Owning your own home

So very roughly you're looking at about £150 a month for both?

That sounds low, even with the increase you're looking at about £3 a day? I'm asking cos I now have a smart meter and today for example it was about £3 when I've just been home by myself using my laptop and with the heating on for about half an hour

We're careful with usage I suppose. IHD is currently at £10.30 so far for the week

Similarish (Victorian end of terrace) and we're currently looking at £3.50 elec and £1 gas (Inc standing charge). This is without any heating on and a small child (so dishwasher on 30b minute cycle and some laundry most days).

We had the heating on last Friday (so I think old tariff) for 4 hours and gas jumped to £2.80.

Checked my smart meter this morning, it was at £1.8 by 7.30. Turns out the heating has been coming on at 5am. My wireless thermostat seems to randomly reset itself then turn on the heating to 21.5c

Least the house is warm I guess

Does £645 seem a reasonable cost for a RICS home survey level 3?

So cute.
Don't tell the dog I said that about the head.

The osmo matt finish oil is the winner - we have engineered oak and the orange fade isn’t an issue (also don’t scrub it with aggressive chemicals!)

osmo matt finish oil

Thanks for the tip (although ruddy hell that stuff is expensive)

I just paid £780 for a level 2

^as above, also paid a bit more for a level 2 a year or so back

Very much so. but (begrudgingly) it's really worth it.

If you want images drop me a DM - I redid our kitchen floor at the weekend after abusing it for a few years & used their exterior stuff on our front door...

#notsponsored(sadly)

It’s the stuff. Anything else isn’t the stuff. Pay the monies.

I paid similar for that.

Small terrace. Currently 150 a month because summer. Was 250 in winter. Will be around 300-400 (maybe more) this winter (already been told our increase is sub 30%).

Do folks have normal shower in lofts or power shower electric things? Don’t like the later.
Combi boiler fwiw.

We're fitting a normal shower, but have a pressurised system.

A combi is a sealed system too so you’ll get the same pressure everywhere. Power showers are for ye olde colde water tank in the loft systems.

I had normal shower and combi boiler. Decent pressure but you couldn't really run that and the main bathroom shower at the same time.

Great info. Thanks all x

I’m deeply suspicious of combis in houses when not attached to an unvented cylinder of some sort.

I want to put an electric shower in one of the loft conversion bathrooms to be independent of the combi. Are the the 10+ kW ones any good? Going from one bathroom to three and dont want a huge combi or additional cylinder ideally.

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I don’t mind an electric shower at all. A 10kW one should serve the hottest of appetites. 8 or 9 is enough for most people. Chat to your electrician early about the power you want as you’ll need some bad man spec cabling.