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    Lycra, or am I stirring? BTW How often do you have to monitor, and is this by yourself or an expensive ologist ? Ferdinand
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    SO, bubba. Where will you keep the digger in the absence of a shed?
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    Snipped
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    What is the solar setup? Are these really battery hens?
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    I think you would be best to ring your council, or perhaps another council, and ask for the complaints team. Check that it is a national rule. Or perhaps citizens advice. I would refuse to identify myself if sounding out the rules, or use a pseudonym if another council. They will try hard to be fair and straightforward, and usually succeed, but I would not risk it myself .. just in case. There may also be something in a Council "Complaints Procedure" if you look. Ferdinand
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    Pickled Newt Designed to soothe amphibian or watery planning stresses. I haven't tried this one yet. https://makemeacocktail.com/cocktail/3909/pickled-newt/ To me that looks quite lightweight to me, so not particularly headache inducing the next day. Not at all capable of pickling a newt. Ferdinand
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    Thanks.
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    That looks like seriously more hard work than is actually necessary. Shovelling tons of soil a metre in the air? Sheesh. Needs a ramp and a wheelbarrow, maybe, combined with an inclined drum.
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    If going the finish-then-complain route. you need to bear in mind time limits for maladministration etc claims. I don't know what the limit is with Councils. Side note: Jeremy, how did your complaint re: the bods who damaged your verge turn out? I remember your JP contract slapped a stop notice on it, but I don't know what happened. Ferdinand
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    SPON

    Ferdinand replied to hrc's topic in Costing & Estimating

    There's an older (2014?) version of SPONS on the Ebuild site somewhere as a PDF. Ferdinand
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    What, if any, will be the impact of the legal doctrine that Planning Decisions do not form precedents?
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    TPO Tranquiliser If you are having trouble with TPOs (and I have had a lot of trouble with TPOs), this is a recommendation from Arsie on the Gardenlaw forum: Tried it last night - recommended and not *that* strong if sharing. I make it 4 units of alcohol each. I used an orange/mango smoothie for part of the juice, and added a splash of Cointreau to take the sharpness off slightly, and garnished with rubbed mint leaves. A squeeze of lime juice just before drinking might also be good. I also used crushed ice in the glass (half the volume) rather than a shaker, and a drinking straw. tasty, but I'll take a White Russian in preference for the winter. Ferdinand
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    This is a thread for cocktails recommended for dealing with / recovering from / mitigating the stresses associated with project management.
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    No win no fee?
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    I think I have found my microwave, one of these: http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/household-appliances/cooking/microwaves/kenwood-k23mss15-solo-microwave-stainless-steel-10100868-pdt.html Took the fascia plate in, offered up and it works OK. And the feet are in the right place to fit my current rails. But I will need to offset it slightly to allow the door to open comfortably, so have gone for a 30mm narrower width than expected. £150 reduced to £70 and I can get another £10 off by TopCashback, plus paying with Curry's giftcards bought under Morrisons PetrolSaver (7.50 off fuel), with a reward Amex card. 60% off. Cool. If the interface doesn't work well for my mum, I will go for this one, which is more and does widgetty-doodah types of cooking rather than being just a solo, but also fits. http://www.currys.co.uk/gbuk/household-appliances/cooking/microwaves/kenwood-k23cm13-combination-microwave-mirror-finish-19394353-pdt.html Thanks for the help. Ferdinand
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    Should we have this as one of our normal advice points? I Think there have been a couple of examples in the last year where tiny contamination spots were used as reasons to request a lot of sampling. Wasn't there one where the previous owner used to maintain their lawnmower or something similarly trivial? Ferdinand
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    SHould this have been a case of "first remove your oil tank" ... ?
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    Curry have one that looks about right, and 55% off at present. But no mounting kit :-( . Time to visit with my fascia panel to see if it fits, and then to consider commercial. Ferdinand
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    Shall we have a thread for these stories? When we sold out small manor house after 38 years we had: 1 - Our solicitors lost the deeds (in wrong file) durnig my father's probate processing, so we went all the way through the "possessory ttitle" process for several months before they suddenly found them again. 2 - The purchasers were using an online, call-centre type solicitor, who maintained that we didn't have a right to drive out of our drive over the grass verge. The issue was that the verge had been made wider when the lane was realigned when the M1 was built, and a slice was allegedly under some sort of title or restriction from the relevant government department since before 1970. Not much fun. Ferdinand
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    2 Ikea ones appear to be the correct size to a smidgeon. Inevitably they are the £450 and £500 versions. !! The commercial option looks interesting.
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    So first step is probably Ikea or Currys and a tape measure :-) , ordered online so I can send it back!
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    This seems difficult. I need to replace a built-in microwave in my kitchen. The existing one is a Baumatic (brand not relevant really) stainless steel finish model, which appears actually to be a freestanding microwave on a pair of tracks in the mounting kit. Microwave dimensions: 508W x 285H (310 if you include the feet) x 420D. Hole Dimensions: 600W unit. 450H hole. There is a front surround plate which has a hole of size 520W x 290H. I have some up and down adjustment in the existing mounting kit. My ideal solution will be a simple microwave which matches the hole in the front surround in stainless steel. How do I find one to match? I had a conversation with my usual appliance supplier (Appliances Direct), but they could not really help in the showroom and the website is not set up for search by size. Cheers Ferdinand
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    It is worth noting that you will also make mistakes :-), and cost extra money, and kick yourself. If you can find one, it may be worth finding a "mentor" - an experienced self-builder or PM willing to look over your shoulder and point out potholes and pitfalls before you hit them. I am talking about basically paying or finding for free a mentor / sounding board who has done a similar project before. Could be paid in kind, in cash or in beer/wine. I am not aware of any easy ways of doing it, but if you can find a reasonably local one it may be worth it. Good advice could easily save you a few thousand or make your houses nicer. Were I building someone I would ask one of a couple of retired architects I happen to know. Ferdinand
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    Yes, clearly you should get the changes done first. Doing simple transfer etc forms *is* fairly straightforward - we have been moving things around like a politician's fairy story over our recent sale, largely to do with ransom strips etc, and done some ourselves. If doing it myself I have done the forms and gone and sat down at an appointment at the Land Registry, where they will give process advice etc - and they have sometimes been able to obtain documents etc on the spot from the computer. In your case I would put it in the hands of a solicitor or conveyancer, but do check that they don't make mistakes and chase through with the Land Registry to make sure it is all correctly filled in. Solicitors do sometimes make mistakes, and in these cases the LR may just put it aside to deal with later, and it could be on the side-pile for months. We had one problem when we trusted the process, and our solicitor had made a rare mistake which didn't come to light until it hit a deadline then was difficult to remedy. Also, purchasers may themselves be nitpickers (most of us on Buildbub are just that), and their solicitors may be required to be that. And that can poleaxe a purchase. And solicitors will have access to the LR online systems. Be ready for extra costs from the Building Society etc :-) . Ferdinand
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