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Might require a bit of DIY or employing a carpenter but if you put the medicine cabinet to the side but the mirror front on sliding rails you could slide the mirror out to a central position for shaving/makeup/whatever when needed. Edit: Or the inside of the door to have a mirror on it too and 180o hinges.

Not sure the details on how to evaluate existing stock has been published yet. All seems to be focussed on new homes for now with the intention to replace rdSAP in the future.

Have you tried putting the sink against that wall instead of the toilet? You might have to change the approach to the bricks (mirror where the nook is). Putting the toilet there means reducing insulation for the hidden cistern I think which could be something to avoid.

That's quite a dark and moody nighttime render. Worth doing one for the morning view as well. You look like you have plenty of space for a wide sink/table to put things on. As for space, suspect space around the toilet is more useful in case of aging/disability than around the sink but in a room that size everything is going to be a trade off.

Just looking at other peoples experience. It works until it doesn't and then randomly decides to delete a load of stuff. Don't give AI access to your main machine. Give it a VM with controlled access. Regular backups beyond the control of the AI.

Nice little benefit of moving the sink and mirror near the window will be that the mirror will much more reflect the light from the window and make the space feel a good bit brighter/larger I suspect.

I didn't get to the point of talking to them. Just reading the planning permission that had already been granted. Was a while ago so can't really remember more than I've said already. Edit to add: If you are subject to those restrictions be worth checking that your quotes haven't assumed you are (if the companies are used to working in Barnet they may have assumed).

Just been reading it now. With everyone forced to use the same calculation engine and the defaults being designed to be 'punative' the incentives for accurate data entry go up a lot. How that translates will be interesting. Definitely going to increase costs and I'm sure plenty of lazy accessors will try to find ways to be lazy but will probably lead to more accuracy overall. Going to be annoying from a scheduling point of view if you have to specify a lot of this detail early in the design. Pipe diameters, length, flow rates per outlet, make/model of mhvr/heatpump/hot water cylinder/etc.

I doubt cutting internet cables would be a big enough shock (there are too many). But a week without working internet would likely do most people some good. (Any more and logistics start to break in really bad ways)

I looked at a plot in Barnet. The council had all sorts of restrictions on using the street and co-ordination of works*, though it sounds like a more constrained plot than yours. Is this an issue for you? I'm sure it will add substantial cost if so. * They wanted an off-site mustering point for workers (no parking on the street), restricted access times, advanced co-ordination of movements, regular communication with local residents.

I'm surprised how much better that looks. I thought it would be an improvement but it's better than I imagined. Not sure if the mirror now ends up too high but it looks nice on the render. Probably not worth too much further work until you are a bit further along. Still, do bear in mind trying to keep a single line going from the windowsill, through the second shelf on the nook*, through to the level of the nook in the shower and, bonus for points, to the level of the handle on the shower door * You could adjust the lowest point of the nook to maintain spacing or switch to 3 shelves rather than 4. Maybe. Not an area I feel knowledgable enough with to answer. Sure someone else can say more though.

I know this topic is mostly talking about waste but you did mention design as well. I have a some thoughts with the above if you don't mind: 1. Overall I like it. The window cill/shelf aligning is great. Maybe could carry that line through the nooks as well? 2. Medicine cabinet seems wrong. Maybe a thinner one mounted a bit higher to allow the wood to extend along to the edge of the bump out would be better? 3. Have you considered that the nooks (especially the one with exposed brick) may be a condensation issue? (depends how well insulated those bricks are). Condensation there + wood won't go well. 4. If you are having a bump out to cover the plumbing, consider a wall mounted tap for the sink. Looks great and easier to clean. More expensive though and need to consider how to access the connections. 5. Maybe a different sink? Seems like a horrible dirt trap between the back of sink and the wall.

Very good question. I've always been put off by ebay for tools, expecting that a large chunk of them are either completely knackered or stolen from the back of a van.

You can still download* the standalone, local install and free version of Sketchup. Sketchup Make 2017. * They've taken it off the main sketchup site I think but it's available elsewhere