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To prevent it you could use some transparent sticks all to form a drip On the edge of the coping or even grind a nick in it.

Try a nylon brush a power washer at distance with some sugar soap Or fungicidal remover left overnight Or warm soapy water with a power washer at distancethe dirt is only sat on the surface so it’s trail and error with it.

I’d say every tradesman should be on that kind of money, if your self employed and running a business.

I work on new build sites, some of the standards and corner cutting is shocking.

All trades have gone that way, look at plumbing with push fitings very little soldering these days, and you can do 5 day courses for that. im apprentice served but apprenticeships are few and far between, so I suppose you move with the times. If someone’s good at skimming and makes a good...

I’d advise anyone to get into ewi or Iwi in the next few years. 2 reasons, the main one being heating bills are going to rocket over the next few years, and in the next few years property that is rented will have to reach an epc rating of c, the market will be huge as landlords will have to...

There about the same really To get to a u value of 0.3. wools expensive ,mainly used on commercial stuff or high rise because you don’t need fire breaks in your system.

Yes you can render over mineral wool it has better breathability than eps.

Easy to handle , easy to cut, etc, only thing like most building materials at present though its price is going skywards,

90m Eps on a solid wall, gives you a u value of 0.3 which is building regs, None combustible, easy to cut etc

You can use kooltherm phenolic board at 70mm, that are the same u value as 90mm eps.

Finding decent labourers is an art in itself.

Yep supply and demand isn’t it.

Yep and that’s if you can get labour, we turn stuff away as I can’t get experienced renderers in, even labourers .

Yes to a point if and when work becomes more scarce, but at present for me for instance My scaffold firm has just told me due to increased costs and his labour going up that work for him he’s putting his costs up to me for 20% from the end of the month. Fine if you can plan for that but for...

materials are shooting up, but it’s labour increasing more than materials that will be the issue. Either firms that employ direct or subbies, labours always the biggest cost.

Ditto of plastering.

I’ve been using scratch renders nearly 20 years now, I did an apprenticeship and sand cement was the only option. No panel is maintainence free, but you can seal a mono render with a good sealant on completion to help your cause. any north facing will dirt up and without correct planning of...

What’s a distinction anyway ?

Could be wall ties, if the cavity is blocked up at the bottom of the wall with mortar.

Oh dear, this won’t end well.

I don’t think there’s anything wrong with aspiring to own nice things if that’s your target in life, and if that’s through hard graft so be it.

Utter nonsense, wheres the panic that’s coming ? And whose the ‘they’ ? are these the same predictions that were made at this stage start of last year ie mass unemployment by the end of the year, house prices to drop 10% etc etc, or maybe I’m more positive than most of the doom merchants or...

It’s not just the car itself, it’s Land Rover aswell they don’t want to know there customer service is shocking. For a car that had a list price of over 80 odd grand new, it was only 3 year old when I bought it. I’ve had BMWs since never missed a beat.

I had one of these a few years ago the v8 version, I had so many issues with it, suspension, gear box, air conditioning, if you’ve had no issues with it your in the minority, if I hadn’t have put so much money into it, I would have taken a sledge hammer to it.

Moneys never been as cheap to borrow, record low interest rates,most peoples jobs are pretty secure, record employment levels,(and job vacancies) shortage of skilled labour, some people have decent lumps put away from no holidays etc last few years, lack of housing stock so people are staying...

Can’t be doing with drink drivers,it’s a selfish act. but who hasn’t done daft stuff when they were young. hopefully the lad takes it on the chin, learns from it, and moves on.

Could be, it's worth what someone will pay I guess, they aren't making any more are they.

Yep getting on for 20 grand now for a good one.

Depends on the era you were born in I guess. I'm 40 so the fast fords like the xr2 and xr3 are a tad before my time. I was a teen in the late 90s so the escort cosworth was the first one for me in my era. I bought myself one totally standard no mods, some years ago for 20 grand, didn't really...

Depends on the conditions even residual heat from the house itself. We put a load on carrier board on Thursday aft, next day it had set, there was a bit of a breeze aswell though. It's a bit like scratch renders they set at different rates.

Have an informal chat with your accountant would be my advice before you buy anything. they'll tell you the most effircent tax way of doing it based on your circumstances, rather than lads on the internet.

I've 2 rentals more as a pension than earning a quick buck, one was accidental as it's the first house I bought as a residential then converted it to a buy to let when I moved probably doubled in value since the early 2000s,my other one I bought in 2012 it's gone up maybe 70%. I don't understand...

Your mistaken, You can claim a van purchase directly against your income tax bill, and can carry it over a number of years if required. Turnover and everything else is nothing to do with it.or if your limited its offset against your profits, i buy vans every few years, and a new ritmo. I used to...

It's a fair point, economies of scale isn't it.

Wouldn't get you a coal shed round my neck of the woods. Are they increasing in value though i.e. Were they 70 grand a few years ago ?

Exactly it's a depreciating asset,i.e. You get right down on it, so it's offset against your tax liability at the end of the year, but yes if your not vat it's tough to swallow.

I've had some great and expensive cars over the years but I'm equally as happy driving a new van about.

Terraced houses as cheap as that... where do you live 1992 ?

No sign writing, no racking. I see it as the main tool of my trade and I spend half my life in it. Plus if you plan it wisely there a good tax loss.

That's kind of the going rate, they aren't depreciating at all at the moment, due to demand,and short supply of new ones. I'd sit tight, I'd think it will be a different story sometime next year.

Yep the electric pack is on the trend, so heated windscreen,electric heated mirrors,cruise control and a 240v socket in the front which is really handy for charging battery's and the like.

Not far off, 29k plus vat. you have to pay in addition for it ply lined, mats, road tax, as said I do claim the vat back though.It's a 130ps aswell, anything less is as flat as a fart when loaded up.

To be fair leeds won't be the only team to go to Man City and take a hammering, there on another level.

I'm not getting involved with good paying contracts, because I can't get fellas in, sign of the times.

It's finding competent fellas as well at present, i.e. Not many about, that's sending rates sky high.

A mate of mine swears by there strawberry milkshakes, he's a grown man aswell, but each to there own.

Must be 20 years since I've been to a macDonald's. its just processed rubbish isn't it.

Yep you can stand up in the h2, I'm 6ft and it's with comfort.

I used to of a fashion. pack it in Jan and Feb, a few weeks in the Caribbean in January and a spell away, but that was before I had young kids and i didn't have as many responsibilities i.e lads on books etc. Now I just scale it back and tick over.