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Before you skip on the insulation see... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/property/landlord-guide/are-you-an-energy-efficient-landlord/ It will need to achieve EPC grade E which might not be difficult but..

I think that is/was the official position with Visonic but I think it's changed as they are available on Amazon now. I put our Visonic system in 10 years ago. The panel has a lot of functions most people will never need which might make it confusing for people to set up but we're very happy. We used their Quad series wireless PIR sensors which have very good battery life if you turn off the LED on them using the link inside. They seem to work through multiple walls. We only use the key fob to arm and disarm the panel so it works much like your car alarm. Lock the front door, press the button on the key fob and you're good to go. You can have it call you with the alarm status. The panel we have is mainly for wireless sensors but also has a wired input and output on the back. The output could be used to control an electronic lock and the input for wired sensors. I think the output can also be controlled by a spare button on the key fob. The range on the key fobs doesn't seem isn't huge - about 10 meters through a wall or two. I don't know anything about range extenders.

Can you be sure they received your application to have the conditions discharged? Did they cash the cheque?

If you had anything to do with EN55022 I can blame you for all the hours I spent in draughty barns and down salt mines pointing aerials at computers and set top boxes :-)

Play with the calculator here to see if your electric heater solution meets the new regs... https://www.lot20.co.uk/efficiency-calculator I looked at an electric UFH mat with a programmable 7 day thermostat. It said it... To get it to pass I had to add one of the "additional features" listed below to the stat... Room temperature control with open window detection Distance control option (whats this?) Adaptive start control The other features listed don't result in a pass. I suppose most suppliers will modify their stats to provide Adaptive start control. No doubt that feature will confuse a few elderly people.

Well done but best wait until you have seen any conditions before cracking open the second bottle.

I've used this in the past. Works well but there can be some distortion so you do need to check the results. http://www.panoramafactory.com/

All I can suggest is you address the issue the planners raise with supporting evidence. Print up elevations of other house in the road to the same scale a bit like you would for a street scene. Consider if any changes can be made to address their concerns. If you really don't want to make changes consider appealing. If the plot is big enough for two houses consider making an application for PP to build two houses. Make them slightly bigger and perhaps uglier than the neighbours. If the planners think there is a chance you might get them approved at appeal they may prefer your original proposal for a conversion.

+1 See section 13.9... https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-notice-708-buildings-and-construction/vat-notice-708-buildings-and-construction They list it as an example of "articles not ‘ordinarily incorporated in dwellings"

I'm struggling to understand the sequence of events you are worried about but.. Then you never own two houses at the same time so stamp duty on the new house is at the normal rate. It doesn't matter that you originally purchased the new house intending it to be a buy to let.

There is a commissioning check list in here pages 46 and 47.. http://www.johnguest.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/UFH-Tech-Doc-Z2105-387-0914WEB.pdf Perhaps make up a similar one or tell the BCO you did a DIY installation and used johnguest form. Edit: Our BCO never asked for one.

If you need a lot it's cheaper to buy something other than Round Up online. Google glyphosate for alternatives.

On the spreadsheet there is a column for the description of the item. There were a many times when I couldn't be bothered to ensure what I put in this box exactly matched what was on the invoice.

I would use deeper studs than normal to avoid needing noggins that could create a sound bridge.

If the stud wall hasn't been built use two sets of studs one for each side like this with sound insulation. Ideally two layers of plasterboard both sides. View from above..

If you own a house and buy a second one (for whatever reason) you will pay the increased stamp duty. If you then move into the second house and sell the first you can reclaim the higher rate stamp duty provided you sell the first house within THREE years. But note the 3 month time limit to make the reclaim.. https://www.gov.uk/guidance/stamp-duty-land-tax-buying-an-additional-residential-property

If they were installing it then their labor should be zero rated. Then materials eg the door etc should be supplied at the same rate. No reclaim required. If you install it then I don't think you can reclaim the vat. I mean on the electric opener. The door itself is ok.

Perhaps you could pull a smaller duct or water pipe through the existing duct?

I think swa is ok in the ground without a duct.

I have a small set of Dewalt bits that I think we're described as universal bits. Very pleased with them. Once used them to drill holes through the hinge pins on a bunch of field gates so padlocks could be used to prevent the gates being lifted off. Went through the steel nicely even though I was using a portable drill.

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+1 I've been on both sides (applying for and opposing applications) and Appeal Inspectors put a lot of weight on formal written plans be it National, Local or Neighbourhood. One concern I have is that a lot of weight is given to the plans because they are subject to public consultation. This holds even if few people know about the consultation and fewer actually read and comment on them. Basically it allows the government to say... Hey look you had your opportunity to object when the plans were put out to consultation. It's your tough luck if you didn't know about them or read and respond to the consultation.

+1 to that. Great not having the PC die just because the hob ignition or toaster element failed.

We have a Dyson that's about 11 years old with filters that must be cleaned at least every 6 months. If you don't clean the filter the motor finds it harder to push air through, it draws more and more current and you risk burning out the motor. This is pretty much true for all makes of vacuum cleaner that have filters. We also have an unbranded cheap wet vacuum cleaner similar to a Henry. This is used mainly to dry stone/tiled floors after mopping. If you don't dry the floor the water runs into the grout lines and evaporates leaving dirt behind.

Walk the plank traps from ebay UK.. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Useful-Durable-New-Original-Walk-The-Plank-Mouse-Trap-Rodent-Auto-Reset-UK/302571823806?hash=item4672afa2be:m:mnrPruDuZV2qay3aQO285ng See type #3 or #4. Looks like other sellers on ebay might be cheaper.