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You won't need planning permission but will need to notify building control. The breast that you'll be putting in for a stove will probably be bigger than what was there previously, so you might need some new foundations for it, as well as tying it in to the existing wall it will abut to.

Get some gabion baskets in to help prevent future erosion of the bank also. I assume it's on the apex of a bend in the river which is why it's being eroded. Another option is to plant willow into the bank to hold it together - very cheap but has to be done right to work, and of course doesn't...

Tie bars rarely work to stop walls moving, they tend to just hold a small patch in place and the rest of the wall keeps going. Presumably you want to put pattress plates on the outside and hide them within the floor/ceiling void? You'd be better off working out why the walls are moving and...

I've heard good things about using copper strips too, it might be worth considering as a preventative measure. As far as removal is concerned, go with whatever you feel is justified. you could hire yourself some roof ladders and get a scraper to do it yourself. It's time consuming stuff...

Obviously depends on your job and your employer/client. I tried a couple of routes (whilst giving the boss a lift) and we decided the risk of a minor accident and loosing NCB/risking minor injury was not worth it just to get to the office. Spent a nice morning out and about in the village...

I had an injector changed in my Freelander which I understand is the same engine as the 320d (if tuned a little differently). I don't know the ins and outs of it, but they didn't have a big job changing it - the actual injector cost a bloody fortune though! As far as I know they are a straight...

Had the same recently on a Freelander (BMW) engine. Leaking injector so lack of compression, just wouldn't start but was happy as larry when going on easystart.

Not 100% if I'm correct on this, but think the gist of it is right (thankfully this side of things I leave to my boss :) ). We, as consulting engineers, are basically free to follow whatever contract model we prefer. We use the ACE (association of consulting engineers) standard form of...

The three lights is a common problem - find yourself a landrover forum and it will have been covered if you search - I've seen it called 'the three amigos' Think there are a few common causes, often a faulty brake sensor switch. Check all the obvious as far as not running properly - I assume...

Van Elle and May Gurney are a couple of national companies that we had tender for a job not too long ago.

I've personally been guinea pig on trying to use open office as opposed to Micro$oft as my free office trial ran out and I'm too tight to buy a license. I am also the 'tech guy' in the office as I'm the one with the least pitiful knowledge of IT and was toying with the idea of converting us...

They've obvioulsy missed/ignored your point about 100mm bearing at one end. When designing a beam like this the clear span is 'what it says on the box' but the effective length (that you use in your design) is the distance between the centre of each end bearing. They've assumed 150mm bearing...

3 years ago when I finished uni I got the chance to do some work experience in an office here in North Yorkshire which turned into a permanent job offer. I never really got the chance to think about it or put into perspective what I was actually doing - moving to a new place where I knew...

Sounds like you're up for doing this and maybe a few other jobs in the future. Why not buy yourself a trolley jack and axle stand set - I picked one up cheap a few years back and use it all the time - best £30 I ever spent. It gives alot more peace of mind to jack up and put down on a stand...

Anybody going to be there? Been to any of their other UK dates? I got to Manchester and in an evening's drunken web surfing bought a ticket for London too so I'm heading off in the morning. Absolutely brilliant tour they're doing - lots of the good old songs as well as the new album stuff.

The load will spread out down through the pillar at a 45 degree line from the end of the beam, so by the time it gets to the ground it'll be in the whole of the column/pier and distribute this to the ground at a nice low bearing pressure. 225mm bearing is pretty big - we normally assume a 100mm...

BCO will need to be involved - not sure of the costs - a phone call to your local office will sort that one out. You can create any size you want providing you can accomodate the depth of required steel without spoiling the effect you want with downstands, and the existing walls/foundations...

You can't use the BBC iplayer to record the programmes, but you could use some third party recording software and record the file while it's playing on iplayer, but this will take as long as the show is (real time). Whether this will then work on the DAB is something you can only find out by...

Have you tried looking in Halfords? They've been advertising some sale on camping gear recently - and if you're not planning on doing this every other week or in the middle of winter then a cheapy is all you'd really want.

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