Owning your own home

It's also able to handle high levels of moisture better than most materials.

Also so you can draw a cock and balls on the misted up glass to admire while you are brushing your teeth afterwards.

Not buying it. It's ruse. A wheeze perpetuated by big glass. Come on sheeple. Illuminati confirmed.

Am I the only person who brushes their teeth in the shower?

Why would you not??? Water wasters.

/pisses in sink

A lot of this is true. The thing that annoyed me was the geezer who got all the parquet flooring for free.

BUT there are a lot of good tips on there, the couple with the flat where they installed a big opening in the kitchen and a new bathroom - their flar was massively improved.
The issue seems to come when people stray from what the architect is telling them because despite the red leather satchels, pleather full length dresses, soul patches and 16 handmade jem stone necklaces from Spitalfields market - they do generally know what they're talking about.

The place with the big window, where they knocked through the ceiling, I thought that architect was a right flannel but it turned out really great and the idea of just painting everything one colour did really work

Am I the only person who brushes their teeth with piss?

No. I prefer champagne. But my budget is a bit tight at the moment.

Nope :)

Can anyone recommend people to do the following work in SE?

• repointing brickwork in lime mortar (just patching, I think)
  
• replacing a tiny flat roof currently in felt and associated fascia (1sqm)
  
• replacing an external RWP which seems to be leaking at a join maybe
  
• small fiddly plumbing bits: replacing kitchen mixer tap (relatively simple), replacing shower including going back into the wall some as the feed pipes are well wonky coming out of the wall, associated replastering and sealing (can probably manage some DIY tiling)
  
  

All things that need doing but kind of small and bitty.

There's a list of tried-and-tested types on the Corbett Facebook - will grab and forward on when on laptop. Or you could join the group?

Ah cool. Yeah I'll join, if they'll have me (not actually in Corbett area).

I need to get sash windows and old (poss Victorian) glazed door repaired. They are in a pretty bad state. Am struggling to find people to quote for it and the sole quote I have is for £180 a day (for 5 days). I suspect this kind of stuff is v expensive- but wondered if anyone else had had this kind of work done, so I can be sure that it is this kind of expensive.

Al the time consuming bits - taking out bits of rotten wood, replacing,patching, reputtying etc. It's a bay window

Anyone on here have views on Ventrolla for this kind of thing?

I need to get sash windows and old (poss Victorian) glazed door repaired. They are in a pretty bad state. Am struggling to find people to quote for it and the sole quote I have is for £180 a day (for 5 days). I suspect this kind of stuff is v expensive- but wondered if anyone else had had this kind of work done, so I can be sure that it is this kind of expensive.

paging @Airhead

I had large sash windows refurbished; cords, rotten wood replaced, glass re-puttyed, draught-proofed etc etc and the expert joiner who did it estimated 4-500 per window. It's quite a big undertaking as the window has to come out of it's frame and remember you'll have to paint as well. However, my feeling was it was well worth it - they move near silently now and with minimal effort, are more soundproofed, do not rattle and the place is markedly warmer. Cheaper than replacing and current thinking suggests done well they are pretty efficient. And they look great. This was down on the S coast so I can't recommend the chap but my view was get a good joiner to do it who can show you examples of other sashes he/she'd repaired.

Finally had an offer accepted on a flat. More to the point, found a flat we really like and had an offer accepted before some other fucker bought it for cash. Now begins the tense wait for a mortgage decision.

God damn you. Just as I'd given up on my plans for sorting the mouldy crumbling cesspit that is my bathroom.
I have just been banned from any DIY projects too after using my wifes vintage make up chair as a work bench I accidentally gave it a wee trim...

We're in need of a conveyancer/solicitor. Any recommendations?

Avrillo

Sheila Patel

0208 370 3877

She did ours

From my experience, pick someone local who you can meet face to face, not a call centre somewhere in the country.

Sounds wise. Cheers.

I don't agree with this at all. Our conveyancing solicitor is in Warwick, she was great. We got her to do the paperwork when we split our garden.

There is no reason you need to meet face-to-face. What you need is someone who will be on it and reply to phone calls/emails, but even better not need you to phone/email prompting in the first place but just get on with it.

I would agree it's probably best not to go with a call centre type operation though.

Has anyone here bought property in Scotland?