Dave Jones
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Half finished project up for sale in Hastings
Dave Jones replied to Water's topic in General Self Build & DIY Discussion
Can’t see a tunnel but if there is and a fire engine can’t get through it I can’t see how building control can sign it off as It won’t comply with fire regs. -
Not really. Councils have to offer pre application advice sone even make a small charge. Nothing stopping a call to a planning officer and simply asking the question as well .if you can get through!
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Hello. Just starting ideas... so many questions!
Dave Jones replied to MLR1907's topic in Introduce Yourself
all depends on if you will be staying in the house long term or selling. If selling don't go eco £££££ crazy you wont get a return out of it. Money better spent on tangebale items, kitchens, bathrooms, doors etc will get you more bang for your ££ -
nah. 75mm semi dry screed with fibres and joins wont crack. Put it with a laser is best floor you can have.
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just stagger them, use the offcut as a starter on the next row. You have to leave an expansion gap were boards butt up and they both need to land on the joist (doubler).
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Letter to planning, do I need planning for fence ? Reply back 'no' crack on 'yes' bang in an application.
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couple questions, what is the flat roof make up. is it warm or cold ? Did they lap the rubber up and under the bottom row of tiles all the way round ? Water will be 100% overflowing under those tiles and dropping into the roof. It's not great, id be inclined to get a professional in to re-do the lantern upstand and insulate it, pull down the plasterboard and see what state its in. If its a cold roof then there is no ventilation that I can see and if it was a warm roof the vapour barrier isn't up to much. so annoying the amount of cowboys there are out there.
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is it a warm or cold roof underneath? Rubber all day long over fibreglass.
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Hello, from two Lake District Passive House wannabees
Dave Jones replied to LakeDistrictEugene's topic in Introduce Yourself
first job is get the services disconnected/moved. If you have gas this can take a while. forget skips they cost a fortune you want a grab wagon. The chap with the digger who knocks it down will know someone. It makes lilfe easier if you strip as much as you can first, so all woodwork - skirting, doors, wardrobes, kitchens etc and burn. Also all the rads, pipework and scrap it. You will be charged much less if you can segregate it a little, the digger man will have a grab for pulling out the roof trusses etc so you can burn them. -
only 100mm insulation not 150 ? and 50mm screed is thin, really need to be 75mm
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Could a wooden window made on site get BC sign-off?
Dave Jones replied to epsilonGreedy's topic in Windows & Glazing
brick them all up. building control couldn'tt care less as long as fire regs are complied with. They are not there to enforce planning. -
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for 6m span 3 100x100 fence posts conked in will be more than adequate.
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35k for an 8x8 in just labour is daylight robbery.
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i can only speak for Western Power who have made it mandatory.
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it's highway which has the 1m restriction not a footpath.
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im sure it will be fine a normal 1.8m fence, saying that for peace of mind give planning a call. Tell them what your proposing and see what they say. It would help if you could reference similar fencing adjacent to footpaths in your area as a precedent.
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For a single person I can see it would work for you. An immersion heater may well have been cheaper though. Females on the the other hand would empty that little tank just washing their hair and wo betide when it runs cold...... They ARE expensive to install by a factor of 10 minimum compared to a combi and provide none of the benefits. They only offer drawbacks. If they were so brilliant then why is there a RHI scheme to subsidise them ? You have a very narrow blinkered view, I'm looking at the larger picture.
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It's a nice feeling isn't it 'free' electric! My own solar has done really well the last week of sunshine, not to mention the 60p fit... I bought a tesla Powerwall 2 years ago so I could time shift my usage and take advantage of the solar and hourly billing. Really pleased with the investment.
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you have a civil engineer, what you asking us for then !
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do you have a race to get up early for the shower in the morning before its gone or do you have a weedy 2lpm caravan type showers !! that's how a combi works yes. As joe highlighted there are places where its the least worst option but they are only ever an expensive poor cousin to a combi.
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ok ill bite. how many L of how water do you have on demand ?
