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Well, ah knew that!😉 P.S. Its the protesters clutching the disposable coffee cup in one hand while clutching the latest I Phone in the other while wearing oil derived plastic clothes and footware, that pisses me off

I was recently reading an article about the owners of the land the windmills are sited on getting well shafted wrt end of life disposal and remediation costs, which I think also/could also include the cost of removing the massive subsurface concrete foundations, which is pure beaucratic twisted madness. How about leaving the conc founds insitu and simply burying them under green waste and then allow nature to take its course. Btw a "green" neighbour, (he actually marches our property), has simply dumped his old windmill tower and kinda roughly cut up blades alongside a rodding, for the undergrowth and birch to hopefully hide. And this is environmentally friendly subsidized power generation!

By then ah cud be deid!

Thoughts please. Mth

I gathered up the leafmould from below the Hawthorn hedge I planted some years ago, what pleasently surprised me was how weed free it was, beneath the canopy, and how unbeliavebly friable the topsoil was beneath it. I used it to mulch the two planted out C.I. baths in the front porch area. 1 Ameralis about to flower with more coming. The humidity in the 2 story high space is astounding btw, and mostly all coming from transpiration(I can only presume). BUT if I were considering raised beds for veg outside, I would be using the leafmould bigtime.

That is funny. the subject matter may not be, but it is funny. And whilst I am not a fan of Royalty per. se. I am definately not anti Royal, and I had a lot of respect for Queen Elizabeth, I also rate Queen Camilla btw.

Tescos own corned beef,( 4 slices in a sealed pack), wifes proper breadmaker bread, butter, sliced tomato, salt and pepper. Like a floury spud, it never palls or gets boring.

But, as I mentioned/queried, the eaves to ridge ventilation should make a breathable membrane unecessary, surely? Hazarding a guess, pure belt an braces? cheers

No soffit or ridge vents. N. I. may have had different bld regs to the rest of the U.K. Cos Bld Control did not highlight this lack, though they did mention other stuff, like wrong way round double glazing units. Which, needless to say, are still exactly as they were. Since we live downstairs, I would have imagined the likelihood of significant moisture migrating the length of the roof space was low? With somewhat poor fitting/ leaky windows throughout the house. However, to double back on myself Fred, were you suggesting that IF moisture from the living area permeates to the roof space, that the existing non permeable bituminous felt is unsuitable for a warm roof(if that is what it is called) which properly needs the breathable Tyvek type membrane? But, surely, the provision of the correct amount of eaves to ridge ventilation negates the need for breathable "felt"? Cheers, Mth

A traditional pitched roof. How steep, hmm. This steep.

Looking to make the house somewhat easier heated, which will indeed make the roof space warmer. If I add the insulation to the rafters instead of the roofspace floor. Which I don't want to do. We live downstairs, the upstairs is empty, but heat rises and I reckon the extra insulation can only help overall.

I know years ago "AddF" was the formic acid sold as a silage preservative. It had a lovely red hue, just like rebated diesel. It also helpfully came in 20litre plastic jars. The number of farmers, or their children or employees that proper fornicated up the tractors I.P. was unbelievable, cos, hey the diesel was generally carted to the tractors in similar jars. And in the hubble and pressure of silage making, mistakes were made. Like by my own younger brother! So if one was to happen to leave a couple of jars of such contaminated fuel sitting about, obviously for future, you know like to be done tomorrow, proper disposal . . .

Hmmm, def no ridge vents, nor indeed soffit vents, so thanks for that "heads up" guys. Presumably no need, since the roof was uninsulated, and the air circulation within the roofspace void sufficied(it IS proper airy up there!) But there is a quare draught comes in through the gaps in the overlapped felt, so perhaps little need of furthur ventilation, but better safe than sorry I suppose. More work, sigh.

Botty, I did state that I would fit the 70mm deep PIR between the 120mm deep rafters, therby leaving the requisite 50mm airflow gap beneath the roofing felt. Yes? I will knowingly "risk" the minimal additional weight of the insulation, knowing the general overdesign and factors of safety involved in building regs. To our knowledge or intention this dwelling will not be sold, well in our lifetime. After that?? Cheers, Marcus.

The proper stairs would complicate that floor raising somewhat, plus anyway the cold draught would simply roll down the stairs into the rest of the house, though there is an internal panel door between the bottom of the stairs and the landing proper, hence my intention to insulate at the rafters.