Hello, I have moved to a house with economy seven. Although you get cheap electricity at night, you are penalised with expensive rates during the day. Does it...
Stephen
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Apr 1, 2006 8:08 am
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Jonathan, If it was only that simple... The past 10 years have taught me that you need to approach the planners on the basis that they will not help you, sad...
Hello, Can anyone tell me what the recommended depth of insulation is for a hot water cylinder? I have moved to a new house that has foam insulation on the...
Stephen
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Apr 1, 2006 8:11 am
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It works out cheaper if - and only if - you arrange to use more leccy at night than during the day, i.e. using night storage heaters, filling up a heat bank,...
A simple rule of thumb: if the outside of the foam feels warm to the touch when the tank is full of hot water then there is room for more insulation. Nick Nick...
A good jobbing builder (our local one-man band charges about £16/hr) will need 2-3 days (I'm guessing), so you should see some change out of five hundred...
... This one can burn grain, wood pellets or wood chips. I'm thinking of getting one myself. http://www.gejs.dk/10%20stoker.htm Unfortunately the site is in...
We have decided to use Economy 7 for water heating plus solar for topping up. The added cost of installing an oil fired boiler and oil storage tank made our...
I have had my house insudred in 2 bits, 1 for the 2 bed "house", and a self build policy for the attached barn / build project. The barn is now secure and...
On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 08:21:56 +0100, Tracey Gardner ... It takes a number of years for enforcmant to be at court, by which time he will have sold the houses,...
Ask for 3 times what you want, then when they cut you back you get what you want. If they don't cut you back a bit, then they don't feel they have done their...
Last time I checked the E7 daytime rate was not much over the top of the normal rate, but the E7 night rate was less than half price. What you need to do is to...
Hi All This is my 1st post here and I am sure it will not be the last. We are planning to convert the double length garage on the side of our house into a...
Ben The cheepest place to buy uPVC is to find the local REHAU manufacturer. Most of the small window compaines in your area, along with most builders will buy...
Last week I had my drains inspected, and passed, this is relevant to your question. I had a manhole, which I ripped out, and made deeper to connect the new ...
I thought there was a max slope, as the lumps float on the water as they go down, if the slope is to steep the water runs away leaving the lumps behind. Rick ...
I'd DIY fix it, I guess your best way forward is to obtain written quotes from builders. Its not a big job, from what you have told us, but then again not the...
You could probably think you could do it from a ladder, and then end up in A&E. You really do need a scaffold to to a decent job safley. Alternativly you can...
Jonathan The advise is that the roof is proabbly resting on the inner wall, which IMHO is good advice, but before you start knocking out bricks, make sure you...
Hi all As mentioned before I am going to covert the back of a double length garage into a study and toilet. Now there is one issue that I can't see a way...
Insulate it, to the point where a small heater is all you need. Even if you fit full leccie heating, the more insulation you have the less the running cost...
We bought a scaffold tower out of the local p[aper for £130 and re-sold it (to out builder) after finishing. It was sold as secondhand but was clearly...
I agree with insulation but it may be difficult because the garage is quite narrow (2.56m) and I want to keep as much width as possible. I can bump the...
'wondered if anyone had looked at the sums for the following options: - electrically heated thermal stores (eg: Electramate) + wet ufh - electric ufh...
taps are expensive, so 'wondered if anyone had looked at using (say) low-cost washing-machine electric solenoid valves + a short length of (say) stainless...
100mm of kingspan all round will make a massive difference. Rick On Sat, 01 Apr 2006 17:02:27 +0100, Ben McCormack ... -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail...
Are the walls of the garage external?? if it is "mid terrace" then you only realy need to insulate the end wall. as heat loss via the side walls could be zero...
... Why didn't I think of that? Good logic. Thanks!...
Stephen
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Apr 1, 2006 7:48 pm
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Even 75mm where you're really pushed for space. Nick Nick Laurie PC Repairs 01458 250834 07941 731 056 Skype: nicklaurie nb: change of email address from...
