Pocster

Too true ! Sad thing is I’m almost back to where my first suspicions began !!

I’m on you boss 😉

Another possibility

Annoyingly one of my first tests was hosing the quoin column for 10 minutes - with no sign of a leak . But I’ll dig up that part in the lane Monday when it’s 30 degrees .

Typical isn’t it ! Spoke too soon. ! Right going to dig this corner up at the base quoin and concrete it

Flooded it about 2 hours ago ; no sign of leak

The EPC system doesn’t calculate exact U-values for compliance — it models performance based on default assumptions and basic visible inputs. If you’re already meeting the EPC target, but are being told to improve individual U-values (like 0.16 for the roof), then: The council is contradicting itself They’re holding you to two different standards at once: The overall EPC band, and The specific U-value targets that most properties don’t even hit Council nerd either: Doesn’t understand how EPCs and U-values actually work, or Is applying blanket criteria from some internal checklist without thinking critically Either way, it’s not your job to retrofit beyond reason when: You’ve complied with past and present standards You’ve hit EPC C And any further upgrade is disproportionate, impractical, or impossible

So I bitumen painted it , but am truly sceptical it will fix the issue . Will do a mega soak test tomorrow!!

It’s all BS . Remember the rooms occupied . The councils comments are shite . It’s an epc c but the roof ( or does he mean all the roofs ) most likely aren’t 0.16 - so like 90% of the hmo loft rooms in the city I presume ? Part L allows for reason to be taken on age and viability of any alterations . Typically a loft room in a 1900 house ain’t going to have a lot of options . I posted too see responses but also to show ( yet again ) how dumb / bs the council is . Yet to receive a reply to my latest email about 3 days ago . Like all regs unless absolute specific and a government forced condition e.g room sizes ; the council can use common sense if they have any . I’d be very surprised if I don’t get this buried right up their arse …

Leaked after rain last night . I’ll bitumen paint today but I’m not optimistic….

Cement done

Oops ! Yeah - no bribes 🤣

No reply from council yet . What this is ; is the same with planning and building regs . Minion wants something ( 0.16 ) , doesn’t understand it , doesn’t know how to achieve it , isn’t qualified in the subject . I have a few cards left to play depending on their response . A bit of kick back usually produces a result .

Yeah it’s a pir and radar sensor . To get 100% reliability of whether someone is on the sofa it worked best there - everything one sensor I think . Also have to 3d print a corner to hide the cables entering the ceiling top left .

A professional build !

You’re my kneeling pad

wtf ! You’ve been spying on my SWMBO !!

And a buxom secretary surely …

Pay me a visit I’ll demo it for you

That’s your bitch name when I tie you up with packaging tape …. A parcel that needs delivery

Nasty bast

Cleared out the rest ready for tomorrow. You know I was amazed how all the water disappeared…. Well , probably because of that mofo hole !!!

All atmos ceiling speakers in 👍

May be fit a manhole cover here ? So literally nothing underneath- just so water can’t pool but will run forward and then when it hits the rest of the block paving will spill over so it can’t ’back up’ . Good plan ? . A plan !!