scottishjohn

grant on a new build news to me ? iwas told no way as its new build in scotland

would not do ihave 45degree bankings --would need to be a tracked remote unit

they don,t hire they out without an operator -- so its £100+ an hour

its not the 60,s they all want silly rate per hour and never break sweat

I used to but sold off bits to pay for the build If i did then it wouldn,t be a problem --they couldn,t climb out of it

talking to a local farmer who had goats --he says no --they will just wander off

I may be wrong but walking about my house this summer in bare feet i think the sun is actually heating the water in the UFH by heating the slab so the whole floor feels same temp and my windows are not that big

fit UFH and if you are so sure that you will only need such a small amount of heat then hit a stick electric boiler -they cost well under £1000 and can give up to 10kw depending on size you pick I,ve got one here i got when we were doing a flat--7kw --but that did not happen so happy to sell you it cheap BNIB

would it be easier to get a handle on it if someone can put number of kW a year for a passiv cert house and a good non passiv house of same size then it would be easy to work out if extra costs are really worth it you can then work out actual costs using a fixed price unit when I have tried to compare other peoples energy bill with mine in the past it always falls down on they run there house colder or hotter than i do or don,t heat all the rooms or don,t have same appliances or use them the same amount so a real comparison is not possible you need fixed temp in the calc in all rooms for it to be meaningful

£100 an hour with operator

remote control is the right term --you walk behind it good distance and control it not sure i would trust an e-bay unless i knew someone that had one when you see the the professional ones are 30-40k price of new digger

maybe a robot tracked flail mower? any one got one

spoke to my digger man - he is getting a price for a suitable fail attachment for my digger we will see then depending on price

not sure it would be safe on a 40degree banking good idea maybe look for cutter attachment for my digger .LOL

Ive been told they just get angry with electric fences and knock them down

I did think of keeping chickens as we have loads of wild garlic --maybe a premium selling garlic flavoured eggs?

yes loads of ragwart about-- was just a thought --so much land and all sloping thistles can be 4 ft high which is not good for me to strim with my bad leg cost of fencing could be prohibitive -- and then there the "garden areas" to fence as well

forgot about that --farm next door was first case

any ideas on how to train goats not to wander off the property I got 6 acres of trees and scrub ,brambles ,nettles etc i know goats will eat anything any one have experience of training goats not just keep on wandering and coming back if called at night other than staking them down or becoming a goat herder

my screed contractor had little crab type things with adjustable pointers they put all over the floor - checked and adjusted with laser then started at one end levelled and removed them as they went all done in about 6hrs and last hour was spent cleaning out their equipment

you think the wood and plaster board + joiners will be any better

flat as a pancake-- no swirl marks no dips they just did it the right way and used a proper floor grinder and over that length any undulations would show i did ask about non glued at the beginning and even wood flooring and they said with all the heat coming through the big windows would move and warp and fade over time due to the size 8m wide and 15m long

If you cannot afford to loose a bit of space inside the i would sort the exterior walls first and let it dry out on inside the permagaurd is breathable to a degree--how much I cannot quantify but the moisture can evaporate from the inside it would have originally been done with lathe and plaster --which does leave small gap between stone and plaster you may have seen older houses with wooden panelling "wainscotting" from floor up to about 3 ft --that was to stop the rising damp from wetting the plaster --you can buy them but easy to make with t+g floor boarding --and a handy shelf on the top old house with suspended floors did not need it as much if outside ground level was low enough outside

all skirtings were fitted after cement board and self leveling -but before LVT-- so the grinder did not damage the skirtings i ma guessing there is too much of a gap inthe poly/pipe boards and that why they are moving -- all guess work

if you can afford to use 100mm +on inside of each exterior wall then build a 4"stud system --leave all the old plaster etc where it is and have a 50mm gap from studs to walls just make sure you have ventilation from below floor into your roof space -- job done If not then you will need to make sure outside of walls are lower than floor lv house will have no DPC --so you will always have some rising damp from ground -- If you can dig down round the house and make a gravel channel ideally top to be 6" below floor level and about a foot deep fit a french drain in bottom under the gravel --that should stop any rising damp as well then do what you like with choice of insulation and new PB - this air gap will also give you space for rewiring and plumbing etc