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seconded for the dial. Will never go back to touch screen controls on a cooker now.

I got mine for £200 off FB marketplace. Worth about £1000 new so I am made up even if it isn't flush mount...

respectfully requesting the last 2 pages be purged from forum record. I don't wanna feel bad about my new kitchen :(

i asked my guys when we were planning my kitchen if the hob could be installed flush like yours and they said it couldn't done >:(

also, is that a neff hob? Think I have the same one, or very similar model. I really like the control knob - a perfect combination of tactile/practical to use and easy to clean (once it's removed)

That hob installation is very clean

I think Sonoff SNZB-02D are supposedly very good for this stuff.

https://commonslibrary.parliament.uk/spray-foam-insulation-and-mortgages/

trades are a funny lot sometimes. The guy i'm using now has pointed stuff out to me (that i'd have likely not noticed) and done little things that weren't in spec but nonetheless are really nice touches.

I've also found that he can miss glaringly obvious errors. It's quite hard to figure out whether these are genuine oversights or just that he doesn't want the extra faff/expenditure with fixing it.

looking at the plugs I think you're right

I realise at this juncture it's probably too late but... is that an open cell foam? Have you checked with your mortgage provider? I know there have been issues people being refused mortgages because of spray foam.

more seriously than @sohi - it's not a problem unless you have a hot water cylinder. We don't store any water with a combi so it's not a risk

quite a bit of insulation left to do (i'm also in glasgow so possibly a bit colder here) - floor isn't completed yet. I also need to get into the attic and make sure the insulation covers the whole ceiling as I know there are gaps atm.

I should clarify - the parts of the house with big rads was toasty. The upstairs was tiny wee things from the 70s in them that are clogged up so those rooms were cold. But they'll be replaced soon!

yeah - also turned down hot water to 40c. No burny hands when washing dishes!

Turned my boiler flow temp to 45c today just to see what happened. Place is toasty - guessing this is a good sign for a heat pump.

Woodburners are fixies

simple, even comforting while evocative of an older, simpler time but ultimately bad for your health

Thanks.

How do you think it compared in price to the equivalent Howdens / High St. 40k kitchen shop price?

I guess you needed to bring your own builder / kitchen person in to do the putting together.

Just keeping it in thread - the kitchen we had in our last place was Howdens. No difference in quality tbh, at least to my untrained eye. All 3 of the guys fitting current kitchen said they thought the unit quality was very good.

Hinges/runners all smooth etc. Good range of unit types etc. No downside really, unless you're not willing or able to think about your own design.

And yeah - get your own fitter.

yeah - I will get some soon. Splashback hasn't been tiled yet but you'll get the idea.

Pretty good tbh. The planner does a lot of that - it'll flag stuff that it thinks won't work and automatically provide end panels etc.

Then someone checks over the plan before you pay/finalise the order. They messed up one panel for me but I was mixing and matching some bits in a fairly non-standard way - and they sorted free collection and refund for the part so no harm done.

I paid about £6k for my kitchen (minus appliances and worktops) and that's with quite a few cabinets/drawers etc.

FWIW I don't think the EPC recommending EWI/IWI is enough to stop you from getting the grant. IIRC they recognise how expensive/disruptive that would be.

would recommend diykitchens over howdens. Way cheaper and unit quality better (IMO). You have to do the design yourself but the planner is pretty intuitive and you can crib from whatever Howdens pull together for you, too.

My word.

Our guys weren't happy with one of their fixes so we have this until they come back and fit feet. Which is fair enough

Tbf I think there's also been more than a few badly designed or installed systems which hasn't helped! Normal learning curve stuff for an industry adopting new tech really but obviously jumped on.

Thanks! I had read the some form of tape might be required to join up the lagging. Relieved to see it's not necessary. I think my pipe dia are the same as yours but will double check.

No rodents (or no evidence of them) thankfully as our airbricks are all pretty solid.

i have a window of a few days where wife and children are away so...

i'm going to insulate all the heatingsome pipes in the subfloor. Anyone done this before? Any best practice guides for materials/general approach?