Pocster

Plasterers arrive next week ... Once dry I have walls and ceilings to paint , all the same colour to make life easy . I presumed I could just spray the ceiling and literally continue down the wall . This a bad idea ? Should I do just the ceiling ; let some over spray onto the walls . Then do the walls ? Does it even matter ???

I will Now can I have my (expletive deleted)ing money !

That’s a yes then ? Can you lend me a few quid DAD ?

@Sue B I realky feel your pain and frustation . You’ve acted exactly as i would ( i swear a lot more though ) Record ALL conversations . Buy a recording pen - not from ebay ! . A professional espionage one ; like I did . They don’t like you now so (expletive deleted) ‘em . Go for broke . An issue is the height of the build yes ?. One of my meetings with the council went ... ( all recorded of course ) ” I will make sure you never get planning until the day i retire “ me “ when do you retire ? “ ” 7 years “ me “ fine no problem “ ” you cant build up , back , forward nor left or right “ (expletive deleted)er didnt say i couldnt build down I in the end put in planning for a large garage for my extensive car collection consisting of 1 smart car . This was approved I then put other things in place one at a time over the years to avoid any suspicion . Once the chessboard was setup i then went for change of use . I beat the (expletive deleted)ers at the twatty council vote . Dont be kind be cunning . Dont be afraid to be bloody minded and aggressive . Many ways to skin a cat . The cat will be skinned no matter how blunt the knife is .

Are you my Dad ?

(expletive deleted)ing midgets !

By Cornish gypsies

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I was adopted

Looks good ! Surprised you only had baby diggers in ! ?

Most of the self builders are often drug dealers or people smugglers . Good money in those trades - always easy to find a bit extra cash in those jobs .

Admin !!!!

Thats a dogging term isn’t it ?

Nonsense from most ! You take my expert advice . ?? Buy a plot now . Or buy a house with the potential for planning . That will take you 5 years fighting the council . Make sure you can live on site or buy something nearby you can live in ( don’t rent ) . You won’t have enough money but you will have time ( assuming SWMBO is ‘ forgiving ‘ ) . Read lots , ask lots of questions . Then start , f a lot of things up . You are learning now ! . Spend more money due to the f up’s . You’ve learn’t even more now ! In essence you are making it up ( to some extent ) as you go along especially if a true self build . Remember the best rule of all ... “ @pocster did it - so I can do it ! “

This “ better “ than qooker ? . I can guess it’s certainly cheaper !

Anyone got any company recommendations?? Plenty online - but prefer someone who has used them ...

You have plenty of time to plan but it’s best to take advantage of anything you can well ahead of your schedule. For example have you considered some walk on glazing ?

For now .... ?

After numerous leaks ? Ensuite and shower constantly running seem leak free now .....

Funnily enough I heard that expression Friday night ...

I’ve used ffx a few times ....

That’s a good plan

It couldn’t . The council forced me to add it years ago ( hmo ) the plumber at the time saw this as the only viable option . Too be fair - it’s been fine for 10 years until roofer removed it ...

Though you can see what a top job the roofer did ! . Shame he didn’t mention the poo pipe . Luckily scaffolding still up as rear chimney stack is well f’d

Tenant sends me this .... I’m wtf ! . He’s on the 1st floor ! ? going up the pipe defies laws of physics . I call emergency plumber to attend ( ££££ ) As I drive there I think - there’s a loft wc - but what could of happened! Roofer took the waste pipe off and didn’t fix it back on properly ( though he claims he never removed the pipe so magically tiled under it ) . Plumber uses solvent weld to ‘ fix ‘ it - which even I know won’t hold it . ? everywhere ! Plumber coming back next week as we need a clip of some sort to hold that bend in - but it means fixing to the tiles somehow . Enjoyed today