Big Jimbo

Have a load of spray foam sprayed on the underside of the tiles. When you want to change the roof, set a couple of fires in the loft. ? Sorry, no help. Banging tiles would drive me nuts.

As Nick said, or bung shite loads in, and stick on a dimmer.

No idea, but i can tell you that in a 10 x 12 foot room 1000 ish lumens is dull as.

My grown up kids tell me that if you want a response from the manufacturers, post every day on the manufacturers Facebook, and Twitter, with "don't use this product " pointing out that "BBa have pulled the cert". Post every day, and you will get a response within a week.

Sorry, i can't edit. I'm an old bugger, and computers were not invented when i went to school. Avoid Corian worktops. Utter shite. They dull, they scratch, and they are basically expensive shite.

I ran a kitchen company for 20 years. Bespoke high end, and seriously expensive. Range from £35 to £200K. The truth is that all kitchens are not made the same. My ironmongery was Hettich or blum. Some companies use cheap far eastern copy ironmongery. Don't expect it to last for 20 years. It won't. Mfc board (which cheaper kitchens are made of) also varies in quality. Egger make decent quality Mfc. There is a lot of shite Mfc used within the kitchen industry thats full of aggregate and iron filings. When you are looking around ask them who manufacturers the boards that the kitchen carcasses are made of. If they can't tell you, then the cabinets are either shite, of the knob you are chatting to was selling double glazing last week. Moving on. Kitchen fitters. Most top end good kitchen fitters are not carpenters. They are kitchen fitters, and that is all they do. The lower end companies sub out the fitting to all sorts of tossers who should not be let near a kitchen fitting job. Bear in mind that 20 years ago i used to pay each of my fitters £1000 per 5 day week. Be very wary of people who tell you they will fit it for £700 quid gov. Don't get me wrong, a lot of people can make a fair hash of fitting a kitchen. However having a kitchen fitted that you want to last 20 years will, in my opinion require the skills of a proper kitchen fitter with the skills and equipment to know where kitchens are normally put undre stress etc, in order to do a proper quality job. Sorry, i can't give you any advice on laminate worktops, as i never used them. The likes of Wrens worktops are shite, and will not last 20 years. Be aware that if you step up to a composite top, you again need to be aware that the quality varies between manufacturers.

I don't think you will get dormers in a consevation area either. If the new garage is taller than the existing, then you might also have a problem with that. Don't forget that the new garage will have to be built from substantially non combustable materials due to being up against the boundary.

Mike, Not saying im right, but in the past on vertical hung slate, i've done a strip of mineral felt behind the bottom row. I figured that protected the bottom batten, and provided me with the kick out to provide a match up with the angle of the overlapped tiles above.

Plus 2.

Madness. Madness. They call it Madness.

ToughButterCup. As the Fire officer (Saveasteading) said, by the time that steel fails with bugger all protection, You are either in your dressing gown, down the road at a neighbours, having a cup of tea.....Or, you are dead.. Very dead. Have a couple of fingers of scotch tonight, and be chuffed that you now have stairs.

No been passed yet, but im due up there in the next 3 weeks or so. I will defo do a drive by. I'll send you a text first, so if you are about, i can get a guided tour. They do look good though fella. Well done.

It looks like your roof has been re-done at some point. Looks like water getting under the ridge tiles between the Two buildings.

Well done Faz. I think you only have One left. As it's only 10 mins away from my daughters i'd buy that. especially if you gave me a decent garden. Problem is, it's to far from the other Two daughters. Can you do the next one's equidistant from all Three daughters. Cheers Faz.

I love a bit of LVT. At my daughters i laid about 50 sq mt in 2 days, through 5 rooms. No thresholds, so my grandson can ride his bike around. Been down 4 years, and still looks good. Carpet would be wrecked by now. I have previously done engineered oak, but found that it got full on tiny dents quite quickly.

I have an old friend who is a pest controller. He told me a choc button is the best bait.

Shame but atleast you had a go.

insurance or not. Poor sods.

If your existing garage / new ground floor extention goes right to the boundary a lot of councils like you to step in the first floor extension to avoid the terracing effect. Best of luck, and congrats.

New house looks fantastic. Now you have just got to build it. Best of luck, and welcome.

A bit like that cow that Damien whats a fella did. I could get right arty....Instead, i'm going to bugger off to bed.

I have decided that i'm not mad. Set in resin. Or coins, or fingers....or gambling chips

Am i a tiny bit mad. I think those panels would look great done in big marbles ?

Pocster... i was trying to be polite about the flint panel. I see you can't be bothered with that.?

Obviously only for solweld stuff buddy. The rest of your exploits are spot on.