Big Jimbo

Put a nut on before you cut it, you tart.

Nice gaff. You know you are dealing with a posh bugger when they have stainless vent outlets.

The motor oil, helps to get the MDF started. It's a bugger to try and light on it's own.

I like the idea of your tar soaked rope. On a logical basis, the bricks won't move, but seasonally, the timber will, so you will always get cracks between the two.

I think the reason for external only, is because they have by law ( i believe) responsibility for the supply up to the meter, so they don't want it burried under your house. In parts of London a few years ago they came along, and moved all the gas meters to outside the house. As far as i know, in England, you have not been able to have a gas meter internally for years

Also, once you are under the floor, and, or, above the ceiling, i would go from 40mm to 50mm then into the 110mm. You will prob be ok with short runs, but i would still go to 50mm

As above, or use unistrut. Dont forget you need a fall.

Bit more cladding done. Doors and windows arrive Monday. One of these days, I'll stick the rubber down.

I would rather have 3 turns, or whatever it takes, than look at the back of that. Perhaps if you were to paint the underside in white, or to match the wall colour, it would help to make it less in your face.

I have permission to extend my current property to six times it's current size. I may go back in to planning to knock and build (smaller house) I have a posh shed currently under construction. Can i live in this while i am either extending my house, or building a new one ? I will be the builder, and the eventual occupier, when the house is finished. Do i need to get planning permission.

As Ferdinand said they are ways around it. Whole house sprinkler systems must have come down a lot in price ? I think you now have to have them in all new properties in Wales i believe.

Zoot the Hoot. Dont trust the squares marked on the boards would be my first tip. Wear a mask, my second, and a first fix hand saw will cut it for you. Not a large area, so won't take long.

As some of you may remember, i got permission to extend my bungalow in the Green belt from about 500sq ft to 3000sq ft. I then went back into planning to see if i could get Two instead of the One large. That was refused by L.A. and refused on appeal. The permission i obtained took away my class E permitted devl rights. I spoketo the planning officer re a "posh shed" and he said build it before i started work, and i would not need to apply. This is what i have done, and what you are starting to see in the pictures. Now, i have decided that my extended house when built, will be too big (I added it up the other day, and the internal floor area is about 3200sq ft. ) I have decided that i am going to go back into planning for a knock and build with a smaller house of about 2500 ish sq ft. What i am not sure of is. If i apply to replace existing house, will this cover me for the demolish part ? I don't want to have to apply for that on it's own. The second thing is under the same application can i apply to live on site during construction. Ie; either in a caravan, static, or my man shed ? and do i have to state which ? Thanks for your help as usual.

Started a bit of cladding on the posh shed, despite the rain.

+1 for above, and parts are easy to get if you need some.

Just twist them all together, and chuck em in the trench.

Great to have good tennants, and to look after them. I like the idea that they can buy the place off you when then can afford it.

No expert, but that looks shite.

Just dont get sucked in to buying any walk on glazing.

I know Peter. I would love to build mine out of i beams. To be honest, i just worry about re-sale, non standard construction etc.. It's funny, building control have always said to me, you don't see i beams used on domestic extensions. But they all like the fact that i had used them.

I adore timber i beams Peter. I have been using them on flat roofs for years.

A sharpie pen is your friend

Well if nobody realy knows the answer, i won't be going for renderboard over a timber frame then.

That and the thin wall.