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Surprised that no-one has mentioned that the army cadets just up the road clean up the war memorial just before the service and attend the ceremony every year.

Hi I got a knock around 10:30 pm a few weeks ago. Same story but we live in a different road in ED. I didn't bother to open the door as have heard of variations on this scam before. M

Hi Pickle Do you live near Piermont Road? I'm sure I've seen your cat around the Piermont area. The cat I saw was very friendly and has a black cat as a friend - I often see them together. I'm pretty sure the black cat lives in Piermont Road....may be worth knocking on some doors in the road as she may be with her friend. M

I saw a SLP article a few years agot that said that the house was Grade I listed not II. This is because it is the earliest example of a house made from concrete. It would make a wonderful project or maybe we could make it a community project if we could get grants etc. There are so many talented people in ED I'm sure it is possible.... Also, I don't understand why Southwark can't serve the purchase order on the owners "agent" as the owner is uncontactable.

Hi Thanks for your reply. The structural engineer that we are using comes highly recommended and has done a lot of work in this area. I must admit I am a bit concerned. He is aware that we want the smallest amount of load possible on the building. He did say something about bore holes when we first saw him but he said that building control never take up this offer... Not sure what to do as he is really good. I am so confused and want to get this right. Do you think that we should instruct another structural engineer to check the plans and do bore holes even if building control are happy with everything? I have never heard of foundation being checked prior to a loft being done and none of the numerous loft conversion companies we have seen have mentioned it either... Want to make sure we are water tight when it comes to insurance. We do have their permission to do this work already... M

Hi Jockey1 Thanks very much for that. Do you know who would ask for the foundations to be checked? A structural engineer is doing our plans but did not mentioned this. Would it be building control that would ask for the foundations to be checked? M

Hi We've been looking up various loft firms in the area. Has anyone used any of the above loft firms? Best M

Hi Everyone We are thinking of doing a loft. It is far more complicated than I ever thought it would be. As SE22 is a subsidence risk area do you think the added weight of a loft could cause subsidence? Best M