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1. It is the water company's charging policy, not mine. 2. It diverts rainfall from the surface water system or to natural disposal, reducing flood risk. When the tank has capacity, it holds a lot of rainwater back. 3. Reduces water drawn from scarce resources. 4. There is still the standing charge paid. In summary. It is doing good. It is expensive to do, with a 10 year payback on just the water, so nobody will do it. 5 year payback including the sewage justifies doing this good thing.

Suggestions of suppliers please. I'm very surprised to find that the electric merchant I've been recommended to use doesn't stock flexi ducts as required by UKPN. i. e. 63mm ext, 50mm internal bendable to radius. It's as if nobody had ever done this before. They can get a 50m coil but that seems easy enough online, tho prices are all over the place. Does that mean that the wuality varies too? I'm seeing why people use drain pipe. I've suggested they merchant buys a coil and sells me 5m.

Not always suitable. Some designers don't know about it or they don't know the advantages. Little piling companies only do what they do. One of the unsung advantages is the absence of the filthy mess made when soil is removed by driven or auger piles.

But if on mains drainage, the sewage charge can be based on the water bought....and worth more than the water.

Yes. It is plus and minus. But the quote will be a fixed sum for turning up and all the design and management, plus a sum per pile unit, so the + and- for depth are not the whole story, and are based on the actual cost of time and materials.

With a big garden, you don't have to sit next to it. For a smaller house and small garden I can see there are limited options. I've experienced pumps that are barely audible and others really noisy.

Great to hear. Who pays for the extra work and concrete? Ask away.

Not difficult. A very long time ago I looked into noise reduction from road traffic. The answers then were 2 options. 1. Hit and miss on both sides, staggered, vertically boarded fences. This messes with the frequency and is more effective than a solid reflector. 2. Rambling Rose hedges....not quite as good or predictable and need looking after. So it has surely been proven already. Hit and miss enclosure, approx 1.5m from the pump, drawing in air on 3 sides and expelling upwards. OR expel sideways with barrier further away. Cost???? A standard thing for £500?

It doesn't seem that you need advice. But just in case. It's usually best to dig slightly short as it will get muddy and maybe soft and have to come out. So let bco tell you to take out 50mm more down to 2m. Plus it's OK to pour concrete into a wet trench but it must flow not splash. It will push the remaining water to the end and can be bailed out. Otherwise it mixes and a wet mix is a bad thing.

Strangely that doesn't apply to the sound of the sea, or waterfalls or wind in trees. That's because, I propose, that it isn't created by someone else, and there is no point in being annoyed. Listen to a distant motorway and it could be a waterfall. That helps when staying in a travelodge type place.

Me too. The housing associations took the grants without understanding the systems. In my experience it was ground source where it should never have been, then replaced by noisy air source. You notice one noisy one, but don't notice the quiet ones.

Why did the bco want 2m after the original spec was 1m? Thanks fof the report. Is it going to be OK, or are there any queries?

There is an explanatory video on the James Jones website. Interesting. Google James Jones timber treatment. I didn't know there were so many classes of treatment according to use. Cuts need painting!

I think we know they are. It's not as if you can get someone else to do it. You're doing the best thing in getting options from them, then choosing the best for you. Is there any justification for the nesting birds survey? If the works are between now and April? Prove it by quoting the nesting season from the Ladybird book of birds. And I apologise ashamedly for a grocer's apostrophe in my previous message. A serious error.

I've found that with franchises I built for, so perhaps all do this. They have image people and they have to make changes or what are they for? There are volumes of information on image. No names here...but one make of cars wanted stupidly flash features for building, and as you say, sent unwanted furniture costing tens of thousands. But I helped the franchisee talk the manufacturer out of £150k of features. probably costing treble that now. On the other hand another brand's design book required the buildings to be 'not too flash', as it gave the wrong impression on value ,although this was described over several pages of guff, and was subjective. I noticed that Peugeot stuck some wood around the entrances for a few years, to show how green they were, but have now removed it. sorry...floors. Your point is correct. the manufacturers insisted on the very expensive floors for their franchisees. Non-franchised businesses went for the cheaper and were happy with the decision. I assume that magazines and websites aimed at the motor industry will have lots of ads for floor paint.

Isn't the potential issue the build-up of crud in the pipe?

Not in my experience. our garage clients were perfectly happy with the occasional touch-up and tens of thousands saved (these are 1,000m2 garages). The dealer approved product that was almost as thick as a vinyl sheet was much tougher, but if it was damaged by impact it was a costly repair. So it is over to you.

I live in a listed building. It has a cost in having to do things properly, but what is wrong with that? You buy it with this knowledge and can bid accordingly, or go elsewhere. The trouble with a lot of people (I've heard them complain) is that they think they should be able to do whatever they want. "My house, my money !" The world revolves around them. Heritage, tradition and everyone else, don't matter to them and nobody had explained to them that listing had obligations.

I think that is treated. We had lots like that and I thought it was just sprayed but the website says it is thorough. May look it up later. Did it now. Ours was Protim treated. Looks yellow on the surface like yours. Apparently it is a pressure treatment that penetrates (tho it isn't visible to me in cuts.)

3 years later. should this be a new discussion? It must be rebuilt. The bounce is an indication, but the whole floor is understrength. Did the builder save on joist cost or are they sitting around? It isn't just your comfort, but may make the house unsaleable.

Someone puts a good case for listing. No one disagrees. Listed. It doesn't have to be an amazing building, just significant or rare.

Can't help sorry. some epoxy paints are very thick, maybe 3mm, but costly When I have had rain damage to a slab I've ground it down rather than built it up. a leveller will be much easier. Right then. Done some homework. This looks the business Sikafloor-440 Level Fibre Reinforced Self Levelling Compound

Used to building oil rigs I think. None of them made from timber.

I have no brand name for you, but would only use a known brand name. It might be labelled as Garage or Industrial floor paint. Own-brand and anonymous stuff can vary in quality and I think the manufacturer also changes acording to the cheapest deal. eg I once thought a SF mastic was great value and bought more, which was useless.

Hence use expanded metal and it is physically closed but not a hideaway. and you should maintain air flow. or in sheets and ideally would also be set into the ground.