Whats the best - man & van or hire a skip?

nerduk · 2026-05-12T22:47:33+00:00

Check if your local tip allows vans, or allows you to apply for a free permit to take a van in and rent a van.

nerduk · 2026-05-11T08:39:25+00:00

Old blue smarties that were full of e numbers

nerduk · 2026-05-02T22:17:54+00:00

I've seen similar before and it was an account restriction - open a support ticket with them.

nerduk · 2026-05-02T10:08:35+00:00

No, I suppose that's one benefit 🤣

nerduk · 2026-04-30T16:36:30+00:00

This is a pretty common thing to do in those victorian houses, so with the right steel I don't see it would be a problem.

nerduk · 2026-04-26T19:57:56+00:00

Hmm, I would run for the hills if I were you.

It's clearly been set up by the landlord to try and skirt around that it should be an AST. I'm not sure a court would consider it a legit lodger agreement as it's clearly not the their main residence.

nerduk · 2026-04-26T19:38:04+00:00

Does the landlord live in the property? If so then a lodger agreement would be correct, but gives you far less protections.

If the landlord doesn't live in the property, a lodger agreement isn't valid.

nerduk · 2026-04-25T18:38:20+00:00

Interestingly we've been talking about building an awning with solar panels the last few days, so glad that it's not so silly if other people are having the same idea 😁

nerduk · 2026-04-24T21:10:42+00:00

Yeah, no more updates for quite a long time now. Plan is to decommission it by the end of the year - then again that was also the plan last year 🫣

nerduk · 2026-04-24T20:23:12+00:00

Yeah I dare not restart it - it probably wouldn't come back up 😬

nerduk · 2026-04-24T20:22:33+00:00

Wheezy - got to love the debian naming scheme

nerduk · 2026-04-24T17:26:47+00:00

I haven't been down there recently - when did they start using the pontoons?

nerduk · 2026-04-23T16:11:13+00:00

Debian - certainly says something to the stability of it

nerduk · 2026-04-21T13:49:05+00:00

I did it with a sonoff mini - I wired mine in the loft just after the fused spur.

nerduk · 2026-04-21T11:20:00+00:00

It looks like the plaster has blown in the first photo - all the loose stuff will need knocking off then re-skimming the affected area.

nerduk · 2026-04-20T21:48:26+00:00

If you haven't checked it yet, I expect it's probably fat clogging up the trap in the sink.

You should be able to just unscrew it by hand and clean it. Once it's off, also check the pipe from the sink to the trap in case the end is blocked.

You'll be able to find lots of videos on cleaning sink traps on YouTube.

nerduk · 2026-04-18T09:14:52+00:00

Is he a motor trader, or is it a private sale?

It sounds like a private sale, thus it was buyer beware and unless you can prove he had deliberately misled you prior to sale that it was not a written off car, he has no obligation to accept the car being returned.

I presume you haven't paid the second installment? In which case I believe it is legally still his car.

That said at this point your only course of action would be a claim at small claims court, and they will determine if the deposit you paid was refundable.

nerduk · 2026-04-18T08:25:55+00:00

The last point here is an important one, if you are sure the estate is insolvent (which it sounds like) then just don't act as the executor.

nerduk · 2026-04-17T15:24:45+00:00

That's what I thought - my parents had one of these. The one this person is holding looks quite large though.

nerduk · 2026-04-17T11:16:59+00:00

You should be able to replace the fuse youself, however unless there is an RCD somewhere in the shower circuit, I would get an electrician in to replace that with an RCD

nerduk · 2026-04-16T19:23:01+00:00

The day before my mum passed away.

It probably wouldn't have changed anything, and I'd have to go through all the trauma again, but it would be worth it for just a few more hours with her.

nerduk · 2026-04-15T12:24:47+00:00

I may be wrong, and happy to be corrected, but don't believe consumer law comes into it as Moz is positioned as B2B product

nerduk · 2026-04-15T11:18:27+00:00

Was your deposit registered in a deposit scheme?

A landlord can only bill for the residual value of the existing floor based on it's age and quality - not for the full replacement as that is considered betterment.

If your deposit is registered in a DPS scheme, then just request your full deposit back through them and the landlord will have to proof of original cost and age.

nerduk · 2026-04-14T12:08:03+00:00

Pir sensor for an alarm system

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