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  1. The whole of the end wall of my house is glazed . For large areas you will need structural glass (think airports and office buildings) which is very expensive 20k plus. What I did was put a structural beam across at 2.3 meters height and then fixed glazing about to the apex (single story barn conversion) and then a 7.5m x 2.2m 3 piece sliding door under. All 3G , I think the total cost of the glazing was about 7-8k.
  2. (Most) People aren’t even thinking about the ocean. If it gets too warm plankton will die - which is responsible for 20% of the oxygen in the biosphere- that’s a higher percentage than all of the tropical rainforests on land combined! The world is going to sh@t , with governments preoccupied with declining economies and aging populations, looming wars, etc and taking their eye of climate actions. I worry about my young kids and the life they are going to have to deal with
  3. Can I ask why you didn’t apply for Class Q?
  4. Hi, sorry for late reply I don’t come here very often these days. In the end I put some 3d printed blocks that have a brush seal pointing upwards embedded in the tiles in parallel with the end face of the doors to seal the gap. not had any leaks since as far as I can remember. I slight bit of air movement still comes in (for example now sure storm Isha), but I’m not worried about it as the house is plenty hot enough all the time. not sure how long they will last but I could away remove in the future and replace. I glued them down and made sure the tiles aren’t too tight against them so I could get them out in the future.
  5. Just to add, I have the solar panel that is an option and the’ve never once regarded it in 4 years. Still going strong and tells me every time some comes to the gate.
  6. I was watching a live lighting map whilst there was a load of storms happening a couple of months ago. I couldn’t believe how many strikes was happening at that time very close to home. So it depends..
  7. We just used a local blind shop. They are not cheap but it’s something that’s going to be in the house long term so I didn’t mind. The like of louvalite don’t sell directly to customers I don’t think plus you still need to source the material and mount to tube. All the online retailers just provide battery types it seems . just to add - all my blinds I hidden away in the wall/window surround above the window and just slide out of a slit and access is more of a pain
  8. I have mains powered as I cannot be bothered with batteries (Louvolite). The switch is magnetic and is on the wall looking like a normal switch (can control up to 32 binds at once), but can be moved about
  9. I’ve got one of these camera - still going strong 4 years later - luckily it came with one of these sins so I’ve never had to pay for the data ! great cameras you anyone need something like this
  10. I just built a 7mx8m double garage with 2x roller doors and a door at the back. It cost me £3750 in materials plus my summer building myself. It did pole barn design with a tarmac floor (tarmac already there) . It looks great and works great.
  11. Surely in something that size you don’t want any insulation if it’s usage is a gym??
  12. I just don’t get the MSC thing - it’s just a pure rip off. I don’t have MSC installed PV, yet day in and day out I export electricity to the grid. I just don’t get paid. How’s a MSC install any safer!?
  13. I’d be using crushed concrete as well . We did and it goes down very hard and is stable at about 200mm depth. Type 1 on top would make it smoother but I don’t think it’s worth the extra cost. Having said this I used to live up about 700m lane that was just stony soil and used to get really rutted up and pot holed over time. Both me and wife had cars and never had trouble driving up it so long as you looked where you was going. Once a year someone would fill I the worst of the holes with some mot/crush
  14. Not that I’m doing it but it depends really . Ponds can be a haven for wildlife so not all bad. Depends on the source of water and what’s after it downstream.
  15. not if it feeds back (aside from evaporation) A 1/4 acre will produce a LOT of non-top soil so you need to have a plan for that as spreading it about its will be crap grown anything, unless you scape back the top soils first
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