Pocster

No it wasn’t commercial! . I know commercial rates are high that’s why I was shocked for residential

Gorilla do a waterproof coat and seal . liquid rubber . This sounds much easier to use ….. ???? https://www.sealantsandtoolsdirect.co.uk/everbuild-aquaseal-liquid-roof-membrane-coating-21kg-grey-aqliqrfgy21?language=en-gb&currency=GBP&gclid=CjwKCAjw0dKXBhBPEiwA2bmObYa4ga9qgfDzqUIoEc6TNVy_tN6TICK6WK0cxuL0oEfAfXIOmClmxBoCZSAQAvD_BwE expensive - but literally just paint timber / concrete upstands with this ??

Best method to water proof the upstand ? Epdm ?

Planning ahead is the key . Like pv , batteries 😁😁😁😁😁 . Being a smug git again .

But you must take into account future expansion. A bridge , a swimming pool , helicopter landing pad . 😁

Seen a few people online being quoted 72p kw on a fixed 1 yr contract ! . We will I think see the £1 mark at some point soon .

I agree with everything you say but … electric consumption was projected to double in the U.K. by 2030 ( from memory ) gas / oil is a finite resource and therefore will always cost more to extract Environmental/ climate issues known for a long time No one could predict war / Covid / brexit - but the issues were known - just largely ignored . imho it was inevitable we’d end up here - but like everyone I couldn’t predict the path and speed .

Probably worth a visit

I hate it when SWMBO “ works from home “ …. 😑

Sad thing I’ve been reading is that come winter more people will be using that log burner rather than the main heating of the house . There I was thinking we were trying to get away from that where possible….

A life no doubt of complete bliss !

When I had my SolarEdge battery installed the installer did say there was a local guy going completely off grid all year round . He has a 40kw pv array and battery . I asked what happened in winter I.e low pv ; apparently if he only generates say 2kw he uses 1 and makes sure he ‘banks’ 1 in the battery . I think he’s on a mission so no tv , laptop or welder to deal with - presumably no SWMBO also !

Now that would be an achievement!

Average ( before rises hmo gas / electricity) bill 3k a year . From October 6k . I have 3 HMO’s like that . So 9k to find ( ignoring base rate increase !!! ) . Literally just increased some rents ( effectively bill part ) but hard to claw anything like 9k back ….

Yep - and it’s a big big big problem

That would look pants wouldn’t it ? . Though you could cook in it I suppose ……

Well there you go . Hmo for example 5 tenants . ‘ bills’ divided by 5 . Bad ; but not end of the world …

This bit is confusing. I don’t think it can island - but ‘blackouts ‘ are currently rare for me .At the moment my ‘bill’ is just the wanky standing charge aka ‘admin ‘ etc. Bs . Can’t complain though . 12 months from now when ‘ off peak ‘ is 15p kw and peak 70p you lot are (expletive deleted)ed ! 😉

If only everyone was intelligent and had PV and batteries . If only I was a smug git .

No chance of getting a guy in to render it - so need something I can do .

No . The light well is outside the building . That window you can see is triple glazed . Council wanted it like this . So the light well isn’t even fixed to the main house .

In all it’s glory from the inside

The walk on glazing ( giggles ) upstand probably timber . Goes up past the flat roof . How best to waterproof the upstand ?