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Im tempted....

@Velocio If we could raise the fees for you to go through all the legal loopholes would you consider keeping it alive?

I think people might be able to do it considering the amount of users here.

Or just ask the golf club thread....

Sold

Got a load of floorboards to get rid of. Posted them here a bit ago but they're still available.
https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/401350/newest/

For any of DIYers
We have a selection of different sized floorboards to sell, left over from a renovation project.

They are all original pine floorboards from our Victorian house. Once sanded and oiled they look beautiful. All floorboards have been de-nailed.

They all measure 14.2 cm wide and 2 cm deep, and are of varying lengths.

We have the following lengths available (approximate measurements):

1 x 330 cm
1 x 250 cm
14 x 230 cm
7 x 190 cm
4 x 160 cm
8 x 115 cm
8 x 80 cm

a box of off cuts smaller than 80 cm.

Should be enough to do the entirety of one room.

(If the 330 cm length is too long for you to take away we can cut this for you).

Collection from Homerton, Hackney.

Would prefer to sell as one lot but open to offers if only some are needed. Looking for £150
Can send photos if interested

We have a selection of different sized floorboards to sell, left over from a renovation project.

They are all original pine floorboards from our Victorian house. Once sanded and oiled they look beautiful. All floorboards have been de-nailed.

They all measure 14.2 cm wide and 2 cm deep, and are of varying lengths.

We have the following lengths available (approximate measurements):

1 x 330 cm
1 x 250 cm
14 x 230 cm
7 x 190 cm
4 x 160 cm
8 x 115 cm
8 x 80 cm

• a box of off cuts smaller than 80 cm.
  
  

Should be enough to do the entirety of one room.

(If the 330 cm length is too long for you to take away we can cut this for you).

Collection from Homerton, Hackney.

Would prefer to sell as one lot but open to offers if only some are needed.
Can send photos if interested

Anyone have some old pine floorboards going? Will just ask on Facebook marketplace but just wondered on here

Cheers for the options but shes just bought something

Second dids if the other falls through

Looking for a ladies dutch bike for my wife who is pregnant and can't ride her tourer anymore.

Normally rides a 52 frame for a road bike.

Based in Hackney but can collect in London within reason

Hey all,

Are Velfac worth it? They are bloody expensive....
Only looking to replace one window but does anyone have any better options?

Ive got one of these from the Futon company
https://www.futoncompany.co.uk/shop-by-product/sofa-beds/size/two-seater/haiku-2-seater-birch-double-sofa-bed.html
which is comfy as a sofa and is a good bed as well. I think it looks good and is a reasonable price for what it is. Much better than blowing tons of money at Heals for an overhyped designer label

Cheers all, that makes sense, one less job to do then

Probably will be a rug of some sort but the question is more is it wise to insulate internal floors. Which i think you are saying is not worthwhile?

Id just stuff the gaps between the joists will wool insulation, no fixed insulation.

Sanding will be normal not aggressive!

So having just had a chimney breast out, new bathroom and bedroom on the first floor, Im now fixing the fairly bodged and crappy floorboards that were under the old carpet. Going to relay them, add some new reclaimed ones to replace some and then sand and oil.

The question is, while I have the boards up, should I insulate in between the joists like i dod with the ground floor? Will I get any insulation out of it and will it help with noise reduction or will it just create a condensation nightmare?

Wowza. thats a special frame

We used Ardex for coloured mould resistant flexible grout and mastic. Builders seemed to be pleased with it and commented that Ardex is top quality stuff. Sure thats probably the same with mapei and the other stuff too though

Definitely feel you but thats just the reality of it. However big or small the project is these issues crop up and in my experience (im sure some have different ones) the more research and work you are willing to do will help minimise (not get rid of) the unknowns and problems that will happen. Especially dealing with architects (as someone has already said), they do fairly specific work and simply aren't QS'. Best case scenario is to have early contractor involvement so your builder can look at architects work early and say 'thats a dumb way to do it, do it like this' and then you have to take a view whether thats your builder being lazy/trying to take a shortcut or if theyre right from experience that the architect doesn't have. Then you have to cost it all up, then changing one thing will cause another issue etc etc etc. thats why a good Project Manager is worth having and will help you through lots of this and save you money. It doesn't mean that you can sit back and rely on it to just happen though! Just the nature of the beast

Im a Development manager by trade, ive built loads of houses blocks of flats etc but even my relatively small (big for me) £20k reno project in my house at the moment has come up against multiple unforeseen issues, some my fault, some the builders fault, others just examples of shit happening despite thinking at the beginning that id covered all bases.

It does also sound like you might want to talk to another architect

It is the absolute worst

Yeah its a cashflow issue isn't it. So for us, the kitchen definitely needs doing but we can live with it being fairly scrappy for a couple of years.

So we did the floor insulation/floor sanding, various other home redecorating ourselves, got an independent plasterer in to do a few rooms that needed it, similar for a plumber and electrician to do various bits. Lived with a shit bathroom for a year but now have builders in putting a new bathroom in and doing stuff like changing room configuration and getting rid of a chimney breast (we are saving money but doing all finishes ourselves except tiling). Theres still tons we need to get done but we don't have the money so thats going to wait until we do.

So for your thing as Hugo7 said, it might be better to try and work it out sectionally. So instead of doing a full rewire and a full replumb etc maybe get people in to do a couple of rooms at a time as work like that is pretty invasive so you want to do it at the same time as the other work. If you do the finishing yourself (floors, painting coving etc) then you can save a lot

Windows you normally want to do before invasive work as it can disrupt the finish and you might end up having to repaint the whole wall but maybe that can wait until next winter?

Reroof: do you definitely need a full reroof? You might be able to patch it and extend the life by 5-10 years before you shell out for the whole thing...

Etc

Yeah do it in stages and try and do bits yourself in between

Sent you a message about 1, 2 and 3

Door knobs. I've never really considered door knobs but now I have to consider what type of door knob I want over others. Anyone have firm opinions about what is the best internal door knobs for a standard wooden painted 4 panel door?

Shower tray turned up fully smashed and bath turned up chipped. And cause we are buying stuff 'just in time ' the builders are now delayed for 3 days while we get replacements. Grrr

Any bright ideas for shower shelves?

We're not getting alcoves