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That might be the easiest method to work - change the hinges . Was looking for a cheaper and lazier solution

Apparently not because whilst I can attach to gate there’s nothing to attach to other side I.e no pillar - just the wall . I assume twisting that fixing so it attached to the recess stonework will cause it not to function . Check previous photo

Fabricate a custom rise washer ? Don’t think 3d printing will be strong enough

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A washer with a fall effectively ? . That going to provide enough potential energy to cause the gate to close ?? 🤔

This type of thing was my first thought . But doesn’t the spring have to be flush to the gate ? . Because my gates recessed it wouldn’t work ? - ChatGPT told me that

Where’s all the (expletive deleted)ing engineers and brains ? This is tricky because it’s recessed - come on (expletive deleted) wits !

And the climb down as expected... I wish to also apologise for the confusion caused by the scheduling requirements in this case. This emanated from the information provided in the EPC, where an area of ‘no insulation’ was listed. The scheduling approach has been discussed with the officer and was immediately addressed with a revised copy. The officer identified an actionable hazard under the HHSRS, based on the EPC information provided and when scheduling the insulation, the CIEH Excess Cold Guidance was used. This guidance refers to the Building Regulations when scheduling and justifies it being referenced. As the request was for works to be either completed or confirmation sent that the area of roof space assumed to have no insulation was in fact insulated and an additional EPC report was not requested, we are not willing to reimburse these costs. Although the amount of insulation in the spaces was not able to be determined from a visual inspection the report confirms that the property is adequately insulated, and we can therefore confirm that the insulation items to the loft and kitchen are now considered to be fully resolved.

Been away a few days . Whilst no obvious water on the floor - still leaks as damp. Must have been plenty of rain as second water butt which was empty is now full . The quest continues…

Gate from otherside

Mine look pretty similar as exposed to the elements for a few yrs . Don’t worry about it

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I believe some kind of powered actuator is my best bet ? ( have poe nearby )

Everyone keeps leaving my pedestrian gate open , so I need a closer . They all seem to fix on the assumption the gate and its ‘sides ‘ ( panels / wall etc ) are inline I.e flush with gate . My gate is recessed . So I need a closer that can deal with that . Not obvious looking online from what I’ve seen which can do this at a reasonable price . Only gate photo I have to hand , but you can see it’s recessed against the quoins ( same on other side )

That’s not bad . Windows though yeah ? (expletive deleted) it then 😊

Yes - if it worked that way . It’s cheap let it be cheap for everyone . But it doesn’t work like that . Fission power eventually super cheap; but never cheap for us . Large scale cheap yes ; but never fully passed on to consumer ever

Get solar , get batteries- stop whining ! It was ALWAYS predictable that energy prices would increase and undoubtedly still will . Look back at old threads on here ‘mocking’ pv, battery ….

You are not alone . Experienced most of that inc party wall disputes . First piece of advice is (expletive deleted) your neighbor . Let the solicitor due their job and rely on facts and law . These type of people either make you or break you . You got this 👍

These are not great fun to install

😊 . You can go “ as far as you can “ off the original drawings . Without being ridiculous. As mentioned if no one complains I.e neighbor ; no one cares . If you do ‘grab a bit extra ‘ just be prepared to give a reason if caught . e.g I had this . Neighbor complains house is higher than drawings . Drawings show house against ‘original wall ‘ . The original wall didn’t exist ( I had knocked it down ) - so is my new wall higher than original wall ? . Also ( as a plan B ) I claimed to the enforcement officer that I had added extra floor insulation which had increased the height slightly . As a side note . My build ‘grew’ 1 metre longer and 0.5m wider

So bitumen’d along this bit . Did clear off the loose soil . But as I painted it on I created a depression as it pulled the loose stuff up . Will paint again later today . Tomorrow will stick a bit of cement in that depression though . Also bought a larger tin - ready to paint the entire width of the lane if need be . Won’t bother with anymore water tests as it’s incredibly difficult too make it leak but Mr. Rain seems very good at its job .

Strangely enough my gym has constant leaks . Metal flat roof , very large . Been like that since I joined many years ago . They’ve had various contractors in over that time . But once you go up that flight of stairs on a rainy day you are nearly always greeted my the strategically placed buckets .

Yeah I could just blast a sq metre of the lane with it . But I really want to know the exact area . It was a fair bit of rain , some heavy , so a good test .

I must cook better quality steak than you 😊

Now I cook a lot of steak and I have no issues