Hi All,This is my first post but I've been following the site and forums for about 18 months and already discovered a wealth of information, so thanks..!We've recently purchased a small log cabin near Fivizanno in northern Tuscany, after 18 months
Hi Johnny,That's great that you’re so close, our house is about 5 to 10 minutes past Fivizanno in Vendaso. I'm driving over next week and should arrive late Friday night, we'll be there for 1 week so if you're available it would be great if you could come over and have a look at some point during the week?Many thanksAlex
Hi, thanks so much for your post and also for correcting me on Hugo's name (apologies Hugo). The above all makes sense, I originally qualified as an elctrical engineer some 20+ years ago so have a reasonable understanding of the electrical side although it's (as you say) very different to the UK way of wiring. Thanks also for all the information on the plumbing side, the original quote we received did indeed include manifolds for both floors so that makes more sense now. I already have all the radiators from another build we did here in the UK so I'll take those over but leave the pipework and valves etc so as not to cause any compatability issues. From my research I believe the Italian radiator valves are also 1/2 inch (or metric equivalent) to 16mm so I presume the rads will be ok to use - do you know if this is correct?I want to buy as much of the parts and the labour from Italy as we want to support the local community as we intend on moving over completely in September this year, so the above is really helpful.Thanks again.!
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Hi Johnny,That's great that you’re so close, our house is about 5 to 10 minutes past Fivizanno in Vendaso. I'm driving over next week and should arrive late Friday night, we'll be there for 1 week so if you're available it would be great if you could come over and have a look at some point during the week?Many thanksAlex
Hi, thanks so much for your post and also for correcting me on Hugo's name (apologies Hugo). The above all makes sense, I originally qualified as an elctrical engineer some 20+ years ago so have a reasonable understanding of the electrical side although it's (as you say) very different to the UK way of wiring. Thanks also for all the information on the plumbing side, the original quote we received did indeed include manifolds for both floors so that makes more sense now. I already have all the radiators from another build we did here in the UK so I'll take those over but leave the pipework and valves etc so as not to cause any compatability issues. From my research I believe the Italian radiator valves are also 1/2 inch (or metric equivalent) to 16mm so I presume the rads will be ok to use - do you know if this is correct?I want to buy as much of the parts and the labour from Italy as we want to support the local community as we intend on moving over completely in September this year, so the above is really helpful.Thanks again.!
Many thanks Ugo, really appreciate your help.Alex
Many thanks Steve, it certainly is a beautiful town and surrounding area. We're hoping to spend a lot more time there going forward.Thanks againAlex