scottishjohn

looking at power prices now and the 50% rise forecast in next year it is maybe coming a more viable I can get a supply ,but if FIT stays at 4p - it would maybe seem better choice to just go stand alone +batteries and gen for worst months ? something to look into in new year . my roof will faces s/w and be 24m long and 3m tall =24sqm - no shading due to where house is --so no shortage of space and if I could save on slates as well -it could add up to being the way to go

with current and projected price rises I,m wondering if its getting close to be viable for stand alone pv system and batteries and a stand by gen for worst times rather than 30k for a supply ? and use it for ufh +hot water and no ASHP?

in scotland you might only need BC -next door has just built on which is 50% extra on size of house and was only BC thought it was same in england depending on size and what other extensions have been done already and other outbuildings and size of garden and how close to next door they even let him use different tiles on extension - concrete tiles on main house and marley slates on extension

how much to hire a cherry picker for a day and seal it off?

If main load is being taken on the existing pads why would you need to under pin for fill in walls --just dig a deep found between them if you like and pin the pads if you are worried ,then it al moves in one piece -if it does move do each strip section in isolation so you do not disturb the pads ? how deep are the pad founds?

not sure there is much diff in price between cheap slates and tiles -£1 a piece for spanish with 100 year warranty + marley composite were more expensive + more complicated nailed with the rivets required at bottom edge to stop them lifting no need for cross batons if using sarking board -nail direct to through the building paper , Iwould agree that once you laid out the battons then tiles are quicker to fit

santa claus works at least one day a year

slow sand filter wiil remove colour

I would consider a 2000litre absolute minimum -average usage for modern living is about 200-400 litres per person per day - so i would want alot more back up than 2000 plus another acumulator tank and booster pump in house to get good water pressure If tank was 30ft above top of house that,s only 1 bar pressure-no good tanks are not expensive

hard rock is better for bore hole than soft easier for them to drill ,opposite to what you would think and will require less casing length (to stop hole falling in on itself)-which cost money and will probably be better water and hard rock will have cracks in it which is where the water is as a guess depending on how deep they have to go think around 15K for a bore hole with filtration required you may need a big tank as well depending on flow rate -you can ask for a quote can you find others around with bore holes and see how deep they are ? from my own area most are in the 30-50 m depth going other way you will need a large storage tank and filters -yes it will be cheaper- but what if someone upstream starts taking water or more water than they do now first step is to get the water tested ,it may be polluted from farms upstream anyway and not be usable I would value site on having to go borehole then you will be on the right side

so are you intending to take the water from the burn? or have a bore hole how much do they run in summer? did you see them then

is the floor any different construction than the rest of the house -is this a new build with total concrete slab in all rooms of are pipes fixed to under side of the flooring

I have studied the allowed and not allowed lists in the vat notice and rules of when and how the claim must be made by , nowhere does it mention any start date -eg panning consent date as long as the materials cannot be removed / it even covers how you buy them and if bought originally by a company you must show how you bought them from that company to be used in the build EG my company buys them and i have to show how I personally bought them from my own company -with bank statements for both my private account and my company which purchased them to start with

as above still awaiting planning consent for refurb and alterations etc -so question is when I put in the vat claim can I claim for goods purchased before planning consent date I wish to make all walls capped and secure from further damage and about pull the trigger on a lorry load of lintels and another pallet of cement and 3 pallets of bricks

slight hi- jack still awaiting planning consent for refurb and alterations etc -so question is when I put in the vat claim can I claim for goods purchased before planning completion date I wish to make all walls capped and secure from further damage and about pull the trigger on a lorry load of lintels and another pallet of cement and 3 pallets of bricks

don,t think sun will be a problem LOL

? please descibe boning rods

not goggling well today found one now on e bay -I bought 2 to do two directions at once

just a thought to find the original wall head heights of my building ,which is "U" shaped i was thinking maybe of water level gauges and coupled with small bore tubing thoughts and any ideas where to find such a thing or is it home made job building is 25m long ,so trying to find original corner heights all round will not be possible with laser as internal walls will get in the way and too long in my mind for string level especially a i do not know at this stage which bit is correct height good enough for building pyramids so should be good enough for me and water always finds a level still waiting on planning ,but i could at least repair wall heads and cap off with mortar to stop any further water ingress I do not have enough scaffolding to go all round --so idea was to get levels then leapfrog the scaffolding as I repair wall heads

you can use the 2kw fan heater -which is part of it ,but I never have as UFH takes care of all that ,maybe handy if you are a skin flint and turn off heating in summer I never do my UFH runs 24/7 and is zone controlled - it don,t come on unless its needed

Ihave stove unit at moment -but may use one cassette type -too so0on to say yet

no it is not obvious --go see one working then comment please

they look that fake that people who do not know have tried to put things on it to burn you do not get any flames more real than these -see an optimist -do not compare with other types -there is no real comparison

no noise from my one - you bought a different type -- see the right type before making a decision

there is no other one that gives same effect -only optimist