Ferdinand

It's easier not to.

I admit I have never had an MP complain about me ?. @riboid Welcome. Looks interesting. Do you have your decrement delays about right so that the heat gets not quite through the structure in the day and goes back out again at night? Can we see a pic of the Berlin Wall? Do you plan to soften it for the neighbours? Ferdinand

That's not what I have normally done. I have my chap spray first, then glue skirting later.

Indeed preserving missing apostrophes in the universe is one of the material's properties. As is missing the other one by both of us ?.

Is that compulsory in Scotland? Down here, I can still do it on paper, I think. https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200126/applications/61/paper_forms At one time in England, there were a couple of sneaky extra fees with an online application.

On reliabilty and MTTF, the only number I have is a general one - that I installed 60+ Ikea spots in my house in 2013 at £4 each, and I have only had to replace <5 since. Took me 5+ years to go through the 2 or 3 spares I bought at the time. Ferdinand

The only thing I can find wrong with that is the missing apostrophe. I guess the smart answer is more local distribution and ultimately some sort of fuel call :-). We need King Wenceslas, to gather our winter fooo-ooo-ools. There's certainly been a propaganda campaign - with some Ozzie billionaire all over the media, not being asked any hard or penetrating questions. How many solar panels do I need to make some? @IanR a 7% reduction is neither here nor there, is it? Not sure what a comparator is in terms of say insulated houses. F

I was referring to the several inside each unit on your original option.

Also relevant is how many, as the failure probabilities are multiplied together.

Reflecting, I am inclined to point the problem at your side if N genuinely does not have problems. I'm inclined to point at the recent work. But other will have good comments to add.

You haven't told us unless I missed it whether your floor is solid or suspended. Given where you are I would suggest a bit of evaluation on the solar panels before fitting.

A bit more homework required, or at least information, needed imo, I am afraid. Unfortunately we cannot really give more precise answers than you have, but can help you find better context. Are the chimneys in use? What for? Is it just the flashing leaking? Is the structure secure (ie will a repoint do it)? What is access like, and what will incidental costs be - will you need scaffold and a pavement license for it? Scaff can cost. Can this be covered by your building insurance? They may take over the relations with your neighbour. Importantly, what is your neighbour's attitude? You really need to sort that otherwise when he has problems, you will get the blame - which may or may not be a justified opinion by him. You will need a written summary of his chimney's condition from your roofer to protect you for the future. So you can go "nay, lad" with a dead bat when he starts complaining. I have one that is dropping bits of mortar on the leanto roof, and I am planning to have it reduced to just above roof level, what is left repointed to avoid buggering around with the roof which is 40 year old pantiles, and capped. Capped is seal the top, and leave ventilation. I am having trouble finding a roofer to do just a repair. Since yours are normal modern cemento-or-plastico-wotsit tiles, you should match it more easily - but depends on whether it is a room in the roof or traditional loft. Or you could do the minimum possible, which may be three or four courses, then a cap. Ferdinand

Northern Ireland or Netherlands?

Thanks both - I have covered those angles.

Here is a document with a list of material planning considerations. "Loss of amenity" can cover a lot of things. When does your comment period expire? (Work to that, but remember they have to take everything into account that arrives before the decision is taken.) Personally I would suggest enngaging a Planning Consultant, but be clear about what you want and what their brief is. Material Planning Considerations.pdf

Asking for a friend. >Anyone know anywhere good online I could get a birch plywood sheet (circa 35mm thickness) cut to size for a reasonable price? Size around 1050 x 400. I don't think he has a car. We are talking Northern England.

You can dream ... ? . And Barbarella is popular for cosplayers. But there are options for the lining of the alcove that would absorb or break up the noise - even something as simple as a flock wallpaper or hessian.

There's a difference between sound protection and sound absorbtion. I was talking about the second. Barbarella''s space ship was like putting a carpet in a room to reduce echoes ... it was lined with fur. (Apologies to any furious feminists for the incidental inclusion of Jane Fonda in her prime in my pic illustrating the background.)

Inferred from Section 2. Chart 2.1.

It's not clear what exactly you want to achieve here. It is, as you say, built. And they will not make them knock it down. Planning can't force the landowner to sell the remaining land, for example. Can you stop sign-off / occupation because a condition / policy requirement has not been met? I agree that it is cynical and tricksy of them.

I still don't think this UK 42 million tonnes of coal consumed per year is right. Govt puts total UK demand for coal in 2020 as around 7-8 million tonnes. https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1021925/Energy_Trends_September_2021.pdf

That UK coal consumption number looks very dodgy. Aha the table says cubic feet not tonnes. I think I can pick up a cubic foot of coal, whilst a tonne would need an elephant. UK consumption for 2020 was about 8 million tonnes, which is about 5% of what it was in 1970, and about a sixth of what they use in Germany. https://www.statista.com/statistics/223493/uk-coal-consumption/ The Vietnam point is correct, though our trend from 1965 to 2019 is -96%, Vietnam is +28%. It sounds like Vietnam needs some serious investment on renewables, and perhaps development help - not having got into really energy intensive gp yet.

Is there actually much difference in the u-value, and how much heat would 3g save over 2g? It may be negligible. I have 4 2g ones in my house, including a coupe of big ones. The only sound problem I have noticed is the conker tree dropping conkers on the ones above my late mum's bed. If you think in energy terms, it may be more beneficial to spend the difference elsewhere. One thing i have found useful is the velux extendy-window-pole. Ferdinand

I hope I haven't offended, and thanks for the reply. Down here some BBC programmes seem to have a bit of a fetish for smallholders and hobby farmers doing unusual things.

I'm not *absolutely* sure that it will work like that, as the average RHI was more than 5k (I think). So it might go down (he said optimistically), but OTOH the 5k is simpler to understand, so less careful installers might go for it.