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Boxes inside boxes. Bits of paper inside the boxes. Treats/kibble in the bits of paper. Sometimes do this with Vinbo's breakfast if we've got a busy morning.

We got a Kong Stuff-a-ball last week – that keeps him entertained for a while. Not used it in yonks but snuffle mats are also pretty good. And a good ol' frankentoy (made by joining random toys together to make new ones).

Abranet FTW

I also considered the Salomon Speedcross (they're on their 5th version now so more possible bargz potential) but they were too ugly for my liking. Look like they do the job though.

And get yourself a bootclaw. The lugs will get clogged up whatever you go for. And it's quite satisfying to use.

I bought these for just that purpose (but also to run with the dog). Been great in the rain (not tested in anything torrential yet) and early mornings kicking through the wet grass.

Bumperless is the new brakless

This stuff is legit the good shit. Vinbo loves the duck one. Would recommend.

Morning all (just about). Is there a forum-approved way to wipe an old laptop before I give away to charity? Windows 10, SSD, it’s an old ASUS UX305F.

That reminds me of the stayholder for my Tubus rack. Wouldn't be the cheapest net curtain rail around and would require a bit of creative tinkering to get it to work. While you're at it you might as well get some titanium tubes. :)

That looks plush AF inside.

^Also, love that colour. 10/10 would bang, etc.

@hoefla and @greentricky Great teamwork – thanks! Those were the exact ones I was trying to find names of. I was like "I swear it has a guy's name in it. Rob. Rogers." Richlite.

Bodes well for it being a durable surface. https://www.axminstertools.com/ujk-technology-hdf-valchromat-top-for-parf-dogs-102537

Is there a way to find out how many bedrooms a house has been sold as having historically? I know with Land Registry you can find out price history. Just need to find out bedrooms too...

Somebody, somewhere, mentioned a birch ply type material/brand that's a bit like Formica. Comes in a variety of colours within the laminate (I might be making this bit up)? Have any of you been using something like this for a desk top?

Or the forum-approved Flos Glo-Ball?

Or a wider Nelson Bubble shade?

I think the sound of your cars are going to stand out amongst this lot.

^ Shampoo dispensers on the floor. Absolute savages. Must be in Scotland.

But drawing/plans in the interim, right...?

Forgive me if this is a silly question. What would that give me/them?

@edscoble For an even finish, do not lean.

He couldn't tell me everything that needed doing as that's not really his job and he can only go by what he has access to inspect visually. But he did say it needed at least a door to the loft space (currently has built-in stairs which, although look tidy, couldn't 100% say if they'd pass either), smoke detection and emergency exit (current velux would be very difficult to get out of in an emergency). So very much a rough analysis(!) but enough to know it's a 2-bed. On the plus side, the roof is structurally sound so at least they haven't fucked that up.

Local authority search didn't bring back any planning permission relating to loft. What would your next steps be? Ask vendor about the specifics of the work? Talk to the builder? Get another builder in there to get a quote?

It was all going so smoothly until then... :D

Evening, folks. Apologies in advance if this has been asked before…

Is there a forum-approved site for getting ballpark building quotes? Like a Shiply but for building work?

For context… Quick debrief with the building surveyor after his inspection of our prospective purchase. He’s basically saying the third bedroom (in the loft) isn’t actually a bedroom. The price is very much “three bedrooms” though. Don’t want anything fancy. Larger velux window/skylight in roof, door to the room and some electrics. Where would you go for a rough quote? And would you renegotiate the offer based on what comes back? We love the house but we also want that third bedroom to be a third bedroom!

I'm about to fit the forum approved twin track shelving (budget Vitsoe).

What is the forum-approved budget Vitsoe..?

I think the forum's own @dbr would be a great person to talk to. He's designed some lovely display systems with an industrial look.

However I'm massively suspicious about the whole situ and feel like we're being squeezed. If the fourth offer on our purchase had been higher than ours, wouldn't the agent have invited us to negotiate rather than jump to best & final? Another concern is that b&f is so aggressive it may turn off some of our prospects - one has already cancelled a viewing.

From my experience you are right to be suspicious. Been to best and finals a few times now with some really dubious scenarios. Once we were bidding against one other couple. They were cash buyers (so generally favourable) but we were the highest bidder. They asked us to bid again because there wasn't much in it. So we did and they went for the cash buyers anyway. Bled another £8k out of the cash buyers in the process.

Similar thing happened another time except the cash buyers were already the highest bidder (cue speil from estate agent about us being first time buyers and how attractive that was...) and they wanted to give us another go. Obvz they went for the cash buyer anyway.

tl;dr - There are some really cunty estate agents out there.