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But try general bm too. SIG once declined to lower their price for about 3,000m2. I told them what we had paid on another project and they looked it up. Ahhh, that was in xshire. We don't give that price in yshire. It was straight from the factory in Wales ( ?) so they could have put whatever % on that they liked....so shop around. They then said they'd match any better quote, but they didn't deserve that and lost it. Try a national bm and a local one and SIG.

That is the proper way. But the contractors should know that, and if they don't.....what else don't they know? Plus it is now tugging the panels off...are they fixed well enough?

Inside the room, so the heat is still coming in. It will then convect up into the room unless it is tight to the dealing. Shutters are steel and outside the window, in the reveal. They get hot and it doesn't get past.

I suspect thd jetting process needs an enormous stillage pond. Then the clay and silt will sink slowly and form new strata. Are you willing to tell us why the basement is appealing and if the existing walls are adjacent? OK to say no.

Seems so obvious. Transmission losses will reduce too. I guess Scotland could say "no, that's enough". Lake District and Pennines perhaps couldn't.

How the Mediterranean deals with heat. Of course some use chillers...little ones cost about €300. Build with masonry. Usually clay blocks with multiple cells. Insulation is gradually being adopted, but more for winter. Paint it white. Tiles on the roof on a concrete structure. In the day this absorbs the sun, and at night cools down. Shutters outside every sunny window, closed to keep the sun out. Opened at night. Purge the air in tge evening. Live more outdoors. Go to bed late, after the evening air has moved through. And getting used to it helps. The stone will absorb the heat. Where is the heat coming from?

To watch the faces of contractors and insurers as you explain this proposal to them. A retrofit basement is surely only justifiable in a very expensive city centre where land and m2 is worth a fortune. Unless it is a relatively small hole in the middle of a big space. Basically a service pit, or a wine cellar.

Sounds awful. The last thing I'd want in a basement excavation is water.* Can you explain more? What does suspending clay mean? How do you intend to excavate? How are you stopping the building collapsing? *second last thing, after rubble from above.

On a standing seam roof is OK IF they know how to fix it. I don't think the majority of installers do. The wind load can be huge in sucking the panels and trying to rip out the fixings. So ask. I'd hope to see sturdy brackets and rails made for the purpose. Probably fixed to seams rather than flats. Or (guessing here) long screws through to purlins or rafters.

Closed I think.

Agreed. Stick to plain English. Further to our recent discussions ( add dates if you want) you made it clear that you would not be returning to carry out the necessary remedial work or completion. I therefore intend to make other arrangements for these works and shall do so if I have no formal response within 7 days of you receiving this letter.

It would bd a good idea to confirm this. Actually this bh conversstion is a record of some sort. But send such a letter with proof of posting and tell them 7 days to respond, otherwise..... and that is solid. Then you can relax.

Agreed with @Russell griffiths. I did what you are suggesting, 15 years ago. At the time that seemed like a big deal. But with experience it's not my suggestion now. Difficult to cut, and you will have gaps. The timbers remain a thermal bridge. So I'd use mineral baths. They squeeze in tight. But there remains the cold bridge. Can you fix a layer inside? Yes, add a breather membrane.

It's good for them to learn about building from real people.

Everything is in the spring mood today. My outdoor goldfish are chasing each other around and spawning in the greenery. The other fish following for an eggy feed. Ducks being territorial, chasing others away. A pheasant atop an earth mound to attract a harem. Everything except my beans, courgettes, chillies etc.

@zzPaulzz it could be that your se has simply taken the thickness off a drawing by others. It happens a lot in linear design, with no feedback in the design chain. Then it reaches the contractor who costs it, and client who maybe questions it, but usually accepts it.

I hate waste. 50mm of concrete and a layer of mesh is costing you about £20 /m2, maybe more when all is considered, and then margins. I don't see any harm in asking your SE if it can be reduced because it will cost you whatever .... £5k? A good SE welcomes feedback.

Good question. That is the spec for a warehouse with 10 tonne forklifts and 8m high racking. But it seems to be typically specified with some kit type "raft" packages, all built on polystyrene, to spread the load over the eps. I would need some convincing of the logic. Genuine structural rafts can be optimal on low strength but not hopeless ground, to spread the load of the walls.

My first 4 of scarlet emperor beans rotted. The next 6 are in and look like yours. 8 in the ground haven't come up either. 4 French beans from pots are good though and 6" high in the ground. But this last 2 days lots of other things are coming through after many weeks...it is indeed the temperature. Very tidy BTW. I won't show mine. How much do you like beans though? 32!

The pressure from a tracked vehicle is low: that is the point of them. It is much the same as a footprint, and plenty for topsoil. Any more is too much.

and anyone else likely to note the name. It's good advertising. Otherwise they could print on it 'this side faces the installer' I guess they could add that anyway.

That's exactly the stuff. but not yet. Let it finish curing and any loose bits/ dust wash off, plus any shrinkage. But you could show Grandad to reduce the stress.

Ok. 59% of the worlds organism, by weight, lives in the ground. We don't need fertiliser at all. We are healthier from vegetables grown this way. ( alleged but i beleive it). Only bindweed, ground elder and couch grass need keeping out of the compost. Imho couch grass breaks down too.

No it was a lovely man who collects locally, food, garden and forest waste, gives an annual bag back to those people, and sells the rest. He starts with an additive, then mixing drums, then a long pile. As of today I am adding my breather hole down the middle. Did you know that....no you must watch. And Monty Don uses a 4 heap rotation (he has staff) plus a great big pile ( he has space).

The sort of thing that gets found when a car is stopped for other reasons. A highish proportion of speeding cars have no insurance or mot....perhaps they'd find red in there and other issues. Or crime of other sorts gets the van checked out.