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As I suggested earlier, you could put your own cable and backup draw rope in the duct. You can do that before putting the duct in the ground.

Wickes charge £35-£100 for delivery unless spending over £300. I think TP still do free delivery for web orders? and £15 max on bulk bags in store? Not sure as it's been awhile.

In my area Mick George currently has Mot Type 1 for £29+Vat = £35 (850kg bag) with free delivery if your order is over £100. MOT Type 1 can include a lot of dust so perhaps go see what you are getting before you buy. https://www.mickgeorge.co.uk/residential/miniload/primary-aggregates/type-1-mot-granite/ MOT Type 3 has less dust and can be used for drainage/permeable surfaces but some places have never heard of it. http://www.mainlandaggregates.co.uk/mot-type-3-sub-base.html

I've had the same problem. In heavy rain the water overshoots the gutter if you aren't careful with the geometry. Google found this.. http://www.ribaproductselector.com/Docs/4/21084/external/COL521084.pdf See page 11 for a drawing and.. PS In my opinion the drawing shows the gutter too low. Will have too much overshoot.

Can't decide if this is cool or uncool... It's a shower head with built in temperature display that is powered by the water flowing through it... http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hand-Shower-LED-Digital-Temperature-Display-Insignia-/171981885486?hash=item280aeb502e:g:Y7wAAOSw5ZBWMOQ1

Ryan doesn't mention a thermal store so the boiler will fire whenever a room stat calls for heat. The flow and return temperatures moderately critical with the Grant... They say the return temperature should not be below 40C as that can cause corrosion. Nor should it be higher than 55C in order that it stays in condensing mode. Page 3.. http://www.grantuk.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/Vortex-Outdoor-Modules-installation-and-servicing-manual-DOC52-Rev00-October-2004.pdf Dose the system with a corrosion inhibitor. I use Fernox but there are others.

PS The reclaim form requires you to declare that you are only reclaiming VAT on goods "bought or imported from a VAT registered supplier" (para 25). https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/487894/VAT431NB_form_and_notes.pdf Most companies will put their VAT number on the invoice and that includes reputable EU/German companies. Perhaps check of their VAT/MwSt number is on their web site?

Yes. I've done it. No problem at all. In my case I reclaimed Belgian VAT (BTW) which was 21% (at a time when the UK VAT was 17.5%). In Germany VAT is called Mehrwertsteuer (MwSt).

Try ebay if Farnell charge a lot for postage.

I once used an old speed controller from a model plane to control the temperature of a cutting bow... by remote control obviously.

Got a feeling that I've seen this in the regs somewhere. eg if a room doesn't have an escape window then one in an adjoining room is ok provided there is a door between the two (eg you don't have to go via a hall or landing to get to it).

Hopefully sorted by now :-)

What confused me is you said all conditions had been met. So is it the formal discharge of the conditions you are waiting for?

The wire is quite reasonably priced so I would put your own wire in the duct while you are at it. Leave enough coiled up at the bottom of the pole to reach the top and a few meters spare. Leave the draw rope in the duct as well just in case some prat pinches it.

Any chance of a photo? I don't understand how a door can be 30 degrees out. If you have any spare tiles I'd just bash them out and replace.

Once a neighbour complains the planners often feel obliged to follow the rules. They appear to have done that without going OTT and initiating enforcement action. Now that she has gone public they might feel obliged to insist on a planning application.

Aren't these the forms you need to send in?... The CIL exemption form is here (must be granted before you start). https://ecab.planningportal.co.uk/uploads/1app/forms/form_7_self_build_part_1_exemption_claim.pdf The commencement form is here (must be received by the Collecting Authority before you start). https://ecab.planningportal.co.uk/uploads/1app/forms/form_6_commencement_notice.pdf Make 100% sure you follow the rules or you become liable for the CIL. Do not start before the exemption is granted and they have received the commencement form (post with tracking). Note that the commencement form asks for a commencement date. Make sure that's after the decision date they give you.

Some but not all insurance companies treat timber framed houses as "non-standard construction". With some it depends on the outer leaf. If that's brick they consider it standard, if it's also timber they consider it non-standard. I don't think there is much difference between a brick-brick and timber-brick house but personally I would be nervous of fire spread if I was living in a timber framed apartment/flat/hmo. They are meant to have appropriate fire barriers but the standard of construction used on some buildings leaves a lot to be desired (see recent stories about missing wall ties in Scottish schools for example). There have been a few timber framed apartment blocks that have gone up rapidly during construction (perhaps before plaster boarding when they are more vunerable).... http://www.building.co.uk/‘a-lot-of-the-guys-won’t-work-on-timber-frame-again’/3078198.article

Some years their fireworks are good value. They aren't always very powerful but cheap enough that you can strap two together and let both off at once :-)

In order to reclaim VAT on materials using the Self Build VAT Reclaim scheme VAT invoices must be in your name. A business cannot use the Self Build VAT Reclaim scheme. If you happen to have a business that has the same name as you then that might work out. However I would avoid paying for materials using a bank account linked to the business. If HMRC were to check up they might argue the business purchased the materials and then gave them to you. That would scupper the VAT reclaim and could give rise to other taxes (Dividend tax?).

The test report here has data on the dissolved oxygen levels.... http://www.tadpoleenergy.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/Tralee-IT-Test-On-An-Open-Vent-Oil-Fired-Boiler-System-15th-June-2010.pdf If I've understood correctly it appears they flushed and refilled the system with fresh water before each test and measured initial DO levels of around 7.7 PPM. In the baseline system that reduced to 1.2PPM over 19 hours. With the Tadpole installed it reduced to 0.2 PPM in the same time frame. PPM = Parts per million. 1PPM = 0.0001%

There shouldn't really be any oxygen in a sealed heating system. There used to be a problem of oxygen continuously getting into plastic pipe UFH systems but that's largely solved by using pipes containing an oxygen barrier and pressurising the system (eg unvented). When you first fill it with fresh water there might be some dissolved oxygen in the water that might cause corrosion but corrosion inhibitors like Fernox are "oxygen scavenging". Other gasses may form in the system but I believe they are usually the result of corrosion and should be prevented by dosing the system with corrosion inhibitor rather than just letting it out as that doesn't stop the corrosion from occurring. Just for info, the test report down the bottom of here.. http://www.tadpoleenergy.com/test-results/ ..refers to tests conducted on an "open Vent Gravity Fed" system.

All the architects we spoke to quoted their fee as a percentage of the finished build cost. This meant that any cost over run or a decision to splash out on a more expensive kitchen cost you more in architects fees as well.

This says it doesn't apply to carpets..... https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&source=web&rct=j&url=http://www.essex-fire.gov.uk/_img/pics/pdf_1373545479.pdf&ved=0ahUKEwiYip7L8uLPAhXJJcAKHb_wBCgQFgg5MAI&usg=AFQjCNEWWQ9iGE3_tpYgmou90MBtZPgqtw&sig2=uGr1EgfqaxiG3yztz_nhlQ The main problem was that most people remove the fire rating tags so second hand furniture doesn't usually have them - meaning had to buy new when the regs changed. I'm sure there are websites with all the landlord regs. The last big change was the introduction of the Deposit Protection Scheme.

So the Planning department must consider them to be residential use still/already? That's good news. Ditto no BC Approval is also good news. Although some changes to the wiring may require the Electrician to issue a certificate which gets copied to BC. Usual landlord liability stuff will apply.. Gas Safety certificates, furniture should have fire proof labels, all that boring stuff.