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House roof with 120mm of insulation. You can’t do this later.

Ex Travis a 120mm 8’x4 sheet is £60 or so. Wedged in between your 150mm vaulted ceiling this will stop heat escaping big time. £2.5k heating bills make my eyes water and the cost of one sheet pales into insignificance if you forward ten years. S

There were a couple of five-new-home developments near to me in and around 2010 where solar thermal was installed. I think there was a reg to make developers fit at this time but looks like it was dropped pdq. Shame. Similar to me as a ‘Brickie’ from 1980 onwards with the opportunity to properly...

I have a magickelly hammock. It hangs perfectly and exactly between the purlins of my barn. On the odd occasions when I’m tired and need a lie down I string this up and take a nap. Puuuuuurfect You won’t regret owning a good hammock as well as your lavvu! S

Ok y’all who expressed an interest. Six years ago I had a reputable company visit to discuss powering solar set up for two peoples hot water requirements. The resulting price was around £3.5k which I accepted. The crew came and fitted a panel of the calculated size @TeeDee and all the...

IMO you will regret selling. I bought a lavvu 14 years ago for my son aged 12 at that time. He used it for a good number of events and had a lot of fun in it. I so nearly sold it a couple of times when he went off to uni but I’m glad I never got that far. There is a company called ‘Northern...

Elderflower cordial=delicious. The flowers will be along in a whole. A bit early yet.s

The best £3.5k that I spent on ‘renewable’ items is my solar hot water array. Next experiment is a 12Kw GSHP. This is in its infancy right now but give me a couple of years and I will be able to tell on its operation. I have altered my 1859 Victorian farm house to cope with the requirements...

Watching with interest. S

Lifestyle change? Get rid of the pointless MPV? Nissan quashquai for one. Legalise e-scooters. When hens have teeth… Get those in authority to sort out our public transport system. Again when hens have teeth. Force BT to make the internet work better than it does in Lithuania! Hens may have...

Can you PM me with your latest price for the Kabar Dosier and the EKA Sweden please. Ta. S

Blondie Haslar

Hoof files from your local farrier are superb. S

They fold up into a nice pillow! S

Part of this scares me to death. The no qualifications part. Yes freedom to blast off is great but there’s responsibility as well. There ARE rules of the road and there are some pretty nasty powered craft accidents each year simply because folk can just do the above and 30 knots may not sound...

Having just bought a knife from H H and gone through their proof-of-age app which was not too much hardship, I agree with the ‘can’t-be-bothered’ attitude. S

I live and work in a coastal town when I’m at work. I honestly believe community would trump thuggery particularly the Polish community with whom I work alongside. Otherwise I will have to make a two day hike home (40 miles) and in that case I would pack some warms and some waterproofs and...

Every one in our house except yours truly has crocs. I have Chatham ‘deckies’ for slippers and for boaty things. S