How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

Fox had an infamous micro-cement onsen

That looks grand, very similar to what i'm planning on (going for less wall units the make airier etc). Is that a recirculating extraction fan or did you take an external pipe through the wall? I'll need to replace some of the wall units with shelving and don't want to deal with greasy surfaces all the time. Trying to decide if it's worth the hassle to core drill for a pipe or if a better recirculating extraction unit would cut it.

Also, what's the flooring?

Ta - yes it is ikea recirc - not a cheap one either - it works to a degree but still spits some grease on the ceiling /wall - I would absolutely do a ducted one if you can. I couldn’t.

Floor is ‘energetic pigeon’ vinyl by marmoleum - commercial grade - bomb proof

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I think quotes came in about £140 m/2 when we looked. If you mean microcement?

We didn’t go for it in the end. Wished we had, but we’re moving again now so shrug

Good to know, thanks

Nice cheers!

Kitchen, floors, downstairs walls, cylinder, bathrooms, carpets and electric heaters all now stripped out of house. There isn't much left 😬

40k kitchen creeping upwards. Could cry right now. Deep breath.

who do you get to fit Ikea kitchens? Do ikea still do fittings, are they any good?

Mate had a wren kitchen fitted - looked decent, still cost 12k all in once electrics, plumbing and fitting was done.

Whats the forum opinion of wren?

I think wren is just like magnet or howdens. It’s all basically egger chipboard boxes Blum hardware and then a choice of doors.

ikea cabs are better quality than people think - the edge banding is more robust and still Blum hinges etc.

The reason builders generally don’t like ikea is:
A - supply - they have to go get it or delivery can be unreliable
B - price - they can’t do a cheeky deal with their mate at howdens/magnet etc
C - Euro sizing - ikea has no service void at the rear so you can’t feed pipes along walls behind. Also ikea plinth is 90 whereas uk is 150(ish) - this can fuck up integrated appliances if you don’t want ikea ones - particularly dishwashers.

revised floor plan for ground floor alterations. Taking shape.

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Thanks!
We have a similar width and oven placement, so those corner things seem logical.
But what you say confirms my suspicions.
We would definitely have lids dropping into the void nonstop.

I really like this shower/bathroom anyone got any experience with this type of thing?

Sounds similar to this

https://tadelakt.co.uk/

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Your question has inspired me to re-organise and put all the food / baking stuff / booze in these and move the pans etc elsewhere- see if it works out... staggeringly exciting stuff ;-P

https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.dwell.com/amp/article/budget-breakdown-cg-residence-renovation-dedraft-grant-straghan-london-a2aadf54

One for @chrisbmx116

We got a quote back for mineral mortex floor finish in our downstairs and shower room walls which is about £13k for approx 56m2

Which I think is similar to engineered Douglas fir but quite a bit more than Forbo/Marmoleum

Nice to see some real costs on a project. The loft roof is crazy. Think I’ve given up on ever doing mine.

Reorganization always feels like a new chapter in life!

Good thing about posting real prices is you guarantee yourself an entry in the golf club thread ☺️

It's dreamy this but Im not sold on exposed joists used like that - feels heavy creating shadow as you look down the length.

The architect drawing our plans wants to submit them through the planning portal. The extension is within permitted development.

I understand it's good to have a document proving the work is kosher when we sell, but it feels like this is inviting Hackney Council to meddle. Would we be better getting a certificate of lawful development later? I'm sure the work is within permitted development, but then if they for some reason say it's not, we're a bit stuffed if we wait until it's built...

Edit: Read a Resi article, it’s a certificate of lawful development application before building, so best option really. I guess it doesn’t get opened up for consultation etc

Assuming you have the time, and the proposal satisfies Permitted Development requirements then it is best to submit for approval to fully tie up any current and potential future ambiguity.

Has anyone had sash windows replaced? Looking for timber framed double glazed units for a Victorian terraced house in Hackney. Any recommendations/no goes would be great to hear about

How it works around our way is that a local carpenter / builder sorts you out. Find someone local who's had it done, ask them who they used.

Then there's the outfits like this lot who we visited because we were looking to get the front door done too. Their stuff looked great but we backed away a bit because it wasn't clear how much making good internally and externally we would need and who would be supplying that. We got our existing 80s windows refurbed in the end.

I've heard timber frame + double glazing is a bit of a recipe for pain but not sure how much truth there is in that.

We’ve had double glazing in both our places and never had any issues.
Finding good windows in the first place is a challenge though, from what I can gather they are all just quick grown Chineese wood unless you spend crazy money.