How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

2 months to replace a kitchen?!

Wed be about 3.5 in Glasgow for a standard (Heat only) system to combi, usually done over 2 days with 2 guys. They are sorta similar systems tbh! It's not a common one swapping from system to combi but if you wanna get rid of the tanks.

You're about 2 ish for a combi to combi swap these days, also depends what boiler your getting too

Yeah what they doing in this 41 days, our pal does a kitchen in about 5 days himself strip to finish depending what is involved.

They've quoted 4/5 weeks, I'm guessing they're doubling up on manpower for most if not all of it.

Has anyone ever used Foresso?

https://foresso.co.uk/pages/about-foresso

We want to use it for worktops. They seem to have a calculator online where you put in all the measurements, cut-outs etc and they deliver you the exact shape you need. I don't see how there's any chance of that actually fitting in real life. Presumably the move is to order a sheet and have your kitchen fitters cut it?

Strip out, rewire lighting/sockets/oven/etc, new extractor ducting/hole, new ceiling, new sink/waste location, plastering, sand/refinish floor, painting, fit kitchen.

There's quite a bit of work before the actual kitchen fitting as it's a new layout and everything is wrong at the moment!

Thanks, if it’s more of a four-day job then that’s more reasonable. We’re just going for a basic boiler, I think the Vaillant eco something that one guy quoted was ~£1200 retail, but are charging 1400ish.

Sounds like I might just have to swallow it in that case!

I suppose there is a point where stone worktops are laser templated, made to size and fitted in place, so wood should be no different.. you'd have to be shit hot though.

I've used it, but only in the sense that I've bought offcuts for little projects, nothing in scale.

No this was a quote that came in cheaper, and I did sit down with him earlier in the week before we went to see this other place to talk about a few areas where he's been over-generous.

The place I saw today crept over budget (by less than 10%, impressively) and it might be the case that he's mindful of trying to avoid that happening again by being overly cautious this time - £20k for a kitchen which we can almost certainly trim down, £13k for bifolds and a couple of windows which is also hopefully much more than we'd need...

Sure - nothing too envy inducing but it works for us, please excuse the dirty plates & cheap wine. The green is fenix & the wood is oak top layer, both from plykea.

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Yes I used Foresso for my kitchen spkashback. Was advised to order slightly over on the dimensions and the kitchen fitters then cut to size. It can basically be treated like wood. I ordered a couple of samples which was useful to see the material for the fitters and decide on colour choice for me.

When you put the calcs in it doesn't actually create the order immediately. You get an email from them and then correspond on the exact order. They are very helpful on the phone so I'd say give them a call if you're unsure.

I'm really happy with how it turned out - looks great as spkashback.

We have Foresso for the tabletops at work.
It looks brilliant.
I'd be wary of using it as work surface as it will need a good bit of maintaining and care. The tops at work have gone milky/patchy, I'm not sure if this is due to the product used to seal it or the cleaning chemical that we use to clean and sanitise it.

Loft almost done, bathroom nearly ready for tiling. Was a real head scratcher trying to get the MVHR gubbins, bath and shower tray to fit; have ended up with MVHR cupboard doors sitting ~30mm over the left edge of the bath. Not ideal, but the only practical way I could see to make it work.

The plumber fitted the bath the wrong way round while we were away this week lol, the overflow is meant to be on the front side, facing away… should I make him spin it 180deg, or just live with it? Can’t face another delay…

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Turn it, becomes a bit busy there, and it seems all so well executed that you should go on aiming for 100%.

MVHR

What's the rational for installing this and is it for the loft or the house in general?

What is in the corner next to the bath?

MVHR unit and associated gubbins (silencers, manifolds, supply/extract ducts etc).

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It’s a whole-house system, every habitable room has supply/extract/both.

We’re trying to make the house as insulated and airtight as possible, which then requires active ventilation. MVHR recovers heat from extracted air, imparts it onto the filtered fresh incoming air, so you’re not constantly paying to heat new cold air.

Aside from the ventilation and heat recovery, my lungs are a bit ropey from having grown up near Chernobyl so I don’t cope well with mould/damp; effectively MVHR eliminates these things.

I visited a few houses with MVHR before committing; it makes a massive difference to the air quality and feeling of ‘freshness’, especially in a previously musty old Victorian house. My sister’s new-build flat came with it installed, and always feels nice, airy and comfy, with no cat litter or greasy cooking smells.

It was a ballache finding routes for all the ducts, and the bath is a bit of a squeeze due to all the shit crammed in the corner, but it was a one-time opportunity to get it installed and a no-brainer for me.

I thought it was a heat recovery unit from the two flues off the top into the boxes.

Any electricians on the forum . Our handy man chap is doing his own, and while I am pretty sure it is all safe, just wondering if I should be dealing with this separately as best practice . Be good to have a chat with someone before I ask him to cover the next three rooms .

Depends what he is doing!

Just moving sockets mainly , his default at least so far, seems to be to run behind the skirting boards , which makes sense , as a lot easier than chase round the walls , as skirtings are off, but wanted a 2nd opinion as we have a fair few more to move ..

Cheers.

We have a minor mold issue, so I wondered about the more budget kind.

What do you think it's added on to the cost of your loft?

For what it is, it looks pretty compact.

his default at least so far, seems to be to run behind the skirting boards ,

I'm not an electrician but I didn't think this was allowed.

Sorry to say that's not within the regs. Categorically.