How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

Lusso stone , just under budget
https://www.lussostone.com/radiators-c14

Yeah I think white might be the way to go, also nice that its a cheaper option :D

Reason to not have ufh would be the cost to install as it seems to have come out of the spec at some point...

Yeah that's the option we've been given but I don't like the square profiles :(

Ah ok. They are nice in the flesh, but yes, the profile doesn't match with some fittings etc

Stelrad have some ok looking options with round profiles

I got some targeted insta post for some weird profile electric towel rad thing that is supposed to be ultra effective, will see if I can dig it out.

I think I got the same... like a heatsink? Tall thin fins?

Anyway, yeah, white like the loo, sink and bath.

towel radiator

One thing I would say, is that if it's for a family bathroom then get the biggest one that will fit. You know what get two of the white Screwfix ones. It'll be worth it not to have to play towel tetras.

Basin you heathen. Yeah that sounds like the one, sure I saved it for future reference but can’t find it now. Don’t know whether to be pleased or distressed that we’re on the same insta algorithm wavelength 😂
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Is this it?! Name doesn’t feel right but the product is as I remember.

It's a tricky one, and not sure anyone here will be able to offer any advice better than that you have already received!

MDF treads sounds like a sticking plaster, and really, you want solid timber treads - that stair looks like it's going to get a lot of use.

Everything reaches the end of it's serviceable life eventually, and it might well be best to shell out once for a job done well rather than something you have to redo in 5 years. (Unless you're planning on selling the house.)

If the second run from the half landing is serviceable, you might be able to modify something off the peg from Stairbox.com or Stairplan.com to suit the first run from the ground floor.

I think you should feel privileged.
And yeah, that’s the ticket!

we are looking at rads at the moment and not got to the bathroom ones yet but noticed you can get an ordinary tall column rad and have matching towel rails and robe hooks fitted, it was on bestheating.com and the rad was milano aruba.
they come in lots of colours including some mettalics.

Thanks, yeah starting to think replacement is the way forward. Was really keen to “retain the character” but now I’ve seen the state of some of the treads after taking the carpet up it is pretty clear it should have been replaced rather than patched last time, presumably when the house was renovated about 10 years ago. Will be interesting to find out what lies beneath when more carpet comes up…

Wasn’t keen on the idea of MDF either….

Thanks very much!

We have a Milano Aruba that was fitted in 2019 and it's starting to flake and rust at the bottom. Not best pleased. You can see it on this pic.

Could be shoddy installation I guess.

The hooks setup is nice though. That's why we got it. We didn't have space for a towel rail.

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Aruba or Windsor are on the list but Athens from bathroom mountain are a fair chunk cheaper (£1500 v £2200) and seem to be the same as what other big rad merchants sell but they just add 1 or 2mm to the sizing and use a slightly different PDF drawing, I assume they are all from the same factory

we got one of these and got it sprayed orange. service was useless from this supplier so would source the rad from elsewhere. really nice rad and mega warm in a 3 x 3m bathroom https://www.designerradiatorconcepts.com/brands/eucotherm/towel-radiators/eucotherm-fontanus-designer-towel-radiator-1616x600mm

Nice!

Do they come with an electric boost element also?

wow not seen those before, so you can add this to a towel rail that runs off the ch system and it lets you turn it electric in summer? that's great!

Good luck with it!

The more work I do the more I find "retaining the character" is influencer double-speak for "we couldn't afford to replace it"... particularly when the original construction was pretty suspect to begin with! Victorian houses are not this hallowed typology everyone seems to make them out to be. They're the 19th century equivalent of todays Barrett boxes constructed quickly and cheaply with the materials and technologies of the time.

Pfft - you just have no appreciation for chilly, crumbly, draughty and damp buildings.

Extremely silly comment. Technology etc aside, Barratt Homes and the like are cheaper and nastier than standard Victorian terraces.

Ordinary Victorian home off the first page of Google. Look at the windows in comparison. Yes I know there are horrible back-to-backs too but this one is perfectly typical.

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I don’t know how you can draw any meaningful conclusions about anything from those two pictures.

In words instead then... Victorian homes - or at least, a great many of them - were not just built as quickly and cheaply as possible. If they were, they wouldn't have large windows, bays, ornamentation etc. All of which would have cost money back in day just like they do now.

Agreed, things hadn't been as value engineered back then and other things like ethics and religion featured more highly as it was pioneering single individuals who were the developers in those days, not corporations whose key concerns are their shareholders. I live in a Victorian estate built by a philanthropist Quaker for example who was tightly governed by his ethics and beliefs - the houses are very high quality.

Although I guess this may be different in other places that were dominated by heavy industries- like workers cottages in the valleys owned by coal mines.

I can see an argument for either tbh, barrat may be shonky but are saved by modern tech