Ferdinand

We're actually going with a more thorough layout. It is a 10 year tenant who should stay for another 10, and the sparks is tame.

Be aware how close you are to the boundaries of your plot and neighbouring buildings; potential complication with eg Party Walls // Party Wall-Fences, and perhaps access to the rest of the plot if the basement dig takes up most of the width.

Wouldn't a sparks protest at that, as it needs to cover the max possible. Had a conversation re a tenant's outhouse where the requirement is a washer, 2 dryers and a fridge and a freezer, and the sparks nearly had kittens.

Censored, hopefully. Or the bastard child of Paul Raymond and Dame Edna Everage.

3. I do lurve the idea of fir doors. Very Barbarella. .

Also, bear in mind that there are different views on here. As someone who handles rentals I tend to view drawings and ip as part of the building project / documentation. Mr R has a different view.

Is your previous designer so much on his dignity that he won't sell it you for £xxx ? Find out what the extra cost will be to redraw from the new one, and have a chat to the old one. Screwing you for a few hundred more should cause happiness.

How much are your green ethics worth to you? Or can you get a better price?

Cornwall !

Galv steel would be fine. Wood concreted in would rot just above the concrete in a depressingly short time.

Wickes are removing the charm from life. Their name for "olives" is "compression rings".

Well. That sort of worked.

How have you protected your posts? Or are they galv-steel as well?

Like that. "Tighten until tight." ?

Yes - pretty much. Get a spare olive to take along just in case. Find some PTFE tape. Then clean the end of the pipe (sandpaper?). Presumably I can use a pair of plumbing spanners. Then see if it is leak proof !

You can get real creosote with a Google search. Legal depending on how you use it.

As the world's most useless plumber, can a kind soul advise me how to mend this outside tap that has come adrift. Thanks F

Yes. It's the blog header. If you want to read it put the links form here into archive.org.

How did the asbestos get into a 1900 house? This is integrated solar on the right: There is a membrane like the 25 year pond-liner stuff (HDPE ? EDPM ?) under the panels, and no tiles. And some sort of mounting system. F

It sounds as though there is quite a lot related to the extension (big beam across etc), and then some more relating to the loft conversion on what is a big project.

Thanks

I have a lead replacement flashing over a polycarb carport roof. Can anyone recommend a good sealant to use? The flashing does have room to move etc.. Thanks Ferdinand

Valuing of eco-credentials etc *does* happen, but it is only developing slowly. Expect it to change if, eg, the Govt slug Stamp Duty for inefficient houses, or add a band to Council Tax for houses D or below on EPC. Or put VAT properly on heating fuel.

Welcome. My only comment at this point is to think VERY carefully about the things you only get this chance to do, and to do them to the whole thing not just the extension. I mean things like wall insulation to at least newbuild standard, things under the floor, making it all maintainable for the future, and so on. Ferdinand

I thought Code for Sustainable Homes went voluntary 6-7 years ago. How do they make a standard that is no longer maintained (aiui) compulsory?