****EVH's house building thread****

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our house is built the same and it's like an oven. No problems with keeping the heat in at all.

for a five bedroomed detached the gas+elec is £80 a month on a dual fuel plan
 
EVH said:
Well, the house is big enough and I don't have plans to sell.



Breeze block outer skin, cavity (gap), then a breeze block inner skin.

e.g. block -- gap -- block - plasterboard - plaster - paint

It's pretty standard practice in the UK building industry. You can fill the cavity with insulation but then you risk damp transfer if done wrong.
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Have you not had insulation put within the cavity then? Most houses built within the last ten years will have insulated cavities and in most cases the building inspector will expect it, even though I do not think it is specifically called for in the building regs that insulation must be installed just that a minimum U-value must be achieved.

With insulation put into the cavity during the build you have very little chance of getting any damp transfer. The companies that pump insulation into your existing cavity have to be careful to get an even spread and not form any air pockets which will cause cold spots and the chance of a sweat within the cavity.
 
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Great thread mate, well done on the success so far :) Can't wait to see it when it is finished!

I know if I had the money I would definately get a house just like this built, completely kitted out for technology :)

Keep up the good work! - Liam
 
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ichabod crane said:
Have you not had insulation put within the cavity then? Most houses built within the last ten years will have insulated cavities and in most cases the building inspector will expect it, even though I do not think it is specifically called for in the building regs that insulation must be installed just that a minimum U-value must be achieved.

With insulation put into the cavity during the build you have very little chance of getting any damp transfer. The companies that pump insulation into your existing cavity have to be careful to get an even spread and not form any air pockets which will cause cold spots and the chance of a sweat within the cavity.
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Yes, the insulation we have is the silver 3" boarded variety, laid in the cavity.

I was talking about retro-fit cavity insulation e.g. the stuff pumped in after construction.
 
I cant believe you manged to build that for 80k. It looks to be around 1700ish sq ft so thats like 50 quid a sq ft!

I am just doing an internal fit out without the major building work and my sq ft cost will be around the same.
 
Westyfield2 said:
By "HD Matrix" he means a Matrix Switch which takes HDMI inputs. A Matrix switch is what it says on the tin. It allows you to switch any combination of inputs to any combination of outputs. Dead useful for controlling the projectors/plasmas at a proper venue.

By "Balun" he means HDMI over CAT6 extenders, you need one at each end.
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Ta,

Any idea roughly how much that sort of stuff would go for?
 
NickK said:
Ok so before you move in complete may I suggest..

OcUK LAN party! :D

You've got the networking!
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Good idea!

Kingy said:
Ta,

Any idea roughly how much that sort of stuff would go for?
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A matrix switch can vary, depending on the number of inputs/outputs. The Kramer switch (link) posted earlier in the thread can be had for £1500, the baluns are anywhere from £40 a pair to £99 a pair.. depending if you want IR and optical passthrough.

Efour2 said:
has bathroom got Network cable into it ? :O
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No, but I have wired in a pair of ceiling speakers.

There's always wireless for those rooms ;)
 
EVH said:
A matrix switch can vary, depending on the number of inputs/outputs. The Kramer switch (link) posted earlier in the thread can be had for £1500, the baluns are anywhere from £40 a pair to £99 a pair.. depending if you want IR and optical passthrough.
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I like the Kramer kit :).

With Baluns, you can spend as much or as little as you want. Also the distance you want it to do will make a difference.

I personally have had quite a few cheapo VGA over CAT5 extenders fail, so would only buy the more expensive ones these days. The really nice 50M HDMI ones are like £400 a pair :eek:.
 
Westyfield2 said:
I like the Kramer kit :).

With Baluns, you can spend as much or as little as you want. Also the distance you want it to do will make a difference.

I personally have had quite a few cheapo VGA over CAT5 extenders fail, so would only buy the more expensive ones these days. The really nice 50M HDMI ones are like £400 a pair :eek:.
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I'm confused, if all the cabling is CAT6, and the 'baluns' are essentially a converter, why would you want a 50M HDMI converter?
 
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