considering the benefits, so if you get better than that you'll be laughing.

 

[Wuffles]

Right, just clarified in the book and it's because air temp changes a lot more than the ground area would, so the figures are variable. 1:4 efficiency on a good day, and it drops if the air temp drops to -7 degrees (down to 1:25).

This is why I will eventually go ground source as it's less seasonally affected. Infrastructure inside the house remains the same I think.

 

[doctor Bob]

Windows next, should be delivered on Friday.
I was going to make them but just ran out of time.
Sliding sashes, weights not springs.
Ordered them from Westbury windows, a fairly local company,http://www.westburyjoinery.com/

 

[No skills]

Do you think you'll be very picky with the window quality seeing as it's something you might of done yourself?

 

[doctor Bob]

Do you think you'll be very picky with the window quality seeing as it's something you might of done yourself?

I hope so, the company gave me a guided tour of their workshop. They were the best sliding sashes I've seen, Traditional profiles, skinny lambs tongue, accoya (exterior) and engineered soft wood (to hit good u values)

The detail, quality and guarantee are unbeatable. To be honest I got a great deal on them. They let slip they were quiet and I negotiated a good deal by letting them do them immediately.

I've worked on a lot of great properties around this area, Westbury windows are considered the Rolls Royce of windows.

 

[No skills]

That's interesting.

If you can get no exception quality with a price your happy with then the day's been good.

What's the finish on them? Modern paint or old school linseed?

 

[doctor Bob]

Cart shed planning provisionally accepted, should be confirmed on friday.
Foundations can be started next week, installation on week commencing 21st March. Need this up for ground source heat pump installation.

Like this but I've order mine with 3 sets of doors, as it will mainly be garden machinery and storage and the GSHP plus an outside toilet.

 

[lurker]

I am really beginning to hate you :wink:

 

[WoodMangler]

Like this but I've order mine with 3 sets of doors, as it will mainly be garden machinery and storage and the GSHP plus an outside toilet.

Is the car included ?

 

[Bale]

plus an outside toilet.

That's a shame. After all the time, planning and money you've put into the build I would have thought you'd have one inside. Have you tried one? We have 4 and I can thoroughly recommend them.

Pete

 

[dickm]

How many bedrooms? According to US custom, you should have one more bathroom than bedrooms

 

[doctor Bob]

plus an outside toilet.

That's a shame. After all the time, planning and money you've put into the build I would have thought you'd have one inside. Have you tried one? We have 4 and I can thoroughly recommend them.

Pete

LOL, it's my northern roots coming through. Denise wanted to put a lock on it, but I told her there hasn't been a bucket of dung pinched in this village for 10 years.

 

[doctor Bob]

How many bedrooms? According to US custom, you should have one more bathroom than bedrooms

We are following that rule if we include the outside lav, I could have a morning think if a different location every day of the week, bake one on sunday

 

[Bale]

Denise wanted to put a lock on it, but I told her there hasn't been a bucket of dung pinched in this village for 10 years.

She means on the inside. We have those too and they can prevent embarrassing encounters.

Pete

 

[lurker]

I get in trouble for leaving the door wide open.
I don't see the problem there is only her and the cat in the house

 

[doctor Bob]

 

[tomatwark]

Nice looking windows Bob

 

[Chip shop]

I agree, they look really smart. How are you going to fix them?

 

[doctor Bob]

Wedges and foam I think, I'm with them on Wednesday to start the chippy's off, see how it goes.