Roger440

Im doing exactly what nick suggested. Mines 130m away. Trencher is booked! What is is your thinking around the power cut back up function. Assuming you will have a battery?

Seems to me the very first thing is to accurately asses the level of corrosion in the steels. Ultrasonically maybe? All that seems to have happened is a visual assesment that saw lots of corrosion. Which really doesnt tell you much.

Well, so far, what you describe as nonsense is the current situation, has been for a long time, and theres no proposals to change that. A bit of tinkering on the margins, but thats it. You can describe it as nonsense, but it doesnt make it so. Ref your last paragraph, "could" is doing a lot of heavy lifting. But i also said "could" didnt i? If renewables were free, its irrelevant if the price of electricity continues to climb. Aside from my personal bill, its a fact that theres never been a succesful economy with high energy prices. There are, however, plenty of examples where cheap abundant energy allows an economy to thrive. Out in the real world, people like you spouting about renewables being cheaper will get little support unless that translates into actual price reductions from their current, ridiculous levels.. And the sad thing is, it could, if the will was there. But ill say again, it wont. At least not in the forseeable future. Or probably, my lifetime.

Which is the correct answer. Assertions that renewables will make electricity cheaper are in fact the nonsense. They "could". But they wont.

I have, and i know its at the upper end compared to most of our peers. Especially non domestic. Which is probably actually causing more harm than the domestic price. That is, however, a diversion, because it was you that keeps saying it will get cheaper, but given the market structure, i cant see how. Im still waiting for that explanation.

Thats historic, not future. My question remains. Specifically about what will happen in the future. And we all know the answer, ie, it will keep on going up.

So you keep saying. When will my electricity bill come down by a meaningful amount?

Would you be so good as to enlighten us as to these truthful sources please?

Indeed. The MOD have probably saved me on this occasion, but its forever blighted until they build "something".

You are expending unnecessary energy on BBB. Only his view is correct. All others are wrong.

Being left alone, love it. But, seriously, im really not that worried about when, inevitably, the day arrives niether of us cant drive. Thats what taxis are for. Theres no buses here, nor ever will be, because its utterly illogical to do so. The nearest town (ok, britains smallest town) is 4 miles away, so not going to break the bank. Well assuming you dont want to go out everyday. Ive recently done a 10 day stint without ever leaving the propery. Didnt even realise at the time. A quote i heard somewhere was building a home and a life you dont need to escape from. Trying hard on that front.

They do. Because it keeps them in a job. Whole swathes of government are employed just to keep inventing rules. The difficulty (and cost of course) is what ultimately brought my self build dream to a juddering halt. Hats of to those who fight there way through it all.

Good stuff. Like that.

Would be good to know. Please report back. Sadly, it sounds like the remedials involved chemical injection to prevent damp. Which it wont.

Ok, but still no DPC? Im not there, but i bet that wall is wet internally.. Now its trapped under the gypsum. Drill a hole into the masonary above the skirting board. I bet what comes out isnt a nice dry dust.