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Almost that exact subservient clause was quoted in my pre-planning enquiry for a side extension on a detached bungalow. I submitted with a 200mm setback to show that I’d considered their opinion, and they’ve asked for 500mm. I’ll probably agree - I’d like the extra space, but I think a...

I’ve just finished, but was a self-employed handyman for 15 years. My hourly / day rate was healthy but it can be difficult to make a days money when you’re rushing between 5 x 1 hour jobs in a day. That said if you can get a 3 or 4 day decorating job, and do the odds and sods on the other...

Some Salamnder pumps aren’t suitable for baths, only showers or mixer taps, because they need water flowing through both sides. I can’t find the old CT50 on the Salamander website, but the new CT XTRA 50 will only do a shower. https://www.salamanderpumps.co.uk/choosing-the-right-pump.php

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We did this when we built our extension - we lost the original outer leaf to make the bedroom wider. We had to work with the Architect to come up with some modifications to the roof structure, but it wasn’t anything major. And certainly no mention of a minimum wall thickness of 140mm from...

We’ve just moved into a new house and a quick an easy job to get started is to insulate the loft. iIt currently has loose fill between the 8” joists - does this degrade making it worthwhile sticking new 200mm mineral wool between the joists and 100mm over. Or is it good forever and a bit of...

Any idea how long the fence has been up? Historically it was polite to give the neighbour the ‘nice’ side, but more recently whoever is paying chooses to have the nice side. Far from definitive, and not all that helpful. Sorry! As Notch says, just get on with it. It can’t be trespass if...

Maybe in the past but 50% of the air in a modern aircraft is drawn in from outside - the other 50% is filtered and recycled. https://www.boeing.com/confident-travel/faq.html The proximity of 200 people on a plane will allow virus’ to spread, not necessarily the air quality.

Can you cut 15mm off an end? Buying a saw is going to be cheaper than a special order panel.

Can you do as Mad says, but stick the corrugated overflow pipe onto the waste ,stuff the top with silicone & tape it to the side of the bath That way the end will usually be above the water level.

Well I know they’re not the only Water Company who have a waiting list of months to sort out external stop-cocks in non-emergency situations - it’s the same here with South East Water.

If you place trays on top of the felt, the rain will run under them and down the back of your gutters.

I’ll happily take payment on completion if offered, but otherwise will raise an invoice and ask for payment in 7 days. That gives the Customer a chance to make sure they’re happy with what I’ve done, and so once I’ve been paid I can forget about it. Late payers are a pet hate. I might give a...

Not sure about that calculator - it makes it a total of 1.95 m2, but then says you’ll need 0.49m2 of cement and 1.95m2 of sand. That’s a 20% contingency.

Isn’t that 3:1? 4:1 would be 1.6 and 0.4?

I got the impression that the grant was just going to be a freebie handout - no means testing or mechanism to claw it back. So if there was no drop off in your business, you could potentially earn the same and get a 3 month government bonus. It is taxable, so will have to be declared as...

The inserts from Screwfix come in three lengths - 8, 9 & 10.5mm so you might get away with the longest ones. And they're not that expensive if they turn out to be wrong. In the past it seemed to be that every manufacturer had different splines, but the Screwfix ones have fitted everything that...

I had heard the same thing about Honda mowers - they were the thing to have and wouldn't let you down. I bought the 18" version from the site you've linked to, and have been a little disappointed. It went back for repair after 2 cuts as it started hunting (allegedly due to dirty fuel - despite...

Probably. Whitworth and BSF spanners are marked for the thread size. Imperial and metric are 'across flats' of the nut.

Chippy, It'd be worth sticking a bit more into your tax pot after every job. Income Tax is only 20% - but there's National Insurance (8%?) to pay as well. And as someone else has said with a £10k tax bill you must be pretty close to the 40% Income Tax rate. So it's more a case of saving...