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re;planning Id check with your local planning website/office but here in NI you can build a building no bigger than 6metres by 5metres without planning permission and without need for building control as long as its not a dwelling and at least as far away from neighbouring land by the height of the ...

I was impressed with his determination and efforts. To look slightly on the bleak side what he did was exactly what was done at Ford Green hall , a dam all around the property. He does seem to have a slight advantage in that the surrounding area is largely flat and a little lower than his home wher...

yeah saw that on news at the time.good example of what can be done if you have the will...............and some heavy earth moving equipment!

yeah the walls pretty much hold the roof up as I found out several years ago.was given 2 old 40ft mobile homes,used one to crash out in whilst building house and the other to store cement and other building materials in.only took a few walls down in the storage one and after a windy weekend it had t...

lol!good suggestions about types of house to build but ive already the shell of the house built! if I was to surround property by an earthen/clay dyke (lol!) id most definitely also build a 'sump' to extract any water within the perimeter. Simply a hole with a pump in it! its unlikely that im going ...

Isolated flood defences (such as those to protect a small number of properties) will only ever work for a short period of time. If you have a prolonged flood, days rather than hours, then the water will get past your defences. The only sensible option (if you haven't started the build yet) is to ra...

Im currently building my off grid pad on an acre of wet ground having already built and sold a house on adjoining (and even wetter!) land some 10 years ago Of course if I had the choice I would build on a lovely dry elevated site but I have to work with what I have got The house I already built has ...

It wasn't unknown in some older properties for vents to be fitted next to the fireplace in wooden floors to encourage airflow under the floor . Feeds the fire and the airflow kept the joists dry. true!in fact just checking my plans for house im building and there is a specific vent/air inlet requir...

except in northern Ireland if you want an air rifle you need a firearms license so you may as well put on a shotgun,semi automatic rifle you need landowners permissions to shoot on their land or be a member of registered shooting club and the psni (police) call at your home to make sure that your ap...

that 'calculator's def a bit vague.I think a lot of people (myself included) check out whats dirt cheap/on offer at tescos etc and chuck a few extra items into the trolley. this means a surplus of large 20p jars of curry sauce,20p noodles,pasta etc,17p tins of custard etc etc. each person will have ...