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  1. I need to buy two lengths of (preferably) square section (preferably) metal guttering to go round the two edges shown in the photo but it includes the need for a T junction at the corner to allow water to run on to gully with an open end. I've seen a few of these 'T' pieces sold as plastic conservatory gutter fittings but can't seem to find anything else as standard. Might need to be custom made if necessary? Any suggestions welcome. Metal preferred in case it gets stood on etc.
  2. I do think the constant reassurance with virtually all of them being over-budget is helpful (usually at about 4am....)
  3. I guess I was just thinking that you might have space for a single gym machine, clothes storage and a shower room in that area generally. You can still partition partially for privacy etc but I was assuming use by people who were going to be ok with the final configuration privacy-wise / or would structure use accordingly. In passing, I just used a tiled stud wall for some separation in a restricted-space shower room (using a standard bath replacement tray) to avoid the cleaning that glass screens demand and to give a wet room feel without hassle and it has come out quite well....there might be a way that you could give privacy to a multi-use space like that - plus jump straight off cross trainer and into the shower! Still don't think you can beat a nice open bedroom (and more space to add privacy screen by entry door)
  4. We've just finished ours and have kept large bedroom entirely separate to dressing space and bathroom and it works really well in terms of one not disturbing the other. A lot depends on your planned use of bed 3 as a bedroom but I would have kept it simple and separate - ie nice large master bedroom with no clothes storage or ensuite then with a connecting door and a separate entry door to the other multi-purpose room and then configure it to provide the gym, bathroom and clothes storage all in the same place.... As shown the sliding door and ensuite will be noise and light nuisances. The advantage of this suggestion is that an early riser can get showered / dressed and exit without returning through bedroom. The disadvantage is the loss of your personal bathroom if someone sleeping in bed 3 but that's why it depends if very occasional or not. If to be an occasional guest room then nice for them to have integral bathroom (which can still be cleverly arranged to afford some privacy).
  5. Yes, we've done that with a downdraft extractor and very pleased with result. Ours is at the island end and it's great to be able to have three sides to the hob - especially if multiple folk involved in meal prep + someone on the stools can always watch the rice etc! ...it's a shame the utility room isn't connected to the kitchen as we've found that when you have a kitchen / dining / living it's great to have some of the stuff like appliances etc on connected utility room worktops so out of the way / less noise etc and leaving design magazine style clear kitchen worktops(!) .....but probably too late now unless you moved the office to playroom, utility to office and playroom to utility (with some size adjustments accordingly)...... We've done that and don't regret it at all
  6. I'm no chemist but some preservative treated wood contains water repellent additives (particularly if it's expected to be the final finish). I've often wondered how that works with water based or water soluble wood paints (and stains). Perhaps one or more of the decking batches had been so treated and the water repellency didn't allow the paint to function as intended? Especially as it sounds patchy / possibly at high wear areas?
  7. I'm looking for advice / opinions / ideas / inspiration before I finalise a few changes ahead of building warrant completion (Scottish Regs). This is a refurb project and the pitched garage roof had to be replaced and have done so with flat roof (warrant drawings had a pitched roof / upper bike store now not needed). We will probably add a sedum roof to this at some point soon (and it has been designed with that in mind). Because the roof is readily accessible from the garden I will have to guard the drop but don't want to put rails on the outer edge of the garage (and if I do they will need to be fully regs compliant to protect immediate drop). If I fence off that bit around the inside edge of the new roof (from boarded fence round to tree stump) to make it not readily accessible is that likely to be enough? I'm thinking something fairly unobtrusive in terms of 900 high plain vertical metal railings or mesh or strained wire. The question is really if that would need to be treated as guarding the drop so 1100 high etc or if the basic fencing-off prevents access concerns and any need for full guardrail. Pics posted below as this only makes sense if you see it.
  8. My plain-and-simple Qube has performed faultlessly for the last year - hastily installed when I moved as there was no room for the massive OEM charger that I had before. It's just sat in place working happily as the garage has been demolished and rebuilt around it without complaint. I'm less sure that a programmable charger is worth the hassle in present circumstances tbh and some car makes allow you to programme charge timings on the vehicle app anyway.
  9. IMHO option 1 looks wrong visually in any case because the glazing square proportions don't appear to follow the golden ratio as (it appears as if) your windows do follow it. I agree re the french doors with sidelights option as 2 and 3 look to accord with the general look as far as I can see. Visually the sliding door options look ok also as they are sufficiently different (think how often you see that in an extension to a traditional house and it doesn't jar particularly). Essentially, anything but option 1!
  10. Yes, but our composite is fitted with the suppliers clips all to their instructions and I'm not sure that approach gives enough expansion gap as quite a few of the joints closed up tight and perhaps that's why ours has split as shown in pic - although it seemed to happen after the winter so I'm still thinking frost. We live amongst trees so quite a bit of leaf debris etc clogging grooves and possibly retaining moisture (yes we could sweep and clean more but it would be an hourly job!) It's put me off enough that I've switched back to wood on another deck recently done at the front.
  11. Been quite disappointed with our composite deck.....it's only done one Scottish winter and seems to have some frost damage where moisture retained in the grooves has frozen and opened up a split in an odd plank here and there....so I'm heading for changing my mind on composite decking I think.....
  12. One year on and the cats have adjusted fine thanks. A bit more info below in case anyone facing similar dilemma when a house move combined with immediate building start. They stayed in the run in the daytime (less stressful than being around all the demolition and early building work). After 6 weeks we took them round the plot on leads and by eight weeks they were settled to run free and now indifferent to any new tradesperson or power tool noise. No cat pictures but I thought it might be worth showing the cat run in case anyone else facing this - I built it in 900 x 1800 modules so when they were settled we moved it and clad in featheredge (leaving the chicken wire on) and added a pitched roof as an extra tool / material store and whilst garage demolished so we recycled the cat run too.
  13. Two old metal filing cupboards left wedged into roof space by previous owner dragged out and turned into sturdy log store clad with a bit of left over featheredge and roof offcuts from temporary cat run when we moved in. South facing and working a treat in the sunshine....
  14. I know exactly how you feel, we were the same. Here's our Abodo (heat treated Radiata Pine), stained sand colour and possibly closer to the darkish golden brown you are seeking?
  15. If you aren't able to open it all up to make a kitchen lounge diner it will depend if you are going to regularly use a dining table as ProDave has just said. A family regularly using a dining table for moving lots of plates to and fro might find the hatch useful - a couple with a few plates less so. It's all about your intended lifestyle in that house until you can do a major lounge/kitchen / diner remodel. Even if you are a gogglebox tv dinner family (heaven forbid!) it might still be useful......but you will need a surface both sides that you can reach through to rather than just putting plates on the ledge (asking for trouble)
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