ToughButterCup

And we got ours (priorities) right when we were their age of course. Hindsight, experience. Thats what BH is about innit?

The key word is "my". As long as there is no universal understanding of the term, then it is open to manipulation. We all do it.

And the crisis is? Who defines the term crisis? Just seen

Ditto. It's been 4 years of that for us. Truth to be told, I'm exhausted nowadays. But I know every last detail of what's happening, every wrinkle, cockup and success. Without the anchor of BH I'd be lost. It's (for me) back to the 70s... head-down -arse-up-go

What might your problems be ... how long have you got? In a nutshell, our neighbour has behaved with spectacular, documented, public rudeness. No point going into detail. Bottom line ( ? sorry) be careful to be seen to be completely fair about both the responsibility for the shared assets and about paying for its maintenance. Sometimes neighbours move. Just sayin'.

Straight out of one Bosch into the other. One washes, her partner dries - well - condenses. What with cooking, cleaning, washing, shopping, walking the dogs and building - do you think a girl like me has the time? ? You men - you've got time to experiment have you, eh? Typical.

Now you tell me. Late, as usual Russ. Phhhhh..... Do you have a trade name for that paste?

When you find out how to do that, please let me know. Welcome!

OOOOOoooooo boys. First last, last first..... Remember this thread?

Try an architectural salvage company. Heres a list of our local ones - if you hint at your location in your profile, we'd be able to help you by suggesting sites local to you. ( Click on your Profile image - currently the green letter D - and edit you profile - top right> Edit Profile)

Welcome. Your first post : a universal truth. Not bad for a first post. Across the board, I can't think of difficult human endeavour that doesn't cause us to question our sanity. First marathon (Christ this hurts) , sailing offshore on your own (I want to get off), first parachute jump (is this a good idea - reeeeeally?) first solo flight in bad turbulence (I want my mummy) studying for an examination that really matters (I'm never going to master this), getting married (remind me why I married you?) trying to undestand a plumber (I'll go for a percentage, maybe one day I'll understand a bit more). Insert your own challenege here. Slowly, because of little bits of success, you get used to the pain. And then you get hooked on it - well appropriate levels of pain anyway. Its clear you will enjoy BH because; There's more teaching and learning on this site than goes on in many a school. The key? Highly motivated members. Like you - welcome.

Welcome Lots of quiet fireside reading for you on BH - should last you through the rest of the winter. All the topics you mention have been raised here - often.

Both those lads have very informative YT channels. Perhaps a bit too commercial for BH, but that apart, some useful stuff

The time scale of your hiccups is interesting. How long are triple glazed units guaranteed for? Is there an industry standard? ( @craig ? )

Gary, be honest, you were singing in the bath .....

? All part of the service squire. Cheque in the post yet?

Ughhhh. Just what is needed to add to the horror. ...... An eye for detail , sometimes a curse.

Comparing quotes is always a nightmare. Comparing costs across systems is a complex nightmare. In the end we chose to work out a cost per square meter - given that the companies who were asked to quote agree that the target U value would be achievable.

If you get it wrong, get it right next time

Translating 2d to 3d in your head is hard. Get the design rendered in a 3d design program. SketchUp will do. Run the full program on your desktop and install a Sketchup viewer on your phone and tablet. With a bit of practice you'll soon be moving around in 3d. Not perfect, but a big help.

64 piles , £7,000 ish. .... Yes @deuce22. We used piles that are sometimes called ground improvement columns. Your piling contractor will take responsibility for the design.

64 piles , £7,000 ish. Needed because we are on Made Ground - 100 m m raft sitting on 300 mm of EPS

Welcome. There's lots about a slope on a site that can be turned to your advantage: well, that's what we found. Whats the trickiness?

and Mek yer mind up lass! ?

I'd like to connect our Piggery to our home data network. I have a load of CAT6 spare. Does it matter if I lay the CAT6 right next to the SWA cabling from the Piggery to the house?