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Off topic but I tend to agree. I am yet to detect a correlation between cost and quality on anything I have done so far in my build. In fact, I might be detecting a hint of the converse.

Really sorry to hear about this. Hope you find a solution. My assumption is that once Warmcel becomes wet it will slump, meaning that you are going to have to remove it and re-pump no matter what, at least for the voids where water has entered. I would call Rich Hibbert at PYC, the UK importer (Technical Manager, always very helpful, T: 01938 500 797) and check my assumption is right. If it is, then you could consider starting to remove it now, which would give you a much clearer view of the leak. I appreciate that doing that in 7m section will require some sort of scaffold.

An interesting video of the retrofit of a compact MVHR in a flat:

Interesting. (b) any part of a building that is used solely to enable the building or any service or fitting in the building to be inspected, repaired or maintained" Would that excision apply to: A plant room? A utility room or laundry?

Tesla UK currently shows delivery in May for new orders of the Model 3. It recall that it was not long ago that same-week delivery was possible.

Thanks! Appreciated. That does make sense even if it is not the answer I would have preferred.

Should the cost of installing a fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) fibre-broadband connection to a new dwelling be zero-rated for VAT? I ask as I have just going into battle with Cambridge Fibre asking for it to be zero-rated. Reading VAT Notice 708, I think the answer is yes as it falls under "any other service closely connected to the construction of the building". What does everyone think? (The installation will be a 40m cable between three telegraph poles plus a small bit of excavation for a conduit.) (Mine is a zero-rated eligible new build in Cambridge, England).

OK I see. I was also thinking of floor sockets (adjacent to a sofa located in the middle of the living room). I assume they are allowed.

How is "adequate provision" interpreted for sockets within that height range? As I read it, not all sockets have to be in that zone, just an adequate number. But what does that mean? Does that in practice mean all of them?

Good suggestion. Fascinating read: https://cleantechnica.com/2019/02/25/the-osborne-effect-on-the-auto-industry/

Wow, good find. That's under 2 miles from my plot (!)

Of Teslas, I have heard some say that the seats are particularly comfy. @Jeremy Harris do you find yourself ensconced particularly comfortably in yours?

I am applying for my sewer connection in the "InFlow" online service of Anglian Water. It asks the following question… how should I answer it please? Should I reply "yes" or "no"? And what figure should I enter in the box? I assume I am not eligible for any "Zonal charges" to be waived as I am not taking any particular steps to save water. But am I right? (I tried looking-up the answer myself but could not make sense of what I found.) (Its a normal 2 / 3 bedroom bungalow with a bath/shower room and an en-suite show room).

@Roundtuit, reduced amounts of dust inside?

@Weebles has a spectacular one in her double-height entrance hall.

Thanks @JOE187. Yes, 46ms ping is pretty good.( Sub 30ms would very good). (Interesting typeface for the feedback rating section.)

@JOE187, what's the latency like on 3 mobile broadband using that 4G router?

My hunch is that insulation in and of itself is quite transparent to the radio signals used for telecoms. I suspect that its foil-coated membranes (such as some aluminium-coated reflective breather membranes) and other metal frame parts of the build that can create a form of Faraday cage. For this reason, and keen to have reception indoors, I have chosen a non-metallised breather membrane and am avoiding using a steel-lattice-support structure for my brick slips (which was prohibitively expensive anyhow).

If the foundations are not in, underground to the front?

This sounds to me like the archetype example for why professional-indemnity insurance exists. A professional mistake that leads to a major problematic consequences, and who's rectification is beyond the means of said professional.

Peter, I assume you DIY-d it. Did you have any difficulty getting the mortar to look nice (it looks good in the photo)? By the way, I missed that system: I will look it up. I evaluated EuroBrick P-Clad, Corium, Forterra’s Wonderwall, and Ibstock Kevington’s Fastwall.

@Visti, I can't remember, did MBC use Egger Protect T&G for your first-floor floor as they usually do? Would that be a sufficient finish? https://www.egger.com/shop/en_GB/building/product-detail/PROTECT

Do you really think so:

This podcast might be worth a listen. If memory serves, I recall that Ruth Butler (an architect) described the contracting arrangements she used for her build, which I thought were rather good. https://www.houseplanninghelp.com/hph177-redeveloping-a-brown-field-site-for-a-contemporary-home-with-ruth-butler/

I plan to use brick slips for my build, but in my case I can use stock extruded slips, not cut bricks to match any existing building. I will be using Eurobrick's P-Clad system. Like you I am using it to remove the need for a skilled (and expensive) bricklayer in my build. Eurobrick offer a cutting service for your own stock bricks. But I wonder if, in your case you could not find a way for the extension to stand proud and separate of the existing structure, perhaps with a glazed link, enabling you to use a complimentary brick slip but not one made by cutting existing bricks, and so reduce the cost. Isn't there also a trend in architecture for a new extension to be visibly distinct from the original building.