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A "plumber" who doesn't know how to avoid burning the wall, isn't really a plumber. I have met several. Apart from all the above tech points I would worry about the joints. Make sure it is tested.

I can't remember either. All comments always welcome. Not agreeing isn't necessarily " shooting down". If we didn't propose or challenge we would still be in caves.

What you say is right. But I have been at Borough planning meetings where the head planner has instructed the council that what a Councillor has just said is without merit as it does not relate to the application, or does not relate to policy. One of our applications had the vote delayed 3 times because the planner ( not chair) had to clarify what they were voting on, and to consider only the facts. Parish Councillors even more likely to use the "I don't like it" or conversely " their house, do whatever they like" logic. Difficult for clerk and chair...who may not be trained themselves.

Training is available, but most don't take it. Most don't even understand (or want to ) the codes applying to their role. Eg declaring an interest. On a more basic level, how many councillors can really understand and read drawings?

Some come with optional lenses for different spreads of light. It is worth drawing the room in section and the light spread, remembering that it may spread to 100% by the floor, but create light pools on tables etc.

Given that most contractors with this stuff appear to be charlatans, i wonder also about the manufacturers. If you (or we) come across tech info then it will need to be checked out. U values, stability, shrinkage, avoiding gaps, fumes, end of life disposal. Interesting of course to challenge the norm and find alternatives. Checking the cost against mineral wool may be interesting.

Not the case. They can make relevant comments ( consistent with the local plan) and can then be taken more seriously than other commenters. That applies both pro and con. Of course some just apply personal comments and try to bully. They also get a 3 minutes statement at a council statement if they ask....and it can make a difference. It does pay to be diplomatic.

1. Lots of photos of the installation, esp window condition. 2. Friendly chat with the boss, repeated with whoever is in charge if different. How do you work out the coursing so that there are no cut bricks or uneven joints? I am nervous of damaging the windows, with the very thin layer of colour...how do you prevent damage? If you get mortar on the window, how do you remove it without scratching the surface? 3. Here is a copy of the drawing showing details at interfaces....is this all doable? 4. How do you ensure that the walls dont have colour changes? Do these bricks need to be mixed? Do we have enough sand and cement to ensure it is all the same colour? Do this in whatever way suits your knowledge level, but asking the professional rather than telling, works best. E.g. you could say....i have heard that it is quite a skill to do this without cutting bricks....how do you experts do it? Between gritted teeth in my case.

Cromar Vent 3. But any good brand should be fine. Just avoid any that are sheets of plastic with holes punched in them.

Timber treatment no longer contains arsenic. So burning new offcuts is not releasing arsenic, whereas burning old demolition material possibly is.

2.5m above the roof will be unstable , so you would need 3 guy lines fixed to the roof. I agree with Conor. The amount of heat is what will restore smooth flow. I hadn't heard of the 5 x dia rule of thumb to return to stable flow, but it seems right based on drainage observations. I would fit what you need for building regs. If it doesnt work you can later add to the top. There are cowls to assist flow and prevent back-draughts, and i would have that rather than the very long pipe.

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£2k sounds more like it. Plenty if you are doing the trench. £2k / 30m is nearing £70/m. Ask them to check that they are allowing your trench, only 30m and that it is a telephone cable , not fibre. Then ask for the original contractors back again. There is probably an appeal process printed on the quote. Or cancel.

.....hee hee, this will really wind SteamyTea up. I will type Kelvin Watt Hertz instead of kWh.

Fakro are a respected Polish company. No reason to think other Polish companies are poor quality either.

As an experiment. the government could allow the cost of energy to double, but have no other energy policies. The public then say the traditional 'something needs to be done about it.' The conservative press then campaign in support of their paying readership who suddenly 'always knew' and were never deniers. Ammonia: why are we hearing about hydrogen? You have spurred my interest, again. Ammonia has a higher energy density, at 12.7 MJ/L, than even liquid hydrogen, at 8.5 MJ/L. Liquid hydrogen has to be stored at cryogenic conditions of –253 °C, whereas ammonia can be stored at a much less energy-intensive –33 °C. And ammonia, though hazardous to handle, is much less flammable than hydrogen.

Family question came, a few years ago, asking what sort of salary differential was needed to justify a job in London. We reckoned £6k, probably £9k now, plus allow for the time and discomfort of commuting, and the smaller houses, and the pollution, and that nobody is friendly. But hey, you can go to the museums.

I think it is fear of fear. Climate change is very scary, and some people would rather not be scared. I had a friend bring up in the pub that recycling was a con, because he had seen the bins of sorted bottles being tipped into the same lorry. Smug me told him that there were 3 divisions in the lorry. He wasn't happy. Same pub....'If anyone wants to look out now at the snow and tell me that global warming isn't a hoax, then go on' (The Sun Says, was his source of info). Then on chattery social media people are saying much the same. Mostly not trolls, just very ignorant and happily so. I think all this links in with the extreme right wing view called libertarianism.

The Sahara is enormous, and very sunny. Ditto central Australia. Sun into Hydrogen. Shipped by tanker running on hydrogen. Sorted.

Bought it, put it in the fridge, cooked and ate it. The end. Anyway, in Angus it will be the Forfar Bridie that would be the more relevant lecture on culinary delights. And Dundee so close, with all its attractions and history. People like living in London for about a year in my experience, then stop going to the shows and museums. Erm...wood stoves??

I was advised to fit a surge socket by shower maintenance man, who is a plumber. If it could be more technical than this, then let me know.

Always add a dpm. I have kept old floors many times, but have always de-stressed them. If they are not cracked, then crack them. That probably isn't necessary when pir is going on top but I would have to think on this. Why break out and dispose of concrete then buy more in? Existing door lintel heights could be important.

Looks like tech problems that can be resolved. If the grid won't take the power, then one turbine could rotate the others. A bit of wiring, and I can't imagine that even the electric companies want to buy diesel. Politicians and journalists posing I suspect. Lots of people want to hear that sustainability measures don't work.

No. Mine must be 15 years old now, but the AXT Rapid looks very similar. it works by a rotating worm screw grabbing the wood and squeezing it past a blade. It is great at grabbing a stick then pulling in all the minor twigs and leaves. Ok for sticks up to about 20mm dia I have also borrowed one that has a rotating cutting blade. It's good for long sticks but they have to be pushed. No good for small stuff. I am not using it.

Just read up about varistors. Total expert now! 'Shed to ground' sounds like a short circuit though. I assume they have thought of that and dealt with it cleverly so that the main fuse doesn't trip.