Lincolnshire Ian

Hi We have bought a plot with a grotty 1960s refab bungalow that will be demolished (sorry, disassembled, lots of asbestos) and a new house built on it. We are hoping to move the house on the plot, but this will mean foundations where the old septic tank is located. We will get a foundation engineer to design the foundations; we've also got lots of trees to contend with, but what about the septic tank? The demolition teams that have given us quotes favour digging the concrete septic tank out and levelling it with site soil/rubble. I'm obviously concerned that my foundations will run directly over the old, removed septic tank. I suppose another option might be to just fill the septic tank with concrete and build atop it. What should I be considering here? TIA Ian

Hi We have purchased a plot with an electric pole in the garden. We will want to install an electric supply at some point, but I'm a bit bamboozled by the potential options; as I see it, they are (feel free to add any I've missed): Install a temporary supply for the build, remove it, and install a permanent supply in the house. Install a supply for the builders in the garden, but make it robust enough (maybe brick built with a roof) and then run a supply from the meter to the house when the time comes. Use a generator during the build and install the electric into the house in one move. I have started talking to National Grid about prices, and they seem pretty steep. The old bungalow on the plot had an existing power supply, National Grid wanted to charge me nearly £1200 to remove the wire from the pole to the bungalow (8 metres). Luckily, we had a storm, a tree blew down, snagged the wire, and National Grid removed the connection for free :). We are building a timber frame house which will be "wind and watertight" within 3 weeks. What have other people done, or if you could do it again, what would you do? Also, can the "permanent" supply be put into the house as soon as it is "wind and watertight"? Thanks Ian