Owning your own home

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There's a pair sitting in SW France that are more comfortable that your current bed. Possibly.

My grandparents have a set of them in a black and white stripe. There very faded after 30+ years but still very comfortable

As a side note - why the fuck are all window UPVC handles so fucking ugly.

Because if they weren't they wouldn't match the fucking ugly UPVC windows.

Enjoying @bq recent posts.

In UPVC related news, anyone know what to do with old ones? Swapping ours out this week.

https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2021/jan/12/modern-life-is-rubbish-the-people-whose-homes-are-portals-to-the-past

Excellent antidote to the millennial minimalist wank

This is pretty sick

Read that earlier and felt inspired.

I'm considering going to live in 2015.

As is this

2015

The only time in past I would love to live in is late 80s/Early 90s London when you could buy a place in Islington on graphic designer wages.

Sadly most reno accounts I follow are trying to mimic the aesthetic but I want to mimic the socio economics.

Carpet or laminate in the living room - 2 kids and a cat for my sins. Laminate feels 'easier', but carpet plusher (and softer for young 'uns, obviously). Struggling to find a' hard wearing' carpet that looks like it doesn't belong in a 70s office block.

Laminate and a big rug

Rug gets wrecked? Buy another rug etc.

a big rug

Consider whats compatible with Roomba

Just watch about a boy and pretend you’re Hugh Grant

Roomba? ugh

Neato pls

pretty sure all homes in the outer hebrides look like that

if only ...

If it goes through in this way then my building would no longer need one and I'd be able to sell

That's only half the problem though isn't it? The building I'm in is under 18 meters, no cladding, but we still need an EWS1

I've got exactly that model of sofa in my living room. Never referred to it as the casting couch before, but maybe I should.

Not really. I'm under 18m with minimal cladding.

I think the idea is that this change to guidance comes with an agreement form the lending/valuation industries that only buildings that are in scope will require an EWS1. So both yours and mine should be fine.

Still, it'll require underwriting by govt.

amey is now pro-PM2.5 confirmed

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I get the feeling a lot of these people say it’s for aesthetic and don’t like the modern world or stuff but are also mega tight and don’t want to spend a penny

mega tight or in precarious professions ill-served by late capitalism potato potato

I mean no offence but in the 60’s most houses didn’t have central heating even going into the 70s. That sounds great said no person ever.