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I had hse in NI shut my site down a few years ago for no scaffolding and fall deck. Rightly lectured me to all of the issue and stated professional scaffolding was required. Problem for me was a sprawling bungalow was still too small a job for most companies to be interested in. Long story short, system scaffolding erected by me and inspected by hse for signoff was all that was required. No scaff tags etc asked for.

More likely this one https://www.screwfix.com/p/mcalpine-mactun-2-tundish-with-self-closing-valve-15-22mm-x-1-1-4-/589JJ?tc=QA4&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwh4-wBhB3EiwAeJsppH5gst-d9cNqO9Z6RB6RKNRk93fa6TM-DvVf98bnwQKCHjSOi02FgxoC4lMQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds

I'm confused on this one. My understanding is as follows:- - A land registry map in NI likely shows you own to the middle of the road, particularly if rural. Given mid-ulster I assume that is the case. - Roads service have rights to maintain what constitutes the highway (hedge to hedge, fence to fence etc), by virtue of some ancient law. This feeds into maintaining sight lines over someone else's land ie a sight line exists and you just need visibility over it. - to get a new access for a property over land owned by someone else, for it to be long-standing and stand up to dispute should be a legal agreement for right of access. What confuses me is that the lay-by is yet to be built, but will be for access to your additional site. Therefore what is proposed above will end up being a shared access? In the country in NI this can be limiting for mortgages etc

Apologies not weedol but SBK https://www.diy.com/departments/sbk-systemic-concentrated-weed-killer-0-25l/5012042022501_BQ.prd

I have this in my what will be garden and it is a nightmare. Glphosphate hasn't done much for it in my case, however weedol rootkill plus has worked to a degree but it keeps coming back!! @Sarah29 any particular variety/type of lime?

I remember debating about my air valves and other multiple things on ceilings like smoke and co2 detectors being independent and stressing about how it might look etc. Some wise head on here, maybe @Nickfromwales told me, after a while you won't even look at them never mind notice they are there, how true that is.

What about ICF, no experience myself but seem to all get delivered on pallets. Light and easily moved about it would seem. Someone like @Conor could provide more information re ICF

4G like others have said. Starlink and use it in the house when it is built. If you are friendly with someone line of sight of your caravans that has a fibre connection ask them if you can share and setup a point to point link.

Hawthorne forest products too

I was in the same boat re address not being on the list. I quite literally harassed them and stamped my feet like a petulant child as I had no other fibre offering available. Eventually they gave in. Happy to give you contact details of the person that I liaised with.

I used this stuff on 2 corner window posts https://enviroform-insulation.com/product/steel-window-posts-lintels/ I believe others here used the same.

Other options. Lagan valley steels Barrett steel Wray engineering Hillsborough

3 years later finally getting around to fitting the towel rad in bathroom 🤣 Appears on a dry fit without valves the plumber hasn't left it easy for me. Any views on options to get valves on these pipes and rad, or is it not an issue.

Stratum delivered for me. Fibrus has been great when we eventually got it. Just renewed new deal for another 24months.

Bit more of an expensive option but GJD do very good PIR solutions that will work 30m+

Some job.

FM330 is great foam, unfortunately I am struggling to get it in Northern Ireland, and shipping prices are ridiculous from England it seems.

@eandg Works out at unit price of £5 +vat per block (0.45 X 0.2m). Capping stones a similar price. This was summer 2020, invariably will be more expensive now. Then factor in the stone for initial base, filling cores and back filling.

I am in the process of building one at the moment using Allanblock from Colinwell a local supplier. Attached is the guidance for their wall products. ab-residential-retaining-walls.pdf ABCommManual.pdf

I only have 0.75 of an acre, not sure I can justify a fergie like you @joe90 never mind @IanR option or suggestions above.

So many on marketplace etc hard to know what to touch. Don't want to spend big money as will probably invest in robot mower for the garden. Hopefully get a fence up at some point and sheep will take care of the paddock.

@Olly P @Onoff I have a 0.75 acre field/paddock and have been mulching it once a year this last few years. Have looked at many countax/Westwood mowers potentially to tend a bit more to the field. What height of grass can they cope with? Can they stick a bit of abuse? Alternative is a tow behind atv flail mower, don't have an atv though.

I used spray glue from Screwfix for aerogel on my corner window posts

This intrigued me as I was going to build a face wall with sleepers. Can't convince wife to go horizontal with them though. I like the idea of the wall but burying 1/4 to 1/3 of the sleeper length doesn't warm my heart.

Hi Joe Welcome from a co down member, there are a few 'locals' kicking about here. Hopefully you will have picked up we like blogs and photos.