the daydream fund challenge thread

rozeepozee

A moment of peace as babes are out in the pram with dad and boy has gone to another party - he has a better social life than me and he's only 5. He was at a disco last night :eek:

Am not liking this weather. It's cold, wet and windy the most miserable combination. I can't bring myself to run in it - and it's slippy when I do.

Boo.

Sorry to hear about your heating dramas alfie. I've got the CH here on full time in the day which I hate to have to do but it's an old house and it gets cold quickly. I dread to think how much oil we're using.

I'm trying to do some admin but I can't find anything. I hate being in thsi transition. I don't have the luxury of an office or filing cabinet or anything like that and I never get enough time to spend on one job without a baby interruption. And, "quick" browses on the internet don't help

Cripes, I'm grumpy today.

rozeepozee

Reading alfie's post about the costs of heating. We're hoping we can address this fairly well with our relative "blank slate" of refurb of the house. Anyone got any gems of wisdom about choice of fuel? We're planning to insulate insulate insulate in the first instance. We'd like to avoid oil. Don't have enough wood to be self sufficient it would seem. Have I asked this question before. Apologies if so. I have a feeling of deja vue about woody discussions My memory is terrible (either that or early onset dementia!!) as I get very broken sleep with the babies. I'm going to have to night wean them to keep my sanity I think.

We have the site survey drawn up in draft! We're meeting with the architect on Tuesday with our wish list - should be interesting.

Rummer

:j Choille you are fabulous :j

lostinrates

rozeepozee wrote: »

Reading alfie's post about the costs of heating. We're hoping we can address this fairly well with our relative "blank slate" of refurb of the house. Anyone got any gems of wisdom about choice of fuel? We're planning to insulate insulate insulate in the first instance. We'd like to avoid oil. Don't have enough wood to be self sufficient it would seem. Have I asked this question before. Apologies if so. I have a feeling of deja vue about woody discussions My memory is terrible (either that or early onset dementia!!) as I get very broken sleep with the babies. I'm going to have to night wean them to keep my sanity I think.

We have the site survey drawn up in draft! We're meeting with the architect on Tuesday with our wish list - should be interesting.

If you find the answer tell me. Won't you?

I would look into the wood boiler in anycase. Grant if it goes ahead as anned for domestic ipnext autumn is phenominally good. We are looking at air again soon..... Our loo is frozen and although i am in good spririts apthree winters with a frozen loo will be one anove my tolerance i think.

Davesnave

OK, I'm soaked, but the rest of the hedge debris has been burned.

Not a moment too soon either, as the field is beginning to thaw out. By tomorrow, we'll be back to squelching again.

Rozee, it's difficult to advise, but you should think about whether you want an Aga type of cooker in your kitchen, because if you do, it will need to become part of your overall heating strategy.

I agree with you about avoiding oil, but coal will be more labour intensive, and messier.

While you probably wouldn't wish to run everything on wood, even if you could, I'd imagine you have enough trees on site to keep one wood burner happy. That, plus a heat pump on the same system might be all you'd need.

rozeepozee

lostinrates wrote: »

If you find the answer tell me. Won't you?

I would look into the wood boiler in anycase. Grant if it goes ahead as anned for domestic ipnext autumn is phenominally good. We are looking at air again soon..... Our loo is frozen and although i am in good spririts apthree winters with a frozen loo will be one anove my tolerance i think.

I think I go tht gist of that LIR, but what language are you speaking?

rozeepozee

A friend's son has just graduated from his MSc at Centre for Alternative Technology and I'm hoping we can bend his ear a little

lucielle

My gardening plans didn't come to fruition as it decided to snow. I had planned on some hedge trimming and a bit of chainsawing. Only managed to hoover the car as its off to the garage for some tlc. Braking system this month, exhaust, service and tyres next and then in April its MOT time. Fingers crossed she gets through.

Got some samples of weed matting but it really doesn't seem that thick and frays really easily, is that normal?
L

lostinrates

rozeepozee wrote: »

A friend's son has just graduated from his MSc at Centre for Alternative Technology and I'm hoping we can bend his ear a little

Wow, send him this way too!

Davesnave

lucielle wrote: »

Got some samples of weed matting but it really doesn't seem that thick and frays really easily, is that normal?
L

Mypex or Phormisol ground cover as used in commercial polytunnels/standing out areas etc is made up of woven plastic and it does fray at the edges. We fold it over when pinning it down with ground staples. It's not great fun when a piece wraps itself around your brushcutter head!

Anyway, I'm presuming that's what you have. Usually it has lines woven into it to assist the placing of pots in straight lines.

Although these ground covers may seem thin, if you have one of the genuine brands above, they are the strongest, apart from Terram, which is landscaping fabric, really meant for going under pathways & drives.

Not cheap either.....our last roll was about £300, but it's done a lot.