How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

Thanks for the info, I felt it was doable... although. I'm not convinced I actually want a bathroom off my bedroom or a larger separate bathroom at the front but very useful to have a better understanding of whats possible.
I have however found the cladding I want and its not even too expensive, which I am sure must be a mistake.

This afternoon. If it doesn’t work well go back to white.

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Anyone have experience with Naked Kitchens ? I know we liked style and materials, but wondering about ordering and delivery process and long term quality.

Yeah - thats kinda what I thought. Personally that wouldn't be my choice of colour but if the wife is convinced then no amount of validation from nerds on the internet will help! ;p

Would you be painting it and the whole think one colour?

If it were me I'd be tempted to do half the height in blue and the rest in white or similar.

For hot water only, or heating only, or both? Electricity via overnight tariff, or PV array (existing or new)?

Ours was very cheap (~£6k installed), but was part of of a bigger job to plumb a new build Passivhaus via a sub-contractor. We actually saved money overall (compared to a traditional build) as our plumbing became VERY simplified: PV/overnight to SunAmp to hot water only, no tanks, no underfloor, no rads.

we've just done a half and half job in our hallway.

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Does anyone have any recommendations for a water softener?

@Soul am I correct in thinking that you got one?

We’ve got an EcoWater one. Can’t say anything about it other than it does exactly what is supposed to do.

We’ve got one with a carbon filter too, which helps with taste.

Would recommend. We’re in a really hard water area and everything from showers to washed clothes are nicer.

we just got a harvey, so far so good

Thanks both, does anyone know the pros/cons of eletric over non-eletric please?

I went through the Harvey's spiel. Didn't get one in the end for a few reasons. Cost obviously but also didn't want to lose the cupboard space and didn't want to replace the kitchen sink tap or add a drinking water tap.

ours would be going into the understairs cupboard (which backs on to the kitchen) so easy enough to divert the water through there as we're getting a lot of plumbing done atm.
We wouldnt have the cold water in the kitchen plumbed in so thats our drinking water sorted. The main reason we want it is for the bathroom tbh

We thought about not having it connected to the kitchen but that seemed to lose the benefits of no scale with coffee machine, kettle, kitchen taps and surface, etc.

Ours isnt in the kitchen so we just have a cheap 'water filter' aattached to the cold of our kitchen sink to avoid drinking just the pure softened water but I still fill my water up from other taps and dont really notice the difference.

We got our harveys fitted not directly and it was slightly cheaper than the harveys direct quote, also they gave us a range of options and the pros and cons which made me feel better than the harveys guy giving me the hard sell.

We went with harveys becuase it gives the 'softest' water theoretically and my partners skins pretty bad to softer the better.

This water filter chat is interesting, prob end up on the list...
But back to lofts.
I dont like crap cupboards and have concerns over running a soil pipe the whole length/having a macerator so thinking splitting shower and loo to two separate rooms.
Anyone any thoughts? Soil pip location added. Cant run soil across outrigger externally as it would be above glass roof side return.
Someone as smart as @Sheppz ?

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Basin u pleb

Eh? It'll be a small wall hung one. Or is it that I called it a sink not a basin? I can't internet anymore.
Or are you suggesting just shit in the sink?

any combo of those that takes your fancy.

sorry, it wasn't a particularly helpful comment. I don't see a problem with splitting the shower and the loo, but it still looks like a bit of a run. is looking up from your wonderful side return and seeing a log flume a massive massive issue? it strikes me as the kind of thing I would be desperate to avoid but then just give in eventually and forget about.

would the soil pipe change from here?

For anyone interested in DIY underfloor heating install in an existing concrete floor...
I worked out that the blades of a cut and break saw were spaced wide enough to accommodate a 16mm ufh pipe quite comfortably, I rented it for a day and probably only needed it for half the day tops for this bit...
It's an extremely messy and dirty job, it's a trade off between keeping everything wet enough to stop dust rising and having concrete mud splattered everywhere by the blades. I suspect with very thorough preparation that could be managed though but in this instance the whole lot is being redecorated so I don't mind.
I used levelling compound to fill in around the pipes before tiling...

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Nah, it would stay.
My god that gardens bleak.

I wonder how that got through planning on the side return, something like that would work on my house, but I didn't think you'd be able to go so close to the downstairs window.

Which bit do you mean? It’s a pretty text book side return?

The lower ground neighbouring window on the back, I presumed we wouldn't be able to fill the return like that due to right to light.