Owning your own home

All the window sills throughout the house are the same Iroko wood now, and all the built in units are the same beech ply.

Fenella looks miffed

She always looks like that when you take a photo of her.

Is that a bra strap on the door handle?

HR strap

the same beech ply.

ah, i assumed it was birch. Looks very clean and free of knots.

Ah...

^perv

If you wrap the individual pieces the council will collect it for free: https://www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/services/environment-and-planning/waste-and-recycling/household-waste-and-recycling/Pages/Hazardous-Waste.aspx

Sadly not in Devon... also had a lot of it! Hundreds of sheets...

Ah yeah, bit outside their area

My folks used a cabinet maker / joiner. No idea on cost, but ten years on it still looks the same. Much of it was non-standard spec'd for them eg - a pair of shallow draws for clingflim/foil/etc. and another to fit their chopping boards, a little hidden spring loaded draw for my mum's folding steps, shallow open shelves, etc. etc.

If you want something non-standard I'd probably go that route. If you're interested I can get their details. Otherwise the semi-custom route using Ikea cabinets seems to be what a lot of people do.

Ah, I think you are right on that. Whoops.

Ordered one of these: https://www.harveyjones.com/our-kitchens/arbor-kitchens

Now need to think about the appliances.

I highly recommend fisher and paykel fridges and the drawer style dishwashers are good too. Both are pricey but worth every penny.

In the sense that they last more than 2-3 years or something else?

Anyone got ca recommendation for a damp proofing company, South West London - or would a decent builder be a better option?
About 15 years ago we had work done in the kitchen, this necessitated a new supporting column / pillar being built up. Over the last few years the plaster on this has bubbled and blistered, even the angle bead appears to rust up the wall. Now it’s got really bad and lumps of plaster are dropping off. The builder who did the work is a no go, too many problems. Another builder tried to fix it a few years back by cutting a gap to prevent bridging or capillary action but that does not seem to have worked

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In the sense that they last considerably more than 2-3 years and if something goes wrong spare parts are available easily plus their customer service is great. The units are well thought out in terms of day to day use; for example the fridge is designed so that raw meat is stored UNDER the salad crisper which is something I've only seen on commercial units and makes a lot of sense in terms of preventing cross contamination. Also they are very cheap to run and easy to keep clean.

I can't offer you a recommendation but I would give you the following advice; damp is often classified as rising damp as some sort of great catch all when in my experience this is often not the case. Getting rid of damp is a process of elimination to narrow down, then find the cause and finally come up with a strategy to put it right. Get a number of people to evaluate the problem and immediately discount anyone whose first instinct is to inject a chemical DPC or put some kind of sink hole in the exterior wall as in my experience while there is a place for these treatments they should not be the first port of call. Also do not listen to anyone who uses an electronic damp meter.

Edited to make sense after ton poof rodding

In the sense that they last considerably more than 2-3 years and if something goes wrong spare parts are available easily plus their customer service is great. The units are well thought out in terms of day to day use; for example the fridge is designed so that raw meat is stored UNDER the salad crisper which is something I've only seen on commercial units and makes a lot of sense in terms of preventing cross contamination. Also they are very cheap to run and easy to keep clean.

bit 'country living'

get an aga offset the volvo carbon footprint

I can't offer you a recommendation but I would give you the following advice; damp is often classified as rising damp as some sort of great catch all when in my experience this is often to the case. Getting rid of damp is a process of elimination to narrow down, then find the cause and finally come up with a strategy to out it right. Get a number of people to evaluate the problem and immediately discount anyone whose first instinct is to inject a chemical DPC or out some kind of sink hole in the exterior wall as in my experience while there is a place for these treatments they should not be the first port of call. Also do not listen o anyone who uses an electronic damp meter.

This this this
Although where us a chem injection DPC ever useful? 🤔

They are useful if there is a genuine rising damp issue, however this is quite rare and they are often sold as a solution by snake oil salesmen.

Also I really should have proof read that post.

shaker kitchens >>>>

Looks amazing. What’s the damage?