How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

Everyone goes funky with downstairs toilets. Everyone.

Except at our gaff. Basic bitch. Even has a pull chord light switch. What plebs we are :(

Everyone with their downstairs toilets living the dream, pfft.

Ours isn't even decorated. Just plastered walls

Obvs when the dream starts we will have lairy wallpaper

Even has a pull chord light switch

I missed the memo. Pull chords are passé?
(Downstairs has a ceramic fish pull, upstairs has a pewter seahorse. Both "bring me joy")

When I mentioned I had a pull cord light to Olby he laughed at me and said I must be one of the last in Lewisham. I am pleased to hear I am not. I hated the thing and hid the rose of it in the attic cavity with a shiny brass-tube lined/washer finished hole through the ceiling for the cord to descend through. very tidy, very minimal, very pointless.

We have motion activated lights in our bathroom. Great idea in toilets and bathrooms.

I'm not convinced. You don't need to see much to go for a night time wee.

shrug, no hate here. they work, I don't worry about having wet hands, I can attach semi-functional trinkets. I do see the point of sensors, but pulling on a silver seahorse's tail whenever I use the bathroom also has its plus points.
(actually, that one isn't working very well atm, think the switch needs replacing.)

we've got three levels but only toilets on two 😭

What did I start?!

Well you didn't start it but...
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The real question is which way you are facing...

and hid the rose of it in the attic cavity with a shiny brass-tube lined/washer finished hole through the ceiling for the cord to descend through. very tidy, very minimal, very pointless.

Pic plz x

which way you are facing...

You A.C. Slater the loo when you poo?

I didn't take one before we sold! Really wish I had. Pull cord switch thing mounted to the outside of our light tunnel, screw on eyelet thing on a joist to get the cord in position over the room, hole through the ceiling with tiny tube glued in place in the hole, shiny washer over opening end for extra pretty. Although thinking about it maybe we didn't go with a washer as the tube was thick enough to be a gentle feature. Does that explain it? Otherwise I'll do a (dire) drawing. It was a relatively simple fix to get a really clean result, thought it was a good bodge.

No, that makes sense.

I recently replaced ours with a the same hideous white plastic one that broke. So just wanted to see what could have been.

Utility room update.
Cupboards are up and the gaps don’t stress me which is nice so not going to fill the gaps.
Worktop and doors to figure out still.

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that right hand door needs to hang ~2mm lower you monster.

I’m too scared to try and adjust the doors. Those hinges are witch craft.

that right hand door needs to hang ~2mm lower you monster.

nah, middle needs to go up...

Looks good! I reckon you can justify those gaps as shadow gaps.

Shadow gaps = good. Normal gaps = bad.

Yeah, bit big for shadow but kinda work. Fitting the shelf is going to be a nightmare as there is no right angles and it will need to taper about 3cm to the front.

Caulk the heck out of that badboy.

Lofts, talk to me...
What sort of budget in the London is reasonable?
My neighbour had one for 45k and its shit.
The Architects I used did one for 90k but said it would be possible to get similar for less.
Whats something nice but not daft budget? Anyone know how much Dedraft ask?

I’ve always had £65k in my head as a figure for a lofty

Yeah that's what I am thinking too.
I imagine most fancy ones are 80K+ (Dedraft, EC) but IMO with lofts you can save money by reducing the ask of an architect.

Like this: https://dedraft.co.uk/projects/rb-residence/

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If you get a decent loft specialist in they could potentially save on the architects fees. Id have a guess about 60ish for some half decent.