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This is what a Great Crested Newt with a headache looks like. He was sheltering under a Ground Protection Mat: I had moved it for the first time in 4 years. Why the headache? Because every day for the last God knows how long, I put my foot on his head 20 or 30 times a day as I walk to and from the site: he was smack bang under the middle of the Ground Protection Mat - that alone weighs about 40 kilos. I had driven over the mat with a five tonne digger the other day. He doesn't look too ill, does he? Apologies about the focus, the little bugger wriggled, and I didn't want to hold him for too long. Popped him in the hibernacular, as agreed in the Planning Permission documents. 2 minutes later - gone. He might well have been there since the last bout of heavy rain - when its dry like this they stay where they are. But what a place to choose. Talk about hiding in plain sight!

Unit on order.... so now @ProDave, can you nudge me in the right direction for a PReducngV please?

Thanks. - they weren't answering their phones this morning, but they are now.......

Anybody got one? What should we look out for , avoid? We just want a sink on four legs - space is at a premium - no need for work space next to it ( ie. no kitchen worksurface needed). I think they are commonly known as scullery sinks , and as usual, the one I've wanted and looked at for a while on Amazon is no longer available. Something like this .... If you could point me to one for sale, that'd be brilliant. Thanks. Ian

Oh yeah? Cum ooop'ere and say that, pal. Dare ya!

So there's three types .... Gordon Bennett, its enough to make you want to employ a plumber...... phhhhh. ?

On drainagepipe.co.uk, while reading the support and instructions page (for me, rare, I admit) I bumped into this ; Theres a support video too: punch line : " The choice is yours" Does it matter then? I suspect not ... And if that's the case then isn't it an argument for Multifit ? I think @pocster (?) and I should use Pushfit maybe?

English isn't my mother tongue either. But I am tolerated here ... mainly because I don't spam.

Yes, it's a big help to have a slope on site: my back's really sore though. Big ahhhhhhhhhh for the overprivileged then............?

Well, if he bites, then I'll nibble, anyone for sucking?

This is keeping me out of mischief ...

Worry? 9 or 10 years maybe. Probably more. There's a plot right next to us which has been at that stage for at least 10 years now.

To be converted to a site hut later then?

*King brilliant. Yer a star.

Short of raiding the linen cupboard, I can't get any bedding. I have remnants of sharp sand, some 10mm pebbles and some soft sand. Eyeing up random bags of building sand lying around the area. Bad man innit?

Eyeing up an old bit of 12 by 2 for a stairs stringer. As twisted as a propeller....

Thats exactly what our local retired SE said as he watched me struggling to stack a load of slippery plastic pipes. He visits the site regularly ("Most over-engineered house I've ever seen") He asked whether clay pipes are still available - since at his place there is a drainage problem. To my suprise you can still get them.

I'd like to get our wet room functioning: I have got most of the 'gear' - and I think there's a good chance I can get hold of the rest of the internal stuff I still need. So far so good. Its the externals of the foul drainage to the digester that concerns me. I've got most of the necessary bits: but its the bedding sand and shingle that I haven't got... and probably cant get either, though I keep trying. The plan: Lay the pipes, make the connections (without the correct bedding or shingle cover) leaving the pipes exposed, Test, make good if needed Use I will be shuttering the trench and making sure that the trench is self-draining (in the case of heavy rain). Then when everything gets back to normal, make good as necessary and ring the BCO lady for inspection; very very nice lady. ?‍?

Whats the issue? I assume you already have some form of foul drainage in place. Correct? Do you need to maintain the tank? If so, just do it.

Oooopp North, well, West Lancs, some trades seem to be staying home (roofers), others not. So, you can plan for them to come, but even more than usual, plans need to be flexible. No materials are being delivered here. Mind you, I have a 5 tonner (digger) delivered today. Digga porn - proportional controls, auto-hitch, auto-throttle, heater, cup holder, vibro-massage seat: unbelievable amount of material shifted per bucket, smoooove as a baby's Botticelli.

Bingo. Its what the professionals call Learning Style. Learning Style is a bit like The Three Butts. We all have one, I can see yours, You can see mine, You cant see your own. I once taught a group of Americans, and out of sheer mischief, decided I'd get their attention by using that little ditty. It worked well I seem to remember

@Russell griffiths gets mad.... ?

Yeah, that's right he was on here overthinking how to do it wasn't he? ?

Fred Dibnah is up there looking down on you with a big smile on his face. I fancy he's fondly remembering the times he used to get his missus to rag that old Series 2 Landy's clutch while dropping another 100 foot chimney. Mind you he didn't use chains, he used to make his own rope out of Afghan Hounds hair sourced from the local Pooch Parlour. Still, he taught you the technique : get yer missus to do the dangerous stuff while you stand back with the camera. Top stuff! ☺️ He's proud of you son. Whattcha gonna do as a encore, eh? 'Nuvver chimney nearby maybe?

FOUL! Refereeeeeeeee , I wuz robbed.......