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So...onoff@vermininfestedjerrybuiltdraughtymoneypit.co.uk Maybe in Gothic script?

Meanwhile in the real world he's banged 100m stone in, 2 layers, 100mm pir in, dpm above and below 100mm concrete in maybe even self compacting for ease of use and flow and job done. Loads better than what was there before from thermal and durability point of view. Happens up and down the country all day every day. Like i I say not advocating any bodges, work has to be up to scratch but next thing u know he will be having soil survey, enviromental searches, radon barriers. Just get it done and do it right - too much bureaucracy

I ve used it - I think the heavy duty one also. Pleased with it - looks neat and keeps the gravel on the drive. Relatively easy to install

Ive used it, but used the heavy duty stuff. Looked at the regular stuff at a nieghbours and decided it was to feeble to be useful.

Thanks, Lizzie, that's a really good point. I need to get an old septic tank removed and sink the new sewage plant along with some rainwater harvesting tanks, so I guess I could do it then.

Work to the floor is notifiable as it is a thermal element. £324 sounds high for the fees. Should be £170 ish. They will not need to initially visit. https://www.adur-worthing.gov.uk/media/media,140420,en.pdf https://www.brighton-hove.gov.uk/sites/brighton-hove.gov.uk/files/Fees Merged 2018 A.pdf

I really wish I had the experience to give me the confidence to just get on with this and do it alone... I understand that things have become far to bureaucratic...! and I hate it.. however, I dont have the required experience to sleep easy.. so ive just parted with £324 for an BSO to come hopefully tmrw... I just hope that its value for money with the work I need to complete this project...

I could easily live with that restriction, but it is nice to be able to get up in the middle of the night and make some tea and not have to worry about whether the water is heating or not. A m2 of biomass will yield around 2 kWh/year, a m2 of PV will give about 130 kWh/year. To put that into perspective, in December, that same m2 of PV will yield over 10 kWh. Not much I grant you, but a lot better than the 'sustainable' biomass option. Eigg has a total surface area of 30.5 million m2, at 0.25% efficiency (about what plants produce) and at an annual irradiation level of 90 kWh/m2, the island could produce about 7 MWh/year of biomass energy. There is no 'sustainable' biomass plan for the island.

Two heads are better than one. I just thought I recalled that from a conversation with a builder when discussing a building not far from my house where the centre section of an entire 2-storey gable end dropped about 600mm due to the cowboy builders not supporting the knock through to a conservatory in accordance. Wish I took a photo tbh as the 2g upvc Windows had twisted in the openings and looked like they were holding the wall from dropping down altogether. I would not like to have been that guy when the phone rang.

You don't recall correctly. There are various actions that a LA may take in a breach of Building regs, jailing someone is not one of them. The local authority may take enforcement action under Section 36 of the Building Act 1984, which is the most common action taken. Building Control may serve a "section 36 notice" requiring rectification of works which do not comply with building regulations within 28 days. If the building owner does not comply, Building Control can carry out the works themselves and recover the cost from the owner of the property. The section 36 notice must be served within 12 months of the breach. In addition, or instead of serving a section 36 notice, Building Control can also apply for an injunction to require work to cease or to compel the building owner to undertake specified works to rectify a breach. Because the costs associated with the application process are so high, injunctions tend to be reserved only for the most serious or extreme breaches, for example where a building is dangerous to occupants or neighbours. An injunction can be sought at any time after the carrying out of the works if they are deemed to be dangerous. A minor breach is highly unlikely to result in action by the LA, it's to expensive and time consuming to be worth pursuing. Which is not to recommend proceeding with substantial works without getting the right bits of bureaucratic paperwork. Not having it is likely to lead to further bureaucratic problems in the future, for instance, when you try to sell the property.

We have a lot of oak outside and initially treated it with Danish oil. Would never do that again as it has to be recoated every year at least. Currently trying "Osmo UV Protection Oil Extra" which claims longer life. Jury still out. +1 to what Ox07 said... Our front door is oak and is treated with "Sadolins light oak Classic" and "Sadolins Extra Clear". Note: Most of Sadolins products are made in two versions the "Classic" and the "Extra". The Classic is thinner than the Extra. If you were to use the extra version for both it would obscure the oak grain too much. Use one or two thin coats of the classic brushed out well and then the Extra Clear to give it protection. When it needs redoing you just need the Extra Clear only.

Ok youve convinced me... the stripes wouldnt suit me too good anyway Im just waiting on a call back from BCO...

That's all well until BCO turns up and says "prove to me you put the right insulation under the floor please and that there's a DPM properly installed" Pissing the BCO off by starting work without him isn't a good way to start that relationship. Also it may well be to your advantage as you can ask as many questions as you like about how to do various tasks and they'll help you along your way, if your not fully up to speed with current regs / methods / products etc.

That podcast is well worth listening to, BTW.

I’ve just started putting my oak canopy together I used the Omo clear and it’s brought the grain out nicely I’ll add a few decent pictures next weekend

I use sadolin light oak then 1 or 2 coats of sadolin clear on top. Seems good but osmo oil is supposed to be good too

Ok, just to keep you in the loop, we have been developing a new "Dual Port" cell. I can't tell you everything yet (tease) but suffice to say you will be excited. ETD end Q1.

As a PS, I see that your total wall profile is ~300mm. If you want an energy efficient TF then you are really looking at a total of 400mm minimum and probably 50 -100 more than that.

Welcome First thing you need to know when going just about off grid is what your energy and power requirements are. So you need to break them down into categories i.e. Space Heating, Hot Water, Cooking, Lighting, Clothes Washing, Vacuuming, etc. Then look at the maximum power needed i.e. 100W for lighting, 3kW for water heating, 4 kW for cooking. Then the total energy required for each over a 24 hour period. Add in some contingency and you should be able to work out the storage needed. It is harder to reliably calculate the generation from wind and solar, but that is what the storage contingency is for. Or just get a generator and a relatively small battery storage system.

Not worth it IMO as they are so cheap to buy. Only time I’ve made something rather than used biscuits is when I joined two long sections of work surface and used a thin strip of ply down the whole length.