Yeah, covid has some advantages!Wot no more being nosey baaa humbugs.
J
The EPC has now been completed so we are legal to sell
Afternoon folks
Another reasonable day here only a light shower for about 2 minutes.
The shark had his first swim in the pool and gathered up the mess, Pumps and fings all put back in the pump room and water treated. Ran pump for a few hours to stir things up while topping it up, test again in the morning see how balanced things are and then wait for it to get to a swimable temp, maybe early next week if the sun stays in front of the clouds a bit more. We would normally have it open by now but the weather last 2 weeks have been May weather so would have been a waste of time and electrickery.
The bloody grass is gonna need another cut, normally the last cut is early June, Its stops growing and turns to yellow grass for a few months normally.
Next job on the list is paint some facias and new guttering on the summer kitchen, I am actually looking forward to a job that doesn't involve doing work on my knees and forever bending over, Just standing on a little step up to reach and nothing heavier than a screwdriver will suit this body for a day or 2
J
Another reasonable day here only a light shower for about 2 minutes.
The shark had his first swim in the pool and gathered up the mess, Pumps and fings all put back in the pump room and water treated. Ran pump for a few hours to stir things up while topping it up, test again in the morning see how balanced things are and then wait for it to get to a swimable temp, maybe early next week if the sun stays in front of the clouds a bit more
. We would normally have it open by now but the weather last 2 weeks have been May weather so would have been a waste of time and electrickery. The bloody grass is gonna need another cut, normally the last cut is early June, Its stops growing and turns to yellow grass for a few months normally
.Next job on the list is paint some facias and new guttering on the summer kitchen, I am actually looking forward to a job that doesn't involve doing work on my knees and forever bending over, Just standing on a little step up to reach and nothing heavier than a screwdriver will suit this body for a day or 2
J
The EPC has now been completed so we are legal to sell
I dont know who or why that was brought in except as another bloody money maker/scam
.What score did you get out of interest?
We are still half heartedly looking for another property for our pension as 1 of our rentals is getting to it 5yr guarantee bybacks with up lift
so another decision to make.J
I don't know the score as he has to work it out and put it in a reportI dont know who or why that was brought in except as another bloody money maker/scam
What score did you get out of interest?
We are still half heartedly looking for another property for our pension as 1 of our rentals is getting to it 5yr guarantee bybacks with up lift
J
got to justify the cost!!
"EPC"
"5yr guarantee bybacks with up lift"
Anyone else speak this language cos I sure don't!!
"5yr guarantee bybacks with up lift"
Anyone else speak this language cos I sure don't!!
Energy Performance Certificate - required by law to sell a property in England and Wales (don't know about Scotland/NI)"EPC"
"5yr guarantee bybacks with up lift"
Anyone else speak this language cos I sure don't!!
They look something like this:
Same type of thing that you get on a fridge etc
Same type of thing that you get on a fridge etc
Wondered if it might be "emissions" as they have summat like that in France.
Did they shut all your doors and winders then stick a sheet up in your front door and apply either a Hoover or a compressor to it to see how much it leaked?
I have heard of some sort of test like that.
Funny to think of you having summat like that stuck on your front door!
.... that I am making waves in local council circles over a planning application in my street.
Sneaky bastard has opened a cafe in a residential house in advance of a planning decision.
Asked the head of governance why there were no "Red Notices" posted and why the council hasn't closed him down?
Could it be because palms have been greased or because he is a furriner playing the "race card"?
Anyways I have had a local councillor (who is also opposed) call on me to tell me he is on the case too.
Last leader of the council got booted out after an independent corruption enquiry.
Sneaky bastard has opened a cafe in a residential house in advance of a planning decision.
Asked the head of governance why there were no "Red Notices" posted and why the council hasn't closed him down?
Could it be because palms have been greased or because he is a furriner playing the "race card"?
Anyways I have had a local councillor (who is also opposed) call on me to tell me he is on the case too.
Last leader of the council got booted out after an independent corruption enquiry.
No, they walk around and ask if you have cavity wall insulation. They look at the double glazing and the loft insulation. Thats it really, in and out in 15 minutes.Wondered if it might be "emissions" as they have summat like that in France.
Did they shut all your doors and winders then stick a sheet up in your front door and apply either a Hoover or a compressor to it to see how much it leaked?
I have heard of some sort of test like that.
They stick it on the website for all interested parties to smile at
"EPC"
"5yr guarantee bybacks with up lift"
Anyone else speak this language cos I sure don't!!
You need to keep up Stanley otherwise you will get left behind
Its all about Energy Performance these days.
And as for buy back.
Well it works like this. We give a builder Our money to build a huge Hotel/Flats whatever. we basically own a room /flat. he dont borrow money from a bank at stupid % and would end up keeping some for himself, But he also tells us that in 5yrs he promises to buy it back at xxx price up front. So in the 5 years we have received a decent return in the rental (as its a %of investment) and now we can cash in our money with a heath increase in the initial investment (yes more than leaving it in a bank).
But of course it means that we need to make a choice, do we want the hassle of getting another, or leave it, or get another private house to rent.
cos I do enjoy being a slum landlord. But I hate having to make a decsion on spending more money than the price of a beerJ
Wondered if it might be "emissions" as they have summat like that in France.
Did they shut all your doors and winders then stick a sheet up in your front door and apply either a Hoover or a compressor to it to see how much it leaked?
I have heard of some sort of test like that.
Fink thats modern new builds or something.
J
That just smacks of underhanded naughtyness.... that I am making waves in local council circles over a planning application in my street.
Sneaky bastard has opened a cafe in a residential house in advance of a planning decision.
Asked the head of governance why there were no "Red Notices" posted and why the council hasn't closed him down?
Could it be because palms have been greased or because he is a furriner playing the "race card"?
Anyways I have had a local councillor (who is also opposed) call on me to tell me he is on the case too.
Last leader of the council got booted out after an independent corruption enquiry.
I hope things get sorted!
.... I have a question for really clever Arduino programmers on here (It is my "How-Do-I-Know" question I guess).
I would very much like to make a "cheap" 6-Degrees of freedom position recorder using an Arduino and whatever "shields" it would need.
The purpose is to make a little device that can measure and record the "attitude" of a trike as it travels (Date & time stamped files?) so as you turn left/right and or go up down hills and the bike/trike's axis changes the degree of tilt, speed etc. is recorded. Possible?
I would very much like to make a "cheap" 6-Degrees of freedom position recorder using an Arduino and whatever "shields" it would need.
The purpose is to make a little device that can measure and record the "attitude" of a trike as it travels (Date & time stamped files?) so as you turn left/right and or go up down hills and the bike/trike's axis changes the degree of tilt, speed etc. is recorded. Possible?
I get the utility companies telling me I am using twice the energy of my neighbours and offering advice on insulation etc. etc.No, they walk around and ask if you have cavity wall insulation. They look at the double glazing and the loft insulation. Thats it really, in and out in 15 minutes.
They stick it on the website for all interested parties to smile at
Its a 1930's solid brick walled house with 8' 6" ceilings.
I have all windows Double Glazed and 8" of loft insulation as well as 3" of sealed-cell under tile insulation.
Not much more I can do AFAIK. Energy costs are £164/Month.
Yep, with an MPU-6050 unit it is relatively easy.
Amazon product
I did something similar to their self balancing robot.
@DanClarke the code can be altered for what you want.
https://maker.pro/arduino/projects/build-arduino-self-balancing-robot
Date and time stamp is easy and can be found in the Arduino application.
https://maker.pro/arduino/projects/build-arduino-self-balancing-robot
Date and time stamp is easy and can be found in the Arduino application.
