Tom

Yep, I'm leaning towards an EPDM liner for the folded profiles. Has any one used these before?

Clean them by sticking your hand in them I guess, same with any other gutter. As for overflowing I suppose you just make sure that they don't!

Cheers Mark. Any experience of gutter liners?

Evening all I am trying to find somewhere that will produce a folded gutter profile - essentially a "P" (on it's front) cross section. I have found a place which will produce whatever profile I need - but only in 3m sections. The longest run I need is just over 18m - so that will be at least five joins between sections. The gutter is going to be hidden behind the cladding and will be above the walls, so ideally I want a continuous section that I will be confident won't leak. Does anyone know if anywhere that can do this? There are firms that will prduce seamless gutter on-site from the back of their vans - but this is only in a ogee profile and will be too small. The largest of the gutters will need to be formed from approx 800mm wide sheets. Any ideas? There are liners for gutters too I believe, would this work? Many thanks

Thanks Mark, I was going to set the width of the windows as per the profile of the roofing sheets - i.e a whole number of corrugations, then both sides of the window would coincide with a downward bend of the sheet (if you know what I mean...) - and only make the opening through the roof structure when the sheets were going up. Any other tips?

Hello all - I'm trying to make a decision on skylights for our build and quite like the look of these: https://roof-maker.co.uk/products/luxlite-pitched-rooflights/ It looks like they don't make a specific flashing for a corrugated steel roof but instead make your own with lead etc. Is there any reason you can see that this wouldn't be possible for a roof covered in 13/3 corruaged roof sheets (eg https://www.cladco.co.uk/13-3-corrugated-0-5-thick-polyester-paint-coated-roof-sheet?utm_source=google_shopping&child_id=647#color=48&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIiqvqsNjl_AIVBWHmCh2CuwLoEAQYAyABEgL9QPD_BwE) ? The chap on the other end of the line was very non-commital and just said "it'll be up to your builder to detail" - but I don't want to spend thousands on these and then leave my builder scratching his head... Thanks everyone

From my experience locally, it seems like the onus would be on them to prove it wasn't. A statement from the previous owner saying it had been used for agriculture wouldn't hurt I guess. I think the only way to know for sure really would be to start the application process and address any issues as they come out of the woodwork. Just make sure you clear everything out now!

If it was last used to store domestic stuff, then it's last use was not agricultural - so would not qualify. If you took all the stuff out now, would anyone know?

The cable is filled with a liquid if I remember correctly. They have been around for 20+ years I think, originally made by Stanley but then bought out and renamed Ziplevel. They seem to be more popular in the US but since I've been using mine I don't know why they aren't more popular here. It really is extremely quick and easy to use. As for accuracy, rechecked the bumpf and it seems is accurate closer to 0.2mm (picture showed 0.01 inches), still not bad!

https://www.groundscare-products.co.uk/mobile/ziplevel.html Forget lasers, go for one of these! I bought a second hand one in the summer and it's an incredible piece of kit. Accurate down to 0.1mm if you ever need it to be...

Ummmmmm...... really?

To round this thread off, and in case it's of use to any one in the future, we found it cheaper, quicker and simpler to just use a freight-forwarding agent. We hade to produce an "invoice" with an EORI number on it (easy enough to get online) and various other bits of info, along with an origin of goods statement (stating it comes from the EU). Anyway, stove arrived on a FedEx van today so all good. Just need a house to put the thing in now.

Looks like you came up with a good solution to the constraints of the conversion, but (correct me if I'm wrong) it doesn't sound like you had "full planning", more like permitted development rights for change of use. Full planning permission would have allowed you to build a new house, rather than convert what was there.

Our borehole water went all horrid a year or so ago after years of being fine, lots of iron and sulphur dioxide. Got one of these bad boys and all good: https://www.gapswater.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Filox__Iron._Manganese_and_Hydrogen_Sulphide_removal__Systems.html

Hi - I was researching similar things on here recently and was helpfully pointed in the direction of this https://www.schiedel.com/uk/products/additional-ranges/protect-box/ Might do the trick for you. Annoying that most installation companies seem to have absolutely no idea what you are talking about when you try and discuss airtightness etc.

Not too bothered about having to pay the Spanish VAT tbh, just need to get the thing in to the UK.

We've bought a woodburner from Spain but need to ship it here ourselves, cosmic. We had just about agreed a fee with a pallet haulier when they turned round and said they can't do it for us as we aren't VAT registered. Is this correct? It's for our new build, so at the end of the day we would be reclaiming the VAT anyway (though have paid the Spanish VAT). What options do we have? Has anyone shipped something similar from the EU to the UK recently? Is this going to turn in to another nightmare (to add to the list)? Thanks all

Not sure if this has been mentioned already, but you could try an optical sensor, something like this https://paraquatics.co.uk/product/tunze-osmolator-5017-replacement-optical-sensor/ I used exactly this for an auto top-up for a reef aquarium. Worked faultlessly - though would obviously trigger the pump when the level fell too low - but sure it could be reversed so as to trigger an alarm or similar if it sensed water. Worth thinking about as a back-up.

There was very little difference in the appearance of the building we applied for full planning for, save for the addition of more glazing. There is one similar case near us actually where they were given full planning for a very different structure and even on a different area of the plot. Once the principle of a residential buiulding being on the plot has been established under Part Q there's no reason really why you can't do the same and submit a different design, but as ever can very much depend on how your LA treats these applications. Worth a trawl through the portal to see if there have been similar applications local to you.

Which is why you apply for full planning permission. Then you can knock the buiulding down with gay abandon

Knock it down and start again? Probably cheaper, and the finished building would no doubt be better. A good few on here (including me) have had full planning granted for a new build once the change of use under Class Q has been confirmed. Easier to get that than it was for the Class Q TBH.

Sure it's not the worlds biggest HP but it's better than an immersion alone. Using the heat loss spreadsheet I've calculated my total daily heat loss power for January OAT: 5677W and for the minimum January OAT 6826W - energy input at 4224kWh and 5079kWh respectively. We'll have an approx ~12kW PV array on the roof. I've been considering using just an immersion for the DHW and a willis for the UFH, but thinking one of these combined units would make better use of my self-generated power and would have to import less.

The Tesy one does, according to the marketing blurb. And they all seem to have ducted air supplies with schematics showing air taken from uheated spaces or outside.

I'm looking at the Dimplex https://www.heatershop.co.uk/dimplex-edl270uk?gclid=Cj0KCQjwteOaBhDuARIsADBqRejTn69GZP1GFrPKsNMLBhwz7t4cxpwaRlVbRKjbGJsZ-zy5IW2NHDcaAre3EALw_wcB and the Vaillant https://www.theheatpumpwarehouse.co.uk/shop/heat-pumps/air-source-heat-pumps/vaillant-arostor-270-litre/ but it's not clear whether these can also run a closed UFH circuit too - I'm guessing not? The Tesy looks like it can (https://www.modernheat.co.uk/product/2484/) but doesn't seem available anywhere. Has anyone any experience with running these for both DHW and UFH?

Sure, also available in 100mm and 140mm thickness though. I think we're on the same side of this argument though.. Basically, thermolite for a self-builder, marmox for an architect on an expense account