ProDave

Is that single storey bit yours or your neighbours? (it is the other side of the garden wall suggesting it might be next door)? Nobody mentioned the render bead separating at the bottom? That is going to give trouble before long.

And what about tenants that deserve a slap?

Tamp it level first. Then push and pull the bull float. You turn the handle slightly between the push and the pull so it is angled slightly so the float does not dig in. It's a gradual process, for best finish you are pushing and pulling for quite a while.

I did mine with a bull float

https://www.hl.co.uk/ Is fine on my computer.

My pet hate is stepladders that make the very top step look just like any other step, but make it out of weak plastic, and then in small writing state "no step" Of COURSE people are going to use it as a step. If you don't want them to step on it,make it so you can't step on it, otherwise make it strong enough to step on.

I would NEVER use one of those myself. I come from an engineering background and I like good reliable trustworthy mechanisms. With that type of ladder you have a hidden mechanism that locks the extended sections if the ladder in place. I climbed one once and was petrified that the whole damned thing might collapse with me on it as I could not even see the mechanism so have no trust in it. Others may have more confidence in them, but sorry not me.

Pictures please?

Post a link please, not sure what you are describing?

I would buy something like this https://www.argos.co.uk/product/2026659?clickPR=plp:1:3 Can be used as a step ladder, straight ladder, or offset step ladder on stairs. Mine are a much older variant on this design and both halves are just an ordinary ladder without that annoying bar on one section that makes it wider at the bottom. If you can find one the older design, imho it is better.

This is a catalogue of failures at all levels of the project. The obvious fact is 8 square metres of additional brickwork is going to weigh a lot more than the same area of glazing and the original foundations have started moving under that additional load. Digging a trench a pouring additional concrete alongside the foundations is not underpinning. Underpinning is digging deeper under the foundation and pouring extra concrete underneath to make the foundations deeper, and for obvious reasons it is done in sections allowing time for each section to cure. And building control seem to have been negligent not ecen entering the property to look. As to who is too blame, collectively they all did it wrong. Which one to put it right? I don't know.

I've not seen one of those for over 30 years, and they were considered old and obsolete then.

That is part of the problem. The sheer number of fixed rate mortgages mean for many the rate rises have not taken effect so no wonder it has not had the desired effect. So rather than wait for it to ripple down, they raise rated further because it "has not worked" Again that shows lack of understanding. Lets raise interest rates it's what we have always done...... Fixed rates were not a "thing" in my day.

As usual we have opposing "needs" pulling in different directions. I have never thought raising interest was a good tool to slow an economy. Perhaps that is because I have always (apart from a mortgage) worked on the principle of save up to buy something, I don't borrow money to buy things. So if interest rates go up, it is not going to stop me buying things. When I had a morgtage the payments would go up so yes I would have less to spend, so perhaps that slowed my spending? but i remember at the time late 80's early 90's job security was my biggest worry so I never spent much anyway trying to build up a buffer of savings, or pay down the mortgage quicker. So interest rates are going up to slow the economy. The news then starts telling us how bad that is that mortgage and rent payers will have less to spend. Isn't that the objective? Then they start talking about ways the banks should be helping borrowers like switch them to interest only. Well if you "help" them you diminish the effects of the rising interest rates which surely will mean inflation does not fall so rates will have to go even higher? Then a reporter says "so you are trying to slow spending and reduce inflation by causing a recession"? the BOE bloke blustered and stuttered a bit, of course not. Then there was muttering about the cause being businesses who want to get back to profit (of course they do) and workers want their wages to keep up with inflation (of course they do) and this should all be stopped. So they WANT us all to become poor and struggle thus stop spending = that recession. You might gather I don't have a lot of faith in those in command.

Does this mean they will also ban the silly process of having to register and book an appointment to take stuff in a trailer? (I can't be bothered with that, my old Landrover is handy for taking stuff in it or on it instead of using my trailer and normal car) I have argued before that if they put hurdles in the way of people responsibly disposing of waste, then they should not be surprised when there is more fly tipping.

This just makes so much more sense to me, Bigger bedroom, good size bathroom and wardrobe. I tried to describe it earlier and failed, so now a very poor sketch to illustrate my thinking.

Personally I would take it off the wall, then take the motor out, then dismantle the motor assembly. I would bet in there you will find a failed start capacitor, hence it hums but does not spin.

I have a Howdens account as a sole trader. As they advertise "Trade Only" you would lose any battle claiming you bought as a consumer. But what rights are you worried about as a consumer? I had no problem getting a kitchen appliance repaired under warranty. Also had no problem submitting the VAT receipt and getting that refunded as part of my VAT claim. If you really don't want to do that and you know someone with an account, there is nothing to stop someone buying stuff for you and selling it to you at cost price, but then the VAT receipt would be in their name so you probably would not be able to claim the VAT back.

Cup of tea. Ingredients, one tea bag, a little bit of milk, and perhaps a spoon of sugar. Ingredients <10p, sale price close to £2

Yes I do. On the news today they were saying how terrible it was that the average renter would be paying about 28% of their salary on rent. I raise you when I was paying 50% of my salary on my mortgage.

We have a shortage of nuclear generation due to so many old plants reached end of life and we have been too slow to replace them. France I believe is in a similar position.

If I had done that, with that particular POS it would have burned out the clutch in no time. My biggest regret was not returning that particular POS while it was still within guarantee as it really was useless and unsafe.

One could argue you have the narrowest part of the space for the bedroom and the wider space for the wardrobe and en-suite. For something completely different, bedroom door (from landing) into a corridor using the narrow part of the space for en-suite and wardrone and it then opens out into the wider space at the top in the plan as the bedroom. That probably depends on window positions etc?

The contrary view is vaulted ceilings is one of the best decisions we made. A cut roof hung from a ridge beam and all insulation following the line of the rafters was so simple to detail and get well insulated and air tight compared to conventional trusses and a cold loft. I would do the same again without question.

Yes that is the layout that floats my boat.