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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. ?

That's a good decision.

Welcome @jimjamjak. Is there a story behind the name? We want to know. Hopefully it involves being locked out as a student when drunk after midnight in jimjams, or stuck in a narrow ginnel. My Cornish fish box just arrived from Newlyn, so I'll be trying out some scallops for tea.

Yes. And very good it is. I thought you had two, @Mr Punter. What happened to the other one? Aside: He's a ruthless negotiator. "Can I have another £20 off?" "No." (He was right.) This one (gloats: all *mine*) is a Zarges Reachmaster. It can be put up in half an hour or so on your own, and fits in a normal estate car. Mine is tall enough that it has been used to re-render gables on a cottage. To op: Spend about £750-1000 on a decent scaffold tower; you will use it multiple times a year. It is not much more expensive than the wheelchair you might need to buy when you fall off your mackled up ladder, which would start from about £300. I can recommend models, as I bought one for my invalided mum 3 and a bit years ago. Forgive my directness; this is not a place to skimp, and I think you are being willfully stupid. Nobody on this forum will tell you different. Of if you must have something cheaper, there are decent quality work platforms available for a couple of hundred that may do it. I have one like one of these Youngman ones which I bought as a Wickes own brand. Well under £200. Had it for 8 years now. Built a conservatory using it. https://www.youngmanaccess.com/combination-ladders/Pro-DeckSeries/5101518) F

1.2m concrete and wire mesh buried in a hedge works very well - should give 40-50 years. For long term fences I use concrete and closeboard, or wooden posts bolted to fence repair spurs. One way would be knocker posts and wire then a field-type stockproof hedge. You can get metal or plastic. Deer fencing is normally 1.8 or 2m, but is this one we discussed before that is on a biiiiiiiiiiiiiigggggg slope?

Your posts, and how they are put in the ground, determines how long it will last.

How big is my bank account? ?

It is a matter of taste. Were I new building, I would be going for walls at 0.15 or below, and roof / ground at 0.11 or below.

Thought: can you convert this under Permitted Development?

He doesn't say it is in a village.

It was taken from the private area of a paid-for service that relies on the membership income to pay for the costs of the service, so I think "stole" is reasonable. If it was my service I would be issuing a sizeable invoice then taking them to court. F