teadrinker – I used one of them and found it excellent (I had a practice go on the top half inch of tube before I did the ‘real’ cut though!).

Thats something I would definately get someone else to do…

+1

measure twice. cut once…..

I think I measured about 50 times, but it still doesn’t stop the need for brown trousers when I eventually come to cutting!

all the LA’s I make planning applications to would ask for a metre setback in this situation.

Does that include West Oxfordshire District Council (which is where we are!)?

If the LA insisted on a meter set-back it wouldn’t be worth doing as it restricts the amount of extra space quite a bit and I don’t think I could live with looking at it every time I come home as I cant imagine it looking very good (although this might be part of the LA’s cunning plan to stop people doing it!).

Currently the soil stack runs up the side of the chimney breast within the external walls (so not visible from outside or in garage), would this need to move or can we leave it where it is, but alter the ‘feed’?

Are you friendly with your neighbours is the first question I’d ask??

Yes we get on well, she’s a single lady who’s lived in the house since new so I doubt she’d be interested in a joint venture, however I’m sure she’d let is scaffold over her garage (wine, flowers and chocolates wouldn’t go amiss though!)

That’s a better layout IMHO. What about entering the new bedroom where the existing cupboard is and squaring off the new bathroom

The cupboard isn’t full height as its above the stairs.

How about this:

I’d rather not move the stairs as I don’t think the lounge would be as usable if we did.

Is this the house you own or one you are considering buying?

It’s ours so I’m looking at possibilities for the extra bedroom and trying to work out if it would be cheaper to extend or move!

edit – whats the little grey cupboard off the bathroom for? Immersion heater?

The hot water tank was in a cupboard above the stairs, however we’ve now got a combi boiler in the garage and so it’s now just a cupboard.

ditch the ensuite and have a door straight into the main bathroom

can’t really do that as the bathroom is pretty small as it is.

that third bedroom looks like its barely big enough to fit a single bed in.

Fair comment, this could be fixed by putting the corridor / landing where the bathroom is and moving the bathroom into the space above the garage (water and soil pipe are both next to chimney breast), this could also make the front bedroom bigger.

how old is the house?

it’s a 1970’s Wimpey house.

That’s probably well above our budget, which is why we’re looking for somewhere in this country. We’ve had a look and might try to find somewhere outside bath (within about 30mins). Unless anyone can recommend anywhere.

If helps if they don’t know what Chloroform smells like.

This reminds me of the big billboard in Cheetham Hill, for years the board said that Moshiach was coming, but now we’re expected to bring our own: 🙄

That is in no way a crudely drawn cock shape or and form funny.

FTFY 😆

selling / buying etiquette

Do I need to wear a tie to use the classifieds?

Can someone tell me who to hate please?

Some other threads / posters may suggest yourself! 😉

truncated: you snooze you lose.

I like this, more long posts should be summed up in a single line 😆

What’s the difference between Jam and Marmalade?

…I can’t try to Marmalade my cock up a girls arse

What’s brown and sticky?

…a twig

Are the ‘sick as a dog bivy’ and ‘best picture you’ve taken in last month’ threads the exceptions to this rule or have they deteriorated to arguments too?

Talking of gimmicks I only think the wife wants to go there because they have log burning stoves and hot-tubs! 🙄

Bump!

Broadway Tower:

I lived in it’s shadow as a little boy and drive past it most days now, but I’ve still not actually been closer than the road to it 🙁

I also have a soft spot for Peel tower as I spent the rest of my youth looking up at that one!

So is Cedric…

I thought he always claimed to be Andorran?!

It’s just like the annual Hackney Carnival:

I’ve not read the previous nine pages of squabbling however I’ve just seen it kicking off in ‘that London’ again and seeing the brazen way those scrotes are behaving I’d be surprised if there aren’t more serious injuries or death. The unfortunate thing is that if one of the rioters is killed the police will be blamed, however if a policeman is killed the rioters will be boasting about it. I’m not condoning there actions of the police, but they are in a bit of a no win position!

They still have their Christmas lights up!

Is this a euphemism I’ve missed?!

This vid[/url] also made me chuckle!

I bought mine because it fits and although it has removable pads I’ve not yet felt the need to remove them (nearly 2 years), so unless your head gets really sweaty I wouldn’t worry about it too much.

10/10 for tenacity

+1

Why did Michael Jackson coat his willy in dairylea? …because kids will do anything for dairylea ….I’ll get my coat.

Thanks eth3er 🙄

Apparently, JEngledow cannot link videos.

I can, just not first time! 😳

This is a common misconception, however it’s a little know fact that Narnia actually comes with the fur coats and not the wardrobe, although there are some people who speculate that it’s actually linked to the coat hangers and not the coats themselves, however these people are just nuts!

If you’ve not put your seats up in over a year is it worth taking them out (a bit like an Astra van)?

If something looks too good to be true it usually is, so where’s the catch?

jontydewolfe – that’s the best photo I’ve seen in ages!

uplink, you beat me to it:

Back from Grans, didn’t have cake, but did have a Rolo ice lolly and some posh choccy biscuits!

I’m about to go and see what my Grans got in the fridge (she lives around the corner from one of my project offices) so there will probably be cake 🙂

I’m looking second hand (as I’ll get far more for my money), but that means the choice is massive and I need help narrowing it down!