Ferdinand

Oh god, he’s putting a chocolate fountain in, which is what happens when a macerater goes wrong with an unfortunate failure mode. TMI? ?

It is from the graphical display of Planning History in the interactive map in the Planning Section of the Council website. You get to it by searching for a PP in your postcode area or street, then selecting the map display, or possibly via a service such as My Council which will talk about council services to your address. They usually have somewhat-buried tick box options for displaying various Layers of data. F

Tell us about your windows and your ventilation. Is your damp related to the building or the lifestyle? Sounds like lifestyle but single glazing or no dpc could be the basic cause. I generally recommend Nuaire piv, and have had them in a number of houses for a number of years. It is part of my standard fitout for the resilience. Have a look at the Nuaire Flatmaster, which is from about £200 eg Look on their site for the info or eg https://www.juiceelectricalsupplies.co.uk/no-loft-positive-input-ventilation-unitnuaire-flatmaster.html for 195 or 380 for 2. https://www.nuaire.co.uk/residential/positive-input-ventilation-piv/flatmaster For normal PIV, generally you need a void to pull air in from, and to make sure it is sealed from the interior or it will just circulate the damp. I do have units fitted into the end voids in warm roofs that seem to work ok. If I need an outlet due to good sealing I fit something like a Vent-Axia Lo Carbon Tempra HR fan or a Centa T as an outlet, as they both have configurable trickle plus a boost at the other end of the property. The Tempra may be a touch noisy for some if where they spend all their time. I have not fitted Mvhr but presumably you need really good sealing etc. Am sure the Envirovent are OK, but ai have no experience. If they can show they are in social rent organisations then they are robust. F

Good conservation feature for Mosquitos, mind. F

I am going Fri AM. F

His tenants will do that ...

(Diversion of the day) This morning there was a piece on Farming Today about vanishing ponds and vanishing toads and a report from The Wildlife Trusts, and how if we did not do EXACTLY as told NOW there will be a world ending catastrophe next Tuesday etc... In my area we have dozens of balancing ponds as part of SUDS systems on new housing estates. On a 10 acre 120 house estate, they would give over about half an acre to such features, and half an acre to an acre to amenity land. I was wondering whether such ponds and the wildlife they host are counted, and whether they are actually of any benefit to eg our toads? Both our local County Wildlife trusts are not aware of any work that has been done, and had not considered these of being of interest to them. It seems to be a bit of a gap. I think that local authorities may well wash their hands of it all once built, rather than spend money monitoring, Does anybody know of any work that has been done? Ferdinand

Isn’t yours called Thisisnotacaravan ?

Delighted to discover that a Vomitorium is actually a thing ! Never learnt that at school. The nearest now would be the exit tunnels from a football ground. Ferdinand Bonus trivia The Latin word vomitorium, plural vomitoria, derives from the verb vomō, vomere, "to spew forth". In ancient Roman architecture, vomitoria were designed to provide rapid egress for large crowds at amphitheatres and stadia, as they do in modern sports stadia and large theatres. ?

Though it remains to be seen whether I manage this with my own bathroom refurb, as it has to be stylish for what is a nice house. F

You can avoid expensive taste in bathrooms problems by buying well, most of the time.

Two more. If I want channels such as Yesterday or Really from The Freeview set on Rocky, which is the best way? Also, can I rearrange the apps on the home screen to my liking? Cheers Ferdinand

Has anyone used an impluvium (evaporating pool) like the Romans? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Impluvium

He will probably give you one of these: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/fees-for-planning-applications and one of these https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/574500/When_are_applications_eligible_for_a__free_go_.pdf and refer you to this: (you want paras 1..9, especially 9) http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2012/2920/contents/made *innocent face* The one that I did not know about was 'An application is made to vary the terms of a condition or to implement a planning permission without an imposed condition following the grant of planning permission.' from my second link - I still do not have chapter and verse on it, but it looks like a way that removes a condition rather than having to satisfy it (which carries a fee for the Council to agree). Ferdinand

That is Cruisin' for a 20 Year Confusin', IMO. In addition to our house being called something 'orrible that we can't get rid of, despite having solemn promises from the Council on a number of occasions over 5 years. Our neighbour has also been trying to get his address adjusted after having looked into why we get most of his Pizzas and a lot of his deliveries. It turned out that the Post Office had my 5 bedroom detached house, and his 2 bedroom detached house (built on a slice of our garden in 1988), described as a pair of flats in a single structure. No idea why. It took about 10 communications to the Post Office and 18 months to fix it. That may be why there was such utter confusion when I changed my electricity supplier. They moved next door instead, and that took a year to sort out. If you a re messing around with names to this extent, I reckon it will take more elapsed time than building it in the first place. Ferdinand

Reflecting on this, it is a lie on 99.99% of occasions. (I will grant you 1 pr year where it may be true) Is there anyone who can prove that they are never going to add anything more to their house? You have to channel Hitchhiker, again: Mostly Dunbuildin' . F

Yes. It will almost certainly impact the design. eg how will you support it. "By drilling holes in my nice new house after the fact in places where I had not planned to do so" is the wrong answer .

Comments work right up to the last moment before the decision, as they are required to take them all into account. It is good practice to phone up a week before the end ..or visit ... and make sure there are none that you have missed. Remember you have the option to withdraw and resubmit should you feel unsure. You also get a free go for a similar project on the same site. It is also free to apply to change imposed conditions within 12 months of the grant of PP. I THINK ... you need to check thed email as it is damned complicated. You could for example wait for all the comments then withdraw it to think and I think resubmit without fees. Ferdinand

Yes, but your potential pool of components shrinks, too ... so the raw costs o& the build can increase or flexibility shrink. So they tend to be more expensive etc. (Be interested to hear if that is no longer the case)

Is it under the stairs? In that case it would need to be sufficiently fireproof.

I have a very few (one or two) of several of the types of tile - but it is only a very few. If I need to I can find the chap, as I know where they live now. I have a putative approx. layout of one option, but I am after the general thoughts at this stage. That will be a future post. We *think* that the angled screen can be turned through 90 as the back roof angle is very close to the current side angle. I had my bathroom man in to have a look, and he confirmed that those tiles (and the angled screens) look a little costly to replace due to the various slopes involved.

Child of an architect ?. The telltale is that I sometimes talk about "dwellings".

Welcome to the forum.

Nothing except Sky News afaics. There may be purchasable options available. The interface has the feel of all modern interfaces ... you have been dropped into a maze with no map so you have to explore the content from below, though the voice interface is good. It seems to be straightforward to use and responsive, though - I would recommend it over my old Chromecast. Ferdinand

This summer I need to have my upstairs bathroom refurbished. It was installed 12 yeas ago by the previous house owner, who also did the self-build addition of an upper storey to the previous bungalow. The bathroom has lots of lovely features including electric ufh, and a long crack all the way down a row of tiles. I think the room pretty much needs gutting, as the problem is probably under the floor, which is a huge pity because the fittings are so pleasant. I think, however, that I may be able to retain the wall tiles, and perhaps reuse the existing shower screen (which looks expensive to replace). The requirements are: 1 - Fix floor, replace ufh and retile. 2 - Replace wetroom area with large shower, perhaps with storage area (I really do not need a 2.6m x 1.1m shower). 3 - Add bath. 4 - Replace loo with something a little less temperamental. 5 - Replace whb with one with more space for bottles and things, possibly a vanity unit. I have a couple of months to think about this, so any comments would be very welcome. Here is the crack: My verdict on that crack is that the subfloor may have been done with 8x4 sheets of standard chipboard, rather than tongue and groove, and that moisture has got in and made the joint expand. There are also a couple of other cracks at right angles, and the wetroom area is suffering a little. Here are a few snapshots of the room, including some excellent tiling on a hipped corner. First a simplified layout and 3d: Where it fits: Inside of dormer window: Whb and towel rail: Loo (the blotches are as a result of compressing the photo): The wetroom area: As I say, this is one to chew on ... so any comments are welcome.