My place is between Lakes Orta and Maggiore, and I have used Flybe in the past to fly from Birmingham to Milan Malpensa.Looking for flights in Sept/Oct, I was disappointed at the high costs - so went to the Easyjet site to look at the Luton to Tur
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I have often advocated swinging up through Belgium when travelling from UK to Italy, on the grounds of the cheap petrol in Luxembourg and toll free motorways. I did this route again a couple of weeks ago, but found the roadworks on the Dunkirk-Lil
Tue, 07/28/2009 - 09:32
Tue, 07/14/2009 - 13:45
I thought it might help people not break the law [or get caught breaking it] to some info on speed cameras they might come across in driving down to Italy. [This really applies to people like me who don’t have a sat-nav that tells them all the in
Sat, 07/04/2009 - 11:03
When driving to Italy, [Lake Maggiore area], from Calais, I almost always drive up towards Dunkirk and then head East towards Luxembourg. The reasons for doing so is simple:-
Fri, 07/03/2009 - 12:52
If you are driving down to Italy, this regularly updated AA site gives you the latest info on fuel prices across Europe. Its useful for deciding where to fill up. Note - in Luxembourg, [where I always fill up - its worth the minor detour from Cal
Thu, 07/02/2009 - 05:32
Terrible accident in Viareggio. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/8125644.stm
Tue, 06/30/2009 - 04:50
. I heard this today on Radio 4. I take it you already know of tough and bough and cough and dough?Others may stumble, but not you,On hiccough, thorough, lough** and through.Well done!
Sat, 06/20/2009 - 16:58
. I'm considering handing over ownership of my Italian Holiday Home to my kids. Does anyone know
- How easy this is to do, and how costly?
- Whether this can be done in the UK - or do I have to do it in Italy?
Fri, 06/19/2009 - 04:54
Egypt 1 - Italy 0 http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/internationals/8103869.stm .
Thu, 06/18/2009 - 18:08
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It looks like a pretty normal rendering, probably over poor [or very poor] brickwork/stonework. From the pictures, I wouldn't be too worried Render has two purposes - Cosmetic [it looks better than what it is covering] and Weatherproofing [the important one], as it keeps the rain out of the wallls. It shouldn't be considered to be structural The mesh reinforcement serves 2 main purpose. Firstly it is fixed to the wall and helps the thick concrete render stick to the wall. Secondly, it acts as a crack inhibitor, helping to stop the render cracking and letting rain in. It is used where a thick render is used, rather than the more usual thin coat of render [say 5mm - 10mm] that is often applied. They probably used a thick render to cover up a multitude of [the original building] sins, especially in terms of an uneven surface. My main concerns would be whether there is any cracking on either the outside or internal faces of the wall and you say there isn't - which is promising Personally, I would not necessarily go down the 'Engineer' route as a first step. I would get a local Geometra to have a look at it, and seek his/her views, and if he says it should be OK - get it in writing from him. If he cannot give you an acceptable answer I would then get him to recommend an Engineer. Whatever you do - don't ask an Architect Its worth noting that nobody [Geometra, Engineer or Architect] will say its 100% - they will just say that it should be OK Hope this helps Postscript - a good test of how good/sound the render is, is to tap it to see what it sounds like - if it sounds 'hollow' anywhere, it means the render hasn't stuck to the wall in that area, and that could be problematical in terms of weather resistance and 'future falling off'
There are UK firms that ship rads to Europe - such as http://www.castradsshop.co.uk/index.html It might be worth finding out what they would charge
Euro just dropped to 86.06p http://www.citywire.co.uk/personal/-/news/money-property-and-tax/content.aspx?ID=396297
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Have you checked whether the paperwork you signed when you bought the place spells out the distribution of the costs? I know mine covered the 'split' of costs on the shared fosse etc
I found this video that shows one being sipped http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWZX5y4XSo8
Looks like the concentration will be on long haul flights first http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/8633892.stm And ryanair seem to say they won't be flying [to/from UK] until Thursday at the earliest [their website may be out of date though]
on the old website - hope it helps As for grants, you will need to contact your local farming union (e.g. CopAgri) representative or the local Agronomer (professional land expert and grant application writer). Generally, to receive a grant you would need to be a registered farmer but the rules change often and these people would know what you can and can't get.
Heathrow tomorrow - Ryanair Wednesday
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