ProDave

And the roof tiler just stacking them on, not a nail or fixing to be seen, and walking all over the tiles he had laid. Oh and the forerunner to the hi viz jacket, the Donkey Jacket. I think I still have one in the loft.

Having watched most of it, they predicted the energy use for heating would cost £86 per year at a gas price of 1p per kWh, so that's 8,600 kWh of heating every year. Our house is using 1400kWh of electricity for heating so assuming a COP of 3 that's 4200kWh of heat per year. So half the heat they predicted and we are in a colder climate. So although it was better than what was normal then, it is poor compared to what is achievable now.

Found it now. Wonder why it is not in the obvious place iplayer?

I am trying to find this on iplayer on the firestick to watch it on a proper screen, but everything I have tried has failed to find it there. Anyone succeeded in finding it on iplay on a fiestick or a smart tv please care to share their wisdom on how they found it please?

Cables should not be supported just by the plasterboard (and temporary tape to keep them in place until PB is fixed) they are supposed to be fixed in place so they won't fall down if the plasterboard collapses. This follows incidents of firefighters getting entangled in cables after a ceiling comes down.

East Anglia?

If you have damp on the walls where the air bricks are covered, and no damp on the walls where the air bricks are exposed and clear then you have answered your question. It is very likely the walls are adequate in themselves, but the wall where the air bricks are covered the ground level is too high and bridging the DPC that is probably there. Solution, reduce the ground level and expose then clear out the air bricks. Post some pictures?

I would say the distance is decided by the longest vehicle you are likely to own. In my case that would be just over 6 metres. But we "solved" the question by just not having gates. Nobody does on our road.

Post it in the market place section on here. Also try Gumtree, seems to work better for me for large items. Ebay is better for small things that you can post. Private buyers of a 'van like that face the issue of transport and certainly up here, a lot of the people that have the necessary transport, only deliver vans sold by the dealer that owns the transport.

This annoyed me on my first build, why does nobody make door liners to fit the actual width of a real standard timber stud wall and plasterboard? On the second build they were all custom made and individually cut and planed to match the width.

I think I would stop right there. You are dismantling an existing wall with no knowledge of it's construction and no clear idea how you are going to rebuild it and if that will be structurally sound. I think you need professional advice before you go any further.

The picture above, are all those half brick ends we see cut off as you removed ne skin? If so as @Redbeard says they are the bonds. Now they are cut off your new "outer skin" won't be bonded to the inner.

Did you apply for a new dwelling, splitting the plot and retaining the old, or did you apply for a replacement dwelling. It is hard to imagine why a 3/4 acre plot would be refused an additional dwelling.

Can we have a picture and the full story? Otherwise why can't the "this part is fixed" be unfixed and put in a better place to do the job properly? i.e. is that also connecting to something else?

Perhaps it would help to post some pictures of what you have and your available space? You appear to have planning for a replacement dwelling which means the old one must go. I assume that means you don't have that much room, not enough room for a new dwelling and the old one to stay and both have a garden. You can build as a "caravan" up to about 100 square metres, there are a different set of rules to comply as a "caravan" and it avoids needing building regulations but unless your existing planning fits within the dimensions of a caravan you would need to re apply. Perhaps a different approach might work though? It seems your need is more single level living space. My sister in law was in this position with a 2 bedroom 2 storey house and unable to climb the stairs. She looked at moving but could not find anything suitable within her budget, so built a single storey extension giving her a downstairs bedroom and it's own accessible bathroom while improving the layout and accessability of the living room and kitchen. That suits her living needs, while still leaving the upstairs bedrooms and bathrooms for when visitors stay. Would something like that work for you? it might be a lot easier and cheaper.