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  1. Ferdinand
    Definitely not Simon Cowell’s chest hair...
  2. Ferdinand
    It is an unsurfaced road beyond the end of an adopted road. The space is in front of the house, the ownership of ground either extends to the middle or is unclear ie still with the original developer so in extremis no one can enforce anything (haven't dug the deeds out), and the space has been used for the house for at least 25 years. Maintenance work when needed is done by cooperative whip-round, and there is no history of problems. F
  3. Ferdinand
    I like furrys rugs ! Antagonus rather than Antigonus, I am afraid.
  4. Ferdinand
    Yep. It is not even clear whether councils think that licenses apply to ‘highways’ or ‘public highways’. But I have my skip. F
  5. Ferdinand
    i was rebuffed by usual skip company, who said check with the carncil. Inevitably, the phones were not being answered. Fortunately the other one just accepted the order. This Road has the first part adopted, but not the last 200m, where the house is located. Cheers. F
  6. Ferdinand
    It does not seem to be clear. Different definitions in different places.
  7. Ferdinand
    Do I need one? The skip will sit on the normal parking space outside the house. The road is a cul-de-sac not maintained at Council Expense, however nor is it gated. I am not convinced that the Council will know the correct answer to this. The operative term is “on the public highway”, which is nebulous. Ferdinand
  8. Ferdinand
    Look at that pelt.
  9. Ferdinand
    Other brNds are around including eg Hoover and Siemens. Persinally I have not heard good things re White Knight. F
  10. Ferdinand
    The fallacy here is the assumption that the ladies have clean minds. I still giggle at the idea that more presence of the fairer sex would raise the tone of BH. F
  11. Ferdinand
    My experience of that is that contractors hired for day to day tasks, ie not managers or specialists, are likely to be cheaper than salaried staff. They are likely to get a sum not greater enough than the salary to allow for the overheads, pension package etc. I have had startling answers revealing low daily rates from, for example, contract social workers or supply teachers. My experience is older, though, than the recent rulings that contract workers are entitled to paid holidays and sick leave. Not sure whether local authorities recognise these extras. F
  12. Ferdinand
    It is like the old newspaper thing. Times Readers' run the country etc. Moderators think they are gods. Admins *are* gods.
  13. Ferdinand
    Interesting. Kevin McLoud of clan McCloud: The rest is here. Ferdinand
  14. Ferdinand
    5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ...
  15. Ferdinand
    I try and avoid doing any major stuff at home, because eventually something will break and it will be down to me to mend it.
  16. Ferdinand
    Absolutely. But you know in advance how much they weigh and how big they are. We had 4 blokes when we did our student houses. You want the type with the brace at the top.
  17. Ferdinand
    I would not bother with the flipper panel personally. Fixed screens, a gap, and the shower positioned accordingly. There are various sources on eBay that will let you get a decent sized tray ie a big one, and robust reinforced screens for £300-400 give or take. IMO anything swinging or moving in a shower cubicle is the spawn of the devil. Ferdinand
  18. Ferdinand
    Ooer. BOHIC, please, M’lady .. or at least feels like it even if the price adequately reflects the cost of the service. I make that about 35sqm which is £700-750 per sqm or so. Or 600 ish with the discount offer. Would you be able to reclaim the VAT, which would help. In those circs, I would be tempted to try a professionally installed film which should be a lot less perhaps even 5-20% of the price (total guess plus an engineering half or double approximation as I haven’t done it beyond inside one window) then see if it works. Or maybe you do not need blinds on all of them. Plus blinds move so there would be maintenance and repairs at some stage if it is your forever house for 20-30 years or so ?. F
  19. Ferdinand
    @lizzie there was a thread in early June 2006 where @JSHarris and @PeterStarck talked about this, including a sample test doe by Jeremy. The thread is linked below and these are the photos. You can see that the film is hotter. The patches are halfway up left and right. Read the thread for the commentary. F
  20. Ferdinand
    IMO this is one area not to try and save too much money, as it is 1 so critical 2 so prominent and 3 relatively a big job which would be a pain to redo on big windows. Personally I would want to have an established and ‘likely to still be there in 10 years time supplier’ do all of it including fitting, so there was no ambiguity in future if there was a problem. I think would also place significant weight on people who have had it on their windows for some time, including visiting their houses. Ferdinand
  21. Ferdinand
    I think you need to post your spec ... what will it drive. But if they are appropriate Lidl and Aldi special buys have some good ones. F
  22. Ferdinand
    Such a comparison is basically meaningless until you know whether the figure is apples or oranges, and what is included. But each £100 per sqm on a 150k budget is £10000. eg Is the plot included, planning fees, curtains, kitchen gadgets, the wall mounted TV, the garden features that are developed 2-5 years later? Remarkable results are possible, but quite often several chunks get left out as these things are naturally nebulous. I am working towards building a rental bungalow or two, and the figure in my head is 100k-120k including plot and finishing to a good lettable standard with all paid labour for a 100sqm 3 bed chalet-bungalow. Possible? No idea yet. F
  23. Ferdinand
    I think I bought a 12” and a 24” set a couple of years ago, just to have the tools for when I lose padlock keys or have recalcitrant bits of cable that are a stretch for even big pliers or bolts. I guess I have used them 8 or 10 times since, even for things such as separating rusted studs. Will check which ones they were. F
  24. Ferdinand
    If you are using a grinder, then start in the middle so that the two end wires hold the rest of it steady until the last two cuts. Alternatively bolt cutters are surprisingly cheap, and can be useful for all sorts of things. F
  25. Ferdinand
    Sorry .. misread. Have corrected. Must still be traumatised by toenails ;-).
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