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Might be worth asking the neighbours if they had a ground condition report done. We have clay soil and trees and the SE that designed our foundations requested a report and said piles wern't needed.

Would certainly help to see a sketch layout. The rules and height limits are mentioned here. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/20/fences_gates_and_garden_walls Normally a fence between two private properties less than 2m high does not need planning permission. However read the four bullet points in the link above to see if any apply. Where such a fence meets the highway boundary it's normally acceptable to reduce/taped the height from 2m down to 1m over one or two panels.

Looks like it failed where the leg of a component came through the board. Needs a good clean up so it can be soldered well.

At least with Bosch it's not too hard to get parts to repair it yourself. Can even get them from Bosch direct.. https://www.bosch-home.co.uk/customer-service/spare-parts-search

That would certainly cut much thicker copper... Then chew it up and throw it across the room :-)

And you can also get an adjustable.. https://www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-adjustable-bend-0-90-110mm/14451

I think spray on contact adhesive may dissolve polystyrene? https://taylortheatrics.com/2018/08/01/foam-adhesives-that-wont-dissolve-your-foam/

I have one of these that I'm happy with. Only issue is the non-standard size groves in the (cast) top for sledges. Mine has an induction motor which is really quiet. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/240v-Axminster-Hobby-Table-Saw-With-Stand/193418275291?hash=item2d08a0a9db:g:L8UAAOSw5jlekOcl&redirect=mobile Need bigger?

I wonder if the big companies have got them all on the furlough scheme? Eg they are getting 80% pay to sit at home? Might be worth contacting some bigger builders in the area to ask if they know any contractors they have had to stand down? Just for info they normally work as a team of three. One mixing and two laying.

Perhaps worth checking the PP for the original house? Planners can also remove PDR on a whole area by issuing an "Article 4 direction".

I'm not sure if you need to send them a commencement notice for an outbuilding (it appears you do for an annex but possibly not for an extension). Think I would send one anyway before you start work.

You thinking of a metal clad barn? They aren't ideal conversion projects but I guess they are possible. Metal isn't vapour permeable so you need a strategy to avoid condensation forming on the inside of the metal (due to water vapour inside the house getting through walls to the cold metal). They can also be a bit noisy when it rains. Barn floor slabs may not make adequate foundations, at least as far as building control are concerned. Will need to discuss it with them, possibly dig to confirm how thick the slab is and any reinforcement in it.

I've been using one of these Silverline sander/polishers fitted with a 36 grit sanding discs. It makes short work of stripping off the grey/silver layer that oak gets outdoors. https://www.ebay.co.uk/i/162305607486 Depends if you want it planed flat or a more rustic finish.

I've heard the same. Apparently the grout can crack and come out if the gap is too small.

+1 Should be a flexible adhesive and BAL is a good/leading brand. What sort of screed? Some form a laitance that must be removed first.. https://www.bal-adhesives.com/blog/fail-safe-tiling-onto-anhydrite-screeds/

The gravel also makes it easier to level the bottom of the trench. I think it would be hard to keep the bottom of the trench flat enough to allow much less than 100mm.

You could, and I have, but I wouldn't recommend it just to save a bit of wire. Run separate cables to each socket.

Years ago there was 10base5 ethernet sometimes called Thick Ethernet due to the big fat coaxial cable it used. To connect to it you drilled a hole in the cable and connected a thing called a Tap that made connection to the core and screen. Another cable went from the Tap to a card in your computer. 10base2 used a much smaller diameter coaxial cable and BNC connectors and was sometimes known as Thin Ethernet. The Tap was integrated into the card in the PC so you could use BNC T connectors and cables to build a network point A to point B to point C like a UK lighting circuit. The modern 10baseT network was derived from the cable that went from the 10base5 Tap to your computer. In effect replacing the Tap with a hub or router. This means it's a star network more like a UK radial power network.. Hub to A, Hub to B, Hub to C etc.

You mentioned it's a wrap around extension, presumably with some rooms knocked through into the extension. Are you knocking out the whole corner of the house?

Yikes. That's nearly £320 per square foot. Is there something complicated about it?

Continued... So basically your builder has to do the calculation.

I had to read up on that here.. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/vat-on-energy-saving-materials-and-heating-equipment-notice-7086#para2-4 Fine example of government over complicating something.

You could get several houses on 0.5 acre. Would it be worth just demolishing the whole bungalow to make a much nicer access road complete with pavements both sides or tree lined? Might increase the value of the new houses?

Sorry yes I just mean you connect up the pipes before paying the tray. Mine needed a 45 degree bend and short length of pipe (which I did in solvent weld) plus the 45 degree bend that came with the trap (which was a compression fitting).

IMHO.. Wall mounted stay clean longer. You don't get water running down all over the body of the tap and evaporating. Easier to vacuum/mop the floor etc