The house that MF built

[MarillionFan]

Week 3. SAP Rating failure - addendum

So, spent some time on the phone with the chap tweaking the components of the house. Eventually managed to add in an extra 40mm of cavity insulation & tweak some of the other components including adding a heat efficient cylinder with a low u rating, before his 'Excel spreadsheet' said pass.

Never seen such a load of cack before in my life for a business. All you need is a bloody spreadsheet to become an 'energy performance consultant'.

Now the builders are trying to work out the cost of the configuration changes & I've lost another 40mm of living space.

Good fun & great learning experience though. Week 3 continues.

[Old Hack]

I don't see how that would help

For a Ground Source Heat Pump? Or was it the typo 'dog'/'dig'?

[Ticktock]

Week 3. SAP Rating failure - addendum

Eventually managed to add in an extra 40mm of cavity insulation
...
I've lost another 40mm of living space.

Are you only having it done in the walls on one side then?

[MarillionFan]

Are you only having it done in the walls on one side then?

Gable end only. Other walls were Ok.

[MarillionFan]

House almost finished. Costs way over.

Hammered on services charges. Expected £800, cost £5000!!!
Lots of extra costs along the way. All in all costing £88k including landscaping and dropping the curb for parking! Lots of hidden costs.

Now also being threatened with legal action over a new access gate in my fence to the shared carpark over someone else's space! Load of bollocks. My gate opens in!!! It's been interesting.

So costs way over, but got the valuations in. £280k total. Cost plus build £233k. Just sort out the boundary rubbish tomorrow and I'm off and running!

Piccies to follow.

[AtW]

When do you plan to apply for a retrospective planning permission?