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Not so sure about that F. But, you've made me think.

That beggars belief.

I see you tie your bow spring line to your front door eh? Good idea. The higher the wind, the louder the knock innit? Tops!

So, Pierre, whassis levelling system then? I could do with a treat at the moment.

Now there's an almost universal truth, well understood, recognised and highly valued especially here on BH. That learning process almost always contains pain of some sort. Turning most of that stress into ' ... great fun ...' is the key trick. I'm getting there. Just. Readers can't see your stress or the effort you had to put in, but we can savour the romance conjured by the images. Years from now nobody (except you) will remember the broken finger nails , the timber cut 10 mm too short, the annoying delivery driver, the infuriating '' professional ". But everyone will look at your house and smile. You can be really proud of your achievement.

I've tried hard to make our house one in which we can maintain our dignity for as long as possible. Downstairs can work as bedsit. Accessible wetroom, noggins in the joists ready for a hoist, wheelchair access throughout the downstairs area - right from the car door. A semi protected indoor garden with easy to fiddle with raised planting. Neons on sockets so I can tell at a glance if they are on or off, an extra wide (1400 mm) front door. Additional cost? About £2000. One visitor reminded me to make the house over to the children soon. "... otherwise the Local Authority will sell the house to pay for your care, and you wouldn't like that after all this effort " Not sure about the ethics behind that suggestion. Can't think about it at the moment.

Well, I'd like to ask how to have grab handles in a wetroom without the handles making it look as if the wetroom is in a hospital. Designing wetrooms for older people seems to have been forgotten - more likely avoided : because its hard.

Right on that one mate. Plus J was cross because a budgie pooed on his measuring tape once too often. Reeeeeally cross.

Claim it back. And write your Planner a hand-written thank you letter (irrespective of the outcome). A balanced , but fair approach, I think.

We had one of those invoices. For £8000. A polite request for an itemised invoice elicited the response (word for word) "I don't see why I should", even though the builder had agreed to provide a breakdown under the headings provided by the Quantity Surveyor. The invoice remains unpaid two years later. No follow up, no Final Demand, no Letter Before Action. How big is the wall?

I measure with a tape and a laser (where possible), and halve the difference ( 1 or 2 mm sometimes). But I always trust a steel rule - especially over a laser.

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Ah, Andy, now I know what to search for.... thanks, ian

Look, I'll come clean: this is an embarrasing question to have to ask. I have a done quite a bit of research - and I read the words on the pages, but my head sees fog. I love the idea of Indicator Switches. They tell eejits like me that - when lit - something is happening. Current is flowing. Situation normal, everybody's happy. And I just luuuuurvvvv the Scolmore range of indicators (others are available I'll bet - but you need to ask @Onoff, @JSHarris, or @ProDave). What about a more useful type of indicator switch, eh? What about one which lights up when something FAILS ? Like (say) the MVHR is drunk and refusing to fight. Or the freezer's refusing to freeze. I suppose what I really mean is when those things don't have electricity for some reason ... like when their RCBO has tripped. What I'd like is a simple visual warning that all's not well. Is there an indicator light for that type of thing? Or maybe you can wire any indicator light to illuminate when the circuit it protects (?) fails? Wish I'd paid more attention in Physics lessons.?

Find a tame window fitter. Follow him round for a bit. Watch, learn, scavenge.

And all because of one phrase in one sentence in Planning Law (para 11 here) ' ... the presumption in favour of sustainable development ...'

Got a few cats? It's about 15 Watts a cat innit? A dog maybe 30 - 50 Watts. Put their beds close to any potential airflow round the doors.... Well on the way to smelly warmth.

Have you tried asking for quotes?

Have you asked for quotes? I suspect that price will be very sensitive to local factors .

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And still they come, people Hell bent on skiing in front of an avalanche. Hell bent on living the nightmare. But we need, @SuperJohnG , posts like yours. Post like that remind me (us) of how I felt, how we felt. Man, I badly need to tap into that feeling today. So, thanks very much. Plan, plan, plan - that's the one. Coupled with network, network, network. You sound like a really well-organised family. Now, you just need make a bit more of your own luck . Look after yourselves. Ian

"Naasah, yer wunt 10kW mate ... 's wot vey all 'ave round yur...... 10kW - at least."

?? Now, I need to find a church roof ... somewhere local will do ....