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    Ian, I don't know your exact circumstances but what about a rent to buy mortgage on your current place? I.e. Get a buy to let on your cottage - I don't think it would be the end of the world if by unfortunate luck you couldn't find a tenant and stayed there yourself.
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    I m an arsenal fan, they were die hard Spurs fans so was essentially a mouth full of abuse based on that, as opposed to a rant on poor grouting!
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    Had to wash and wax the garage door yesterday - I left the Tiler's abusive messages in the dust on the door during the build, but even after several washes you could still make them out!! Needed some car polish/wax to finally get rid of them.
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    Could do with some lighting ideas - was thinking of a uplighters on each of the four bay/olive trees and some floodlights/spotlights onto the walls by the garage and the single story on the other side. Will be building a matching tiled step by the front door with a recessed spot light shining up from either side
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    Not the best pictures but eventually got round to taking a photo of the front ....
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    Let there be lights

    Trw144 replied to NSS's topic in Lighting

    I m just trying to plan my outside lights. Looking for some uplighting spotlights/floodlights to light up the house from a few angles if anyone can recommend any?
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    I d be inclined to grind it off using the builders face. On a more serious note, I seem to remember someone on the forum needed a few mm taken off there screed, so a specialist sanding company came in. I m sure the same could be done on this,
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    I would love to provide feedback, but I have nt analysed my heating and hot water consumption yet! Yes, my gas bills have been minimal in the summer so my solar thermal is doing a very large proportion of the hot water (2 adults 2 children), and three solar panels facing exactly due south. For me it was no brainier - I could get free equipment and so only had to pay for fitting, and it gave me enough sap points to have mains gas as my heating option instead of needing ashp. The install is mcs registered so I get paid £600 a year for it (for 7 years). When I get some more time I will start data logging cylinder temperatures, panel temperatures, stagnation etc etc. I will probably add solar pv and battery storage at some point (when the costs come down some more) - I ve been quoted £10k for a powerwall and pv install but I don't see the return to justify this at present.
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    Most of the continental made stoves would be suitable as it's more of the way it's done over there. The consequence of this is that you will generally find the styles are more contemporary and the taller, rather than your traditional UK black box style.
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    I have nt heard of the fht stove before but I m not in the swing of the stove market so much anymore. I ve just had a quick look at the website and I m a bit unsure how effective it would work in reality. However you can get stoves suitable for use with an unvented cylinder (although probably better suited to a larger accumulator/thermal store) - basically they have a quenching device in them so dissipate the heat in the event of a power cut and the pump switching off.
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    The plastic catch that holds the outer door onto my integrated dishwasher has come off its fixing to the door. Hard to explain exactly how it works but essentially the problem now is the screw cant get any bite where it holds the plastic into the wood (its come undone a few times). I had used some contact adhesive to fill the previous hole in an attempt to get some purchase when I screw it back in, but the phone call I just had off swmbo just now to inform me the dishwasher door has dropped onto her foot suggests this has nt succeeded! So, can someone suggest a suitable glue/epoxy for this job, either to fill the previous screw hole or/and to stick the plastic to the metal face it needs to go on. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures - will upload some later.
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    Has anyone looked at what will be required in terms of additional power stations to charge these cars? Add to this my assumption that most new houses will all start to have a heat pump before too long, and we re suddenly looking at a lot of extra demands on the grid.
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    Makes me want to start collecting more ICE cars now - and shares in a racetrack so I can go use them on weekends
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    This is who we used - can't remember the exact bill - think is was about £6k for 14 doors. Really please with the finish - we were looking for a grey wood finish and it was spot on for the house. They do/did have a display at the self build place in Swindon. Another benefit is the standard doors are higher than Standard uk doors so you actually pay less for a bigger door (which I think look better). They don't install but have someone they recommend who knows how to do the doors and is nt expensive at all.
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    Ps. I think humour is the best remedy for these situations!
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    What time is Jeremy Corbyn coming to site to extract some PR?
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    I have porcelain tiles laid for our patio - they are 11-12mm thick and I would nt be confident of them taking the weight if they were only held up on the corners by these plastic feet (my tiles are 900 x 900 though so maybe less of an issue on smaller tiles)
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    This is what I did - although mine is more for aesthetics so that you can't see the shiny silver membrane of the timber frame itself. Its pretty sheltered from the weather as you can see it in my amazing blog. The hardest part I found was finding a membrane that did nt have a great big logo/name of manufacturer plastered all over it.
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    Surely a breathable membrane would suffice? That's what I ve used on mine, although it's within the overhangs of the balcony so is nt really exposed
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    We ve had similar - lots of people stopping to take pictures or "admire the architecture" as one commented last week. Yes, there are those that don't like it, although I m sure a large proportion of these are just down to green eyes. Being so modern, I m sure the older generation are nt so keen on it, but then they ll be gone soon so it wont offend them. I ve often also asked the question of whether people living in mud huts criticised the first brick built house builders with phrases such as "they are out of character with our houses" and "they look to modern".
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    I'd like to but its definitely a case of finding the right plots at the right price - I would only want smallish developments of say 1-3 houses, and I'm also conscious that I probably need to keep to the high end, price premium properties. Whilst I can organise, project manage and buy things at the right price - I work full time and couldn't make the labour savings that a builder could when doing the same thing. A builder doing it can effectively treat his wages whilst doing it as profit, or visa versa.
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    Yes, I would say that is probably true given how much I was offered on my own.
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    We sold in a week, after three people showed an interest. and then subsequently had a few people asking us if we would consider selling our own house!. Given we are in rural Hereford, then its not like you have lots of choice when it comes to buying a modern house so its hard to know if it was caused by large demand, or that supply is very small. We sold the house without the final internal finishes done - it suited me and it suited the buyer so cant say how much this had an affect. Also, I m not sure if I classify truly as a developer - I just happened to find a plot with planning for two houses instead of one. Although, of course I was very much a developer when I was opening trade accounts left right and centre!
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    Yes, my gutters are behind the cladding and run internally down through the walls - I have 4 or 5 from memory. I ll try and find some section drawings - they are readily available as I have changed computer/server/company.
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    My flat roof has a fall in it, and surrounding it all is a parapet that is probably 600mm high at its highest point. The cladding profile should be installed so that any water runs back in to the flat roof, and out through one of the internal gutter outlets, rather than down the outside. I had one area where it was running down the render slightly and I solved this by putting a thick bead of silicone on the top of the parapet so the water could nt track to the front and drip down, but instead ran back internally.
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