After my success answering Annec's question, its my turn. However, I鈥檓 not clever enough for an 鈥樈焯免 question 鈥 so I鈥檒l go for one with a 鈥楪reek鈥 connection insteadI鈥檓 a 鈥榮ad鈥 man who likes numbers.
聽 gives details for St Peters 聽I'd visit the Pope's Parish Church - St John Lateran - very impressive, and not crowded 聽When we went we didn't take a car - traffic is v stressful. What we did each day was take a taxi to the place we wanted to see [St Peters, Colloseum, etc] and then just walk back to the hotel - amazing places found on these walks.
"In Italy do they ever use the sort of electric boilers that heat the water as you use it? (a sort of combi boiler I suppose)聽 We've got one of these here in the UK that just heats water for a shower and kitchen use.聽" It could be difficult as you probably only have 3kW of power available at your place, and the type of electric heater you describe probably has a higher rating
....... your engine will flood. 聽 聽 The main choices by ferry聽are Dover Calais or Dover Dunkirk [or you can do the Chunnel] Cheapest option is invariably Norfolk Line to Dunkirk - takes 2 hours instead of 1.5 hours on Dover -聽Calais Just booked for September - with Norfolk Line聽 拢42 return for car plus 2 people Distances聽 to Italy are almost the same from either port 聽 Quickest route [without tolls] is probably Dunkirk, Lille, Namur, Luxembourg,Metz, Nancy, Mulhouse, Basle,聽Lucerne, Gotthar Tunnel and into Italy.聽聽聽 All free motorway or dual carriageway except for a short stretch [45 mins or so] over the聽mountains to聽Mulhouse, but there is teh Swiss Vignette to buy - about 拢35
础蝉听 'Imposta comunale sugli immobili anno 2007'聽聽 means ICI for 2007 [when it still existed for locals], I can only assume there was a problem with your payments that year, and they're getting it back off you now.
"Plaster regulates the moisture content of the air inside the building by absorbing excess when humidity levels are high & giving it back to the air & the surrounding structure when humidity is low" Not sure I totally agree with this statement - as once the plaster is painted, it tends to be sealed and its ability to absorb/release water vapour can be very reduced/stopped 聽 "........... Coupled with the fact that even modern houses seem to lack effective ventilation, the growth of black mold, especially behind furniture, after a winter period is a clear indicator that the environment is not a healthy one. What does Alan H reckon?聽聽 ......." My house has a mouldy wall - a combination of the 禁漫天堂 builders聽inability to understand
what a damp proof course is
what a waterproof membrane is
why you can't build a wall against earth and expect it to be dry
the need for ventilation in a building
Mould does indicate lack of ventilation, but can also indicate damp penetrating from outside [my wall is built agaist a hillside - old barn many years old].聽聽I keep it under control over the winter shutdown by painting the wall with mould inhibitor - after a few years the inhibitor appears to have soaked into the cement enough to stop [I hope permanently] the growth of mould. If the house needs ventilation over winter - you could fit solar powered ventilators [used in yachting], They don't cost a lot and allow you to keep the house well locked up over winter
You should talk to a geometra However - Did a quick google on this 鈥 found a UK company -聽 聽聽 聽聽-聽 that states - 聽聽鈥淭he Ark猫 brochure is produced in Italy and shows configurations which are outside UK regulations;鈥澛犅 In other words 鈥 what is allowed in Italy The Arke 聽brochure is 聽on - 聽聽 and shows lots of 聽different stairs, and may help you I also found their staircase planner on聽聽 聽 聽 聽 Hope this helps
"I suspect the real expense will kick in when we try and find somewhere to eat out!" Too true!!! Another warning - a couple of years ago we ate in a restaurant that only accepted SFs - not Euros or Cards.聽 Had to trot off to find an ATM when the bill came.聽 Now we always check to see that cards are accepted before ordering
Dunkirk - Lille - into Belgium [not sure on roadworks - some say go up to Brussels to avoid them] - on to Luxembourg [fill up with cheap petrol] down past Metz, Nancy and on to Mulhouse.聽 All motorway of dual carriageway, except for about 40 minutes into Mulhouse and NO TOLL FEES at all 聽 From Mulhouse, into Germany and take the motorway to Basle, but turn off onto the motorway/dual carriageway to Lorrach - this avoids Basle completely, then into Switzerland and on to Lucerne. 聽 Where are you stay at in Lucerne? [always find accommodation expensive in Switzerland]
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聽 gives details for St Peters 聽I'd visit the Pope's Parish Church - St John Lateran - very impressive, and not crowded 聽When we went we didn't take a car - traffic is v stressful. What we did each day was take a taxi to the place we wanted to see [St Peters, Colloseum, etc] and then just walk back to the hotel - amazing places found on these walks.
"In Italy do they ever use the sort of electric boilers that heat the water as you use it? (a sort of combi boiler I suppose)聽 We've got one of these here in the UK that just heats water for a shower and kitchen use.聽" It could be difficult as you probably only have 3kW of power available at your place, and the type of electric heater you describe probably has a higher rating
....... your engine will flood. 聽 聽 The main choices by ferry聽are Dover Calais or Dover Dunkirk [or you can do the Chunnel] Cheapest option is invariably Norfolk Line to Dunkirk - takes 2 hours instead of 1.5 hours on Dover -聽Calais Just booked for September - with Norfolk Line聽 拢42 return for car plus 2 people Distances聽 to Italy are almost the same from either port 聽 Quickest route [without tolls] is probably Dunkirk, Lille, Namur, Luxembourg,Metz, Nancy, Mulhouse, Basle,聽Lucerne, Gotthar Tunnel and into Italy.聽聽聽 All free motorway or dual carriageway except for a short stretch [45 mins or so] over the聽mountains to聽Mulhouse, but there is teh Swiss Vignette to buy - about 拢35
础蝉听 'Imposta comunale sugli immobili anno 2007'聽聽 means ICI for 2007 [when it still existed for locals], I can only assume there was a problem with your payments that year, and they're getting it back off you now.
According to the members list - he was logged in at about 12.30pm today
"Plaster regulates the moisture content of the air inside the building by absorbing excess when humidity levels are high & giving it back to the air & the surrounding structure when humidity is low" Not sure I totally agree with this statement - as once the plaster is painted, it tends to be sealed and its ability to absorb/release water vapour can be very reduced/stopped 聽 "........... Coupled with the fact that even modern houses seem to lack effective ventilation, the growth of black mold, especially behind furniture, after a winter period is a clear indicator that the environment is not a healthy one. What does Alan H reckon?聽聽 ......." My house has a mouldy wall - a combination of the 禁漫天堂 builders聽inability to understand
Mould does indicate lack of ventilation, but can also indicate damp penetrating from outside [my wall is built agaist a hillside - old barn many years old].聽聽I keep it under control over the winter shutdown by painting the wall with mould inhibitor - after a few years the inhibitor appears to have soaked into the cement enough to stop [I hope permanently] the growth of mould. If the house needs ventilation over winter - you could fit solar powered ventilators [used in yachting], They don't cost a lot and allow you to keep the house well locked up over winter
You should talk to a geometra However - Did a quick google on this 鈥 found a UK company -聽 聽聽 聽聽-聽 that states - 聽聽鈥淭he Ark猫 brochure is produced in Italy and shows configurations which are outside UK regulations;鈥澛犅 In other words 鈥 what is allowed in Italy The Arke 聽brochure is 聽on - 聽聽 and shows lots of 聽different stairs, and may help you I also found their staircase planner on聽聽 聽 聽 聽 Hope this helps
"I suspect the real expense will kick in when we try and find somewhere to eat out!" Too true!!! Another warning - a couple of years ago we ate in a restaurant that only accepted SFs - not Euros or Cards.聽 Had to trot off to find an ATM when the bill came.聽 Now we always check to see that cards are accepted before ordering
Dunkirk - Lille - into Belgium [not sure on roadworks - some say go up to Brussels to avoid them] - on to Luxembourg [fill up with cheap petrol] down past Metz, Nancy and on to Mulhouse.聽 All motorway of dual carriageway, except for about 40 minutes into Mulhouse and NO TOLL FEES at all 聽 From Mulhouse, into Germany and take the motorway to Basle, but turn off onto the motorway/dual carriageway to Lorrach - this avoids Basle completely, then into Switzerland and on to Lucerne. 聽 Where are you stay at in Lucerne? [always find accommodation expensive in Switzerland]