Finally, our MVHR machine and ducting parts had arrived from Green Building Store. They had a long wait in the queue to get to design stage and then a long wait for the parts to arrive. We couldn't progress much further without it so we were keen to get it installed. The machine we had been recommended by the Green Building Store was the Ubiflux Vigor 325. As a GBS windows customer we received a 10% discount on MVHR materials. Perhaps you haven't heard of Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery (MVHR) so he's a quick summary:  MVHR (Mechanical Ventilation with Heat Recovery)   provides fresh filtered air into a building whilst retaining most of the energy that has already been used in heating the building . Heat Recovery Ventilation is the solution to the ventilation needs of energy efficient buildings. Mechanical ventilation with heat recovery (MVHR), heat recovery ventilation (HRV) or Comfort ventilation are all names for the same thing.   A heat recovery ventilation sy

The kitchen arrived assembled in boxes from Wren kitchens and the team carried it up the stairs. Jake's friend, Ben, came down from Stoke to help install the kitchen. First we needed to do a bit of plumbing and fix the last remaining floorboards down. And also add a layer of ply as we were planning to have a Karndean type floor (LVT) and it was easier to put the ply base layer down first before the kitchen. The kitchen install was fairly straight forward with the use of Ben's cutting tools and experience. Most of the cabinets were on floor level. We just needed to get the island in the correct place. We added knobs and handles later. Wren kitchens came back the following week to survey for the worktop template. They then came back to install the quartz worktop 12 days later. We had paid for a full 3m length worktop for the island but the surveyor said the team would not be able to carry it up the stairs in once piece. We had the choice of getting it up the stairs ourselves or h