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Is this an invention to drive @SteamyTea (further) up the wall? Or worth a bit of thought? I ask because Octopusy (my energy supplier) is pushing it.... I mean, what next Welsh Dressers doubling as a space heater? It shouldn't be allowed

Correct. Follow @ProDave's advice.

Ignore every letter, or email, answer no phone call. Remember the lesson. Wince.

Welcome. The answer is contained in the General Binding Rules for small discharges : Yes, the landowner(s) can say 'No' and frequently do. We had this problem and solved it like this..... We asked our near neighbours for permission to put our foul drain pipe across their land. They refused point blank. Even when we offered £5K. We asked another neighbour: she agreed subject to proper paid for advice, and a proper legal agreement. I arranged all of that, £2K later, it was all sorted out. The major irritant was the speed of their lawyer's work flow : glacial.

Excellent. Roughly the same delay as mine. Spent it already though 😕. Lend us a fivver will ya?

Builder's foam p!$$es me off big-time. Have a read - at my expense.

Yes. But I need to be able to 'tune' the inlet. So I need a proper inlet fitting. It's the one nearest the MVHR unit, (2m away) so I suspect I will need to throttle that particular inlet back a good bit.

Which is your tightest constraint? Money, time, effort; all three; any two; just one, none? And visibility. There's yer starting points for thinking. An annoying answer, I suspect. Are you overlooked - if not JustBloodyDoIt. If yes, how many CockWombles walk past your place? Loads. Suck yer teeth for a while. Time: your arrangement is temporary for two years. Bingo: " Whatcha moanin' abart Mr Official From The LPA - it's comin' daown in a jiffy - push orf. " Put HERAS up and a set of B-F-O Notices up to cause fear and trembling to all ..... Do as little as possible: Stick To The Knitting: the house. Loads to do there.

'S almost as $hite as mine

The end in mind is to 'countersink' the outlet such that the vent assembly sits sufficiently far above the finished ceiling to be clear of the opening door. To do that, I need to cut inside the outlet. Since I can't simply remove it, trim and replace it, I need to cut up inside' the outlet by about 12 mm. And then re-fit the vent. Making sure that cut is clean and level was exercising what's left of my brain.

I need to trim this MVHR Inlet back by about 15mm. Currently, I'm (was) thinking that I need(ed) to fit a 'stop' of some sort inside the outlet, and then trim tight-up against that - .... unless there's such a thing a self-centring cutting thingamajig ..... meanwhile The BH Collective comes up trumps. Thats what I need @MikeGrahamT21, a depth stop attached to a cutter shaft (with a cutting blade on it) . Self-centring is a distraction . A problem shared is halved innit. Yer a star Mr Graham. Thanks. Thanks @twice round the block good idea, BUT ; we'd better keep @pocster away from one of those hadn't we.....

Is there such a thing?

Start anywhere in your planning. It just doesn't matter where - because everything is related to everything else. I know the feeling: you don't want to forget one thing on which loads of other things depend (Dependency) ... Here's a definitive - as in too detailed for most people

@Valentina, this thread makes for difficult reading. You are going to have to be assertive and determined to get your VAT back from the contractors. The last they they will want to do is admit and have to correct an error: and then repay you. Just a quick nudge: I 'feel' the likelihood of you needing to move in before completion. Do have look at this

No, these days nobody (except the self-interested) can miss the discomforting display of venal self interest. I'm annoyed at my own passivity about it. Back in the 70s I (we?) would be back at Grosvenor Square singing sweet lullabies to the relevant MPs, Politicians and Members of the HoL . Now - I'm too self-interested.

It doesn't involve walk-on glazing.... should be fine

Here's an illustration to help answer your question Our design could not have been more different than the 'chocolate box' row of 18th Century houses further down the lane. How did we get it through planning? Listening hard to the planner, compromise and careful attention local micropolitics. Finicky, delicate work.

Supply and Fit - on a newbuild - is Zero rated. If you are a Domestic Client and you get charged VAT, and you pay it for a supply and fit contract, then you will have to claim that VAT back from the supplier. Read this (full post here) Read the Guidance Notes on the VAT reclaim form

Uncluttered space creates calm. But behind that calmness is a real determination to create that calm. And thats hard work. A constant self discipline to - for example - put things in the dishwasher rather than next it, put shoes away rather than kick them off on the way to the shower, put newspapers in the rack rather than leave them on the settee, put stuff away all the time. I can't manage it. But when I do put stuff away (Saturday mornings only) I feel better - organised. For about an hour 😕

Thats an impressive kitchen. And impressive self-discipline. Scandi innit.....

Our supplier provided a detailed drawing of all the valves and pipe work needed in our installation. You might find that your supplier has a website which details all the bits and bobs needed in your installation.

The times we've heard that sensible bit of advice here....😶

Just remembered this about What They Dont Tell you about owning a digger

You 'bin lookin' in the showers then Clive?

Hmmm, spose its better when you cough innit......