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Just thought of this: according to contemporary accounts incl ballads, and evidence in palaces, the nobility did lots of hunting and sports. Then as you say they fought or caught diseases.

I don't recall ever doing it. But your way seems sensible. Push a plug of rockwool to give a stop then a sharp sand mix as facing.

Agreed, and I don't think that planners have the skills or knowledge to know if it is appropriate.... they've had a free seminar with sandwiches, from an mvhr body or energy consultant, and now think they are experts. I had a similar argument re green roofs. And superfoil nearly had one council convinced that it was effective. ( I went for that sandwiches and to be a pain at question time) You could tick a box with a tiny mvhr. I saw a pretty useless one at an exhibition.. a box on the inside of an outside wall. The guy couldn't explain why the same air wouldn't go straight back out again. You might find something a bit better with some ducting. If the bco doesn't want one then that might kill it.

Nobody cares about 6 inches. The conditions are to prevent a greedy increase.

The SE may well say to leave it alone while the winter allows the ground to get wet again and perhaps expand. Filling cracks now could be the worst thing to do.

This is exaggerated surely. Take a castle or even old palace... there isn't much light coming in, and normal people lived in dark boxes. Did a candle really make that much difference? Prior to that people lived in holes in the ground or deep in forests. Presumably poor people were outside scraping at the ground in daylight so were healthier. No mention of skin colour. So the pale northerners will get more benefit sitting round the family candle

That's absolutely what I would do... if it wasn't my profession already. The reason I say that is that even a very good building surveyor (not a quantity surveyor) who is RICS, or the most practical registered Architect will see the cracks and tell you that there are cracks. And that you need an SE to look into it. The AI suggestion above will include both the surveyor or Architect and then the SE. Surveyors and Architects are much better at self publicity, hence AI has found this ready made suggestion.

I'd suggest using 40mm pir filled double skin. It is a good balance between stiffness and practicabiliry, price, insulation. And it will be much the same height as you have already. Flashings and seals need detailing Easy to source too at about £40/m2. BUT, with waste that's coming to 10k already. Plus vat. So let's say 10k sheeting 2 for sundries Gutter 3 Scaffold towers etc 2 2 workers x 3 or 4 days say 2k Tool hire 1. 20k and rising. Plus vat. Plus the risk that you make mistakes. Are the purlins OK?

How about telling the timber industry Eg the TDA. Timber Development Association? If it is feasible then they could issue standard designs foc.

That's about the temperature today as it was over the weekend in daytime. If it was still curing I'd have to take back everything I've said about how dry it is. It is 40 to 50mm thick and has been there for months, on top of PIR. It is not a high end machine, but it is showing a number and trend. I haven't even read the instructions, so maybe it should be removed and replaced for every reading.... that was the case for the poshest one i've seen which was like a mahogany and glass carriage clock with a brass gauge inside it.

I'm simply dubious about whether the RHS have fully tested this over a period of years OR thought through any other effects it might have. An advantage of your proposal is that you could trim or fully hack back the ivy occasionally. perhaps half each year. OR I have this and it is very vigourous, flowers for ages the remains attractive. we have pigeons (Posh name doves) and sometimes robins in ours on a trellis. It could almost be known as the 'mile-a-minute' clematis, such is the rapid growth of this variety. Clematis montana 'Mayleen' is the best scented Clematis montana too, with delightful satin-pink ruffled blooms. As if that wasn't enough, it has sparkling bronze foliage too. If you want a quick-growing handsome climber, look no further! Height: 10m (33'). Spread: 3m (10'). Pruning Group: 1. For the mesh, Id get a plastic coated one, as it looks decent when bare.

Today.

No, you are making appropriate enquiry. I say don't do it. Ivy is superb for wbb's (wee brown birds). We have a wren , a possible greenfinch and a wbb on a small patch covering a neighbour' dreadful outbuilding. But is bad for buildings in 1. Clinging to surfaces, 2. Creating damp, 3. Intruding through any gap it can find. So use something else there, like honeysuckle perhaps and put the ivy up a pole or tree.

Scrap old cars (and American ones.) Give them the 2 year old ones. Nwky carless person gets an electric. Some paperwork involved there clearly. Might be easier to give the electric car to the old banger owners instead.

There shouldn't be any water.