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I am paying nearly £400 in vat for a 16 ton grab lorry. Is there any way to get rid of it cheaper than that. Being winter too, it's bulked out by about 30% as well.

The tank was full with clean water when we moved in. I’m going to buy some muck muncher sachets. it seems to have settled down now, but it was a shock to see it this morning. I have also reiterated to the wife that you don’t need a massive amount of washing up liquid.

This is exactly what I am planning on doing. If I get the levels right, then the recycled concrete hardcore that sits outside the dwelling will be the sub base for the paths and patio that surround the house. I was going to wait, but I might as well just get cracking.

Not sure if anyone else has a Graf, but does your lid have a seal in it. I opened mine this morning by undoing the bolt in the lid and there is no seal. Seems strange, especially considering that the lid on the distribution chamber does have a seal.

Smells fine. It's only been in operation two days.

I looked out of our static caravan this morning to see the below 😞 can anyone advise. We have a 7PE tank and it’s just my wife and I.

On our first night (there was a frost) I was freezing with two duvets and a blanket. Still, it should warm up in about 5 months time 😂

We do only have one. It's on top of the cupboard that houses the boiler. Where would you recommend I placed another one?

After a full on week of getting the following jobs done. We’ve finally moved in. Given we have to hand the keys back to the rental on Monday, it’s been cutting it fine. 1) caravan foul drainage connected to the sewage treatment plant 2) water supply to shed for washing machine 3) installing Starlink. This was very easy 4). Fitting a skirt to the static from salvaged 18mm shuttering ply 5). Making some steps. So glad I never burnt the pallets. They are perfect. I won’t miss the hours drive each way and my commute to London is now 45 mins instead of 90 mins, plus our daughter is moving into her first home shortly and she’ll be 7 minutes away. A new chapter has begun 😃 ps - site currently resembles the Somme

Ok, thanks. I always thought that Aircrete blocks looked like below. What are you using in the above image?

I am just going back through my estimators quote and am trying to workout where the 3.6N Aircrete blocks they have specified are used. The quantity seems to indicate that they have specified them for the ground and first floor cavity walls and only specified the 7.3N blocks for the internal ground floor blocks walls. Is this normal practice or can you use 7.3N blocks for for everything internally and avoid using the expensive Aircrete blocks?

One last question. I've got a week off work and was going to knock up a pent style out building using 4*2 and shiplap cladding. As I'll need to disassemble it when the house is built, so it can be relocated, I didn't want to make it too heavy, eg, cladding / batten / tyvek / OSB / timber frame / insulation/ vapour barrier. Therefore, I was wondering, whether I could do cladding / tyvek/ timber frame / insulation. This would enable me to remove the insulation so I could get to the fixings holding the walls and roof together. I've priced things up and for £1000 you can definitely build a suitable out building.

Yes. It's already insulated underneath. I just need to knock up a skirt.

Unfortunately, I am limited on space and time too. I was thinking about erecting a carport style covering with clear roofing sheet, so that you could come out of the static and down to the outbuilding without having to brave the elements. The only issue I see is the location of the flue pipe from the boiler. Wonder if it could possibly be changed so that it goes vertical and through the corrugated roofing sheet? Anything to make life more bearable during the wet winter months is going to be worth it.

We've got until the end of the month before we've got to be in the static. Sods law that it's set to rain for the next two weeks.