Pocster

This walls high maybe 8 ft - so you never really see the copings . Will look at it in more detail today . I will level the centre bit no matter what otherwise it will look like a dog .

Think I’ve got what you are saying . I was going to put Scaff board horizontal down each side of the wall then bolted across to each other . Then put another line of timber inside as there would be gaps due to the random stone . Foam the gaps from inside the shuttering . Once cured cut the excess foam out . In theory a nice neat trough for cement 😁

Btw ! I forgot it’s April 1st . My post is no joke . It’s April 1st everyday on my site !

Then dear @Mr Punter your faith maybe wildly misplaced ! My view on these things is your option requires some skill and capability . I think I’ve worked out a good way to shutter the top section . Then I can just slop and level concrete in I.e skill required = less .

I'm tempted to "somehow" shutter the centre of the wall. Then I can mix concrete into it and get a nice level. Quite what I fix the shuttering to I'm not sure. The stone work is random so no flat surface....

Sow's ear?; you saying it looks rough by any chance? 😶 Could I use tile backboard? ( that's cement board based isn't it?).Could fix/pack into the centre line of bricks. Is the DPC necessary under coping stones?. If I did do dpc then the coping technically is not bonded to the wall... ( just worried if it get's knocked/pushed ).

Yes please

No , no , no . I like the same questions over and over again because even I can get to answer some . I then appear knowledgeable and experienced. That then inflates my low self esteem and perceived worth . To take this away and have pages of “ answers to common questions “ would leave me wanting 😞🥲

Actually … not rapid set ! Otherwise I’ll have to work quickly!!

This type of thing from Amazon ? Bostik 30812809 Cementone Rapid Setting Cement, For Interior & Exterior Use, Waterproof, Colour: Grey, 10kg

Ok . I was worried as the big copes are 48cm wide and of course my ‘semi level ‘ brick line is just the width of a brick . But yes ; I can do that . Any pre mixed ( make my life easy ) you recommend???

See what I did there in the title 😁 Anyway ! They finally turned up . The big ones are big and heavy . Don’t fancy my chances mixing sand/cement to bed these . I know you can get pre mix or indeed glue for these - any recommendations? Secondly as you can see the only ‘roughly’ level bit are the bricks down the centre . Do I just bed on these then ‘fill’ on either side with cement to fill the gap between coping and stone facework ? . Or should I ‘somehow’ make a wider level ‘platform’ for the copings to sit on ??

Yes ! We can then generate tidal energy from the submerged Welsh Atlantis ! . Tempted to email Boris with my suggestion ( solution ! ) because it’s a winner !

I think there are simpler solutions. Wales. Yes wales. Remember the film "Escape from New York" ?. We section off Wales with a big wall ( Welsh hate the English anyway ) so I can't see any objections to that. We then stick loads of on shore wind turbines all over Wales. In England we build loads of nuclear power plants ( yes, yes ; I know the radioactive by product is a problem ). The radioactive waste we dump in wales. If this solution causes any Welsh people discomfort ( and I fully appreciate it might ) ; we do it along the Scottish boarder instead. SIMPLES!

Who pays - is indeed the big question….. unfortunately I don’t have the answer .

Agree that the main issue is insulating current ( old ) properties . Without being heartless I was thinking when Ukraine rebuilds entire cities they could set an exemplary example of sustainable , low carbon , efficient housing …… Perhaps we need to knock everything down ….

Or in my case every 50mm 😂

I’m not sure tbh So in a power outage ( only ever caused by me ) only the pw2 would kick in is not an issue for me ( I know it is for you ) . Regarding SE and that ‘feature’ best ask installer

Erm , um ! I think it’s a new SE inverter for both ( I’m guessing of course ) . Yeah it’s tricky even with hindsight . I choose PW2 because that was the most publicised and reviewed choice I.e other brands were far more limited . I did regret not getting 3 phase initially - but now it doesn’t really matter . i *guess* if I was starting fresh today I’d go more PV straight away and have 3 SE batteries ( max I think on 1 phase ) . As it stands though I can achieve similar. 1 x PW , 1 x SE battery ( will add another later if it makes sense ) , 4kw pv upgraded to 7.2kw with optimisers .

I do . But can’t add another pw as DNO won’t allow . So adding SolarEdge batteries with a SolarEdge inverter ; also extra pv all with SE optimisers .

It’s the middle of the week so the answer is 🍷

Also installer takes responsibility for it all . Must admit I worry if I bought everything and then have my sparky install it and there’s an issue ( even later on ) . Take the easy route 😁

I see. My additional SolarEdge battery is being zero rated ( no issue from the company) yet I have PV already.... Yeah -there's a lot of other things to think about I agree; it can be overwhelming .

Why can’t you zero rate if battery is installed after pv ? . It’s a new build so vat exempt on supply and install ….