Vijay

Hi Peter, the link was just meant as an example. I'm more wondering what I could bury for RWH and came across these galvanised IBC's

Would these be suitable for burying for RWH? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/IBC-tanks-1000L-galvanised-stainless-steel-case/253061149076?epid=16003874501&hash=item3aeb9eb194:g:pBAAAOSwMedZdchx Would a chamber still need to be built around them??

Just gad a quick google and plenty of products to remove artex (No idea how good they are) such as https://fuze-products.co.uk/artex1.html?gclid=Cj0KCQjwyvXPBRD-ARIsAIeQeoFNCLGOhH3XK7EiRD565or_bLPScSWuMTt8_KUyWMAzZQVPwuuNbYwaAu59EALw_wcB or https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p83638?r=googleshopping&rr=marin&utm_source=googleshopping&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=googleshoppingfeed&gclid=Cj0KCQjwyvXPBRD-ARIsAIeQeoHJguDg2hzv7S0vg1j9BfCjzo4rU0W1MplVdNxIQffEk2PO2VuYIowaAlv5EALw_wcB

@TerryE @RandAbuild haven't you ever seen those films about visitors who never leave lol thanks guys, would be nice to meet you both @RandAbuild what part of Northants are you?

What did you use to cover it?

Had a word with the postman today, he's more than happy to pop any post into a postbox. He said just put a plastic box there and he'll pop anything for my plot into it

Good idea, I see the postman delivering to the neighbours when I'm up there so I'll test the water with him. I've ordered a cheap post box from Ebay so it looks official

That's a good shout mate, didn't even consider a camper van but might make sense as no haulage and I'd imagine easier to sell on @jamiehamy absolute, fingers crossed by then I should have the type 1 down for the temp drive I should definitely be around though cos I need to get on with things!!

that's probably a very wise move

Thank everyone for the explanations, will definitely get inserts then Or are the pushfit fittings any good? https://www.toolstation.com/shop/p96079?table=no

It's 32mm I'm using, but is it standard practice to use pipe inserts with all MDPE pipe/fittings then??

I would attach a wet and dry vac and try sucking the water out of the drain valve. Might take a bit of time but could work well

I read this stuff is supposed to be good and easy https://www.screwfix.com/p/sika-pave-fix-plus-compound-grey-11ltr/65248

I thought the purpose of inserts were to stop the fitting from crushing the pipe when using olives? Seeing as these rely on rubber O rings to form the seal, do they still compress that much that they would crush the pipe??

This one needs a pipe liner https://www.waterirrigation.co.uk/plasson-silverline-straight-compression-coupling-32mm-x-32mm.html where the likes of these have no mention of needing a pipe liner https://www.toolstation.com/shop/Plumbing/d20/MDPE+Pipe+%26+Fittings/sd2729/MDPE+Straight+Coupling/p59371 or https://www.screwfix.com/p/floplast-493012-mdpe-coupler-32mm-x-32mm/1532f

The usual functions for a single bloke - I'll be fine then! lol

What's the reason a kitchen is on their "must have" list? I could easily manage with a sink, fridge and a small halogen oven. Don't really need cupboards. Bathroom is pretty easy to all plumb in with temp pipes and push fit fittings. Does the whole house need to have electrics?? Is it the BCO who would issue a certificate? I'm guessing I should contact them to find out exactly what they expect.

When using 32mm MDPE compression fittings, why do you need a pipe sleeve with some and not others? Cheers Vijay

Jesus, I'm years off that!!! lol

What's the absolute minimum that's need to get a house habitable?

Can't do my loft as it's converted but will bare the garage in mind. Not sure I'd even be able to get everything in my garage though.................................

Seeing as I'm building it and it's just me and my dog, so I'm guessing my the statements above I wouldn't need permission. Won't need it after the build but to be honest, I think it will be quite a while before I get a habitation certificate for the house. I only want it to basically sleep and allow me to walk into my house to work

Thanks guys, some very useful pointers there So what did you do will all your possessions?

Cheers Ferdinand. Did you have to ask permission to have a caravan on site at all?

I've seriously got to consider living on site. The travelling is getting to me and the days when I get there and the weather turns means I can't get much done and I've wasted fuel and 2 hours of driving. I'm thinking get through this winter at home and then as soon as the really cold weather ends, move onto site into a caravan. My mate reckons good used ones are around £3 -3.5k plus haulage. Other option is rent a place locally but I have a dog so that's not always easy. So I'm wondering for the people who've done this: How bad was/is it? What did you do with all your possessions? How do you organise getting your post with no formal address? How does this affect insurance? Am I right in saying you start paying council tax at the lowest band? Cheers Vijay