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I looked at it and figured it wasn't going to be particularly good at any of the 3 types of sanding and that the complicated mechanism would make it not last long. Screwfix do a Random Orbital Sander for £23.99 which I am more tempted by.

Thanks flameport. It's also the amount time it will take UK Power Networks to come and do the work which needs to be done before we can start the demolition.

You could put a nice draining board over it :-)

Hi all. We've had permission for a new build house and detached workshop. The house overlaps slightly with a bungalow that we need to demolish. For the demolition notice we need to say what we'll do about services. Water is easy as we'll disconnect the bungalow and setup a stand pipe...

Thanks Hugh. I haven't done the official percolation test yet, but it is reasonably free draining chalk subsoil.

Right, big mistake in my assumptions here :oops:. Looking at BS6297:2007 section 6.3 you only consider the area of the trenches themselves, not the land in between. Figure 1 in Part H is a bit misleading in that regards. The process is calculate the required area based on number of people and...

Thanks Hugh! Nothing adjacent to it other than the boundary. Building regs require a minimum of 15m to the nearest building and I have read 2m to the boundary. Positioning is tight, so I want to be sure I locate it correctly. Also, if it needs to be 48m2, I need to be sure I don't make the loop...

New to the forums so hello. I hoped someone in the know could please help me with what is probably a simple question. I'm working out how much space I need for the drainage field of a new build and wondered what constitutes the drainage field area. Part H helps you work out the area needed but...