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Looking to self build via community group bid.
ToughButterCup replied to Mitch's topic in Introduce Yourself
This doesn't address your question directly. Have you talked to other self-build communities? On the off-chance you might want to speak to others who already have, you might like to investigate the CoHousing project that's here in Lancaster. They are a very friendly bunch -
You will determine whether or not this is to be a contest. Nobody else. Take the hint, apply for PP, move on. What possible advantage is it to anyone - most of all you - to make a mountain out of an as yet non-existant Enforcement Notice? Yep, some people are bat-shit-crazy-vindictive-little-cock-wombles. And you feel the need to take notice of their behaviour? Get a proper problem.
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ICF window details - Be VERY careful
ToughButterCup replied to magnethead's topic in Insulated Concrete Formwork (ICF)
Thank you for the time and effort to write this post , @magnethead. It makes a huge difference when, without prompting, members post proactively about issues that they face. It gives others courage to do the same. It adds significantly to the value of this site , too. Now, would ya' come and fix mine please? ? PS, nice looking house. -
Very interesting indeed Terry. Thank you. Just (as in yesterday) switched.
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Look at your LPA Enforcement policy. That should give you some indication of how your case should be resolved. Micropolitics matters. You now have a clear incentive to resolve this quietly, amicably. And at the core of that is polite outcome-focused discussion. Avoid value-laden commentary. It just puts people's backs up. It's in nobody's interest to make a drama out of quite a low-level issue . You could easily have followed the terms of your permission, but didn't. By your own admission the outcome of your action is minimal. So people could easily be puzzled about why you did it. As for trying to delay resolution for 3(ish) years, it beats me. Have you nothing else to worry about? Sort it out quietly, politely and quickly. Who knows you might even make some more friends as a result. And will save you money.
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Yes it does. Have a really juicy case going on next door. In haste... got to get on with the paths today. Will post over the weekend with details. It is not pretty, the process has messed everyone around. Short cut to pariah status really. ?
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How to pick a toilet remotely?
ToughButterCup replied to Adsibob's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
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How to pick a toilet remotely?
ToughButterCup replied to Adsibob's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
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Wall hung WC frame within cupboard unit
ToughButterCup replied to Vijay's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
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Wall hung WC frame within cupboard unit
ToughButterCup replied to Vijay's topic in Bathrooms, Ensuites & Wetrooms
'...So I wondered if there is any reason I couldn't just fit a 820mm high toilet frame within the cupboard unit?...' Vij.... don't put your mum's toilet in a cupboard! Stuff of nightmares that mate, nightmares. -
Icf blocks, like durisol, but not
ToughButterCup replied to Russell griffiths's topic in Building Materials
Glad to see progress - it's always a relief. Now, make sure you get the order right - estimating breakage is a difficult one. So work out how - when you are unexpectedly caught short (as it were) you are going to obtain ' just a few , please ' -
Oh dear because .....?
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Is that all you @SteamyTea do in a bathroom? We .... read doze think drink answer email surf BuildHub be sensibly merry do our online banking do our weekly shopping order from Aldi (Vorsprung Durch Einkaufen !) listen to podcasts and the radio waterboard grandchildren read them stories duck and dive to very loud music too.
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Bang on. Six years in to our build, several things like that going on in this house right now. I have a saying to whoever will listen when I'm overloaded ( which is mostly) - runs like this At the moment, there are several booms stuck up my @rse to help me sweep up as well as do everything else. If you are going to put another one up there, I can't guarantee it won't fall out.
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No. But we are in that group of people who , because of our individual experience, can't un-see stuff. Your bathroom wouldn't be my style choice, so my examination was cursory. Had we wanted large tiles of the sort you had, I'd have been all over it like a cheap suit. And so just as commited to it as you are.
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Misleading information presented to committee
ToughButterCup replied to Rich Pen's topic in Planning Permission
That's the exact feedback we had. So, before the Decision Notice was issued, we resubmitted a Design Amendment addressing the issue. Painful, I growl still, a bit, at the compromise required. We lost the equivalent of two full rooms. But we have a house. Can't take a joke? Don't self build. -
No need to assume. Look up your LPAs Enforcement Policy. And then look at Enforcement Notices and subsequent Appeals. Dates, and thus time lags, will become clear.
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ToughButterCup replied to Rich Pen's topic in Planning Permission
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Welcome. Tempted to ask where, but maybe that would be unwise: ManCave, LogCabin ? Pics? Plans? We're very nosey......
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ToughButterCup replied to Rich Pen's topic in Planning Permission
and There's your clear agenda. Address those three issues. The wall issue, I suspect, might not be as important as you appear to think. -
Get it out of the house as soon as possible.
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Confused already by variety of insurances available
ToughButterCup replied to LizG Cambridge's topic in Self Build Insurance
It's not one of my choosing.@Russell griffiths made me change my screen name because he told me to '... toughen up buttercup... 'I felt so wounded, devastated, shattered, traumatised that I had to.... His fault, not mine.- 14 replies
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