Big Jimbo

Just damn handy then that the little buggers can't burrow through pea shingle.

Or, tell e where it is so I can buy it...... Yep, deffo do that, it's a rubbish piece of land. Honest.

I thought the NPPF said "Village" and didn't mention "Settlement Boundary" ???? I'd be buying that bit of land pronto. The definition for infill has been reduced from 6 houses, to a row of 3. That is infill all day long.....Buy it. Get a decent planning consultant and you should be sorted. Don't forget, if infill, the effect on the Greenbelt no longer has to be considered. It's not isolated and will be considered sustainable , because it is within a row of existing house. Because it is in the middle of other houses it does not encroach into the open countryside. Is it cheap ??????? Buy it, and hurry up, before somebody else does. The only reason it has failed in the passed is because the application has not been framed properly. Hurry up. Stop reading. Buy it. Quickly .

They are defo Rat droppings. I've seen enough of them. Not long ago I removed about 25+ nests from a ceiling.

It's a good few years ago, but just wanted to say. HSE are not like your underfunded (Lazy) council. They don't take being fobbed off, or take any $hit. I'd forgotten about them until @torre mentioned it. Give them a call ASAP. Tell them that the masonry almost hit your child.

I would say that is more than One rat. I had them at my daughters. I used the stainless steel flap things, and told her to flush twice. Bit of a waste of water, but in a couple of years or more, they have never blocked. I have heard that they chew through the plastic Ones. The only problem she had was when a rat died in the soil pipe, swelled up and blocked it. Was a bugger to get it out, and the size of a small cat. I was talking to a BCO about why we surround the pipes with 10mm gravel. Stop them being crushed ? He said he suspected that it was because they can't tunnel through 10mm pea shingle, as it keeps collapsing on them. Apparently, underground, they follow the line of soil pipes because they know that that generally leads to lintels, which allows them access to cavity walls. horrid bar stewards.

HSE 0300 003 1747. Ask for someone who deals with unsafe structures.

I like the house in Tottenham.

I'm with you buddy.

Love that @SteamyTea. Im a big Costello fan. I must give Dylan a listen.

Do that myself, as I couldn't think of a better way of doing it. I agree with @Dave Jones. I works well.

I think the value engineering is One of the problems. Rather than the best, we want the cheapest. Things are now designed to last for a certain period of time. There will be nothing to show on the Antiques Road show in 100 years, and Fiona, will be out of a job.

easy access to that for a regular fire. Insurance, if they have any, will be impossible to get. Just saying. couple of burned out customers cars inside, and people will stop using them.

yep, just wrote up to 8 meters.

Large pieces of masonry falling from a commercial building onto my land, just missing my small child. HSE will be round within a few hours.

@torre Forgot about HSE. That is a great call.

As I said on the other thread. I think Banham do them in the London Area.

That makes sense, as timber will be much less of a heat conductor than screed.

You can no longer embed glass on the top of your wall either. @nod is right I'm afraid. Get a big dog, a geese, lots of outside lights, quality locks, and lots of visible cameras. The problem is. You are a nice guy. You have a nice car on the drive. Your house looks nice from the street. That means that you have probably got a few nice watches inside, and a couple of laptops. Some decent bling. As you have been burgled, you are now more likely to get done again. The local crack heads know where to go when they need another baggy. I feel for you. That's London I'm afraid. I see that Tony Martin recently passed away. Limping Scum Fearon said he understood why Martin shot him, and killed his 16 year old pal. I kid you not. My friend, many years ago, got Six years inside for torturing a burgler who he caught in his house. The only other thing I can think of, is some of those concertina grills. I think Banham used to do them. You close, and lock them when you are out, and have them on all ground floor openings. Bloody ugly though, but a second defence. You are going to have to turn the place into a bloody prison to try and keep the scum out. When I was in London, I was always told. "Make your place look like a pain in the butt to get into, and hope they go nextdoor"

@DevilDamo Previously, when I applied for a NCS rear extension, I just stated "Up to 8 meters" If any of the neighbours had a problem they could have brought it up with the council.

O.K I expect that what you now see is what will remain. That has not been put up as a temp until the roof is built underneath. These type of yards litter London. The good old back street garage. Council planning enforcement, Your local councillors, Your local M.P. You will be told, that's it's been there for years, and there is nothing that can be done about it. Would also be worth a call to Council environmental dept. They will be storing all sorts os $hite in there, oil, fluids, paints etc. They won't be complying with fireproof cabs etc. When I was a kid in London, a lot of my mates worked in places like that.

It's such a shame that Warmcell seems so hard to get done, and costly. In America, they seem to sell the stuff in Home Depot, and have the machines instore for hire. DIY in a weekend.

I know these look smart, and have been around for years. However, I have never fitted them for myself. I wouldn't call it open heart surgery, more like keyhole surgery. I'm not going to start fitting them anytime soon. They are a pain in the butt IMO. Best of luck with it. They are not fit for purpose with my size hands.

My own thoughts are that, I would do nothing, and if planning come back to you, show them the picture above, and wave goodbye.

First of all I think you are right to consider moving the steps. They look like proper ankle breakers. A double, double garage. You lucky blighter. A wall about a foot away to hold back the path would be good, or perhaps an injected dpm above the part height.