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+1 just resubmit without a gate. Add gate later. Collect photos/evidence showing the height of previous gates as this might become an issue if your new ones are over 1m high.

Not my field but found this calculator.. https://www.gb-gas.co.uk/clc/pipesize/GAS PIPE SIZING 2016 WEB.htm

Dont draw a line to the bend. I would draw a line of the required length for a 40mph road (60m?) from your driveway to wherever it meets the road around the bend. Shade the area that would need to be kept clear of obstructions over 1m. In your case it won't be a triangle because of the bend in the road. I would add a note to the diagram that says something like... "The visibility splay requirements of ?? Meters for a 40mph can be met. All of the land within the required visibility splay is either public land/highway or owned by/under the control of the applicant". Ideally reference the council policy document on visibility splays.

Not quite. Electricity is traded on an open market. Essentially its all auctioned to the highest bidder. You want some electricity you've got to outbid everyone else. If you try to introduce a law that limits prices there would be an international outcry. Wind and solar farms are bought and sold internationally. We would effectively have to nationalise them all at vast cost and compensate owners around the world. If not they would never invest here again. Wind farm developers typically build a farm then sell it and use the money to build the next one.

I believe thats one of the proposals by the energy companies.

If you are considering drilling the joists then presumably its not been plasterboarded yet? Could you fit counter battens at 90 degrees to the joists to form a void below them to run the pipes in? The battens would need to be the same depth as the diameter of the insulated pipe. The ceiling would be the same amount lower.

My understanding is that to avoid an interstitial condensation risk the rule of thumb is that you need at least 2/3rds of the insulation above the structural members and no more than 1/3rd between or below. This ensures that the structural members are far enough towards the warm side that condensation does not occur on them. It's not the thickness that matters but the thermal resistance. So for example the layers above and between can be the same or similar thickness if the insulation above has twice the thermal resistance of the insulation between/below. So if you have structural rafters/joists between SIP panels you will need a fair amount of insulation on top to ensure they are far enough on the warm side. Putting a vapour barrier below the SIPs isn't usually considered sufficient to prevent a problem occurring. I'm not aware of any reason why you can't put a vapour barrier below the SIP if you also have enough insulation above them.

Also spraying onto the underside of non vapour permeable membranes.

Sorry if you already know this but.. Right now there is an issue with mortgage lenders refusing mortgages on houses with spray foam in the roof. Its not clear if they have a blanket ban or if they get their surveyor to check it has/hasnt been correctly installed. https://www.mortgagesolutions.co.uk/news/2021/12/21/rpsa-warns-250000-homes-could-be-unmortgageable-due-to-spray-foam-insulation/ I would think it worth getting an independent nterstitial condensation risk report done on the proposed design just in case its an issue in the future.

"UK imports no fuel from Russia for first time on record" https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-62659391 I think the problem is more countries like Germany and Poland(?) are dependent on Russian gas in winter and that's pushing up gas prices for everyone. They are trying to fill storage tanks as fast as possible in case Russia turns off the tap.

We have MVHR. Its main benefit is constant ventilation in the winter when we don't have doors and windows open. If money is tight I would look at improving insulation in walls and roof first, then possibly MVHR and perhaps external shutters or roller blinds on south and west facing windows?

The main problem is that Russia is only running the Nordstream pipeline at 20% of capacity and will shut it for three days next week for unplanned maintenance. Gazprom are saying "the pipeline's only remaining compressor requires maintenance". I guess we can expect that compressor to "fail" mid winter.

I thinks it 1500% 🤣

Re: Appleby v LAP.. check out the earth terminal? The one on the photo of the Appleby looks odd/different? Might be just the photo? If in doubt ask your electrician.

BC might still be required if internal area over 30sqm.

Google found hints that they can be used with other sources (presumably a generator) but not without another source.. https://www.moleenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/F1_FAQs_SolarEdge_Enery_Bank_UK.pdf I wonder if the "Backup Interface" box is just another inverter to provide that source from the battery (and some control circuitry) to fool the main inverter into thinking its tied to the grid?

When you think it's complete as far as the regs are concerned give the BCO a call and ask for a final inspection. Ask if you need to do any prep for his visit. Ours wanted to witness the drains pressure tested, checked the electricians paperwork all done and he personally checked the coating on every pane of glass! Edit: He also wanted to see a CE/kitemart on every pane of toughened glass.

Escrow? https://www.trustmark.org.uk/news/blogs/trustmark-blog/2016/03/18/tradespeople-can-increase-their-revenue-by-using-escrow https://www.homebuilding.co.uk/advice/how-to-choose-a-construction-system

Our site is clay and soakaways wernt going to work. So we proposed a rainwater storage tank with overflow to a ditch and it was accepted by the planners. Note this was just a buried storage tank not an attenuation tank. We use it to wash the car and water the garden. It's got a pump in it and we've even run water 400m to our allotment tank. I'm not sure if the planners realised the difference between a storage and an attenuation tank but they approved it.

It's not so much the connection, it's the new customers they dont want. Started last year.. https://www.theguardian.com/money/2021/nov/20/energy-suppliers-reject-new-customers-amid-crisis-in-market

No. I just gave that as an example. If you wanted to know the U-value of say 125mm insulation you multiply the Thermal Conductivity by 1000/125.

See my Fred and Joe example. I note they also round the answer to two decimal places one is 0.175 the other 0.170 Too late at night for me to spot any errors 🙂

Using their R Layer values.. 1. Surface effect/Rsi 0.130 2. Plasterboard 0.06 3. 10mm cavity due to dot and dab approx 0.13 4. 100mm blocks 0.085 or 0.204 5. 10mm cavity due to dot and dab approx 0.13 6. Plasterboard 0.06 7. Surface effect /Rsi 0.130 Total R value 0.725 or 0.844 depending on the block. U-values would be.. 1/0.725 = 1.38 or 1/0.844 = 1.18

Joe has 10p and Fred has 20p. So Fred is twice as rich as Joe. But if you give them both £5, Joe has £5.10 and Fred has £5.20 which is almost the same.

It's because the 100mm of PIR totally dominates the calculation. If you look at the R values it accounts for 4.545 out of the total 5.8 or 5.9.