Vijay

Panic over, I can sleep tonight lol While looking through emails, I found one from the principal planning officer where there was a footnote on his emails: CIL Please note that South Northamptonshire Council adopted the Community Infrastructure Levy (CIL) on 21 October 2015. This means that all liable developments granted planning permission, including those allowed by an appeal decision, on or after 1st April 2016 will need to pay the levy. The CIL does not apply to liable developments that received permission before this date. The CIL will also apply to some developments that do not need planning permission if they are commenced on or after 1st April 2016. Charges will apply to developments of new houses AND to new residential and retail developments of over 100sqm. My decision date was 27/11/2015. Thanks guys - genuinely thought the bottom had dropped out of my self build.............. I read that it was 20% of the finished valuation

Thanks Peter, I will dig that out tonight and check. I can sleep tonight if that's the case..................

With the recent posts about CIL, it's made me address this. When did it come into force? I got my permission in 2015 (IIRC) and I don't remember anything about CIL, only S106. Did CIL take over from the S106? I can't recall filling in any paperwork for CIL. Am I liable cos if I am at 20% of the house value at the end of my build, just no point in carrying on. Cheers Vijay

I came across a few scams when looking for my digger, mainly people trying to convince me if I paid by Paypal I was protected, but that's not the cause. The old saying "when it's too good to be true it normally is" really applies.

Where I grew up and I still live minutes away

Not sure I agree that the cheap rotary levels are not accurate. I bought one off Ebay and tested it against a water level over 30+ meteres - it was spot on. I've had no regrets buying one, although it probably wouldn't last on a true building site

what diameter? Have you tried Hy-ten for a quote? They were the cheapest for me, guys name was David and his number is 0208-940 7578 ext 205 d.newman@hy-ten.co.uk

Brushed steel so doesn't really show up scratches, they soon just blend right in

My Mum is Italian and loves her cooking. When I fitted her kitchen we got a sink with a large bowl made by Franke IIRC, where she could fit a full size oven tray into it - which she absolutely loves to be able to do for cleaning

I just ordered all my rebar and the guy told me bending bars made no difference to the price. They do it all by weight, so I assume the machine (I've seen one in operation only once) does all the cutting and bending in one go. So worth checking with your supplier before you buy that and kill yourself for nothing lol

For me, will a QS really get you the best prices? Yes it's easier to go to one supplier and get everything priced but if you're willing to spend time emailing/calling for best prices, you can save money

IIRC mine was £1200 about 5 years ago

the switchbot could be perfect, shame you have to buy the hub on top though

Did you get the liquid membrane paint? you could try painting a strip of that to stick to

I was hoping to just change the actual controller and not have to do any wiring to be honest - and for as cheap as possible I'll look into Drayton Wiser, sounds like it could be the simplest of solutions

I have a standard boiler setup in my house with a hot water tank. The controller is a standard Siemens DWB29 https://www.jtatkinson.co.uk/siemens-rwb29-twin-channel-programmer-hcon302.html?gclid=Cj0KCQiAoIPvBRDgARIsAHsCw0_8upk05aFWrpN8lzF0YaYw9SxdG-L9utPnlso-W6eTBMfaCZAilkIaArd7EALw_wcB It would be so handy to be able to remotely turn on the hot water from my android phone and wondered if anyone has ever come across a direct replacement unit that would allow me to have a nice tank of hot water when I got home from a cold winters day on site? Cheers

I found exactly the same, I emailed them about 3 times and got no response

I would fit a Surestop remote stopcock, seems like the easiest solution and easy in an emergency to turn off the water

I haven't looked at he MVHR but will get that looked at straight away I think that would be down to pot luck for me as I'm no where near getting the joists on site

they're also the ones who tell me that a 19mm deflection in the joists is absolutely fine lol

I think whether it's top or bottom, I'm gonna have a few issues getting services around, especially the MVHR ducting I contacted a few companies for quotes but to be honest, I didn't ask them directly yet as I trust opinions on here more. I want the best way to do things, not that'll do which is what I've found from some suppliers I just thought, I should email the hanger manufacturers, IIRC there were 2 main ones.

Trying to work out the height of various steels in relation to the floor joists. My joists will be 304mm deep webbed joists and my steels will be 203 and 254 deep. If the webs are filled with timber for joist hangers to fix to, do I line up the bottom of the joist/hanger to the bottom of the steel, as obviously the joists are deeper than the UB's. Do I pack the top of the steels for the rest of the hangers to fix to which would also give something for the top chord of the joist to sit against? Cheers Vijay

They are flipping heavy!!!

not sure I'd go too mad unless you're 100% there's no water or gas pipes underneath

Do you need any fire protection if it's attached to the house?