joe90

You can stain concrete. If you dust the surface with a special powder and trowel it in, its permenant ( see some utube vids on printed concrete) This was done around a swimming pool I installed and it looked fantastic, no weeds growing between slabs etc. My wife thinks I am anal but I want " twin tracks" from gate to yard with grass growing in the middle ( its mostly straight) and I will not compromise at all. I have had this in my mind since day one of my dream and some things are about " living the dream".

Noise is one of my worries and when I visited Jeremy he explained that he had his flow resisters/adjustment in the manifold rather that at the plenum ( he used semi rigid) but I think somewhere on here it was suggested that flow adjustment was better done at the terminal .

That's my point, cupboard doors in kitchens for example go down to 300mm. I cannot see how a minimum door width can be specified ?.

I would have said it was a Cupboard !

Peter, I would love too but she is already a good cook and if I sent her on a cookery class I think it would go down like a lead balloon. ?

I bought mine from a bloke that went to the states several times a year to see relatives and brought them back (second hand) as "gifts" and got away paying no taxes and sold them on EBay, apparently they are very popular over there, cheaper and ( quoting the guy) they are too lasy to use a hammer!!!

That looks really good I am still trying to get my other half to use an induction hob but she is insisting on gas ( lpg as no mains gas) I used an induction hob when on a cookery course last year and I a converted. She wants a range master and they do a good one with induction hob ( saves cost of all the gas pipes etc and lugging bottles about) whatcha this space ?)

Cold gas, yes I concur. That's what having a cup of tea/coffee on site is for, put your gas cartridge in it ?I have had so many laughs on site when people see a gas cartridge sticking out of my mug of tea , but it works.

Thanks one and all for your comments, I am obviously over thinking the issue ( best to get it right before it's too late tho?)

+1 with paslode, I have both first and second fix and they are great, get your nails and gas elsewhere as originals are expensive. They will certainly hold there price so if you sold them afterwards it's still a cheap option.

We are having UFH downstairs (only) with tiles and engineered wood flooring glued down. I know that tiles are good at transferring heat into a room and wood less so and I have told er indoors that we cannot have rugs on the lounge wooden flooring because of the UFH but I just know that she will be asking for a rug in front of the fireplace by the settee after we move in?. My question is can I negate this by leaving out the UFH pipes in this area ( like we are in the kitchen where fixed cabinets are going) or rather not can I but is it common for people to do it?, does it make sense? On the same theme, as wood is more of an insulator than tiles would it not make sense to use thinner wood flooring ( bonded down to concrete) to a/ save money, b/enable more heat to enter the room?

Having read the above before I plan to claim VAT for just a kit to provide sliding built in wardrobe doors ( the most expensive bit) and fit them out myself.

Well I have decided to sheet the inside of all walls ( to give access to cable/plumb) and lay floors upstairs but not the downstairs ceilings so I can plumb the bathrooms from below ( more important to get holes in the floors correct for pipes etc and levels for flows) Ceilings can be put up after, just MVHR terminals and ceiling lights to get right .

Be aware that there is also "Victorian plumbing" same sort of prices but they do vary. My trolley on Victorian plumbing has £1756 worth of goods on it but like you storage can be a problem.

I agree totally, but we have just decided to change some window sizes after discussing them with a window supplier. What I will NOT do tho is change something after it's been built.

Just found this, any good? https://www.manomano.co.uk/plastering-tools-1165?model_id=807491&referer_id=537135&gclid=CM_Dwc7FitECFQ4R0wod9skBNQ

As an ex skydiver it was drummed into students about making sure the harness was fitted right and all their " luggage " was stowed correctly. Once onto free fall the opening shock of stopping from 120 mph seriously made you aware that everything was in its place.

Ouch!!!, when I used to work for BT. We were not allowed to climb poles with rings on unless we wore gloves, the metel treads had nibs on to grip shoes but they also can hook into a ring and if you fell off you "peeled" your finger ?

I do confess that I intend to grow most of my own veg so the sink will be used to clean veg ready for the freezer ( which may also find its way into the garage) well my garage is almost the same footprint as the house ?

I do confess that I intend to grow most of my own veg so the sink will be used to clean veg ready for the freezer ( which may also find its way into the garage) well my garage is almost the same footprint as the house ?

Nick, you big ol softee.?

All I can say is, roll on Brexit. I can however see the sense in insurance for say golf buggies where members should be protected. I don't suppose anyone in Europe knows about my JCB ?.

Since that photo was taken I have fitted the worktop, cold tap, hot water dispenser and hand washing gel dispenser, all a man could ever want in his new garage ( apart from a coffee maker that is !) a mate of mine is a kitchen fitter and I asked him to look out for any kitchen cupboards that he was removing and voila, he came up with these.

It will go well in my garage kitchen.

Does that fall within the remit of project manager?.