Ferdinand

is that not a NZ version of a French Loo, designed to stop drunken Ozzie’s missing (without the need for a Golden Shot Up a bit! Left a Bit! FIRE ! Facility) ? And it looks darned uncomfortable for a bath.

Whodathunkit ?

Suspect that once you start comparing prices you may decide you like White as a background for posters. Best of luck. Shiplap will also provide you with a potential effective 2nd barrier to water vapour. Ferdinand

I think the only report I got back that was bigger than the traffic survey in terms of Appendices was the Ground Conditions one. Of course, one option is to stuff your neighbours’ mouths with gold, in exchange for eg a triangle of land or limitation on hedge height etc. if the authorities will accept that. A long term alternative is to campaign for a 20mph limit ?. Ferdinand

Sounds as if the rules require bigger splays than OP can currently provide, so a speed survey will be evidence that the default calc is too stringent for the actual circs. i had one done for a larger development; it was expensive. One thing is to know exactly what they want, and what sort of authority has to be provided by your survey. There also exist databases of previous surveys .. especially if you have requirements relating to flow levels etc. I wonder if it can now be done using eg LIDAR rather than physical sensors. I would find a few surveys done in your area for projects like yours on the Council w/s and have a scoping chat with the people who did them. I would also try to ave a chat with the person at Highways who is handling it. Ferdinand

@Mc9 Welcome. 1 - Looks like you need 20 sheets approx. 4 x 4 for the walls floor roof, plus 2 x 2 for the ends. Minus holes so they can get in and see out. 2 - I see that Seconds and Co have non-foiled 60mm pir at 12.60 a sheet at present. https://www.secondsandco.co.uk/sale 3 - I would consider making the shed a little bit shorter to match 2 sheets in length if poss. 4 - For the walls have a look at the hollow plastic ship lap. Comes in 5m lengths so just need to handle one length and would work out at about 5 per sqm . Far more robust than plasterboard when it leaks. 5 - Have a look at roofing laths for your floor battens. Protected, cheap and come in 25mm x 50mm. F * Are you one of these annoying people who got all the three letter internet domains ? ?

Suggest it would be good to break out Planning Fees and Planning Gain charges eg S106.

2.1m hedge, then put a green fence behind the hedge and keep quiet.

You will need to talk to Highways which could be either County if it is a classified road, or perhaps Local if not, to find out whether that bit of land is designated for widening the junction or the road etc. An application would find that out but it may be useful to know first. Have the material ready to hand ie pic with line where you want your wall, and hopefully you can email it whilst on the phone and they would give enough of a comment for you on the spot. Also potentially there could be services underneath it. Ferdinand

The technique is perhaps to buy a Limited Edition Philippe Stark Lemon Squeezer immediately beforehand .

I would think that they get sight of the bit of the Application that involves the OS plan? Our Council used to display that layer on their website maps, but do not any more. F

Wetting down the floor would use also help perhaps. Like a car painter in his workshop.

For small amounts I use one of those wavy edged bread knives. F

Fencing Rails I went to collect some half round rails yesterday, and I wanted to cross-check on prices. I bought these for 4.50 plus VAT each. they are 100mm diameter by 3.6m long, and the quality seemed fine. It is an Agricultural Merchant near Matlock, so you go and collect. I think this is probably the best long term price I get for anything. That seems ridiculously inexpensive. Does anyone do better? The project is rails to help mum move round the garden.

Notwithstanding aesthetic considerations, I do not think I see huge problems with REPLACING that from a Planning or PD point of view, because you already have the right to have a 6ft boundary there. Though you may need to apply, and council planners can bring in all sorts of things if they choose. I can perhaps see complications is the brick wall was part of the ‘look and feel’ of the overall development eg if it was in the master plan. It may also be a brick wall to block out road noise, as a wall will be better than a fence. So you potentially risk making your garden more noisy. The distance from boundary etc concerns you have should not apply as it is a boundary wall not a house wall, and public land the other side. they mainly relate to security and safety of a private human neighbour. Further, you would need to consider the mechanics and access to build it eg safety barriers on council land. There may be an opportunity to explore arguing that it is not subject to planning by knocking say 2/3 off and putting part fence panels between pillars. In any case, I wOuld try an informal conversation with the Council planners aboUt this. It is a BFO brick wall on a biggish thoroughfare, so they will find out about it anyway. Just phone up and ask for the duty planner. (Personally I like walls or hedges, but I have avoided that as it was not your question). Ferdinand

@andyscotland AIUI, PIR does not expand .. it shrinks over time, so you are possibly going to get a gap there that you do not want. This has been discussed a couple of time iirc over at the Green Building Forum years ago. By now the spec may have been tightened but it used to be expected to shrink up to 1-2% ie 10-20mm on a 2.4m sheet. The spec now is more like 1% max, I think. One fix was to let it shrink before install. Another was to use a flexible foam. I would welcome some input from someone with better and more recent knowledge than me on this. This is one of the reasons I incline towards rock wool or similar for use underfloor or overceiling in renovations. F

We probably need to define eye level, here. For me: Below worktop is obvious, though using an upper shelf in t’oven makes a difference. Worktop level is clear. Eye level for me means wall cupboard height. Ie above about 1.4-1.5m I would not put an oven at wall cupboard height, unless perhaps I was going to do the 4 or 5 oven thing, and the high level one was for lighter stuff. On the OP, I currently have a range cooker .. a Rangemaster Kitchener 90 which was 999 from Curry’s. Gas burners, 2 ovens and absolutely fine for 5-6 years. Probably bog-standard for reasonable Range Cookers, and the bits that have loosened up are a slight vagueness in whether rotary switches are in exact 1,2,3 position etc, and the chrome has worn of the spark button. Previously it was a 4 oven Aga which included an extra 4 burner lpg gas hob. Personally I would go with Induction, but I do not do the majority of the cooking. If I was wanting decent and initially inexpensive eg if I had spent the kitchen budget on a House-fluffer for the previous place, it would be separates, as a decent unbranded 5 burner gas job can be under 100, or an eBay range cooker. Ferdinand

Welcome. Can you actually reclaim that? Perhaps in law the overcharge is for "work" which the Council actually has not dome?

Is @AnonymousBosch not a spcialist in online learning? It'll be sorted out before you can say Cinzano. ?

The thing to check is whether they do a full credit check or a ‘soft’ check where there is no record of it. Explanation of the type so far CC https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/eligibility/ F

There is a whole big thread to do with this kind of thing, also things like how to get an extra 10% off at Wickes in addition to the 10% on your Trade Account etc. https://forum.buildhub.org.uk/topic/426-creditdebit-reward-cards-discounts-etc/ It does not get the attention of the Weekly Offers thread as developments are slower. Ferdinand

Go for it, and reckon to use the back of some panels for practice first. The length of that playlist is a hint at the possible learning curve. Not sure how it would work with the solvent based stuff, but if it is a £40 one then you can probably afford to throw it away for the potential cost saving on some sealer and the experience ... if it all goes horribly wrong. I have even more respect for Peter Millard given that he showed how, when he dove straight in with the high end powerful one with no mask or gloves or anything, he ended up with the inside of his workshop looking like an igloo. ? Ferdinand

Cheaper option for you, @pocster, might be to get dressed.

Not only is Orville still in mourning for Keith Harris, now you have made him cry as well. You brute.

TMI. Maybe.