Ferdinand

I would be looking for a price of about £4-5 ie a bit less than half B&Q, but If it is an alternative I need a sample test quickly.

Cheers. Everbuild Technical Dept suggest normal Stixall General Purpose.

Link? I looked.

Planning Conditions will last until they are fulfilled, varied by another planning application, or potentially until they are ignored for decades. I am just about to get my neighbour to repair his wall under a PC from 2000.

Yes, but there all sorts of principles of law which are assumed in any contract and determine how it is interpreted. These apply regardless.

I need a recommendation for a glue to stick down rubber flooring in a gym. It needs to be high quality as it is a commercial gym. We have done tests, which suggest that a suitable glue is this one, which is in B&Q: https://www.diy.com/departments/evo-stik-serious-stuff-solvent-free-grab-adhesive-0-29l/212376_BQ.prd B&Q have a price of £9.63 per 290mm tube. Since we are looking at about 80 tubes by our estimate, savings are worthwhile. Can anyone suggest either 1 - A more competitive source for Evo Stik Serious Stuff Solvent Free Adhesive or 2 - An equivalent product that is as good and better value. Thanks Ferdinand

The technique is probably to do it on bonfire night if there may be neighbour complications and you have to wait for it to dry. Just don’t let it get rained on in the autumn . Ferdinand

Shred + compost for a year or two?

I.G.Noramus here. What is a profile post, please?

I am annoyed this morning. Once again my washing-up water - the first hot water I have used in the kitchen today - is running warm then cold then hot. And the cold water is running warm then cold. This probably means that the last people, who renovated the house, did not insulate the water pipes where they pass through the zone where there is underfloor heating, and the water standing in the pipes has heated up. A small annoyance due to lack of sweat applied to the detail. But one that is noticeable and about which I can do nothing practically. Boo !

Worth a read - an object lesson in grounding nebulous parts of Planning Law and how it develops under our traditions. It is to do with the application of Paragraph 55, which is designed to allow exceptionally high quality houses to be built in the countryside where otherwise it would not have been allowed. Para 55 used to be known as the Selwyn-Gummer clause because it was introduced by John Selwyn-Gummer back in 1997. Gummer was, and presumably is, a bit of a romantic with regard for gorgeousness in ritual, and for some things Victorian, a Tractarian with a reverence for Tradition and a habit of flounce, and didn’t want the tradition of the country house to die. I agree with him on this, and think that the small numbers of isolated houses built since justify it by their quality. Blair slightly limited the clause by making eco-friendliness more of a requirement. Under 100 houses have been permitted by this method in 20 years afaik, but nimbies sometimes hate the very idea. An Introduction to paragraph 55 is here. As I see it, the decision is about the interpretation of language used in one area of planning law to inform decisions in another area of planning law, which may soften the rigidity of Community Boundaries as applied in certain Planning decisions in similar-but-different exceptional developments eg of three houses. F

Hi. @Vijay As others have said, advice from a relevant solicitor or barrister would be the way if the numbers involved justify it. IANAL, however ... The seller obviously has no obligation to complete the road until 3 months after the last house is completed. Questions are 1 - whether you have a reasonable expectation that the road would continue to be suitable for purpose in letting you complete your house 2 - and if so whether the developer has forfeited any right to claim damages by his being fully aware what the road is going to be used for. if he builds it regardless then perhaps he should do it such that it cannot be damaged by construction traffic that he knows damned well will be using it. Whether this would fall under a ‘fit for purpose’ test or some aspect of Contract Law is beyond my ken. 3 - has he potentially estopped himself from claiming damages by an expectation / implied promise he may have given you that it would be possible for you to complete your house. Suspect it may not meet the test for an explicit promise. As for where for advice. I think I would frame a general question to Planning Aid in an email, and I might even send a short email to Martin Goodall of the eponymous Planning Law blog to ask if it is something he would be able to advise on professionally, and whether it is worthwhile Pursuing. @Vijay, One thing I think it is definitely worth doing is to write to the developer with proof of receipt informing him that by completing his road now it is possible that the construction traffic he knows you will need to drive over it has potential to cause damage, and perhaps that you will consider such damage to be his responsibility therefore. You may not use it, but it gives you a fact on the ground to refer back to just in case you get "but you never told me". Ferdinand

Is there a cost saving opportunity in not using K18 insulated pb? Can it be treated as 2 elements? Would perhaps be cheaper but more interesting to do.

Do you need to keep them as spares for your own gate? Or for a Network Rail Proof one?

Is there a moulded code or manufacturer or BS number marked on any of them?

You’re probably lucky they did not raid your stocks of the medicinal coke. Is not Kermit in a Blender the red one, if I recall my tasteless schoolyard jokes correctly? What is green and goes red at the touch of a button?

A longer term perspective than you thought you needed.

Just trying to work out how to get into GripIt economically without making Deborah Meaden .. I think it is she ... umpteen times richer than she is already. The individual pricing of fixings and tools is so astronomical that the only sensible way is to start with the whole Trade Bucket, which means a stock of 100 and all the Tools for the sake of three fixings for one curtain pole. Any other way means ultimately paying about three times as much. Still .. must be done and they will be used eventually.But this feels like a decision I have made loads of times in the also 12 months. Best price I have seen is £50 here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/GripIt-Assorted-Plasterboard-Fixings-100pce/dp/B01MPY34UI F

‘Ollocks ! At least you only quoted the polite bit... The quote is from a Desmond Bagley Thriller.

I think we all agree on Osmo. But can I gently question these £90 inc VAT per door prices. You could be approx 15% below that, and at least 25% for the slightly lower-quality Wickes version. Travis have their version of these doors at £78 at present including VAT and free delivery. https://www.travisperkins.co.uk/Hardwood-Oak-Suffolk-Internal-Door-1981mm-x-838mm-x-35mm/p/480461 And Todd Doors where mine came from have them at £81 inc VAT. The quality mightily impressed my joiner. They charge delivery but price matched the TP lower price at that stage (£72 last Nov/Dec iirc) and free carriage when evidenced. https://www.todd-doors.co.uk/cottage-oak-door You would perhaps get yesterday's price of £78.85 if you point out it is on the Google ads still this morning. Wickes are advertising their Geneva at 80 inc VAT, but trade is -10% and they had 15% off across the store (does not stack with trade) last weekend, which will return. https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-Geneva-Internal-Cottage-5-Panel-Oak-Veneer-Door---1981-x-762mm/p/214699 Of those three it may be possible to assess the TP door at a local branch in Preston. Todd are a southern supplier with showrooms in that area. Based on that the doors plus hinges, handles, and latch, should be around £90 all in. Although paying slightly more to support a local business may be a good decision. Unless there is something I do not know. Ferdinand

Is a Mexicano the same as a Geneva or a Cottage Oak? Ie simulated 5 vertical planks with a frame? I cannot find a Mexicano on the Howdens or Benchmarx websites. I am sure it is but wanted to be sure. Cheers. F

Where are you buying from, and which model? The collective be might be able to save you some more. F

Very much worth it If you have any medical issues. Osmo seems to be vicious stuff wrt asthma etc. Gave my handyman a horrible migraine too, even though he is generally healthy to fumes etc. And we were quite well ventilated.

Might have rain and flood issues. ”If there is any water in the hole, remove it first”. No good in Manchester without a wet and dry hoover, then.

Is potassium nitrate better than the now banned sodium chlorate used to be, used the same traditional way as suggezted by Jeremy? If it comes down to chainsaws I would get a cheap one in rather than risk the big one. F