How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

I think our builders day rate worked out at a quite reasonable £200 for the extra bits we had done.

Is the cill load supporting? There will be planning/building control to consider are those costs included? We had an extra £400 tacked on for that. Though they did everything and were cosy with the local planners.

Any decent in-line, pre-tap solutions for limescale prevention? I’m already regretting this matt black sink!

We have a matt black sink in our new kitchen, never had one before. Is there a, problem with limescale leaving marks?

Unless you live in a very soft water area or have a very good water water softener, yes.

I have one. No.

Flooring for a modest budget extension/knock-through; I'm thinking engineered wood as a balance of looking ok & being affordable - is there anything better I should be looking at? And if I get the builders to ensure the floor underneath is flat & smooth, is DIY installation doable without too many problems?

LVT click tiles?

From my experience in London, yes.

Realistically the same is true in London for any colour sink/tap etc.

Yeah, just seems worse on this black sink! Anyway, how do I mitigate it?

softener or wipe the tap after use

Ha. I'm fastidious with cleaning, but we've just moved house so have a water softener inbound. Where I've been busy with other chores it's really obvious how easily it can go to shit if you don't stay on top of it.

Not fastidious, but would like to keep the limescale at bay, what are you using as a softener?

Best route is: use it less + a cleaner + water soften system

@soul edits the what water softener of Which? Maybe hit him up.

Thanks, it is a sink in a toilet so will have limited use, I can’t afford a cleaner, will see what I can find out aboot a softener.

I don’t know if he meant a cleaner or a limescale cleaning product…

Fair enough, I could probably stretch to some Jif now and again.

Lol.

Would definitely recommend a water softener system if you live in a hard water area.

I have an EcoWater one

Our cleaner swears by Viakal.

Thanks (also chrisbmx116), will look into it, surprised the kitchen people or the fitter didn't mention.

👍

A person who cleans.

Your cleaner, if you will.

This was the solution we ended up with…

Builder threw a curve ball; do we want wet or dry underfloor heating in the extension?

I’ve always assumed wet as it’s more efficient, but with the cost of gas…

We’re getting a new boiler, new aluminium rads in the existing rooms. I guess if a heat pump ever materialises wet underfloor is better in the long term. I’m thinking out loud. Input welcome.

Wet. Only real advantage I can see to electric is it is cheaper. Wet should last longer as well I am told.

[edit: cheaper to install]