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  1. Ferdinand
    Welcome.
  2. Ferdinand
    I can't see from that where what the planter outline will be exactly. In particular, how will you manage the base in with the fence, and eg future maintenance of the fence? (Arguably you should have used gravel boards up to the level of your patio or even the top of the planters.) What is the ground the whole thing is sitting on? How rigid are your planters - do hey need support on 100% of the base? (I am thinking about suggesting my favourite Adjustable Support Pads (patio feet) at about £5 each, that I use for a patio support, a support for a wheelchair path made from pavers, and also an adjustable support at corners of my shed as the ground moves, which are cheap and strong but they do need a decent base.)
  3. Ferdinand
    I must be at least several weeks behind that...
  4. Ferdinand
    Why not cast a support in situ? You could even reinforce it. (Though make sure you are happy for it to STAY in situ - 'cos they are interesting to move later.)
  5. Ferdinand
    Quite possibly on that point. Which is why I am sceptical about the reports.
  6. Ferdinand
    And the Treasury isn't QUITE saying what the Teleflap said they said:
  7. Ferdinand
    Interestingly the VAT holiday also applies to BTLs and Second Homes (it seems). Which makes sense if the aim is to encourage the overall market. The Daily Telegraph is having a minor "tax breaks for landlords" flap about it. Though she may be wrong. Will still be charged 3% more than everybody else however .. due to the 3% Osborne surcharge, which applies from £40 purchase price upwards iirc. F
  8. Ferdinand
    Welcome Abbi.
  9. Ferdinand
    In the spirit of encouraging the live theatre... OH NO WE DIDN'T
  10. Ferdinand
    To me those look good except perhaps for the Stamp Duty, which will help relatively wealthy people.Should have capped it at 250k-300k. It is good that they are all short term, as it will force rapid spend. The Green Package for housing is good and I assume is targeted at renovation. It is good that there is a decent contribution from the owner, and that it is relatively limited at 5k for most people. I hope there is something to drive higher EPC grades from this.
  11. Ferdinand
    When did you receive the doors?
  12. Ferdinand
    TBF my estimate is probably over, as this will probably exclude social housing. I think the 100k jobs will right-ish for once, as it is due to be spent within a year - and that is 20k each. For anyone doung it, the low hanging fruit imo will be boilers, double glazing and insulation. EWI will not be helped by this, and under floor may be too complex. I hope there are some sort of EPC improvement requirements linked to it. I would see it as a return to the ECO scheme, but government supported this time, and no buggeration with complicated finances.
  13. Ferdinand
    Where is that 10% from? There are something like 25,000,000 houses in England (leaving out approx 10-20% for flats etc).
  14. Ferdinand
    Reminds me of the time I was nearly up a hill near Salisbury because that's where the telephone was put to follow the new road. Then they realigned the new road. At one time I was at ATC, and someone put something through the data link wire. Cheap to repair, but the consequences run to 10s of millions very quickly.
  15. Ferdinand
    There could of course be some there that they have all forgotten about ?.
  16. Ferdinand
    Were I a local I would oppose such an application should it come to my notice due to the nature value of the path margins.
  17. Ferdinand
    In this case you the OP could propose for example a window to permit venilation but prevent full opening by a stop, which would meet the overlooking condition. Suspect one may get away with a disengageable stop so that it could also be an escape window, provided that the stop could not be practically disengaged to allow overlooking.
  18. Ferdinand
    Wrapping up, I guess for me the important point is that it is your one forever house, and there is no plan b, so you need to take sufficient time and learn enough that you get it right first time. And that you are confident enough as the client to make the final decisions where you need to do so. A key skill for a client is to have gained enough knowledge of your own requirement to be able to decide when you need to overrule your architect - you will be the ones living in it. F
  19. Ferdinand
    'Tects tend to harrumph about that one. it will cost about a sqm, and is essentially following public building guidance rather than private house.
  20. Ferdinand
    My tip in that is yes - stairs, but shallower stairs than regs allow - say at 35 degrees not 42 degrees. Takes slightly more space, but worh its weight in chocolate. That probably gave my mum an extra 5-7 years of comfortable walking upstairs.
  21. Ferdinand
    There are some good examples of plans and briefs for architects on the forum. This thread has some of the latter. Try also some of the project blogs, but you will need to read back. Either way, you need to work for your supper on this one ... try also visiting karger show homes for different approaches and ideas.
  22. Ferdinand
    It can fluctuate. Back at Christmas I lost 2 stone from just under 15. 80% of it is now back :-). 1.77m tall.
  23. Ferdinand
    By the sound of that you’ve drunk it all. (PS Yes it did give me a larf.)
  24. Ferdinand
    If you put up a sign saying "Cycle Trail" the Council will leave it entirely alone ? . That subbase sounds like quite a lot of our routes.
  25. Ferdinand
    Are you sure? It says it is infinitely reusable which I took to mean the posts too. Perhaps not. Update - yes I see. Something will also be required to dig narrow holes. https://www.birkdalesales.com/resources/installing-durapost-for-fence-panels
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