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Really? An island in our current kitchen would make the kitchen unusable. But an island has been designed in to our new build. I hate them. She loves them. She wins. (mostly)

I'm nosey. Simon, could you post a picture of a corner and a window head / cill , and a normal run please?

There are as many answers to your question as there are members of BH. Next level is inside your head.

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Mines a 203 Alpha (not the KX080)...... Much will be the same, but search as I might I cant find one for the 203 ? Thanks anyway

Yes. Thanks Declan. Ian

" No, we don't do service checklists " was the somewhat sleepy response when I asked if the Service Department provided owners with a checklist. I'm having my digger serviced this afternoon (2250 hours service) - and it suddenly struck me, that the engineer could just turn up, drink tea and leave: I probably wouldn't notice the difference. The service isn't cheap, and I want to evidence how well I've kept my little digger for when the time comes to sell her. Yes, I'll have the invoice: but what's wrong with a checklist? Am I being too much of a Bosch - too rools and guidelines-ish ? When yours was serviced, was there a checklist?

I'm with you on this one. Trying to get 4 threaded bars out of the concrete in our ICF, I thought a core drill would be best. It wasn't. An 8mm, then a 12mm, followed by 16mm SDS drill did the job quickly. Maybe you need a perfectly circular hole, but 'stitch-drilling' is quicker and easier. And less annoying. Why less annoying? The EPC cut-out operated so frequently, and while on EPC, the drill only operates at 70% of full revs.

Lets not fuss about a small thing like that.

And was exactly why GD got its fangs into the project. Nowt to do with building..... Our cat nearly killed me (a play-bite gave me sepsis). It changed my mind about the need to take non-verbal cat behaviour very seriously indeed. And then we started a self-build project which we couldn't afford - hold on a minute ?

Bliss, sheer bliss. Would have saved me thousands, and about a year. Ya live and learn, eh?

And you'd still be dead right.

That's a real shame for all concerned. Aesop's sucking his teeth. Be not hasty to envy the conditions of others

Yes. Unforeseen delay. One company we employed disappeared for five weeks: no notice - well that's unfair, they did tell us at 4.59 on Friday that they wouldn't be in the following week. Over a month later, they turned up. Discussions about the £585 scaffolding charge for that month were interesting. It was the scaffolder (a really decent local bloke) who warned me about the company. The scaffolder had just had to remove the boarding from another job to force the company to pay his bill. It was quite spectacular - I'd never seen a scaffolded two storey build without planks before: right in the middle of a local town.

I think that clause may well be common.

Our PP has the following Condition. PD rights have been removed. I understand that (locally at least) this is a common requirement. Not sure of the rationale, but there it is.

Welcome to the Avalanche Ski Club.....?

PMSL... wet the sofa, tea up my nose, cake stuck in my craw, coughing fit to cause a hernia. Seen this? or this? or read this? For a calmer take on things, read this ... The height at which the wall collapsed was 4 meters plus. You can (but dont ever try it) pour a complete house. I have seen it done. Its a stupid (and should be ) an unnecessary risk. The pour height issue is one where willies are waved and sales spin weaved..... I have a feeling that a good rule of thumb should be - dont pour more concrete than you are prepared to lose at any single pour. For me, thats about £500 (concrete, plus pump, plus reinstatement). Not all of the concrete poured will come out of any single block burst. Multiple block bursts will almost certainly be the result of negligent or criminal mishandling of the blocks or substandard blocks which should have been identified before placement.. Multiple block bursts are rare, but in our case - a godsend. I kid you not Read on

I've won one: the award for employing the nicest work-experience chappie. I get given pints every time I meet his dad in the pub - yes still - 2 years later! (Here's a link to the series if you are interested)

Having flooring cock-ups under my belt (including losing my trousers in the process) may I support what @PeterW says. Maybe I'm too used to coping with cock-ups, but now, I tend to shrug and get on with it far earlier than before. That doesn't mean I'm satisfied with shoddy work, or that I don't face the issue head on at the time . But lawyers, contracts - they win in the end, nobody else. I don't pay for shoddy work (any more) either. So come to an agreement about Pete's suggestion if you can, and part company company if you don't.

Who wouldn't? But I sometimes long for someone to give our J a really serious, well-argued run for his money: if only because we'd all learn far more from the back and forth. Expert power needs to be handled with care (because it's Personal power French and Ravens 1958 ish) . Otherwise, I do what Sue (above) does.

So that's where it is. I knew I was one short. Mystery solved

I do. We are. Keeps the kids away ; grand children are welcome to stay.

I missed that.... Come to think of it 4 tonnes of water has a significant thermal mass dunnit? (I'm off - no apology - too tired)

Tried BuildHub? All the right words, but not necessarily in the right order.