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We have something similar and for a few seconds I thought you had posted a picture of our place! But we only have one course of plinth bricks.

LED diodes operated within spec and temperature can last 30,000 hours. If used for 6 hours a day thats near 20 years. The problem is knowing if the fitting operates the diodes in spec and at a reasonable temperature. Some designers use fewer or smaller LED in the fitting and push more current through them to get the brightness back. This makes them cheaper than they would otherwise be but reduces life expectancy as they are stressed more. I suspect the expensive branded models are well designed but who knows apart from the designer. Are they expensive because they use decent spec LEDs or to pay for the warranty claims they expect? Some of the cheap LEDs are so much cheaper you could afford to replace them 2 or 3 times over and by the time they fail they might be cheaper still to replace (replastering aside). Depends on your attitude to risk.

Was the claim filed within 3 months of you receiving the valuation in April? If so that could help.. The claim form says your claim must be filed within 3 months or you must explain why it wasn't in a covering letter. I think I would take a two prong approach in the letter.. 1) Provide evidence to support your view of when it was completed and make meet the 3 month rule. 2) Point out would wern't aware the "back dated" valuation had been issued until date in April and even though this was before you were complete you managed to file the claim within 3 month of you receiving it. Presumably the valuation officer doesn't have evidence to the contrary?

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It's not possible to guarantee the garages wont/can't be developed. All planning applications have to be considered on merit and normally in isolation but not always. Generally getting pp for one house can make it easier to get PP for another in certain sitiuations but it really depends on the site.

Yes it sounds like they are going to argue the house was complete on 1st December 2020 when it was valued so nothing after that can be claimed. I would strongly argue the house wasn't "completed" until just before you occupied it and provide evidence. We're any services not connected until then?

Cold Fusion now called Low Energy Nuclear Reactions or LENR still rumbles on. This was latest project I've been reading about.. https://www.cleanplanet.co.jp/en/science/

OT but look what other countries are doing.. "Plan Calls for Vietnam’s Coal Power Production to Double by 2030" https://learningenglish.voanews.com/a/plan-calls-for-vietnam-s-coal-power-production-to-double-by-2030/6272633.html

In France I've seen ASHP used to heat swimming pools.

Sorry if this is obvious but.. Don't use insulated screed over UFH or you will wonder why your rooms are cold and your return temperatures are so high ?

What I meant was if I was replacing it I'd measure the hole diameter in the door hinge and find a threaded rod long enough to go from top nut to bottom nut. Then a tube with an ID to match the threaded rod or a bit bigger. Add some washers and job done. Normally you wouldn't have threads on a hinge pin as it causes wear but it's not like the door is going to be doing hundreds of rpm :-) If really keen buy an unthreaded rod and a die to cut threads each end. I'm away from my PC or I'd do a sketch.

How good are you at metalwork? Most likely the threads and bar are a standard diameter. If the door has to come off I'd be thinking about cutting it and remaking using a length of threaded rod, tube and domed nuts.

They are rated at 10/12kw so performance should be similar to a 10/12kw electric shower.

+1' I don't think its screwed into the spacer tube. The pic on the left of page 6 seems clear. Pull up on the top nut rather than unscrew it. Perhaps lever under the nut? My guess is the pin might have corroded into the tube. In which case some wd40 on it might help. .

Oh dear.. "Daily Mail: ROGER BISBY: Heat pumps are one of the biggest cons I've seen in the building trade." https://www.dailymail.co.uk/debate/article-10109299/ROGER-BISBY-Heat-pumps-one-biggest-cons-Ive-seen-building-trade.html

How big is this boiler? A 25kw combi is £820 from screwfix. Plus fitting obviously. Oh and British gas will let you pay monthly (9% interest).

Yikes. That's more than copper.. https://www.roofingsuperstore.co.uk/product/coppa-gutta-box-gutter.html 2.4m box is £61.24 Inc vat. Pro rata that works out at £46 Inc for a 1.8m

Typically frame drawings look like this.. Note how they specify the distance from the front face to the centre line of the waste. Then the other half diameter of the waste pretty much sets the minimum depth. If you have a horizontal waste pipe it's actually it's better to allow more depth so you can have timber frame in front of the waste pipe to support the "plasterboard" (I recommend Hardibacker board for this).

WC Waste pipes are typically 110mm diameter which is more than 4". Are these wall hung WC going on a Geberit frame or similar? They typically provide drawings for how deep the studwork needs to be.

I would expect the seller to do this normally. Not least so that all three plots have the same rights and responsibilities over the access. However as mentioned by @Ferdinand in any contract negotiation its normally better to be the one that writes and ammends drafts. Shared access roads can be a pain. In England at least... in order to be adopted they typically have to be built to Local Authority standards for a year after the last House is finished or some such. Can be an issue if the last House is never finished.

The Guide says it applies if you want to..

The PWA is not just about Party Walls.. As I recall the PWA applies if you are excavating within a certain distance/depth of a neighbours "structure" but I can't remember if a structure is defined anywhere. It sounds like the surveyor is after his cake (your money) and has said the planter counts as a structure. I would do some googling to find out what counts as a structure. It's worth knowing that there is no penalty for not complying with the PWA. It only becomes a problem if you cause damage to the neighbours structure and it ends up in court. In which case the judge may take a dim view of your non compliance. But for the cost of a planter I'd settle out of court if I thought I'd damaged it. Wrote the above before I read..

Ours was modest so Royal Mail with their insurance.

Nice flat panel LEDs are the thing now.. https://www.google.com/search?q=flat+led+downlight&sxsrf=AOaemvIrKvuNN43dOQbWNLnaBlzEeD1KtQ:1634162334405&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjh1MmLscjzAhV6g_0HHQYgCLsQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1575&bih=856&dpr=1

Na I reckon the whole front wall goes up and down like on Tracey Island or Wallace and Grommet.