Gone West

As it's a contract, and you don't know what it means, I would ask them for an explanation. Does the 230m to tip, refer to the overall blade diameter, or from ground to highest point point of a blade tip?

I've used horizontal hit and miss panels to reduce wind load.

I recently moved to Cornwall from East Kent where I built the house, so not much use I'm afraid. I didn't treat the cladding and we let it go silvery grey.

Welcome to the forum and good luck with your project. I clad our house with Western Red Cedar which I sourced from a local timber yard, as I was able to get the lengths I wanted, in the right grade at a better price than on-line. I used grade 2 clear and better which was virtually knot free.

I use aluminium warehouse for metalwork, usually a good price. https://www.aluminiumwarehouse.co.uk/collections/aluminium-mouldings-half-round-moulding/products/2-in-x-1-4-in-aluminium-half-round-moulding-hrm

We had AAVs in the house and a low level SVP in the flower bed near the treatment plant.

I think there are plans for changes to PD this year, which might include wraparound extensions. I expect a general election will affect that though. https://www.planninggeek.co.uk/2024/changes-planned-for-permitted-development-rights-for-extensions-roofs-and-outbuildings/

What about 445mm long inclinometer strapped to the crossbar? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Digital-Magnetic-Spirit-Inclinometer-Backlight/dp/B00A2B57AU

Solidor do smooth finish composite doors, but in their contemporary range. https://www.solidor.co.uk/news/the-contemporary-collection/2019/05/

If you mean a Genvex Combi 185 then the DHW tank is 185 litres and it's space heating output is warm air, not hot water for UFH. If the house is insulated to significantly better than PH maximum standards, ie U factors of no more than 0.1 W/m2K then the Genvex Combi 185 LS version should be sufficient for a house of that size.

Your picture showed very poor farming practice and not something I've seen since living down here. As it shows poor farming practice it will be in a very small minority of cases and not representative of beef farming in Cornwall. So why make the comment you did about beef farming in Cornwall? If you really think importing beef from Australia or the Americas full of growth hormone and antibiotics is better than local beef, that's fine, but you won't convince me.

Very true. The first time I converted a window to French doors, back in the nineties, I was so pleased. I did have my helper.

Here is a picture of the field next to my garden. In this part of the country a good farmer takes cattle in for the winter to stop the fields being damaged by the heavy animals and puts sheep in. Showing that picture, to me, proves you are clutching at straws and have lost the arguement.

The sun provides most of the energy. Grass for around half the year and either hay, haylage or silage for the other half plus some cattle feed.

So I guess that means worse working conditions and animal welfare. So I guess that means worse working conditions and animal welfare, as it's not been mentioned. So not comparing like with like. There is a small abbatoir on the outskirts of the village which is used by the local farmers for slaughtering their cattle and sheep. I can buy cuts of beef or lamb directly from the farmer a couple of hundreds metres down the road. The cattle and sheep were kept in the fields adjacent to my garden. So the meat would have travelled a couple of miles maximum. You won't convince me that buying meat from the other side of the world is better for me or the planet.

I used an asbestos test kit from Amazon a few years ago. The results came back within a few days and were as I suspected.

I'm just tired, and wishing I was 35 again.

It's a simple job 😃. https://www.aeg.co.uk/support/support-articles/cooking/ovens/how-to-use-pyrolytic-cleaning-on-your-aeg-oven/

The same for me. After I did all the paperwork for him as well.

When I was modelling my last house, I ran my house design through the PHPP with a range of air infiltration values to see what the effect would be. Pressurisation Test Result (ACH) Specific Space Heating Demand (kWh/m2a) 0.2 12.1 0.4 12.3 0.6 12.5 0.8 12.7 1.0 12.9 2.0 14.0

A friend used oxalic acid to remove rust marks from timber. I used to use phosphoric acid to clean rust from car parts. Don't know what the affect would be on a wall tile though.

I had a Secoh air pump in my plant and when a diaphragm split it would disconnect the power and so turn the pump off. I soon learnt to change the diaphragms every few years so I didn't have any nasty surprises in the middle of winter. Maintenance kits are easy to come by.

You can buy external AAVs. https://www.floplast.co.uk/product/external-air-admittance-valve

I designed, installed and commissioned the MVHR in my PH. I drew up all the required commissioning paperwork for the BCO, who wasn't interested and didn't want to inspect it. It was a few years ago, and we are in England, so things might be different.

We dismantled a timber frame bungalow and all the timber was taken via Freecycle and Freegle.