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As above The ridge is measured from 00 on your drawing (DPC)

Yes

Yeah 😂😂 I’ve not moved or laid one block Demoted to screeding

Taking advantage of the good weather Last 250 m2 0f paving going down this weekend

You will probably find it cheaper to buy from one of the mass builders With plots ranging from 200 k upwards

I wouldn’t worry Warranties arnt worth the paper they are printed on We recently sold our build after three years The only question by the mortgage provider (solicitors) was Why the warranty was only for two thirds of the sale price I answered that the land was worth the other third Which seemed to satisfy

To be clear When you are planning a self build All your family and friends that think it’s a great idea Soon loose interest when you start

I’ve a friend who has been installing septic and treatment plants for over forty years and all he gets from planners is What’s your qualifications Give it to an SE who will do a drawing and they will have there little bit of paper

You need to bring a Structural Engineer in It seems ridiculous that you can be draining to fast I’ve only heard of the opposite being an issue

5 mil for matting and the rule of thumb is Same thickness of adhesive as the tile At least 10 mil tile 10 adhesive Your tiler should know this I wouldn’t get to hung up with the disabled access We’ve a 10 mill step on both our builds without issue from BC

17 -20 mil isn’t enough for large format tiles Even if you use a quite cheap tile Your still going to need 5 mil for Matt and at least 10-15 for adhesive Hopefully Hes misunderstood your question You will need to leave the slab a couple of months to dry out

If they have passed it As is It doesn’t need protecting

It’s fine sat on the inner leaf of the chimney Ie with a cavity and block between the heat from the chimney

Yes it’s worth spraying a salt inhibitor on also Really cheap and quick

Ideally you will need to tank the walls firs None of the Parge or lime will do this There are some very good slurry tanking on the market that won’t break the bank Then dot and dab insulated PB (pink) Followed with a gypsum mechanical fixing

Ours was an after thought and I slipped them in from below

We installed a very heavy stone bath in our previous build Four of us to carry it up I Simple doubled the joists either side of it to take the extra weight

Glazing wouldn’t really have gone with ours So we went for powder coated steel

More likely an underground tank would be what they are expecting

I’ll give that a try thanks

I’m just about to build an oak canopy over the front door Staining and going grey is a real problem Osmo UV doesn’t do what it says on the tin Im looking for alternatives I did all our sofits and facias in a would effect Don’t fancy being up a ladder each year

There just asking for your Architect to show some trees hedges etc Pretty much what you would see on a Red Row sales brochure These things are never followed up on once built Your your not stuck with them if your architect shows a line of trees 🌲

I think the technology will have to make a leap forward I was given a Transit Ev on loan for a week The range was low at about 120 miles In reality I found that 90 miles was more accurate and that was without a load and heating on I think fazing petrol vehicles and diesel vehicles out by 2030 will probably go the same way as gas boilers The sales target and penalties set by this government are ridiculous

I’ve a friend who continually rubs me over having decal diesel vehicles The four vans I can’t do anything about But we really could should change our cars to at least hybrids He’s two EV vehicles One is a brand new Range Rover BUT and a big BUT HES OFF TO Dubai for the the third time since December I really don’t think he sees the irony that I’m doing more for the environment than he is By staying in Blighty for two years Stuck building a house 😂

Sparked by the above comments today LBC new had a guest on A Green energy scientist and self confessed Green activist I was surprised that there guest conceded that Heat pumps will always be more expensive to run while electricity is nearly four times the price of gas and tracks the price of gas Also when asked why we can’t manufacture our own PV panels Rather than bringing them in from China She simply answered that Solar panels are made from Fidel fuels and we have targets to reduce Fossil fuels While China hasn’t So PV isn’t exactly saving the planet Quite refreshing to get honest answers and more likely to convert the skeptics