Big Jimbo

Ì built a boat from fibreglass about 40 years ago, and also did a large flat roof with fibreglass about 5 years ago for a friend. I hated the both doing, and the look of the fibreglass flat roof. Tons of edge pieces. Loads of fibreglass strips over the joints of the OSB3, before i could even start laying up the roof. I know other people love them, but i would not have a great deal of faith on a fibreglass roof. However, i'm not that keen on torch of felt either. I've done about 5 flat roofs over the last 5 years with EPDM, and just feel that it is a better system. I would however, want all of the old OSB3 off and replaced, before i put on any new roof, regardless of what system i was going to use. Anything now just put over the top, comes accross as a bodge to me. If you are going to sell in the next few years, fine. If not sort it properly. You don't want to have to re-visit it again in a few years. No offence, but i doubt any builders G T will be worth the paper it's written on.

What about protection to the wires ? Just below the plasterboard ?

I agree with Patrick above. However, i just dont have that gift, and i always end up winding them up. The truth is, i think our planning system is broken. The National and local policies are all written like laws. Open to being interpretated in many different ways. It's quite easy to have one planning officer who is ok with crown roofs, and one who is not, sitting next to each other in the office. I have a local planning officer, not young, who passed a large crown roof, 2 doors away, but told me 2 months later, that he would not allow them on mine. You are at there mercy, and whims, and that is just not right. Once you get a job with the council, you don't get sacked. You can spend your whole career going from department to department being rubbish. Don't feel too sorry for them. My highly educated, very clever daughter, (not my words. She was identified by a government dept at 12 as being so) joined a council. 30 in the department. After 2 months she advised the council that the dept could be run by 10 people with spare capacity. She advised that the 2/3rds of the people who consistantly worked from home, achieved 2 peoples work. She sugested a proformance pay structure, and no more home working. She identified that people working from home, were logged onto the computer system for as little as 12minutes a day. These people were earning in excess of 30k a year. A huge proportion of the money we put into the councils bank accounts is wasted. Sorry.

Good luck. I will miss your comments, and highly valued contributions. Have some fun.

Thanks. I think that looks fantastic. I normally use either Karndean, Amtico, etc, as i won't have carpets downstairs, and engineered wood etc is prone to being damaged easily. I would'nt expect you to tell me how much it cost, but is it very expensive ?

+1 for above.

Bitpipe. Show us your resin floor please.

I just wanted to say hi, and to let you know that i have found this site great. I have done the whole thing on my own so far. (Two houses in the greenbelt) I have done all the drawings by hand, because i am rubbish with computers. I have done all the studies myself, such as sight lines, bulk, mass, sight coverage etc, and the design and access statement (72 pages) I know the NPPF backwards, forwards, and sideways. It has been very hard work, but basically has only cost me £840. Which was the application fee to the council. I spoke to several Architects, and a number of planning consultants, who frankly all seemed more interested in getting my money, than actually trying to understand what i was trying to achieve. I was quoted between 15 and 20 thousand total to get me to planning..... If i manage to get my application through, i will have saved a lot of money.......If, that's the question. But , to be honest it has been very, very hard work... Would i do it again on my own....Hell yeah, but only after a bloody long break, and a damn good holiday.

Great thread. Interesting read. Wish i could use a computer, but unfortunately, i am usless with tech.

Welcome. What a fab space you have. Love what you are doing so far. Just One small point. You are going to find it hard to fill that bath.

Some planning depts will take account of permitted devl rights when considering what you would like to build. However, sometimes you may have to demonstate by way of drawings exactly what you can do under your permitted devl rights, and make sure the drawings show the most ugly thing you can build. Then with drawings, you can show them what you want to build, and demonstrate that it will be better, and less harmful to the Greenbelt than what you could build under permitted devl rights. This is what i did last year, and got permission to extend my bungalow, in the greenbelt to aprox Six times it's original size

I'll have to stick that on my list for a visit sometime.

That old bar looks great.Love the leading on the upper windows of the shop front.

Well he should have. Makes all the following trades so much easier.

I read about a case recently, where a council had told a bloke to take down the fence along his front boundary. 2mt high. He told the enforcement officer to sod off. The guy then got an enforcement notice. Told the council to sod off. The council then told him they would take him to court, and get an order for them to remove the fence, and charge him for the cost, and all the legal fees. He told them to sod off. Ended up in court, and because the hearing was near to the fellas' house, the judge said, "Lets go and take a look" They rocked up at the house, and the judge stood of the edge of the tarmac, which was the boundary, and stuck out his arm. Did'nt say a lot, and returned to court. The judge then said to the councils representatives in court, that if the fence had been either on or very near the boundary, that he would have been able to touch it with his outstretched arm. As he could'nt the fence could not be considered to be on the boundary, or even near it.... The result was he told the council to sod off.

Thanks Joe 90. That's the thing i want to know. can i present my alternative scheme with my appeal, having not offered it to the council first ?

I've gone back to the planner and asked him to clarify why volume is an issue, and indicate a relevant policy. I am waiting for his response...... I have clearly shown on the site study that the volume, although an increase over the extant planning permission, that i have started, is less harmful to the Greenbelt. If i was to get arsey, and tell him that i won't reduce the volume, because i don't need to, i suspect that he would try and find a bunch of reasons to refuse it. He would prob quote para 145 of the NPPF, although i have shown that under para 145 section G, my new proposal is less harmful to the greenbelt than my extant permission, which is my alternative scheme that i have already started. My question is....If i were to go to appeal, would i be able to offer an alternative scheme, ie; reduced volume.... and would the planning inspector consider the alternative scheme together with the original planning application ? I could reduce the volume, however, if i offer this to the council, they will say, "yeah, that's better," and agree it. They will then give no further consideration to the application in front of them. Hope i'm making myself clear. Any ideas ???? Thanks

Yeap, will do. Thanks

Thanks the R -Sole. I will try and get hold of him to get him to define what he means exactly.

The planning officer has come back to me and asked me to reduce the overall volume of my 2 proposed houses.....I understand that if you put something bigger on a site, you would think that would be more obtrusive. However, if the other studies show that you have a reduction in the site width use, a reduction in the footprint, a reduction in the bulk and mass. a reduction in the site coverage, and the sightline study shows that you have better views through the site from the front to back, and rear to front. Why would the volume be an issue ???? Help , please. I'm getting there with my proposal for 2 houses in place of my 1 large house that i have permission for....Thanks

Squirrels. Squirrels. You wait till the Glis Glis reach you........They are on the march, and heading your way.

+1 for ON Off. done that on the plastic headlight before.

Seem to scratch all of mine. However, please to hear that you wear some. One very underestimated bit of safety kit in my opinion.

Moonshine. When are you due an answer on yours ?

I defo feel that so far it has been a game of Poker...... The problem for me is that i can't play Poker?