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So back to the clamps as opposed to killing the next occupant... This picture is your PB (the large rectangle) and a big chunk to cut out (the smaller rectangle). Once the bottom cut is made you clamp across the cut numbered 1. Once you start the top cut do the same where it’s numbered 2. 2 bits of vertical wood either side of the PB and clamped as per @Onoff‘s diagram here: What will it do? It will hold the massive chunk in place until you’ve finished cutting and are ready to remove it carefully. If you don’t clamp it, it will fall to the ground heavily or worse rip some of the PB away in the final cut edge as the weight pulls it apart. And remember you are doing this to roughly remove the big chunk to start with a couple of inches short of the proper line. Dotted line in @Onoff‘s diagram. Doing the precision cut (solid trim line in @Onoff‘s diagram) comes later once the big chunk is away.

Would be wibbly wobbly without too I guess.

So the clamps keep the section to be cut out in place until you are ready to remove it carefully, and not when the final cut allows its bid for freedom that could damage the PB? Have to admit, I didn’t get what the clamps were for either lol.

Lol, you'd be pretty unlucky although even people in a religious organisation will mostly only want people in private houses living next door. Just say it was an organisation wishing to purchase.

I wouldn’t even volunteer that much. I would just say that there is a covenant that ensures that it is only used as a single private residence (this is a plus point for most people!) and you believe that was the blocker given that the buyer was a religious order.

If it was me looking to buy I would probably want to replace the kitchen at some point but I could live with yours until I did. The tiles are what dates it for me tbh and I’m not a lover of open shelves. Whatever you do, completely remove everything on the worktops when people come. The open shelves should also be empty or über tidy / uncluttered. Have large crates ready to fill and move into a cupboard or garage. Same for the bathrooms. It’s a pain but gives a kitchen a feeling of light and space. @PeterW suggested an inexpensive wood worktop from somewhere in a different thread that looked ok.

The difference between men and women ... Gadget shopping Man - heads straight to the expensive ones, checks out bells and whistles all of which provide additional brownie points, looks for the most powerful and the most desirable from a man’s perspective. Brand status is important. Woman - knows more or less what they want, heads to the mid range, looks to see if it ticks the boxes they need, looks for an offer on something similar, man heads over and tells them that the one they’ve chosen isn’t up to the job. Handbag shopping Woman - wanders round checking quality, style, desirability. Brand status is important. Man - stands in the corner scowling, muttering that there are already too many handbags at home and why do you want to spend all that money on that. Venus vs Mars ?

Yep totally. My mower mostly does my smallish lawn on a single battery, or sometimes needs the second one if it’s a heavy cut. The strimmer does all that I need on a single battery. I’ve definitely had enough of using it by the time the battery runs out. My main criteria was that they were both light enough for me to lift and use and both tick that most important box for me. Men will mostly want to get a larger one than women would choose. The hubby wanted me to get a larger mower with a larger cutting width but the extra 5 minutes it might take to mow is definitely worth the reduction in weight afaic.

Nope, he would be paying for making an executive decision for a very long time ?

You sucker!!

@PeterW is the queen of Wago blocks (or should that be king ?)

Floor looks good! You can pee on that to your heart’s content and no one will know ? ?.

There is a magnafilter thingy but I haven’t touched that. Water hardness circa 230 here I found out yesterday.

The light by the flame only comes on when the boiler resets and all lights come on. Other than that it’s off as are all the lights apart from the blue one. The reset button doesn’t flash indicating that a reset is required. I checked under the stairs that she hadn’t knocked the gas off but that looks ok. I think I’m out of ideas tbh. Plumber supposed to be ringing back .... Driven 400 miles, sitting in a cupboard, no hot water. I’m a bloody jinx! ?

@Onoff will need to advise on this one ?

“Builder charged over £4m new homes digger destruction” http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-beds-bucks-herts-45167570 Scary how flimsy it looks TBH.

You’ll need to see how easy the sockets will be to extend without rewriring anything first I imagine. You unscrewed them to look?

Lol yes, several times. Same result. All lights come on, everything goes out except the blue one and eventually blue light fast flashes after 20 - 30 seconds.

Sounds like it does something. Not sure what.

Thanks all. Doesn’t look like the CH works either. I’ve switched the clock thing to on then I powered it off, switched it back on, all the lights come on, then go off apart from the blue one. After a while the blue light starts flashing fast and that’s where it stays. All other lights are off. Gas hob works fine.

Yes absolutely! Thinking murderous thoughts doesn’t mean converting them to murder lol but occasionally people snap and take revenge. Rarely worth the consequences IME.

Seems like plumbing issues follow me around ?. Have arrived to see my mother who says her hot water stopped working yesterday and the ‘light was flashing’ apparently so she pressed reset but still no hot water. Called out her normal handyman and he repressurised it but still no hot water and says she needs a plumber. Normal plumber is on holiday. Is it definitely a job for a plumber or can I fiddle with it? Boiling kettles to wash sounds like a joy! ?

But surely if the new owners intend to use the house for business purposes from the get go it wouldn’t be easy to take out such an insurance? Surely you insure for something that may happen, not that you know has already happened or you have been told is intended to happen?

That’s pretty common to be honest. I’ve known that approach be adopted with a number of trades where I used to live. Not against me I hasten to add!

Yes, allegedly!