Oz07

Yes it was always planned to change. I replied to the consultation and commented on here previously. However now they have actually given us a likely date it will commence. Think it requires some new legislation so hopefully this comes in time.

🤣 Magic soil theory incoming 🤣 sorry I couldn't help myself

Biodiversity Net Gain. Another one of these eco loon schemes. Completely shafted the SME and self builders submitting planning for small schemes getting whacked with 14k off site contributions plus the cost of a BNG metric report. Luckily for us it was the vendor who went through all that aggro and the purchase price reflected the 14k

Unsure if this has been discussed here or not? I've not logged on for a while due to the off topic discussions taking over! Anyway there is a proposed date of 31 of July to exempt all sites under .2 hectares! I think it's not set in stone yet but looking pretty good. We have bought a site with a near on 14k off site bng contribution conditioned as part of the permission. I always intended to change the planning and tick the self build box to gain the exemption. This would still have required me to sign a unilateral undertaking with the LA with can cost a grand or 2. It will now be a lot simpler to submit after the changes now. I may even go down the route of a s73 ammendment if after 31 July this would be considered a 'new' permission and not require the BNG. There will be no restrictions on occupancy, UU costs or silly BNG metrics to submit. Happy days looks like sense has prevailed.

I'd keep it trapped if on a foul system

I don't wash in cold water and do like a warm house i was just wondering how far these rules go. Do we all have to fit stairlifts soon? We do have an ageing population.

Till you pull it all out you won't really know if you can make the bend to fit the gully to the ic. It looks tight. If it's only rainwater and softened water going in you could use a back inlet gully. Connect that one to the ic, maybe even where you want your softener, then connect some 110mm into the back of that gully and run it to the corner where you want this downpipe to finish. Might be even easier to keep gully where it is then used some dished channel drainage or similar and put a shoe on the bottom of downpipe

Once its mist coated it will show the imperfections and cracks easier. I'd do all the filling or caulking after that. I wouldn't be dremelling any cracks to make wider. A wet easi fill mix is pretty fine seems to get in cracks ok.

The units are very expensive for what they are aren't they? I'd be trying to keep it to 1.

With much difficulty, d4 glue getting everywhere and swearing. Does the stud come right up into the first floor too? 1m is quite a wide staircase. Maybe you should be looking to have it made at 850, 900mm?

Just as a question. Not trying to strawman or whatever. If I built a house to basic b regs u values, would I be obliged to fit a heating system? Or for that matter even a water heating system?!

Maybe. When was the last time they fired up the boiler on the way round though

I think mandating a charger is going beyond their remit. Ill be fitting a dummy or spares and repairs to my next place unless we have an EV. If the bco turns up and there's one on the wall id imagine they would be happy. Anyway what happened to the granny charger leads that could be a charging point with an outside socket

What is the purpose of building regs? As in its whole point? I'd say building safety.

Insane