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How bad do you want this plot? Is it keenly priced? I know where I'd be telling them to go with to 30% markup on water. Aren't even static home sites regulated in what they can make on you for utilities? The second piece doesn't sound great either. Hopefully it's a buyers market where you are and you can say no thanks to these.

Durability is a concern if you have kids, or anger issues, or even worse kids whose behaviour gives you anger issues!

I've done exactly this for a connection to purlin before. There was no detail on any drawing but had these hangers and the height of the purlin was dictated in line with the rafters. Was where a cut roof met trusses. Not fell down yet.

Another consideration. Aren't walls a lot more durable with skim on too? Like you try denting a normal sheet of plasterboard with your knuckles or a hammer versus denting a board that's been skimmed. For some reason its alot harder than you would imagine 3mm of skim makes it. Don't ask me why, science!

When the lady stung me that time they said first fix onwards. Does anyone know the official stage they can charge at then it might help with a way forward.

You can discharge all pre conditions at once saving multiple app fees. If its outline at this stage can you not just submit these docs as part of your reserved matters and kill 2 birds.

Do people ever worry about thermal breaks with soil pipes? It seems we go to a lot of trouble to minimise and then have a network of pipe running thru the house. I suppose they sit at a higher temp than outside air.

If they've not inspected it how do they know what stage it's at? Scare tactics I think

So could they make equivalent savings with heat pump or are they already using?

I had one next to combi in last place and thought about feeding it via a blended hot. Never did in the end. Depends how close to source or if you have a circulating hot in your place? Another vote for samsung here sick of pissing around with less than 5 yr guarantee. As for washing cold that's a no call me a luddite but most gets 40c towels get 60c.

You will have to do the math but might be worth your time searching for a small joinery workshop rather than the machines. Ok you'll end up paying the guy some wages, overhead and a bit of profit but probably more cost effective unless you want the machinery and have further work for it?

No but they will want to see the firestopping on an inspection. Either first fix if linings in then. If putting them in second fix then before arcs go on. I'm not sure you can actually call them out for just frames they usually inspect if looking at neighbouring plot on bigger jobs.

I had the same with having to sand it all off. Hopefully only needed on external faces?

Static vans here are charged at a band and fair enough if someone living on site. My last place was in garden of my house so they were already copping from existing house.

I had a fence up at all times. I would even if considered painting the glass to stop the nosey b!tch. I learnt the hard way 10 pr so years ago let her round and she started charging me just after first fix. As I say I've not made the mistake again never let them on another site all same local authority too.

It's worked for me on the last one didn't pay a penny till sign off date.

How do they find out how far you are if they can't get on site?

From memory didn't jeremy harris have a result with this and not having water connected. My advice is just don't let them anywhere near the building. Fence it off and block the windows. Don't communicate with them.

I've made the mistake of using clear on oak before. You have to use something with a bit of pigment first then clear ontop.

What's happened to the cost or kwh used? Has it reduced? I suspect I could have had my last places boiler and system set up a lot better but this stuff is a bit over my head. How do you know if boiler is condensing or not?

The benefit of a scribe is you can be tight or a few mm loose and it doesn't usually matter as it gets caulked in at top of skirting. Try to keep scribes all to the same side of the skirting so you work 1 way round room.

Post the detail. Be handy to have around.

Yeh it was ARB not riba I remembered. I did have the cml list printed off at one time with every lender and what they will accept. I've always gone pcc route never had an issue selling

I thought pcc had to be issued by architect registered with RIBA for most mortgage lenders? That's what I've used previously

I've never heard of a 5% rate for certain occoupations. Tell your original point of contact he needs to show you the relevant vat notice and relevant proof that his stooge qualifies including the fact he has commissioned you to do the job. Otherwise 20%