Ferdinand

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Phwoarrr !!!

Can we avoid *too* many diversions on this topic ... intended as a long term resource thread. (Said with the full authority that I haven’t got).

I think I have already posted answers to some of the above in other threads eg elegant grab handles. Will drop pointers in. My mum has been in her wheelchair for the last week or so due to a sudden weight loss / weakness, and it has been ... interesting. Has moved downstairs about 3 days ago,so my time is being swallowed at present. We just have room to wheel her in by the loo in the bathroom I have documented. This is because she is very small, and the wheelchair is folding so it can ‘breathe in’ slIghtly to fit. One real detail is that the existing 400mm bathroom rad is wide enough to keep the wheelchair an extra 2” out from the wall. If I switch that for a 300 then it will fit between the chair handles which means she will have to come 2” less forward to move onto the look. It sounds small, but when you are only just able to stand up it is a big difference. F

I need some of the ‘door gripper’ doorstops. The ones where a ball goes into a socket to hold the door open, and then needs a tug to release it. The reason is I need a door to stay open to allow a wheelchair through without the wheelchair keeping bashing the door open. Does anyone have any recommendations for such a product or similar? Thanks Ferdinand

This is a thread about all the features and detailed questions related to adapting a house to be more accessible. I hope it will become a resource thread. Ferdinand

Hi Steve Welcome. My view is that Listed Buildings may become less desirable over time, due to enviro concerns and increasingly detailed micro-regulation. Our family restored and lived in a Derbyshire Hall over 40 years .. bought derelict in the mid 1970s. I would not do it myself. A non listed building of similar quality might be a different kettle of fish. Love your octagonal gun turret. ? Ferdinand

Questions 1 - How far back does this go? Can you claim back eg for a Planning Decision in 2015 that was 2 months late? 2 - Is it negated or extended if an extension agreement with the Council has been requested and accepted? maybe @Sensus might know. Ferdinand

Get it approved first, then reflect.

Sorry .. iPad mangled it, and I thought Ye a was gibberish so I edited it out. F

6 year period .. see 1st para.

Put a post in and fill the gap.

It is worth knowing that the whole number of approvals under the Para we are discussing is under 20 per across the whole country. Do not be tooooooooo hoptimistic.

You could recess it 8nto the desk slightly like the News at 10.

There is this magnetic thing: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Holder-SALJOL-attaches-magnetic-surfaces/dp/B0747N3Y2W or this https://www.amazon.co.uk/Holder-SALJOL-attaches-magnetic-surfaces/dp/B0747N3Y2W which seems a mor elegant way.

Check out the brochure. https://www.roofingsuperstore.co.uk/user/u/pimp/uploads/attachments/2/ubbink-ubiflex-range-brochure.pdf B3 is 3.5mm thick. B2 is 2.3mm thick. And you get 3 colours at least .. black, great, terracotta. The first tIme I used was on the roof of a sun lounge to join corrugated to the house wall. Used B3 as this was back’ in 2013 or so. More recently used B2 for a similar role on a car port. Just look at the various options before choosing. I found the B2 easier by far to work with. There are also vids around. F

Ubiflex is also graded by flexibility. The inflexible ones are .. inflexible.

Thanks. That one unfortunately does not attach to a wall .. I want something to go eg next to a doorway. F

I asked the Duke of Wellington’s Ghost. ”Foxes, Ma’am.” (Gets coat.)

Can you drive unused slates or similar in like a rockery edging?

We now have about 6 walking sticks around the house, and I am looking for a way of keeping them tidy. There are lots of things for clipping to wheelchairs, tables, zimmers etc - but I want something for clipping a stick to a wall, so I can install one in the bedroom, one in the hallway, one by the walker storage spot etc Any ideas? I have in my head something like a version of this as one idea. Ideally it could attach with a command.com type non-damage system. Cheers Ferdinand

Looks a good job. I think the only thing I might have done differently would be to treat/paint the battens first so that the back was also fully protected. If doing a lot more I might have created a temporary long thin bath out of 2 battens and some polythene. F

“Having spoken to some experts” !!! i see subscribers are up by 1400% since your first post here. ?

That is crying out for a Banksy...

It may be your easier solution would be some woodland and an overnight shed “Smallspaces” style, or something caravanny. Or sure whether the 28 day exception operates for woodland? But potentially you could play the split-between-owners and use the 28 day exceptions in sequence for a van. Or buy something and plant a woodland round it. F