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Seems like the right thread to get advice. Neighbour a few door down seems to be running an unregistered childcare operation (2-3 kids per day, for the whole day) plus is starting to expand his property’s volume with the cheeky addition of massive garden storage boxes (1200l plastic ones). 2 first floor over kitchen extension and a new 1 over their garden shed. It wasn’t a particularly picturesque view but the increased noise and visual clutter are starting to get to me.

Worth reporting? Is there even regulation that would apply? Or am I the bastard and need to breathe and enjoy the results of the neighbours’ enterprising spirit?

E10 so WF council. Apologies for the crosspost from “bastard neighbours”. Seeing this new addition early morning made me go a bit bananas

Are folding tyres easier to change or make it easier to fix a puncture? Or is it just folding to make it easier to carry a spare tyre? Genuinely curious as I am thinking of getting a pair and the price difference is significant

@Ndeipi I have a matching pair Juin Tech F1 in black, still in the box, rotors included. Apologies OP for hijacking, hopefully it also helps to bump the thread

Wrong thread, sorry

Some photos of the actual bike would help a lot

Custom frame colours cheaper than a basket ?!

Any good dry pasta and vacuum packed cheese and/or cured meat will survive the trip nicely and make a nice gift

@sbbohr What child seats and adapter combos work with recent S type bars? Ideally looking for something with straps/harness for a 1 yr old that might last a while. Could the bobike work with a different adapter?

Re: Manor Road, the road used to be nice and quiet but recent changes in traffic in nearby streets made it busier and noisier. Can’t be closed to traffic as it leads into LBR. Also lots of littering. On the plus side odd numbers have huge gardens and good orientation.

In summary: I would choose a quieter side road

@ChasnotRobert happy to help, let me know. Victorian terraces with 4 beds are a bit more common in E10. Could you do without one, share uses/functions (office/guest room) or move one use/function into a garden space (office, playroom, guest room)?

@user16171 there is some kind of indemnity insurance available but it is very rarely used. Sorry to hear that, only chance might be if the estate agent responsible for that sale has an alternative purchaser still interested and willing to move quickly. They could (with failed buyers permission) share the searches and surveys from the recently failed process to speed up the new purchase. That and a fast lawyer could get you through the line in 4-5 weeks (more or less depending on banks and mortgages, cash buyer would be the silver bullet but unlikely)

Slightly polemic but I would add a “good” surveyor* £1k (with some change left). Plus any decorating, furnishing and immediate fixes that the new place might need to be fully functional for you

*Happy to recommend a good and affordable local one on both the conveyancing and surveying fronts (No worries I don’t get a cut 😊)

1.5 years ago, 1.5% estate agents, £2.5k conveyance, £900 survey if I remember correctly

Hope it all goes well! It is all painfully slow (unnecessarily complicated and tbh quite 💩) until the movers knock on your door and it all suddenly reaches dizzying speed (keep anything you might need at hand or they will put it in the truck before you know it 😂)

£45 posted for both, hope that’s fair. The cheapest I could find with a quick online search is £47 each (back one has marginally more wear and it a bit dirtier, but both saw very little use)

Anyone looking for a pair of Schwalbe One tires (folding) in black? Very good condition, they had very little use

Sorted in the 😈 bay

Sorry to hear that, unfortunately quite normal at that point of the process. A polite no will do, something like“I am sorry that the works are inconvenient for you but I conveyed the information clearly from the beginning. Unfortunately the current financial situation doesn’t give me much room for negotiation”. At this point they should be quite invested in the process and will loose a good chunk in lawyer fees, surveys, searches… They are probably just upset and/or they are just trying their luck.

It would be a great epitaph, I might borrow it if you don’t mind. Just need to find a nice “timeless” font

Yes plus Thames water are doing a stellar job managing a monopoly and are going to redistribute the savings to all of us 😂

Thinking of fixing the work of art that the plumber left behind… shall I use Toupret fibacryl to allow some movement for the pipes and layer it in the sections deeper that 1cm? Would a flexible filler react negatively to heat? Shall I just put expanding foam and a standard wall filler?

I think I am local, happy to share traders contacts as I build them up (hopefully slowly) as I am quite new to the area. So far only plumbers and bifold door experts (both great!) Feel free to drop me a line

It is. Love how it allows to see the different time zones at a glance. Nomos are also really well finished!

Nomos Zurich Worldtimer? Simple but effective design and lovely in house movement https://nomos-glashuette.com/en/zurich/zurich-world-time-midnight-blue-807

@dbr the chair is seriously good! Thanks for the pots tip, I did not know that shop!

@dbr slightly off topic but is it possible to get the chair and specially the pots ID? 😀

Thanks! That’s a great reference guide