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We can't tell you if the tpo covers new trees too, there are different types such as woodland tpo or group tpo which could. See http://www.southbucks.gov.uk/environment_planning/historic_environment_building_conservation/tree_preservation/protected_trees.aspx That said, sycamore is a weed and...

Yeah. I doubt you'll have any come-back on the manufacturers. Somewhere water is getting through the outside skin. Blocked gutters, plants touching it, something underneath bridging the dpm. Find that, fix it, then fix the damage. The woodlice are only there because the wood's already...

You have to play their game and be prepared to compromise your ideals. Read your local planning guide, find out exactly what rules they have to obey and tailor your intentions to fit them. If neccessary employ a *local* planning consultant. (I've used them and found them very useful - they...

Yep, definitely an old philmac. I have several in my outside plumbing bag, 20 and 25mm (sorry, cba to post and you'd be better replacing anyway) And yes - pair of secateurs, a liner and a new philmac plastic stopcock. Piece of cake to replace even if unable to isolate supply. I do these...

That, except I use a claw hammer. Fast and doesn't damage the plaster as with the screws only in a little way, they aren't clamped to the side.

There is undoubtably big profits to be made here, especially the large turbines of 1.5mw and up I do find it interesting the number of companies sprouting up (And the great names they call themselves), how they go around the countryside chatting up landowners, making wild promises and...

If it's sharing a leg with another radiator, that might have less resistance and the water's going there instead. Try turning off other rads in the room or area. If that helps, adjustment should allow you to balance the spread so they all get hot.

Good for you - ponds are great, although they seem to suffer garden fashion a lot. Spent my boyhood poking around in them, great fun. Rubber is fine, unless you have big dogs or curious children. Do a realistic size and depth. Note you'll want to leave the water for at least a week...

Can you give a source and link for that please? I couldn't find any backing to that claim when I looked, only advertising guff. (Also heard that Germany is pulling its FIT subsidies early, although how they're going to manage to keep their lights on by dumping nuclear in 2022 escapes me...

Wait for it to happen again and spot a pattern. Leaks do resolve themselves occasionally, or someone's done something to fix it without realising.

The one I looked at briefly it was a complete con. There was no mention at all of any money or power going to the householder. All you're agreeing to is to contractually *give* them your roof for the period with no benefit. They could bang holes in your roof too - so what? Not their roof, your...

You've got a proper job going on there. Sounds like you've got several live ones, and when a computer is in that state you may want to consider reformatting and reinstalling windows. Obviously you'll need to reinstall all your software and set it all up again, so budget for plenty of time and...

I would proceed with utmost caution. There could even be some cantilevering support being given by the staircase, or it providing some bracing to the wall. If you remove it, even without disturbing any stones in the wall, you could end up wearing your house. Generally I'm quite gung-ho, but...

I'm normally a supporter of Screwfix, but they've dropped a ball with stocking these things. I've had a lot of failures with this type of fittings from new. Utter rubbish. Screwfix do do the blue pushfit which are marginally better, but still have poor reliability. The black Philmac...

Advertise it in the local free papers as free to collector. Somebody'll find a use for it!

The only sticky bit in your plan is the power. Will need swa, taping etc. but will need to be done by an electrician (or certify - part p etc) Rest of it sounds fine. It's likely to be damp though, as no dpc so you almost certainly want to include ventilation in your plans somewhere if you...

Won't the scaffold company who are going to erect it be aware of regs and who to approach?

Fair point. This stuff is not always the best quality, but you can get food grade stuff that /is/ much better made (for drinks machines etc) but still - I'd rather reduce the connectors if I had a choice.

The biggest question I see about costing this is that the FIT's don't appear to be guaranteed and can be pulled at any time. (Please tell me if I'm wrong - but googling doesn't help me here, only that the german system is guaranteed 'up to 20 years') Without the FIT the costings don't break...