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Semi-planning front door improvements for the summer. https://ibb.co/QFtHvqb Image is our current step. The quarry tiles are slippy when wet, couple cracked and I think a couple have delaminated, if not here then definitely in the couple of verandas with the same tiles. Ideally needs a step too As it's a pretty big lift up. But I'm lacking ideas what to do beyond sand stone on top and render front, I doubt the pre-bought semi-circles would fit anyway so presumed a custom job is in order. But also worried sandstone is slippy when wet and icy. And a general question. What's the large tiles lipping over the front called?

Thanks, forgot about engineered as an option! I'm 35 and tired of building materials being faux, fake and mock and made from thin laminated of plastic with low quality effect printed on and really not offering much of a saving..... Hopefully that's my grumble over.

Nothing off the top of my head. There's Doc M, not applicable to us up here but a better standard for accessibility and there's usually something translatable and almost the same. There's various BS standards but no idea off the top of my head either.

I'm wondering what flooring options there are, and thoughts of each type? We're after "wood" (plank, in oak, exact style not settled) there's. Issue is being bathroom and bare footed I want it to feel real underfoot. We have SPC in the study (not lasting probably our poor DIY install) and as the name suggests it's plasticy to sound and feel. Parents have laminate through out at there's and again it's not a pleasant noise or sound. We're currently considering LVT and ruled out tiles as they'll be cold once the heating Matt cools down. Real wood, obvious concerns are of water damage but is there anything that can be done to protect them but it's what I would like? Sub-floor sheeting over timber joists, the original boards are beyond saving and will be worse once the room gets knocked about.

Thanks @Bozza it's good to know I'm not going crazy over this one detail. We've talked about having a (fake) living wall along that wall. The whole outside in, lying in the bath and looking at the trees etc so I think a half height stud would work as the "living" element will have a depth that hides any changes.

I know you've all been on the edge of your seats with anticipations of the bath. I was too lazy to actually put it on a sheet so have a screen shot. The 48.5 measurement is the gap that would be rquired to align the bath central to the window and unsure how to detail. https://ibb.co/6gCKKQk

I'll get something up later, but thanks! Didn't even think about drilling and fixing near the each of tiles being an issue. I did have the other thought that we would like a shower niche, recessed shelf. If a tile fitter could cut out part of the tile (essentially creating a U shape or a hole in the middle) or if it would best to find a niche with an opening same heigh as the tile-600mm

Few questions looking to get some opinions from those with perhaps experience of these musings. We are thinking about paneling to a height in our bathroom, when we redo it. Less of the rebuking of paneling please. We are thinking of using the "precast" MDF sheets for ease and cost. I'm just looking for opinions if this would be suitable for a bath panel and use of as a splash zone around the bath instead of tiles. It would be painted/glossed/sealed etc. You see plenty of examples of doing the same but I'm hesitant of longevity. We are also looking to align the bath central to a window (omnitub if anyone is nosey)and in an "alcove" which would require spacing the bath out 48mm from the wall according to CAD drawings. CAD also suggests our bath tap filler would reach the bath sufficiently if positioned direct on the wall. I see two options, either stud out the paneling full or part depth (i'm sure no-one will notice alignment off by 20mm) which would allow bath taps to be fitted onto the mini stud wall. Or creation of a shelf running the length of the bath and if doing this unsure if it would be tiles or if some sort of panel the same material of the bath could be purchased? and lastly tile sizes... We found tiles we liked that are 1200 wide, our shower enclosure would be 1200x760mm Obviously the length would be trimmed down, would it look odd having same length of tiles as the tray? I know the screen is typically set back from the edge of the tray, is this sufficient? Opinions, thoughts, inputs?

Thanks. I'll give him a couple of days to come forward before reaching out. Had a rubbish weekend with the house rearing unplanned maintenance and reviewing drawings and architects answer sent me over a peed off edge.

As the title really. Have zero faith in the SE they originally designed a solution that didn't account for coombed ceiling and in a separate room have said that we need a joist that will eat into the head space and is deeper than the coombed ceiling. Meaning a bulkhead solution. Architects only solution is a) build storage along that wall to hide it, pointless as we have a planned dressing room or make the wall wider, which would mean a wall 233wide + PB to enclose the steel.... That's also forgetting the fact we wanted the wall there to provider a larger space for bed positioning...anyway rant over now. Anyone offering second opinion would be much appreciated.

The flat roof access hatch/window is leaking, original to the house and barely holds together when opened as the hinges are minimal. Not that it requires opening much for access. The window/hatch is in the attic and is made from timber upstand and it appears to be the glass or frame causing the issue. Although I'm not getting up there in this weather to check. A) is there any potential repairs? ie resealing the glazing b) If going down the route of a new thing I'm guessing one larger than the current hole is ok, would be looking at 600x750 And if so any recommendations for value brands?

I don't appear to have any complete but play spot the difference. https://ibb.co/PQGy5VP And one of the inside comparing old Vs New https://ibb.co/pnc7Sch Although we had them remade to allow more frame to show on these windows, this required spacing bars on the outside

Yes, very much so. I think we still comment once a week they were the right choice- does help it's a bit of a long walk up to the house.

Small update: Pipesnug fits nicely, not snug but that's because the old lead hole is bigger which I knew. Thinking a ring of silicone to secure it on. But while starting today noticed one waste was 32mm and one 40mm (or whatever the old imperial sizes are). Also reading its not advised to have more than one trap in a system. So with that all in mind and not wanting to bodge further (I could have simply replaced one p-trap under the sink then done what I had to for the washer+dryer) I've decided to redo to the best of my knowledge. New Belfast sink wastes ordered (hoping they'll seal correctly) for matching sizes, and now will be running with an in-line trap before exiting thru wall. Coming to learn while the house was done properly in the 60s reno anything later was done on the cheap.

It's brick/brick.