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I used a family tent for storage and painting doors for about 6 months once but it was totally ruined. All elastics for the pegs perished due to the UV as did the window which went brittle and cracked. Prefab garage?.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/prefab-garage/234592717460?var=0&mkcid=1&mkrid=710-53481-19255-0&siteid=3&campid=5338743056&customid=jkp_Cj0KCQjw2_OWBhDqARIsAAUNTTGpvIm5R5cBDeUc4rYoYTWsx4KjBnGoFV4SnUTydzM1rez_Qgcr2EsaApDMEALw_wcB&toolid=10001&gclid=Cj0KCQjw2_OWBhDqARIsAAUNTTGpvIm5R5cBDeUc4rYoYTWsx4KjBnGoFV4SnUTydzM1rez_Qgcr2EsaApDMEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds&pageci=88a904be-f902-4cdd-955e-a281484eac68&redirect=mobile

There are adaptors for most situations available. Not sure if this is the right one but... https://directflues.co.uk/dinak-dw-twin-wall-stainless-5

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In case relevamt.. BC typically want to see the bottom of any foundation trenches before they are filled. Otherwise take lots of photos of anything they won't be able to inspect later.

If the stove is going outside the chimney then some planning needed for the bottom end. Typically would be a register/adaptor plate then cast iron pipe to the stove. The register plate may need a door in it for sweeping if not one in the cast iron pipe or it can't be swept through the stove. Bends would normally be 45 degree max. Should really be installed by a Hetas registered installer unless Building Control already involved. Builder shouldn't really have to ask you for the spec as he should know.

The planners may decide that the existing access is too dangerous to allow twice as much traffic. If so then stress that the planning application will not result in an increase in traffic through the existing entrance. This should be in the Design and Access statement you submit with the planning application. Can you provide a visibility splay for the new entrance? If so then I would include the new entrance on the planning application. If you can't provide a visibility splay then more info needed... I don't think you always need planning permission to form a new entrance. It depends on what class the road is? A, B, unclassified? However you may also need Dropped Kerb Permission. This isn't just to lower the kerb. It also includes legal permission to drive over any footpath. So what class is the road and is there a verge or footpath? Does the highway extend right to your boundary?

Note the bit that says.. My reading is that this refers to your intention. If your objective is to build for profit then expect to be taxed on it. However if you set out to build a house to live in then it's likely to qualify for the tax breaks that are available subject to some condition. Did you give your name your name to HMRC when you called? If so you can expect them to look more closely if you set out to build a house to live in but something happens to make you change your mind before completion. Do check out the CIL rules as well. That could be much larger than a CGT bill.

My understanding is it will be free of all CGT in the situation you describe.

As others have said... your Principle Private Residence (aka The house you live in) is exempt from CGT. My understanding is that if you don't live in the house or there is any question then HMRC will look at your intention at the outset. If you ask the bank for a loan telling them it's a "build to sell" then HMRC may well say its liable to CGT. However if you have a valid reason to change your plans half way through then HMRC may look sympathetically on it. For example if you get offered a job 500 miles away halfway through a self build they may allow the exemption to continue. I'm not sure if the same applies to the CIL. If you took a few years off work to do the project HMRC might say any gain was really your main source off income and tax it as income rather than Capital Gain. In case it matters.. You cannot reclaim VAT on "Build to let" like you can on most houses.

Ideally feed taps from above or behind so they can be isolated indoors and the pipe/tap drained for the winter. Water can expand 9% when it freezes. I thought plastic pipe was less prone to splitting than copper but plastic fittings more prone to failing than soldered copper?

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2022/07/openreach-to-cut-missed-uk-engineer-visits-with-direct-contact-system.html

I suspect the recent tree removal is the main reason for the caution. Normally an issue on clay but possibly other types. Good database of soil types and more here.. https://mapapps2.bgs.ac.uk/ukso/home.html Click on the + next to "Add Map layers" and go down to "soil types". Expand that and select "Soilscapes for England and Wales".

I think I would try measuring the ASHP flow and return temperatures before doing anything drastic with the tank. See if the ashp is even trying to make >38C.

A lot depends on what other houses are already there. If the houses either side are clones of each other and very obviously face and front the road the its more likely a new one between them woukd have yo be similar. If you already have a random mix of designs and orientations, perhaps screened from the road by trees then it's going to be a lot less of a problem.

It occurs to me boaters might see posts as convenient things to tie up to.

Get a report from an arboriculturist stating your plans will have no impact on any TPO trees and appeal. PS: in case not obvious.. If your report says there will be an impact you don't have to use it. Get another or ammend your plans and resubmit.

I don't think You have to account for the water consumed by sheep in part G 🙂 I think outside taps are assumed to contribute a fixed 5L per person per day.

My son and I have built two different Bluetooth amps in the past two years. The most recent used one of these.. https://www.tinyosshop.com/tsa7800b 2 x 50W + 100W 2.1 Channels Bluetooth+DSP Amplifier Board It was chosen because its got a DSP engine on it which supports AMD SigmaStudio. This allows you to drag and drop functional blocks on your PC to make digital mixers and filters etc. For example his is set up to turn the standard stereo signal into left, right and sub channels. At max power the distortion spec is pretty poor as it's a class D amp but at normal listening levels it sounds very good. Prior to that we built a smaller unit using one of these.. https://www.amazon.co.uk/OWAYKEY-Bluetooth-Amplifier-Channel-Output/dp/B08KYGQ1ZQ/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1A3DJCMM8Z2EY&keywords=OWAYKEY+Mini+Bluetooth+Amplifier+50W%2B50W+Dual+Channel+Power+Output%2C+Bluetooth%2B+AUX%2B+USB+Input&qid=1658104867&s=electronics&sprefix=owaykey+mini+bluetooth+amplifier+50w%2B50w+dual+channel+power+output+bluetooth%2B+aux%2B+usb+input%2Celectronics%2C439&sr=1-1 In the wooden lid of the box we also itted a wireless charger module. So all you do it put your iPhone on top of the box and it streams music and charges the phone at same time. I can't remember if it was this one exactly. We purchased a few and can't remember which we used in the end. Some were better at charging his iPhone than others.. https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B07DC3JL89/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_search_asin_title?ie=UTF8&psc=1 For this one we used a pair of small speakers from a PC sound system all in the same box as the above. Power output is modest but way more than the speakers could handle. Again I was impressed with the sound quality at normal listening levels. Think it also needed a DC-DC converter to power the wireless charger from same mains adaptor as the Amp module.

Google found a calculator here but I've not used it... https://wrcpartgcalculator.co.uk/Calculator.aspx

The DPC is normally 150mm above ground level (three brick courses). How high have they put it in the wall? You don't really want to lower the ground level outside if that will form a trench that potentialoy fills up with water. Instead the DPC goes higher up and the DPM on the inside laps up the wall. Building Control should be involved due to the scale of the work. Might be worth double checking they have recieved a Building Control notice at least.

Building Control might allow a combined connection but what about the water co? Do they still allow new combined connections? Best not give your details if you call to ask.

I think its unlikely unless you set out from the start to minimise consumption. If you take off the shelf figures... https://www.mesh-energy.com/insights/thinking-about-installing-a-heat-pump-dont-forget-this-critical-service https://www.deegesolar.co.uk/do_solar_panels_work_in_the_winter/#:~:text=According to the Energy Saving,to generate electricity for you! So does that suggest a 6kW load needs at least a 30kW solar array? And battery storage to smooth out supply and demand? I know its possible to do better but isn't going to be something you can just throw together. Might need to start with more insulation.

I think most fittings are designed for 5.5 bar max. We have several small PRV in out house to stop splashing from wash basins. I find they need to be cleaned or adjusted every few years to restore the original flow rate so make sure its accessible.

I suspect the planners don't want every development to propose their own solution even if that were possible because of the extra work it gives them to check it. They might also be worried about the legal implications if its later found they approved lot of developments with dodgy schemes.

Not me but... I believe adding one to an existing completed house is standard rated. Adding one to a new house under construction I would expect to be zero rated to you if "supply and fit" or reclaimable if you buy the charger. The labour for fitting it should be zero rated. My guess is that many companies have never fitted one to a new house so might not understand that it should be zero rated. In that case it might be easier to buy the charger yourself and get it fitted, then reclaim the VAT with the rest of the reclaim for your house. This may affect any warranty though?