Bungalow renovation/ conversion

Love these hoppers!

Would you mind sharing what they are?

Thanks - what’s a hopper?
I googled it and it came up with a Sri Lankan egg pancake 😬

Ha! It’s the metal funnel thing in your photo that collects rainwater at the top of the downpipe…

Looking to get something similar, and yours is particularly shapely.

I now have a new word in my vocabulary 👍. All the gutters, pipes and hoppers are made by Lindab- they do them in stainless steel and Aluminium and they’ll paint them any RAL colour you fancy
https://www.lindab.com/product/building-products/rainwater-systems/

Perfect, thank you!

Was looking at Guttercrest versions of the same, but the Lindab range looks nicer.

Finished the planter and am going to make a “stumpery” at the end by the pavement
Here’s one I did in the back garden

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Eerie moonlight pic of the hall from last night

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Like a renaissance painting..
You did real well with this project, that hall is a beauty!

superb.
and agree with CHE re external. garage door and other door just look great with the bricks without distraction.

will send pic of our kitchen at some point. but is a dumping ground at the moment as painting and other works now in progress.

Thanks indeed.
The hall / glass is one of my favourite places as the light and feel changes all the time.
Out front I needed to move some mud and the stones as the plan is to get a concrete slab laid, up to where the drain stacks are and build up a block / concrete bench against the house .
What you can see are some original footings where the steps were. Hopefully the pic makes sense.
The slab will be tiled with the terrazzo I picked up further down the thread

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We decided against a porch and will be going for a rain canopy just over the door . This kind of thing:

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Also have plans for a pond on the raised mud area - I have some spare steel guttering that I may use to divert some rain water into the pond which could be used a a frog/newt waterslide

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Thanks, was a photo fluke!

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The new plan sounds good.

Woke up to this view from the bedroom this morning

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Another pond at the front- no visitors yet

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I’d really like one of these for the front of the house (not the dog)

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Can't recommend it enough.. Got one for my 30th birthday

Ah cool- where did you get yours from?
This one would be great for sitting on and with gravel and planting around it

My sister found it a local(ish) quarry - it was a gift from her family and my parents.. We live in Denmark, so can't offer any help locating a suitable place in the UK. (I might know a place near Glasgow though)
They found one that was less than 1,5 metric tonnes, because apparently the shipping rates take a big hike above that.

Thanks - I’ve been looking at this place and trying to find out where they’re located. (Waiting on a message back)

https://www.timecircles.co.uk/pages/mon_available.htm

#showmeyourstone

I get that they are very good looking stones, but I reckon there's between 40-400% markup compared to finding something at a commercial quarry.

Good point- I’ll do some research!🧐

Aren't you down in the (near) West Country?
Shepton Mallet has some large stone quarries.