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"Three fingers" for gin. And a wide glass. Better get back on topic.

I feel nitpicked. I provided measurements in both units. I even provided a third interpretation measured in "average houses". Just for that I shall use "football pitches", "Wales", and "The Mall, Washington" next time.

Do you actually mean 9000 square feet there? ie 10 average sized houses?

Gentry? Fergie? Or does she not know?

@OP. If you intend to collect waifs and strays of the car world like Terry you will need about 4 garages. One for a tractor. Two for the two halves of the other car. And one to rebuild it in. Then the real car can live on the drive.

It sounds a sod of a thing to deal with. The problem is that Leylandii are horrible. But if you take them out the ground will be barren. I'd have a think if a 3m apex roof shed would help after taking out, or perhaps have a look at Hornbeam or Evergreen Oak, both of which can make big including-winter hedges. Or consider making the private-activity part of your garden the closer bit and have a barrier part way up, and accept that the bottom bit (make it veggies or something) will be overlooked. Is it possible their 2nd floor windows are to rooms which are not used much?

Dewalt has two gods. The pro and the consumer. Did you choose the right one, grasshopper?

As you are getting on, make sure that the stairs are shallow in gradient. Say 35 degrees rather than the 42 allowed. My mum reckoned this gave her about 5-10 years extra where she could comfortably cope with walking upstairs.

Absolutely. We are not at all confrontational. I'm sharpening my pitchfork as we speak ?. If you drop a note to the mods, a blog can be created for you. Renovation blogs will be good alongside the new build blogs. Remember that it is important to PROVE what you have done to the EPC surveyor, otherswise they have to make all sorts of pessimistic assumptions. F

If you are adjusting forever (why?) then I would say adjustable patio feet would be easier. If it is for initially, then perhaps just level up the pads as per tradition. My shed is on adjustable feet because the ground continually adjusts itself - infill. If you don't need it it is a crazy idea . In that case there are all those cats-eyes on the motorway that need counting. F

Listened to the first few minutes. Interesting that their starting "net zero eventually" case study made it sound really difficult, as it was a purpose built ASHP ufh 2500 sqft thing with bills of £100 per month, and "it coudl not be done by renovation". Mine is within 15% of that size, is not purpose built to be zero C (I need to upgrade some bits in the next year or two), and has bills quite a bit lower than that. I love that he barely avoided turning "Knauf Insulation" into "Naff Insulation". Reminds me of a an old story about "Facom", where the presenter was pronouncing it as "Fake 'em", and then after correction as "F*ck'em". Eventually ended up as "FAR <pause> COM", like a Samurai Grammar teacher. F

Here's hoping that your wall goes down all the way.

Ikea do various robust mobile trolley / storage units that will wheel into an underworktop space.

When this is done you can come and cook for me.

If you want that, you need to be the person to *use* it.

Does it have an oyster knife? (Update: I see it has a spaghetti-fingers, but I'm on Cornish Oysters this week. What's the Trangia about?)

Another option is to buy the units for your future utility room, and use those as a kitchenette first.

Grow rice.

@Jilly is converting a stable in a paddock, so that should be doable by some means. Nick a bit more land for the site and dig a seasonal pond.

Hair today...

I thought the calculation was in the Building Regs documents.

(As on topic as all the rest) Bathroom Starts ! always makes me think of This Door is Alarmed ! F

A further idea is brick-effect painting. Or as panels.

Good story from an "out in the sticks" view. ??

And a hatpin. ?