Ferdinand

Welcome. Are these solid wood doors you want, or solid core plus veneer? I think a lot of us use oak veneer - my last lot weighed 30kg each. And what is a high price tag in your terms? Heavy oak veneer doors can be from about £75-80. "Not oak" doors are not something that I have looked for, but walnut and hemlock seem to around, for two. F

(Side note: @pocster added to my "ignore messages" list for the next 2 days. I am familiar with the "malicious communications" laws. ?????. ?) My second bathroom refurb of the year is coming up, so I am back looking at the auctions. This bathroom auction finishes in about 2 days, and it has 900+ items in it. There seem to be a lot of good designer radiators (eg tall and thin) with reserve prices of around £20. There are also half a dozen Crittall style shower screens with reserves of £50 or so scattered throughout. Baths seems to have reservces of £200 for retail prices of £500-700. Some vanity units and decent mirrored wall-cabinets. Lots of showers. But shower trays and screens generally better purchased new. Charges add 40%. https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/timed/william-george-auctions/catalogue-id-wi412727 and another on the next day I have not looked at yet https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/timed/william-george-auctions/catalogue-id-wi412729 There is also a Classic Car auction ending in 2 days. https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/timed/william-george-auctions/catalogue-id-wi412568 There is a Triumph Stag which has been apparently "tarred and feathered" in a Ribena Factory. Guide price a mere £8500. https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/william-george-auctions/catalogue-id-wi412568/lot-edeea14d-d90d-49b6-9d49-aa9b00f2dad1 My object of lust is the Pagoda Mercedez 230SL, which has unfortunately already reaches 41k. Several Ferrari 355s, and a Green Goddess starting bid £4500. There is also a commercial auction with all sorts of goodies. https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/timed/william-george-auctions/catalogue-id-wi412583 And there is a closed-down Sushi restaurant coming down the track, for anyone who wants a special feature for their self-build.

Welcome.

That is actually the minimum reqd to get a mortgage.

I think the up and down of it is either bang the table and make them fix it, which you need to be willing to back up with refusing to complete (which requires you to be in a position to not move in if they try and face you down), accept and wait for them to repair or do it yourself, or walk away. The only person I know on here who refused to complete as leverage was @newhome, who has a post about it somewhere. F

Skirting you need to have your list of lengths and match them to your known dimensions, including dealing with the left over bits. Ferdinand

Sandtex do an untra smooth range, which is more prominent in the sheds now iirc. I think one key thing is how much latex (?) is in it. For interiors I know that Armistead, Normal Valspar, and Leyland Trade contract work for me. And that anything with Dulux on it is like jelly down a drain. F

Does anybody ave an idea which exterior paints would be suitable for spraying?

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Has anyone done this? My sprayer (Wagner Project Pro 119 - a 720W, 200 bar, powerful machine) says nothing in the manual, but some "details" seem to insert an extra "and exterior" here, which is not in the manual: "Lacquers and glazes containing water and solvents. Lacquers, oils, solvents, solvent, PVC lacquers, pre-lacquers, primers, fillers and anti-corrosion paints. Interior and exterior dispersion and emulsion paints. Also suitable for many types of thicker paint.". Spraying the inside at the correct time can save days and days. Is this a similar opportunity? Ferdinand

Looks very sharp, and will look very good. But how often will you need to repaint this? (I just started a thread on spray painting the exterior of your house. I am not sure if I could face painting a whole house in roughcast with a brush.) Ferdinand

Use the expensive (eg Sika or Dow Corning or similar) where things get wet eg shower screens, inside shower, bottom of multipanels etc, but you may well be OK with cheaper stuff elsewhere. Personally I would not go below say Everbuild. Multipanel make you use theirs. Use one of those gummi-bear kits to make your sealant beads neat - they work. Use chemical reaction grout in bags that you self-mix not the tubs. Do not make the shower gap thinner than you will be in 20 years :-). For a lot of teh standard stuff ebay is your friend. eg Shower screens under £100. Also ikea can be surprising. I did a detailed series on my recent shower room, including full costs. Links listed here. F

Wickes list price or actual price? ? I have never bought from them but they always seem to have 50 percent off offers, minus another 20% on the normal Wickes wrinkles. When I bought the current house from a self-rebuilder it was remarked that the kitchen was like a Wickes range ... this was when they had about 17 shades of off white named after exotic countries that did not quite match any of each other yet made it impossible to tell which one you actually had ... and the chap was seriously offended. Not sure if I have ever seen a quote from a kitchen place that did not have discounts of 60% to 90% claimed. F

Yes, but if let out for x days you can claim a lot of the stuff such as renovations, furniture, business expenses etc against tax. Normal lettings etc cannot.

Holiday homes are currently a very sweet spot in the tax system. Expect them to be clobbered soon.

OK. I made up my first 3l of solution with 500g of CuSO4, and it seems to have semi done about 1/3 of my roof (3 sections this is trial), plus 1l extra water to soak up the undissolved CuSO4. So I am estimating perhaps 3-5kg to do it all row by row which may be good for the first application. 3-4 l was about 15 squirts with the squirter. The blue stain looks distinctly useful in detecting what has been covered. next time I will probably try after rain whilst it is still damp, as the solution dried very quickly done this way. It reached beneath the solar panels relatively easily. Now to wait a week or two. All comments welcome.

On the old principle of wetting dust to keep it down, get a couple of Labs or Golden Retrievers and the dust will all be drawn to the pool of dribble that will instantly materialise on the floor of all your rooms. I am convinced that all Labs have some slug in their DNA somewhere.. hence the slime trails. Went to visit 4 Golden Retrievers this morning and it took 20 minutes to get the damned trouser leg dry afterwards. But the no longer Type II Diabetes diagnosed lady owner has successfully kept 3 stone off for a couple of years now, which is great. She said she took the doggies for a 2 hour walk this week and because they are getting older that is them done until next week. So it does work sometimes. F

Waiting for someone I recognise, never mind know, on this thread.

Professional report. In the dangerous one I did, the Council were cooperative.

When I did mine I got samples from two or three onlines, and Curries who are 2 miles away - and there was very little difference in quality of finish. So I went with RCs . Probably the dog. Try a fly swat and see if a cloud of dust comes off :-). We used to have a rabbit-coloured cat that never washed itself. You always felt that she like Linus, but wearing the blanket.

Couln’t possibly comment, except that all the other rooms had to be empty for spraying. /excuse.

Compare: http://skirtingonline.co.uk/epages/www_skirtingonline_co_uk.sf/en_GB/?ObjectPath=/Shops/www_skirtingonline_co_uk/Products/bul-18-4200-06/SubProducts/bul-18-4200-06-0001 and https://roncurrie.co.uk/94x16mm-4-bullnose-mdf-skirting-board-primed-various-lengths Seems to be a big difference, if RC have the ones you want. Like 30 or 40% difference on eg bullnose, but I have not dug deeply - busy. Ferdinand

Skirtings. I would recommend pre-primed. Very little extra cost fro what it saves. Mine came from Ron Currie's, family firm who have a huge internet presence. https://roncurrie.co.uk/skirting-and-architrave Hint. Paint first.

OK.My Copper Sulphate Pentahydride has arrived from the @JSHarris link. Just a few checks. Precautions: Obvs disconnect any connected water butts, used for the garden, where some may end up. Great care required to avoid contact with water courses / ponds - bad for water plants. Presumably keep the amount going into soakaways as little as possible. Questions: Are there any sensible limits that should be adhered to? Can I use say 500g-1kg at one session, without undue risk? Does this stuff do any damage to reed bed and treatment plant systems? I can see some reaching reed beds, as iirc they are used for surface and grey water, but treatment plants generally are not? (I am on soakways or main drains) but it may affect others. Do I need to keep a separate set of buckets etc for this, or can I simply wash down afterwards? Tangent I ran across Tribasic Copper Sulfate, which I think is the normal version with a different label. The Soil Association approve it for organics at 6kg of copper per Ha per annum, or up to 5 years worth in one go for a perennial crop. Ferdinand