Owning your own home

Gas certificates are all about carbon monoxide and CO2 levels. These things will kill you quietly in your sleep.

While I agree that older electrical work is generally kosher a leak on explosive gas links or boilers is not.

That was my impression of the situation but I'm not really qualified to say.

Some older electrical installations pose a risk if you are used to modern protection like rcd for outdoors. Definitely worth using your own rcd protection if you are a trade moving around sites and working with power tools outdoors, on scaff etc. Of course most building sites require 110v anyway but there's loads of craftsmen/handymen relying on rcd protection that's not installed in every building.

Definitely in agreement about the requirement for safety on boiler emissions. It's probably the main reason for the discrepancy between electrical regs and gas safety.

Electrical safety checks are too big a discussion for this thread! Above my pay grade as well.

Sad to see this French girl and her father electrocuted by a phone in the shower recently. Wise to make sure anyone in your family knows the risk of phones on chargers in bathrooms.

Considering modern chargers put out a couple of amps nowadays and anything above 30mA will stop your heart it is unsurprising. Especially when you are sitting in water.

Sad but stupid.

So. Many. Keys.

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People assume they are protected because nanny state.

So. Many. Keys.

https://observer.com/2017/04/instagram-stop-posting-keys/

P.S. Congrats.

Gas certificates are all about carbon monoxide and CO2 levels. These things will kill you quietly in your sleep.

I had to take the batteries out of my carbon monoxide detector today. The loud beeping was giving me a headache and making me feel sick and dizzy.

Badum-tsssh

Ahh. Just had a quick look on comparison website for convenyacer. Cheapest was just shy of £1k.

PB stated £599. Difficult finding out what it covers for the money. On the phone they mentioned something about searches etc being done for free if anything is found or something

Cheers.

Downloaded and fwd to Timpsons.

A RCNSCB?

Our purchase has turned into a bit of a saga.

Buyers said no to the full reduction we asked for but sent a very reasonable and considered response offering to pay a contribution towards the works needed and suggesting that from what they had read, it might be possible to replace the consumer unit without a full rewire.

From the email they wrote, which the estate agents forwarded, they sound like very considerate, reasonable people - but if they're wrong about the works being possible we still can't afford it.

Then today we got a call to say a house we looked at in January, and liked a lot, is available again as the sale had fallen through. It's smaller, and in worse condition, but a little cheaper and in a better area. There's definitely more chance there that our renovation would significantly increase the value.

Can't you just use a large wooden horse instead?

Has anyone used a solicitor to claim adverse possession of some land? And/or have any recommendations for solicitors who deal with this kind of thing? Ideally in or near SE London (though will take any suggestions).

It’s a bit of a complicated case. The houses along our road back on to some land which we use as part of our gardens. We haven’t been here for the required 12 years to claim directly, but the people before us were, and some people a few doors down have managed to claim their bit by using solicitors to prove that the land has been used by the house for at least ten years.

What's the modern equivalent of net curtains? My kitchen window is overlooked and I'd like something that still lets the light in but also means I can wander round in my pants in the mornings. Cheers

https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/products/textiles-rugs/curtains-blinds/skogskl%C3%B6ver-roller-blind-grey-art-60314597/

We got this in sand, not sure what the UK colour options are

Static film?

This stuff is great... We've installed it in our living room.

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Did you install it yourself? Did you get in a pickle?

Yup, installed myself; took about an hour.

You need to make sure the windows are spotless (paint dots, hairs, dust etc) then cut the film to size, spray the window with some soapy water, peel the back off the film (and spray that with more soapy water), then use a credit card to squeeze all the water out. Trim it with a Stanley knife blade and you're done.

It's pretty forgiving stuff and looks great!

Yes.
But do you walk around in your pants?
#askingforafriend

Was thinking of this stuff for our new place. Gawd it's pricey, was hoping it would be about the same price as clingfilm...

Interesting...
This is what I wanted but you have to pay for them to fit it and £330 for my lounge window is quite punchy!

You can buy the same stuff on amazon for about a tenner. I've just done my bathroom windows in it, it's perfectly fine. Definitely second what matey said above about making sure your windows are spotless first tho

Got new metal garden gates fitted at the weekend.

A bit safer than the 6ft garden ones (which, somehow I sold on Gumtree)

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I’ve done it twice from purl frost, and it had sticky backing and was pre-cut. Same process - clean down, spray with soapy water and apply and squeeze out the liquid and don’t leave bubbles. Still got a speck of something caught, and it was pre-cut erring on the side of too small rather than too big so we have a little gap around it.