Pocster

Look at local planning applications and see which architect names keep coming up . As for cost of architect I did double or quits on a successful application. This was my 3rd architect and once passed I owed him 15k . I pre agreed to pay him 1k a month in cash ? If not your forever home just design / build with selling in mind . Don’t need everything in it .

Water always gets where you don’t want it . I can’t understand why the tiler thinks a gap ( no matter how small ) is ok in a wet area . It may be possible to grout that - certainly try before silicone on a small area .

Yes on both points ! look great and cost a packet . Great to install - fab quality on everything

Deuren

Got other walls to do . Why spend £1000’s just to get 6 strawberries

Maybe . I can then (expletive deleted)ing hang her

This is a SWMBO thing so minimal cost is essential!!

Doesn’t need to be . Dry fit system . Interlocking then you just crane pump concrete straight into them .

Trays too expensive f me !

Would cable trays be strong enough to hold window boxes + soil , water and plant ?? Watering can too much like hard work ! Automate watering for sure !

I’ll check out the zinnser stuff SWMBO wants a (expletive deleted)ing tropical forest growing up there with green shitty things we eat aswell . I just say “ yeah “ then think ffs . Looked at the material pocket wall hangers ( Amazon etc ) - seem shite . So maybe plant ‘ troughs ‘ bolted to the wall - who knows !! ??

You bringing steak and wine or (expletive deleted) all ?

Pizza later people!

SWMBO has an idea! ( I don't mind as it's minimal work for me ) This lovely concrete block wall needs painting ( white I have been told ) - assume I need to treat this wall with something?? This prep ready for her vertical garden idea ( anyone done something similar ? ; how did you deal with irrigation? )

It’s rubbish . Not worth a penny You can have mine and the exclusive rights for £500

Sure . How much you offering ?

Don't go. Keep posting and keep swearing. But remember ... you ain't nothing until you get 1 of these!

Recirculating extractor also with MVHR. Also I *believe* it's better to have a down extractor..... ( waits for correction )

Sill Guessing 2 x 2metres is my best option and join them the best I can ( tbh the join isn’t critical) . I might choose a ‘busy’ pattern to hide the join .

Ideally I wanted maybe granite/quartz. Approx length 4metres. Width maybe 25cm ish. I've been told not possible in granite as it could crack. So would be maybe 2 pieces with a join. Assumed maybe do-able in corian - but it would seem the same issue. Is it fair to say as I'm installing it granite is my best option? i.e. I've got more chance of getting the join acceptable.

10kW Solar Edge battery. An additional 7 PV panels. Current panels optimised for SE aswell. No brainer. Done deal.

What about your life support machine ? Surely you can dial that down … ?

It's difficult to plan for everything - not just needs now but in the future. I put extra cat5 cables in my ceiling spaces. They go back to the unmanaged switch - not wired up or anything but "ready". This also allows for POE. You can never have enough plug sockets. No matter where you put them you always want more. As mentioned ducting or wall cavities - make things a bit easier.

Yes. Do that already.

Yes . But also generation i.e pv