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Have you tried a google image search? Google Lens perhaps?

As written, you might mean Both 1) and 2) above refer to the current application and should be taken into consideration OR either 1) or 2) but NOT both refer If 1) is relevant, then that's a direct instruction to consult YW If 2) applies, then the BCO is the responsible office. The builder re-routed the sewer, but didn't connect it to your house. Is anyone other than you adversely affected by the lack of a connection? Is there a blockage in your neighbour's garden? (.... the sewer blockage...) If you mean: who -in general terms- is responsible for clearing a potential blockage, then please answer this question ... Where is the nearest access point for clearing a blockage in the sewer that runs through oth your properties? If there is a rodding point in your garden, then I would take that as a strong indication that you might be responsible. If there is no access point in your property, then you cannot be expected to take action to maintain it. Your neighbour is hinting that the sewer has nothing to do with him isn't he....... The most obvious thing to do is to write to YW and ask them.

While you are at it may I suggest you consider getting a Carbon Monoxide sensor ?

Here's a YT playlist that might help you.

That temperature contrast (change) over time is remarkable. I used to fly microlights before building our place. Occasionally we'd fly through an inversion a few thousand feet above ground level: the temperature difference was very noticeable. Often dirty air was trapped under the inversion - sometimes to the extent that you could taste the difference in the air breathed, often it was accompanied by a real decrease in visibility. Air masses are interesting things.

Ah, so the proposal has been checked by a Financial Secretary to the Treasury has it ? I've just finished reading: Dunt, I., 2023 How Westminster Works and Why It Doesn't . I now de-code the quotation above as : The MP concerned has been shown a piece of paper which she signed, but didn't read, and if she did, she didn't understand the content. Again.

I have some pretty annoyed friends over there. And they are annoyed despite being Anglophile (still) and holiday here - still. AirBnB

No. @Dee. Don't let it intimidate you. You need A small sharp fine-bladed saw to cut the pipe A tee joint ( push-fit I suspect) and a couple of 90s (also push-fit) gloves and an old towel a trap for the sink connectors for the taps and a sod-it-I'm-going-to-do-this-grin on your face Heres a good online resource to review before you dive in I searched for >How to make joints in plastic pipes on YooChube https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=plumbing+plastic+pipe+fittings Detailed photos will help us help you. Look at @Onoff's or @Pocster bathroom thread(s) for examples of how to illustrate your work (cockups) There's not a person on here who doesn't review what's on YT before they start a job. You are not alone Have a look at some of the results of this search https://forum.buildhub.org.uk/search/?&q=bathroom&quick=1&author=Onoff&search_and_or=and&sortby=relevancy

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Reed beds are useful .... but there are some down-sides to them - but that's too much detail at the moment. It will help you to read up on SUDS (Sustainable Urban Drainage) ... here's a good start https://www.susdrain.org/delivering-suds/using-suds/suds-components/wetlands/wetlands-overview.html

Some of us take our socks off in both the shower and bath. But bathing habits vary by county, I understand.

@Temp is being diplomatic. Get a properly constituted Percolation Test done even if someone tells you one has been done. The job should take about 2 person days, and cost about £350. The softer and smellier the job, the higher the chance of dealing with charlatans. Have a read of my blog. (In West Lancs) it is quite normal for people in this sector to lie. Nobody polices the results. Digger per day cost - £190 + transport (£50) + VAT Day rate for genuine ground worker £150 Ask for photographic evidence.

Welcome. I hope you don't mind me asking : why are you getting drawings done before applying for PP? Do you already have Outline Planning Permission? If so, then thats fine. I am trying gently to suggest that if you haven't got Outline PP, then presenting detailed ( = expensive) plans means that the LPA Officer has more opportunity to reject your application. Have you had the chance to read this yet? https://www.gov.uk/guidance/making-an-application#types-of-application

Before you do anything else at all, could you answer this question please? Have you bought the property yet, or made an offer ? The very first thing - and at any event BEFORE purchase - you must establish how the foul drainage will work. And - if you cannot connect to a mains sewer - how will that drainage system be powered? In relation to the property, how far away is it from the barn? ( see @Temp's comment above) The response, "Oh, we'll put a digester in" is not good enough. You need to follow The General Binding Rules ( look them up)... Where will you discharge the 'liquor'? Is there a local stream? Read up on all the nightmares about foul drainage here on BH. If someone says that you can 'share' their ('our') sewage system - HERE-BE-DRAGONS. (... detail later if you need it) Everything else can wait. You must instruct your solicitor (or professional handling the purchase) to get definitive, clear replies to the questions above. Watch for 'spin' in the replies you get We will be happy to review the various responses you are given. You might usefully look at the planning history of the barn: how many times has planning permission been applied for? What Conditions have been applied to the property

There are other terms for the same thing in common use on Buildhub Overthinking it Sleepless nights Worrying Monmaniac Peptic Ulcer Give it a rest sweetheart, its Friday night and the kids need putting to bed (as usual) How much? At least Dick Turpin had the decency to wear a mask. We are what the academic Research calls a Community of Practice : or Experts by Experience. But we don't have Professional Indemnity Insurances So 'expert' we aren't. Just hard-bitten, nosey and mostly friendly. You might want to look at the concept of Due Diligence in some detail. It occurs a lot here (I wish it didn't) - just use the site search engine for a bit a quiet fire-side reading tonight. Or click this link

Here are a few ideas to get you started. No particular order because everything relates to everything else. A simple eyeball inspection. Where is it in relation to : neighbours (access ownership) , geology (slope, water table, wind, trees, clay, sand, ) all will have an effect on build cost. Services : no foul drain disposal - no house, where's the nearest electricity, water, fiber, phone Trees: TPOs? heave? age - survey them maybe Noise: downwind of a motorway, railway line, airport, Structure: look and worry ,or look and 'feel' its in good nick How far are you from a pond (newts or worse, GCNs) . Or bats, or anything fluffy that ecologists pretend to look after? Technical :by that I mean any dicipline which attracts Professional Indemnity Insurance Structural Survey: choose a surveyor with great care - ask for a fee proposal and an exact definition of the aspects to be surveyed - from at least three reputable firms Law: usual stuff - boundary disputes? access rights Do you need an architect - or architectural technician? Ground around the barn iffy? Wet, dry .... get a reputable ground worker Which surveyour does your mortgage company use (if relevant) Ask around. Who knows what about the history of the place? Estate Agent? Network in the local pub - emphasis on work and listening Best of luck, Ian

Here is the Product Support page for your equipment And here is their Customer Support listing We aren't experts - hard bitten and experienced, yes, but not experts. Good luck

It's a long read, but worth it: it will save you (and us) agood deal of time

Yes. First, request a certified copy of the " guidance". I think there's at least some chance there is no technically valid guidance ( hence '...certified copy....' so they can't later claim 'Oh that was sent in error' ) If there is some guidance, ask them - politely at first - to link to or send you the evidence base on which that decision (in this case minimum 15m build separation) was taken. Get them to send their answer to a Structural Engineer working for you. Thats important - because they will be tempted to consider you as a nuisance and that even if they gave you chapter and verse, you wouldn't understand the reply. If, as is likely, they stone wall, submit an FOI request for the information. If you get this far, then ask when that decision ( 15 meters separation ) was taken, and when it was last reviewed, and by whom and what qualifications did the reviewer have? While you are doing this, List each airshaft (photo - GPS location, description) Gather evidence of the distance of all the buildings next to the airshafts Request a list of all the repairs to the airshafts that were necessitated as a result of building in the proximity of airshafts, and the dates of repair You now have a databse of evidence with which to challenge this (in my opinion) probably ludicrous 15 meter rule. Post here when you've got that done. Good luck I'm nosey as Hell. Where is this (GPS or Google map or other geo-reference..... please?) Ian

I recon if I could have put my hand on the right tool instantly - over the last few years I might well have already saved a week. I've just had to sell one of my containers and put everything all those tools that were in there in my other container. If I get to the end of the month with any hair left, Ill be happy.

Did they tell you about the intended charge at the time? Yes: what did you agree at the time? Something? Anything? Nothing? No: - well thats a pity , because it's unfair to pluck a number out of the air AND NOT tell me in at the time. Consider the local politics of not paying. Who - locally - does he know. Because not paying him will pour poop into the local well. Does that matter? Are you are a Domestic Client under CDM 2015 ? If so, fine - if NOT then more care is needed. As a Domestic Client you have no responsibility for estimation errors on his part. If you are a Commercial Client you could be expected to have taken more care to check his estimate - or quote.

Or - cheaper - quicker - more customisable - cast in situ concrete ?

Every single proper self builder has several £uckMe moments. 8 years in and they still happen. At this stage in the game I'm just glad to get to the end of any one day without one. You get better at handling them, and when you can't there's oodles of help here.

Morning, good to have you with us. There's a wealth of experience here. Lots of help available. You might need a sense of humour sometimes....