Gone West

Wasn't there a tidal generator operating in Strangford Lough for around ten years. Don't think it's there any longer, don't know why.

We are going to have an open vented thermal store, heated with an oil boiler, solar thermal and PV, for similar reasons as you. I was looking at the Newark Aquinox TS with PHE which is very efficient. I can't see it on their website now though. Aquinox HWM.pdf

We built in the garden of the bungalow we were living in. I just put a T connector in the existing pipework to the bungalow and ran a supply to the new house. When I demolished the bungalow I kept that water pipe and used it as a garden supply. I never told the local water company that we were even doing a new build.

Why isn't a full plans only, submission required, with the developer taking the hit if they start without BC approval. If this was the case, with proper BC inspections, you would know who was at fault.

Isoquick had LABC approval and certificate, which made it straightforward when we used it. It was in 2010 so it may no longer apply.

When I gave my 3 minutes worth at committee, I pointed out all their errors, as politely as I could. I had, a few days before the Committee Meeting, hand delivered a package of supporting documents to each of the Committee Members. I won unanimously much to the intense annoyance of the Head of Planning.

A quick explanation :- https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/uknews/uk-bans-popular-garden-plant-gunnera-after-study-finds-it-an-invasive-species/ar-AA1lbVM2?ocid=mailsignout&cvid=4038674bd46b4070ae440db7f59a4350&ei=39 The details :- https://journals.rbge.org.uk/rbgesib/article/view/1998/1917

IIRC the farm was owned by the Church Commission when we bought the cottage. Something to do with a Canterbury College. They originally built a terrace of three solid walled cottages and then later (1901) two pairs of semis with cavity walls.

That's interesting, as back in the 90s we lived in a 1901 built semi-detached farm workers cottage with a 2" cavity in the main part of the house. There was a solid 9" walled single storey extension at the rear.

Isn't it a requirement to have a double check valve on entry into the property.

Joint backer rod was discussed on here a little while ago.

I fitted Lindab guttering, and the instructions say that the galvanising creeps back over a cut surface, as long as the metal is only cut with hand tools. If power tools are used the heat build up destroys the galvanising near the cut. We didn't have any rust showing after several years of use.

He could try Fix-A-Floor. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/162317653688

Why does a DIY reedbed have to be any larger than a commercial system?

We had a small plot and didn't have room for a drainage field, so we were going to have a deepbore soakaway. The deepbore soakaway turned into a 47m deep well, so we needed another solution. The neatest solution for our needs that we could find, and was acceptable to the BCO, was a Klargester reedbed system. We used the supplied reeds for a year or so but they were very vigorous. We were told we could use irises instead of reeds as they had suitable rhizome root systems and grew less than half the height of the reeds. We never considered willows as they would not have been suitable for the reedbeds we had.

IIRC it was around £2000. It worked fine, no smells, but you wouldn't want children playing in it. The maintenance consisted of thinning out the reeds every three or four years, which you had to be careful when doing, as you shouldn't get the water in any cuts, so it was a Marigolds job.

I wouldn't say huge. We had a Klagester Reed Bed System, for six people output, it was two tanks, IIRC 2.5m long by 0.8m wide and the BCO sanctioned the tertiary treated effluent to be piped into a soakaway. https://www.kingspan.com/gb/en/products/water-management/reed-beds/

Would have thought the Dewalt website was your browser homepage 😁.

https://www.dewalt.co.uk/products/power-tools/saws/track-saws

Yeah, we found it 'interesting' positioning a 1.5 sink, and tap infront of the window with a flying mullion. It's all good fun.

When your A2A is defrosting, does it just turn off the indoor units.

Welcome to the forum, good luck with the renovation. Stormdry is one type of treatment you could look at.

If you don't mind me asking, what type of stone is it and does it have a particular name.

I think I did mine more or less 50/50 with the tap positioned central but so both windows would open. The sink was fixed with G Clips. https://www.gclip.co.uk/Undermount_sink_installation.html

I doubt it, looks more like coir fitted to stop the pipes squeaking against the joists. If you're worried you can get asbestos testing kits from Amazon.