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Alas no, I ran out of timber as I used the last length to beat my ecologist and the jumped up kn*b head from Natural England into a pulp.

non-slip vinyl in rather ltd range of colours: http://www.forbo.com/flooring/en-uk/products/step-safety-vinyl-wetroom/wetroom-solutions/bk1co5 or Marmoleum Surestep or Safestep slip resistant the latter desigend specifically for wet rooms? I had marmoleum in my prevous home, and it was very comfortable to walk on, needed frequent but simple care - sweep, wash.

Just had a quote from BuildZone of about £700 for warranty...

The surveyor who is signing off my build is charging £850 to inspect the build and provide a PI certificate for me. Perhaps worth approaching someone else?

Erm, I suppose it doesn't really, but I seem to remember it wanted to fold one way more readily than the other.

I'm just stunned thanks to Jeremy's post to find that there's two boreholes within spitting distance of my house that were surveyed but noted unused back in the mid 60's. The scanned documents are fascinating, one around 10 pages long, all type set with the surveyor's hand written notes (& opinions) as to their dealings with the landowners. Gives details of the drilling and the strata at various depths and then the capping details down to size and spacing of the bolts used.

Actually just remembered- I squeezed/dribbled PVA out directly onto the back of the creased tape, then placed it onto the joint. Had a sudden flashback of PVA dribbling down my arms and off my elbows. Maybe brushing it onto the wall would be better! But definitely squeegee the tape down flat.

I will probably be told that this is all wrong, but in the past I've used creased paper tape, and used a sponge (just stole one from under the sink) to apply watery PVA to the joint area, then laid the tape, then used the spong to squeegee it down and remove all bubbles, as well as wiping away excess PVA. Then the filler goes on top once it is dry. I'm sure somebody will be along in a minute who doesn't just make these things up as they go along

Thanks Crofter

I'd tank quite a way beyond the 'tray' area too. . It's pennies for the tanking kit and the small ones usually do 5m2, with the larger doing 10m2. I'd get the bigger one and just give it all 3-4 coats ( or until the goop runs out basically ).

Provided you don't abstract more than 20,000 litres per 24 hours period then no, they are not regulated at all. Anyone can drill one and draw up to that amount of water per day out without needing to get any permission from anyone. There is a requirement for the driller to notify the British Geological Survey and provide them with a drilling log, but our driller failed to do this so I sent the BGS the data myself, only recently as I was browsing the BGS borehole map and noted ours wasn't on it yet. You can browse the borehole map here: http://mapapps.bgs.ac.uk/geologyofbritain/home.html and select "borehole scans" at the top left. You have to zoom in to see borehole positions and each will have a number and a reference that if you click on it will bring up whatever historical records the BGS holds for that borehole. I've just checked at it looks like the borehole record I sent them a couple of months ago is now on line as borehole reference SU02NW24

Dangerous territory lads!