How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

You wouldn't keep the front of the house looking nice?

I wanna tidy it up, but not really bothered by making it look nice as it's just a place for our wheelies bins, the garden is far more important in the back.

The front of my house, awful as it is, is literally last on my list. All my budget is directed at undoing 60 years of previous owner fuckups to make the house work as it should. And nursery fees. Mainly nursery fees.

@scobes, no point in being the only nice front garden on Sangley anyway ;)

Unsurprisingly the drawings submitted for lawful development (which was approved) bear no relation to what they have built.

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I just think it's a huge shame to see so many has-been facades. That's all.

Indicative of larger societal problems really. The areas near me with money are obviously lovely, front and back. May everyone have enough spare cash and headspace to attain a lovely frontage.

because some cunt is too lazy to weed or give their windows a lick of paint

I just think it's rude to label someone a lazy cunt based on your own priorities ;)

to be clear, I am a lazy xunt

people who care about other people's extensions (where they're not your neighbours) and frontage maintenance are busy body xunts tho

Can't beat a lovely frontage.

Wouldn't be the first time I've been rude. Apologies, if that's how it came across.

no point in being the only nice front garden on Sangley anyway ;)

It's more removing the owner's fuck up of putting in pebbledash and paint over it resulting in the building not being able to breathe and trap moisture, that we are now looking in getting the pebbledash removed and maybe put a lime rendering if the bricks require more work.

TLDR; like you, fixing other's fuck-up.

Yes, I paint walls and fix stuff that looks bad inside my apartment.
I even take care of the shared garden.
But that's stuff that makes my life better. Painting the outside of windows, removing grafitti, general facade stuff that mainly makes other people's life nicer? No.
Also I would not paint any walls or do cosmetic repairs if I was paying anything close to market price.

it just raises the ceiling height in the loft extension which is mostly an aesthetic improvement

It makes a big difference if you're bumping your head in the ceiling.

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Lack of page refresh. Golly, what a lot has been said.

If anyone is looking for some bathroom bits I've got these for sale -
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/373755/#comment16430573

Currently planning a kitchen refurb and was wondering on who the forum approved worktop vendors are and what material?
Has anyone used or is currently using compact laminate? Quite fancy a solid surface but the budget doesn't currently allow.
If anyones got any advice id be eternally grateful

I've very recently gone with worktop express for bamboo. Happy with the experience, the price and the finished product.

Feels extremely good to have running water and functional (and surprisingly quiet thanks to the stupidly large aputure) extraction.

Still to come...

• Patch the damp/crumbled wall once it has dried (will review in another 3 weeks).
  
• chop out the rest of the cupboard and tidy the walls / add the final ply for the floor
  
• skirting
  
• skim all the things
  
• fill in the old light holes in the ceiling
  
• underlay/flooring
  
• paint
  
• tile
  
  

anything else?

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That worktop looks nice - Corian?

Thanks - that sort of thing but probably less fancy - https://www.cosentino.com/en-gb/colours/silestone/ariel/

Coming from rotten wood and a chipped belfast this top with built in sink is fully worth the money. Considering asking them back to do splashbacks around the entire thing instead of having to tile..

I have c.40msq of newly laid hardwood floor that needs a sand before finishing...

Am I a massive idiot to consider doing this with a random orbital sander instead of hiring a floor sander?

Wouldn’t you need something that always goes with the grain?

Belt sander maybe?

As there’s no finish on it already and presumably you’ll be using a fine grit I’d be tempted to try with a mid sized tool rather than a floor sander but then I’m hopelessly optimistic when it comes to sanding stuff and get half way through and wonder what the fuck I’m doing.

I don't think that would necessarily be the issue, lots of people use random orbital sanders for wood finishing work so should be fine I that respect...

Just wondering if I'll end up spending an extraordinary length of time doing it and regret it...

Exchanged on Friday, moving on the 21st. Just put a low-ball punt offer in on a Vola tap on ebay, seller accepted. Should I buy a lottery ticket?

Come to think of it, the tap is in Leyton, probably one of you reprobates selling after blowing all the bathroom renno budget on a terrazzo toilet.

I thought you swore by a Grohe tap?

Can anyone advise on boiler and heating systems?

Place we are buying is electricity only (no gas). It currently has wall mounted electric convection heaters, which are terrible, and a heatrae Sadia megaflo boiler that is over 20 years old.

What are the best options for a new electric boiler and heating system? Is electric underfloor viable throughout?