Ferdinand

You can control that in due course. Once branches start falling off or it seems dangerous, a call to the Tree Officer may get some action. F

Welcome. Are you at risk of those trees swallowing that view, and what can you do about it? (Suspect not a lot)

Cheers. So potentially a good idea if you know you will use around half of it immediately, which would save £4-5 per tube if using all of it. Ferdinand

Know whether they are on the Planning Committee, and perhaps find out a bit about their record first - just as a check so you know about them. Generally I would say talk openly, but if they have a record of politicising stuff for personal electoral reasons (eg are they a Lib Dem or other 'pavement politics' type ? *) then you may want to keep a low profile if you are pushing limits. I would also ask them early in the conversation (or their gofer beforehand) about if there is anything you might say by mistake to make them recuse themselves from Planning Committee decisions (though this is usually because they have a family link or personal interest). These are rare red flags rather than usual issues. Ferdinand (* Happened to our bigger housing estate application 3 days before Committee via a mass-distribution leaflet but it was controversial locally in nimby terms.)

Do we think this Ebay chap is on the up & up? Or too good to be true? https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/dilip1719 Ferdinand

I think it works if you buy using the App. They are probably trying to infiltrate all their customers' smartphones and iPads. See http://www.wickes.co.uk/Trade Ferdinand

OK. Probable Recommendations. *This* shower recommended on another thread by - I think - @Nickfromwales. It seems well built and has a lot of fitting bits with it. Worth a try and delivered quickly. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/332130829568 The shower bath is also well made, thick, and well reinforced. I think it also comes in 1700 and 1800mm sizes. But in 1700 you can probably buy cheaper as part of a suite from eg Wickes. 1600 x 850/700 L-Shower bath with Screen from Cheeky Bathrooms: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172603618735 = £265 The bath waste received is also as recommended on BH. And is heaevy and chunky. Bath swivel flip plug and overflow: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/391493900884 = £22

Suggest the best answer to that is a Surestop airswitch that can click off water like a light switch. Mount it on the wall or just inside a cupboard, and use every time you go out. A WRAS approved version is available. About 30-50 £££. F

Hi Rich I do not know very much about block and beam, but my first thought on your situation was "fill, damp proof and insulated slab", given how far you have already gone in removing the floor. You would also get the opportunity to do a really well insulated floor. As a belt and braces a French drain along the walls outside if possible might be beneficial. If you are damp-proofed then it surely does not matter that the clay underneath remains damp. Suggest a post in the Introduction section, and put a link to this thread in it for wider input .. as it seems slightly to have been missed. Ferdinand

Can we ask for a BH discount on this from the manufacturer? Are there enough of us yet?

From breaking ground to opening on Empire State was about 16 months . It might even have been built by a Polish Builders .. 'emigrants from Europe'.

I wonder if your traditional locksmith can help? I changed ours to keyed-alike via our local hardware shop, and it was about £40 per lock for 3 cylinders with slightly different mm measurements (eg 50/50 and 55/45). On the LBB this was one I *did* remember, and I now have 12 hosuekeys, but I forgot to ask for thumb turn locks. Ferdinand

Trusting that you can turn up Perry Como in the room where the small person is playing what small people play...

Would speculate that @Barney12 is installing a bigger stereo downstairs. Or a trombone.

The order I enetered with PlumbNation actually showed no delivery charge - but was well over £500 and The Midlands is hardly Timbuktu. It is part of Travis Perkins. But I actually went for the other one.

Correction. I have been happily talking about "AB Multipanels". It turns out that AB Building Products are actually a distributor for Multipanels made by a big supplier called Grant Westfield, and that they are available more competitively at eg Plumbnation https://www.plumbnation.co.uk/site/wet-wall-shower-panels/?manufacturer=grant-westfield and The Big Kitchen Warehouse. http://www.thebigkitchenwarehouse.co.uk/ourshop/cat_975511-Multi-Panel-Wall-Ceiling-Panels.html Seem to be about 15-20% less. Ferdinand

We have previously talked about seondhand kitchens and French Doors on ebay. I have just been looking for a pair of bi-fold doors for a 1.2m hall closet (probably need to pay £30 for pine bi-folds, and came across quite a lot of interesting deals for general doors. Probably it is all in "go and see first" territory. But lots of potential. So just a heads-up for a place to look - potential savings of hundreds of £££. Example: 5 brand new 1981*838mm Cotrtage Oak doors for £249 Buy It Now. Alloa http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Internal-Oak-cottage-veneer-doors-1981mm-x838-/272843925264?hash=item3f86c3e710:g:q~0AAOSwhIFZoqAI 5 B&Q Shaker Oak Doors (27" x wide) potentially for £20-40 each. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/5-x-B-Q-4-PANEL-SHAKER-OAK-VENEER-INTERNAL-WOOD-OAK-DOOR-1981-X-686-27-Inch-/272886337093?hash=item3f894b0e45:g:rmIAAOSw76JZ4PZL Wickes Oaks Veneer will need a sand down - about £20. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Wickes-Oak-veneer-Internal-door-1981x762-/272886004685?hash=item3f8945fbcd:g:54cAAOSwn1FZuR2N 8 1920s trad doors just sold for £3 each. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1920-internal-doors-/172915651218?hash=item2842937292:g:AqcAAOSwp0NZ0hkF&autorefresh=true 3 used Cottage Oak 78x30 doors where the auction is currently at £47. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/3-OAK-VENEER-INTERNAL-DOORS-/282694187985?hash=item41d1e2fbd1:g:J5kAAOSwb0hZ4hiD Cottage Oak door near me that looks liike gong for £20-40. Unfortunately I need 6 and they have to be trimmable by 50mm+. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Cottage-style-Oak-Veneer-internal-door-/222678011131?hash=item33d8a4ccfb:g:3LwAAOSwVohZ4eqj

You probably want to post to an online marketplace where etablished developers offer such skills - same mechanism as the ones where Caddies offer their AutoCAD skills to draw up your plans for a few 10s of £££ over a weekend. Someone here will know such a marketplace. Probably. Or - of you are suitably connected - smuggle it onto the Final Year Project list for your local uni Comp Sci or Med Tech course. F

Just checked. Water pressure is good - so I will go for a mixer shower. Thanks all. Ferdinand

The offspring of Noggin the Nog. Or do you want the other definition?

Far from being my specialist subject, but I am about to buy replacement doors plus one door set. Todd Doors are directing me to *this* product for a pre-primed MDF door lining kit for £30.00. Ferdinand

Further comment. When we came to do the topcoat I used a Dulux paint (from Wickes) which did not say spray on the tin, but both Wickes staff and the local Dulux Decorating Centre told me it was sprayable. It was not sprayable - claggy stuff. Dilution did not help. We ended up rollering the topcoats. This was described on the tin as "Matt for Walls and Ceilings". So take care. Ferdinand

I am sure you have it covered, but a replacement drawstring just in case :-). Ferdinand

It was always a rental project, so we have not moved. Ferdinand

Yep. I have done better with Miras than Trtons, but both seem OK - I have one that has been going since 1994. I think I just need a check on the water pressure then it will be a normal electric shower or a mixer. Cheers all. F