In rooms which don't have the original decorative ceiling cornices, we are installing suspended ceilings (plasterboard and timber studwork) below the original ceilings. This creates a free route for pipe and cable runs, which both speeds installation and reduces the amount of notching/drilling of load-bearing elements.
Bathroom areas will be ventilated using single-room MVHR units (see this article for a more detailed explanation), mounted within the suspended ceiling voids...
Got back from Wales and decided to have a quick check on the house. The work on the chimney has been completed as expected, and looks good.
But for some reason the builders decided to start on the electrical first fix, in the attic - which I wasn't aware would be happening. Some of the cable routes chosen compromise the fitting of the roof insulation. I was a bit cross about this so I called the main guy and told him so; no doubt we will have a conversation about this tomorrow.
Today was the start of the sprinkler installation. The sprinkler guys apparently start at 7:30am(!), and finish at lunchtime on a Friday.
Our PV Roof (2.7kWp of SolarCentury C21e tiles)
