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Supportact said: [my style is] probably more an accumulation of limitations and bad habits than a 'style'.
I'll look into whether I'm allowed dormer windows on the rear, if I am then that would be the obvious place for a fire escape window.
Adding a linked fire alarm shouldn't be difficult as there'll be one in one of the ceilings below (the house is getting a full rewire along with the extension so will all be up to standard, will also be putting cat 5 in)
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This is a rubbish picture but when I did this conversion in the roof of 2020 I used 50mm Rockwool and 2 x layers of 12mm plasterboard and installed a large double glazed window using a unit made of the thickest glass and widest cavity the unit manufacturer offered. Then before it was installed we coated it with a layer of film which stops the radiated heat coming through.
You can only see the lounge dinning area in this pic but around the corner is a kitchen and further around was my workshop. In the workshop area I never went to the same lengths and really regretted it later. In summer it became unbearably hot and when it rained it was noisy as hell.
In regards to builders, you can do your homework but nobody really knows how the jobs gonna go until they are stuck into it. There's a lot that can go wrong and if it does insurers will use every trick in the book to avoid a payout
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- get lots of quotes
- don't skimp on things (we regret the shoddy shower stuff we chose) - and you may need good pumps etc to get the water pressure
- accept that it gets cold in winter / hot in summer
- we focused on how the back dormer would look from the garden, should have ignored that, and gone for size not looks
- if the builders rush and say they can't get the right size velux on the day, tell them to bloody wait!
Absolutely agree with you about the insulation, it's a must.
Also, I got shafted by the builder with stuff like door furniture, he used cheap shit, and I ended up changing it all. If you've got a bathroom or kitchen, the same applies - taps, sink tops, etc. Get it sorted and agreed beforehand, or you'll get the 'Trade' range.
I've budgeted £35k for the kitchen, bathroom, ensuite and tiling which should get a pretty good spec.
Full rewire and total replacement of the plumbing including changing to a gas system boiler and getting the necessary pressurised cylinder fitted should cost about £20-25k and the house is getting replastered anyway
The plumbing is very old (the newest bit was fitted in the 70s, with some of it the original plumbing from the late 20s, so figured we may as well change the whole lot.
The extension will be warm roof construction so would work well for the megaflo system tank
We're changing from an oil boiler to a gas boiler at the same time so it made sense to make the change. In the grand scheme of the overall project cost the boiler and cylinder is only around 1.5% of the cost so fairly reasonable.
The other advantage is that depending on the cylinder you get you can easily add solar hot water at a later stage
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