Dave Jones

try and build your first one with cash. raise it however you can.

what im saying is what is the point of jail time, not like he's a risk to the community. Idiotic decision and a cheaper more relevant punishment should have been used. re- stabbers - judges failing to send just under half of all repeat knife carrier to prison. Judges should be replaced with a small (say 3 or 5) panel of normal joe public to decide their fate should a jury convict, nothing off the table punishment wise that is within the law. Hard labour being one of the options. Ask a trade who's van has been emptied a couple times by burglar if he thinks a community order would be sufficient deterrent for example.

I also put it under the sole plates when building stud walls on the screed, again no bed of course. There are some exceptions though listed by NHBC be fully bedded on mortar, and masonry bedded on mortar on the DPC where required by the design, or where the building is over three storeys in height https://nhbc-standards.co.uk/6-superstructure-excluding-roofs/6-1-external-masonry-walls/6-1-17-dpcs-and-cavity-trays/

interesting! Not sure I agree we have a decent justice system though. Stabbers go free yet a farmer who dredged a short stretch of river gets locked up. Madness.

do read this correctly, you are paid 34.9p kw/h if you export during peak rate ? Why not arbitrage it with a battery, charge at cheap export at peak ? greenenergy uk off peak is 9.52p kw/h which is what i ise to charge up the powerwall if it needs it.

very interesting, how come the appeal judge who got it wrong and wasn't sacked after being proven wrong ? If he was a trade he most definitely would off! or is it public servants are immune from having any consequences for their actions ever. by the sounds of it months of wranmgling on the windows will knacker the build up, the front door on the other hand id 100% reject it and get a sheet of ply instead in the meantime if needs be.

you need 250mm of celtex to meet new build regs or 150mm for a refurb. Issue putting it externally on the trusses (warm roof style) is how are you going to fix the tiles ? Putting it between 8 x 2 trusses and then 50mm again under that works. You then have the issue of making it vapour tight which is very hard as you are left nowhere to run cables unless you batten again to make a service void but it wont be deep enough for downlighters unless you use 4x2 at which point you have now lost 150mm of headroom all over the roof. No easy wins.

had a samsung with 10 year motor warranty. bearing failed after 18 months, refused to honor warranty.

planeings is what you need. £250ish for an 8 wheeler load. compact down lovely.

2 words. dust extraction.

what an unfortunate series of cock ups. All too common and easily done. These are the things that a professional site manager/project manager would catch as they know to look out for them. You are saving the cost and not having the benefit of this experience so you can spend it elsewhere like we all do. It's a learning curve, once you start on your third there will be a lot less mistakes trust me!

Last one I just bit the bullet and bought the festool (only comp who make one?) insulation cutter with dust extraction. It runs on a track and you can do 2x 100mm sheets per pass. don't forgot gapotape the edges, no bodging with foam. https://gaposhop.com/shop/ols/products/gapotape-gt10-slash-100 good practice for complying with the new regs, pictures of everything.

Would ashp benefit from power factor correction ?

interesting..... These are also on my todo list on our current build, I want them built into the stud walls though so all that is visible is the grill. BPC sell the Panasonic one https://www.bpcventilation.com/panasonic-fan-coil-unit

get the new supply installed now before you exchange. Can you not route it up the drive to the new build, even if its shared ? Totally a standard practice in England having easements for sewers, water, gas, electric, telephone etc.

no not correct. The VCL is there to prevent any moisture in the house migrating into a sealed warm roof where it cannot then get out. VCL backed plasterboard isnt a real VCL either. Assume you are going to making lots of holes it in anyway for lights and cables and its next to useless. As you do not have a warm woof you need ventilation under the roof covering, you can use abutment vents, eaves vent and mushrooms. Your cold roof (you do not have a warm roof)can become like this very quickly without ventilation.

you want to use swept 'Y' not T's https://www.speedy-plastics.co.uk/shop/underground-drainage/110mm-underground-drainage/45d-t-s-swept-y-branch/

The new regs put the onus on the builder to document everything and if they dont you dont get an EPC which means you cant sell / get mortgage. No way the majority of builders are ready or even aware of this. Great step forward though, particularly like the condition that geo-location needs to be on to stop the legoland firms using a generic set of photo's Sets of photographs need to be taken which are unique to each property. For example, in a block of flats or row of houses, one set for every plot is needed rather than a sample. 1. Foundations/substructure and ground floor, to show thermal continuity and quality of insulation in the following places: a. At ground floor perimeter edge insulation. b. At external door threshold. c. Below damp-proof course on external walls. 2. External walls: for each main wall type, to show thermal continuity and quality of insulation for the following: a. Ground floor to wall junction. b. Structural penetrating elements. 3. Roof: for each main roof type, to show thermal continuity and quality of insulation at the following: a. Joist/rafter level. b. Eaves and gable edges. 4. Openings: for each opening type (one image per wall or roof type is sufficient), to show thermal continuity and quality of insulation with photographs of the following: a. Window positioning in relation to cavity closer or insulation line. b. External doorset positioning in relation to cavity closer or insulation line 5. Airtightness: additional photographs for all details 1–4 to show airtightness details (only if not included or visible in continuity of insulation image). 6. Building services: for all plant associated with space heating, hot water, ventilation and low or zero carbon technology equipment within or on the building, show the following: a. Plant/equipment identification label(s), including make/model and serial number. b. Primary pipework continuity of insulation. c. Mechanical ventilation ductwork continuity of insulation (for duct sections outside the thermal envelope). What should the photos look like? The Part L document tells us that: • Photographs should be of good enough quality that an independent auditor can look at them and verify what is being shown without ever having been to site or worked on the project. More than one image of each detail may be needed, i.e. close ups and the whole item. • Geo-location should be enabled to confirm the location, date and time of each image. This is a key requirement which we think will catch a lot of people out. Most smart phones have this feature but it’s often not switched on by default.

out of curiosity. What is to prevent doing all the underpinning prior to implementing the planning permission, e.g. commencing building regs ? Wouldn't that be permitted development ? A farmer can concrete floors, build internal walls etc without needing planning afterall.

i used the enphase microinverters. it was explained to me they are much more efficient, also means not having to mount a large single inverter. https://www4.enphase.com/en-uk/products-and-services/microinverters

yep, they normally fix to the bracing for obvious reasons.

depends on the span, if you can use span tables to keep building control happy then do it yourself. if the spans means silly sizes of timber (££££) steel may be cheaper and you will need a n SE to design it. Either way id get a trussed solution quoted first as they will be by fare the cheapest.

restraint straps, requirement of building regs. bit close together though.

yeah i wouldn't be happy with that. who signed off the order with the measurements ? You could pack out the internal frame with more timber to get it to work but your going to want the render line to match the reveal of the sliding door below it.