Ferdinand

True. If you read back I have a load of taps etc from here a few days ago. Nearly all bought at Reserve price level, they were still about a third of retail. I am 25 miles away, and when I collected I quizzed them about checking and prep, and they did seem quite thorough. My items are fine.

You do not say which region you are in. >heard that you need to get then LDC then actually start to dig the foundation trenches before the change of mind and then submit the application for a replacement dwelling This sort of process can work, but it is tactical and can take time. I would probably want a locally-knowledgeable Planning Consultant on board, perhaps partially incentivised. I suspect the pre-App advice could have blown the gaff, because they now may think you are playing silly-buggers. So it may be more interesting getting it through. I have a local example of a chap who turned a single garage into a nearly 1000sqft workshop with storage over by dint of changing different elements in it as minor asides in a serious of adjustments to his main house planning application. And there was a chap on BH who applied for a garage then workshop in his back garden that happened to be the same size as the bungalow he really wanted, then moved from bait to switch and there were no reasons to refuse. https://web.archive.org/web/20150424220429/http://www.ebuild.co.uk/blog/20-a-modern-house-in-the-back-garden/ In the GB it would be more interesting.

Indeed. It is the only one I have seen that does.

Can anyone explain the "no overflow" thing? My own fitter is telling me that such a basin requires a free-flow waste ie no plug, to prevent overflow. I can conceive an "invisible" overflow, but I am not aware of anyone making one. Ferdinand

Countertop wash basins in bathrooms - need some experiences. I am thinking about using these in my main bathroom, and am trying to rack up the pros and cons. The couple of people I have chatted to in the trade are reacting Tee Hee Hee Hoo Hoo Har Har Yar Boo Sucks and falling off stools laughing, whilst pointing out the ones they have taken out again. This could just be north Notts bluntness, or "lets wind him up because it is a day with D in it", or that they are a thing for hotels, Hyacinth Bucket types, Instagrammers, and Cityboys who never use them. Does anyone have any longish term positive or negative experience of these? There does seem to be a lot of popularity for a thing which is useless. The lack of overflow on nearly all of them does not quite compute for me, however I do quite like the most basic version from Bathstore which does have an overflow: https://www.bathstore.com/products/beta-wash-bowl-75.html, and would currently come in at about £30-35 each. Ferdinand

Not an opinion but the auction I just posted on the Discount thread has a Kubota Backhoe Tractor in it. In Perth, I am afraid. But may be worth watching.

Plant and Machinery + Commercial Auction. Mainly in Perth afaics. https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/mlvehicle/catalogue-id-morris1-10019/lot-5649e99d-0620-45f2-b9ee-aa7300bd8845 Loads of things here. Lots of lawncare. Lots of Stihl / Husky chainsaws, hedgetrimmers and long reach, leafblowers, strimmers etc. Honda generators. Various other including a Kubota Backhoe Tractor (Perth, Scotland). Materials - kerbs stones, concrete channels, riven paving by the pallet, granite steps and pillar sections. And a lot of usefully sized trailers, Ifor Williams and Indespension. And I think I saw telescopic forklifts when spelunking through. And a mobile fully equipped site office / welfare in a Peugeot 4.5t Boxer: (Also Perth) https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/mlvehicle/catalogue-id-morris1-10019/lot-5649e99d-0620-45f2-b9ee-aa7300bd8845 Caveat emptor.

Bathroom Clearance auctions, as previous ones. Two more of those soak.com liquidation auctions happening. First starts closing at about lunchtime. https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/timed/william-george-auctions/catalogue-id-wi412604?searchTerm=mixer+valve&whereToSearch=%2Fen-gb%2Fauction-catalogues%2Ftimed%2Fwilliam-george-auctions%2Fcatalogue-id-wi412604 https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/timed/william-george-auctions/catalogue-id-wi412605?searchTerm=mixer&whereToSearch=%2Fen-gb%2Fauction-catalogues%2Ftimed%2Fwilliam-george-auctions%2Fcatalogue-id-wi412605

Remember Bathstore 60-80% off currently. https://www.bathstore.com/products/bathstore-sale/massive-stock-clearance And if you are shopping for showers, there are two more of those soak.com liquidation auctions happening. First starts closing at about lunchtime. https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/timed/william-george-auctions/catalogue-id-wi412604?searchTerm=mixer+valve&whereToSearch=%2Fen-gb%2Fauction-catalogues%2Ftimed%2Fwilliam-george-auctions%2Fcatalogue-id-wi412604 https://www.bidspotter.co.uk/en-gb/auction-catalogues/timed/william-george-auctions/catalogue-id-wi412605?searchTerm=mixer&whereToSearch=%2Fen-gb%2Fauction-catalogues%2Ftimed%2Fwilliam-george-auctions%2Fcatalogue-id-wi412605

Surprisingly my older car - Vauxhall Corsa 2009 just about to go, sailed through its MOT on Monday. Really quite shocked. I made the possibly-unwise-in-retrospect decision to eplace the rear bumper due to many scratches from gateposts, and it is fitted well but now I have to paint it. Hmm.

Was working with that. So it turns on whether or not you export more than 50%. At present I have no divert device or convenient sink load if I did. F

So that comes on top of the FiT. Hmmm. Interesting alternative to a divert device.

Do not want to cause trouble (this time) but that only makes 8 hours, not 10. Presumably it is actually 10 real hours such as 3 4 3 or 3 5 2 or something?

I make it about...

I would get that done by my timber supplier at the time of purchase. It should only cost a few ££, and will save oodles of faffing. F

As the middle man I get 80%, following normal construction practice.

The best suggestion was Ask Nick and I claim my £5.

Get some angled blocks the right size 3D printed? @Temp does them in black... ?. F

This is an eve; simpler suggestion. Shower off hall where it should be. Your existing walls left alone to save cost save for one. Kitchen able to be bigger since no one up is transiting through it. Patio doors. Decent light to central space. And you have a big flexible semi-divided space, and can put your study area wherever you want. The only fly in the ointment is that the shower is still rather large. I would consider putting a false all in, and making the K side of the shower room a storage wall accessed through holes made in the brick wall from the kitchen. A unique feature.

The underlying stuff you need to answer here is the question: How do we want to live? Ie do you want divided rooms and lots of spaces, or more modern open plan? Perhaps keep a 7 day diary of activities and use that to help reflect on the next version you come up with. Also, this artlcle may be useful where we talked about terrace plans: Ferdinand

in short, the shower room is 2 or 2.5 times bigger than it needs to be. If it is just a shower room rather than somewhere to spend time relaxing or ironing etc then eg 1.8 x 1.4 or smaller can be doable and give a very generous shower space, though it is quite compact. If you need disabled access etc then it needs to be larger. The more significant issues with this plan are, for a start 1 Room arrangement and connection. Eg consider how far the loo is away if you need a wee whilst boiling an egg. It is an expedition. 2 Light. Both your middle lounge and your office have virtually no natural light. 3 There’s far too much circulation space .. hallway, walking between doors through rooms etc. I think’ what has perhaps happened is cross-purposes with the designer. You perhaps have not the background to be an informed client,and your designer has not challenged you enough beyond your immediate expressed requirements. The particular thing to me is the potential opportunities for improvement which have not been addressed. On the positive side, this is a nice wide terrace with heaps of potential, and that could be 95% done within the existing PP footprint which should only require a minor or non-material amendment, or even a phone call. One simple way to change it would be 1 Make the kitchen diner office right across the back. 2 Take a narrower-than-the-hall corridor straight through the LHS of the office to the kitchen. 3 Put the shower room lengthways roughly where the store and the first part of the office are on the RHS behind the stairs. 4 Put a small utility for washing machines etc behind that. 5 Incorporate a study area into where the part of your shower is currently proposed. So on the RHS of that cross-room. 6 Replace those 2 outside doors with patio doors in the single kitchen space. 7 Include a serious amount of roof glazing in your extension to light the middle lounge. 8 The middle lounge would imo be better with the biggest arch you can make to the kitchen. And that room could be whatever you want. That should not require major planning, but it will need input from Building Control, who you would eg dealing with anyway. The principle is better access to the back, simplify layout without major disturbance to existing, and give light to rooms where you spend time rather than services and machines. Other things are possible, and could give major extra benefit, but that is a simple one. or you could do simpler things. But either this or your original proposal are well Into in the 30k-40k+ area imo cost wise unless you do a lot of DIY, and/or Phase it, which is entirely possible. Ferdinand

I hired a joiner and bought one that is designed to be like stone resin but lighter. Being constructive I think hinging it down from the front edge over a small batten using some sort of restraint, and 2-3 people might be one way. You could mount the small batten on something like a 2'x6' piece of board, and stand on it to stop it moving. If it silicone you should have space to adjust it for a bit. Nick will know. F

I had a reply to this. The delay is all mine:

Welcome to the forum. Basically agree with @the_r_sole, can you post your brief "requirements" and "constraints" - then we can comment more usefully. F