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One final push today saw all the furniture and curtains put in place- a big group effort with much input from the in-laws. I'm very fortunate to have a MiL who is an ace seamstress and who has a bit of a thing about Harris Tweed. To say I'm chuffed is a bit of an understatement. It's been over four years since the concept of this project first appeared, and three years since work began in earnest. Today we finally saw the culmination of all that effort as the building site was transformed into a home. It's exactly what I imagined: cosy, welcoming, stylish. We'll be listing it on the booking websites tomorrow (most likely a combination of AirBnB and Booking.com) so that will give me the impetus needed to tackle the lengthy snagging list and major outstanding jobs, most of which are on the outside. Some of the cladding details (corners and window reveals) aren't finished yet, the soffets need to be completed, and the biggest job of all is the decking. There's also the creature comforts of WiFi and TV to sort out. I know people come to Skye to get away from it all, but I bet the first thing they will ask for is a WiFi password Once again, huge thanks to everyone in the BuildHub community who has held my hand throughout this whole project. It's a lot smaller than many other builds, but it's been exceptionally hands on with me personally tackling almost every trade, from drafting the plans to building the kit; I even got an excuse to do some digger driving a couple of weeks ago.

We hired a spray machine today £80 for the week Ehat a machine Five bedrooms sprayed to a lovely finish It took a bit of time priming the machine and getting used to it

Don't all rush at once folks ?

Was in a tool shop in Glasgow yesterday and chatting to the chap at the counter. I was chatting about knives and he told me the Bessey rep was there. I needed some blades so chatted to the rep and told him how much I love the wooden handled knife, so much so I buy them as gifts for people. As I left, I was putting stuff in the boot and he came over and asked for my card and said he'd send me the other knife, with blade storage. I gave him my details and didn't imagine I'd ever see one. This afternoon I checked the letter box and look what was there! I think that's just brilliant! Really cheered me up.

But is it as quick and easy as this?

DO NOT USE BLEACH OR “BLUU” TABLETS IN A GEBERIT CISTERN..!!!! Have I got your attention now..?? Good... the flush blocks will rot the silicone seal in the flush tube which makes them start to leak. Those things are the devil - if you must use something, make it a rim flush or use the stick on gel flower things ....

Yup. Mist costing with the sprayer for walls and final coats for ceilings is ultra quick but the overspray will get anywhere and everywhere without careful masking. Thanks to one company I had the worlds first magnolia Bosch jigsaw.

I think geberit make a specific block drop flush plate. .

Or you could just enter GDMAGAZINE at checkout for a free ticket. Probably pay in receiving spam.... saves thinking though?

I get a lot if support from really random people on a regular basis , it bolsters ones dull hope for humanity when you are on the positive end of others good will.

I agree with this. It's so cheap (especially compared to the rest of the cost of building a house) that you'd be mad to cut corners. Someone above mentioned CAT 6. This is a decent standard - CAT 7 has thicker wire, I think, so you may have more trouble with bends and termination. Also, make sure you have solid copper wires, rather than cheaper copper coated aluminium (sometimes abbreviated CCA). I don't know whether CAT6 even comes in CCA form, but worth checking. Another tip: if you have a central place for things like AV equipment, consider running a spare empty duct or two with draw cord to each TV position. That way, you'll easily be able to replace or upgrade cables, or run new cables in the event we end up with a new standard in 10 years. Again, cheap and easy to do now, versus a nightmare in the future.

Put in loads of cables to wherever you can possibly think they may be required. You don't have to terminate them with faceplates now, so long as you know where they are so that they can be done in future. WRT 'stuff'-over-ethernet/cat5 adapters, be aware that some require power too, and also some require more than one cat 5 cable. As a general rule I never lay/pull a single Cat5 cable anywhere that is going to get covered up. If it gets damaged, replacement can be a nightmare, so its easier to pull 2 cables in the beginning.

I'd put as many in as possible - cheap and easy to do now, difficult to retro fit. Also avoids potential problems with neighbour's wifi using the same channel as yours and causing issues. I think that's what has been happening to us in our new rented accommodation. iStumbler seems to show a number of devices using the same channels as our defaults were set to....

I would go for running 2 anywhere you are likely to use a tv, computer, printer or phone. Run back to a central location where you also have power. I terminated them into a couple of 8 port Trendnet patch panels flush mounted into the plasterboard and connected up with patch leads into a 16 port gigabyte switch. I went for a fanless one as it is a wardrobe and I didn't want any noise. Also ran all the tv coax to the same location. It is a bit of a cable fest, but it works well.