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If there was no bco, the question I'd ask myself is " can this go on fire due to being hot"? Timber being obviously a combustible material creates confusion. If it is completely enclosed so that flame can't reach it, and there is no oxygen supply, then it cannot burn. But the risk is of someone damaging or penetrating the protective boarding. The insulated plasterboard is a great concern though. It will fail purely through heat,and then maybe some air can get in. Or eps of pir at a joint might be exposed directly. I think you must remove that area of insulation. The effect on insulation is minimal. BUT it is a BCO matter so you not only should do it but must do it. And most bcos I've discussed it with think timber burns even when encased, so perhaps change the timber to something else too, just within the zone distance stated. Metal stud? Multiple layers of cement board? If you must regain the insulation then squeeze in some rockwool if you can. Then you can relax in front of the fire. NB new burners have direct air intake from outside. Yours probably doesn't have that facility so will fail regs.

....Scotland and we see why the huge sums involved were made secret and only revealed in the 10 year release of documents from parliament. Harold Wilson demanded it was not revealed or "they" will vote for independence.

Honestly? Maybe it sounds good to a novice client. The bit about good design and management paying for itself can be true but is not often believed/ understood. Getting the money from MMC manufacturers concerns me. You recommend them and they give you commission? Several thousand You may well recommend one on true merit and being best for the project, but how do we know that? Then do they take it out of their margin, as a saved marketing cost? Or add it? If MMC is not the best approach, then you don't get commission. A perceived conflict of interest perhaps. Ditto Architect. I know too much, and perhaps it wil work for first time self builders. A question for interest only. How do you define MMC? In my business I used many of the principles (only when appropriate) alongside traditional methods. I wonder how you might include local contractors with the ideal skills but who didn't have a factory or sell kits. I watched Dragon's Den last night. How do you think you would fare?

Thanks. There shouldn't be condensation that needs to dry though. We design so that doesn't occur.

I'm still confused. Isn't this easy? Don't get it wet. If it happens then close off the outside, breather membrane inside. I didn't know what UBAKUS was. It says its for Architects and students. Implying that it isn't for builders, Engineers, Surveyors? Is there logic to this?

Sad to say I was part of that, working for a contractor to double all water storage at pits. Huge expense for very short lived infrastructure.. Scargill proofing we found out later it was called. Watch Simon Reeve series "Scandinavia" to see what Norway did instead and the national wealth amassed.

Excuse my ignorance. What is this 'drying time'? Use dry wood, keep the rain out.... If if isn't dry, then don't cling wrap it until it is?

The accepted spelling is fascia,( right back to Roman times I've just seen) with the other being a more recent spelling, mis-spelt often but not correct.

It's the number of outlets that controls the capacity. The gutter can be infinitely long as long as there are enough outlets. However, a long slope can pour dramatically into or over it if it is small.

I started to understand it then got lost. I must be as hbar as 2 reduced plancks.

An interesting risk assessment. As would be Mr Dibner's. Shouldnt the knot be a metre or so before the end?

Ask your builder to check with his insurer, what cover he has for designing a swimming pool. None obviously. And a warranty? Yes it could collapse or float when empty, or crack when full, unless designed as a water tank. 2 layers of mesh and careful detailing AND careful construction. The issue with stiff (which sounds good) ground is that any clay expands and contracts a lot seasonally, and with considerable force.

That's a load of .... dirty water. 450 is a very big pipe indeed. Bad luck but that's a fair decision.

Loved the crossed h which was new to me, so looked it up. I thought this was all a terribly clever joke but see it's a real thing . The explanation is beyond me but I assume can be summarised as the thickness of a shortened length of scaffold board.