Proceed with caution! Certainly don’t use the gas fire as there is a very real possibility of CO poisoning. It looks like the ‘flue’ from the appliance through to its outlet to the metal flue in the loft is an integral flue block, which would have been built in as the wall was built up. Saw this system a lot on new builds in the 90’s. You should definitely get a smoke test on the flue – the fact that your bedroom wall has cracked suggests a serious fault in the flue block. As to remedy I very much doubt if you could line what is likely to be quite a small aperture. How old is the house?
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Do you know what, I think I would

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When companies do this, as well as suppliers getting shafted quite often the sub-contractor trades are getting shafted too. If the subbies get wind of this during the build, quality can drop considerably – morally wrong but understandable. I’ve heard of drains being plugged with concrete, roof tiles laid without a single fixing. Yes the NHBC would be the backstop, but do you want a potentially protracted claim & it’s only a structural warranty, so there’s potential for a lot of issues that aren’t covered by any warranty.

Of course, clearly not niche enough for STW. Now where’s that asparagus deception album…

Saw her at Brixton Academy on Monday night, bloody excellent, go if you can.

Yes it is a requirement. These days garage floor can be laid to fall away from any door/ aperture rather than needing 100mm threshold but assuming that’s not the case in your existing garage, you should set the flapl 100mm above garage slab level.

Harry Hill always makes me laugh

I got a 5 c for my son from quickmobilefix.com & couldn’t fault them

15 degrees is min pitch so you’d need a kerb kit

Wow, thanks for sharing that.

Ron Zacapa from Guatemala. I think someone on here recommended it is some time back & it really is superb.
In fact I think I’ll have one right now

Got showered with piss from a Party Seven tin on more than one occasion watching an afternoon band at Reading, late 70’s early 80’s when NWOBHM was at full tilt. Managed to dodge the flattened beer cans that were luzzed around like Kung fu stars. Such friendly crowds.

PJ Harvey
Sparklehorse
Wilco

Looking forward to seeing your Leith Hill Tower pic

His dark materials by Philip Pullman read by the author himself . Spent a great couple of autumnal weeks driving in the Pyrenees some years back & it has stayed with me.

Yes tell it to them straight. I had to tell my 6 year old & 9 year old kids their mum had died. Hardest thing I’ve ever done but what else are you going to tell them? The truth is paramount. People talk about kids being remarkably resilient, not sure how true that is. They hurt like we grown ups do but they need to know the truth. Life is shit but it’s also beautiful.
Sorry, had a few.

This will get picked up during the sale process & you will need to get it signed off by building control as it is notifiable work. Don’t bother getting it “signed off” by a structural engineer, as the solicitor/mortgage lender will require the building regs sign off & nothing less. Gallows brackets are not generally accepted these days, so follow your struct engineers guidance re spanning beams parallel with the party wall.

Me & my bros circa 1970. Sitting on the handlebars was about as rad as it got.

If you like your beer, you could try Penguin Bar. Recently opened & run by friends of mine

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g187454-d10481091-Reviews-Penguin_Bar-Bilbao_Province_of_Vizcaya_Basque_Country.html#REVIEWS

They also run Bihotz:

https://www.tripadvisor.co.uk/Restaurant_Review-g187454-d7372200-Reviews-Bihotz_Cafe-Bilbao_Province_of_Vizcaya_Basque_Country.html

Good people

Reason to like Bristol:

Don’t know why, but when I hear a new rose I’m always reminded of this

Well that was good for me, thanks!

Vesta dried meals. Grew up on these , plus Fray Bentos steak & kidney pie as my mum hated cooking & still bloody love them.

I increasingly find I spend my time with a bunch of coños

Coño (pronounced conyo) is Spanish for our ‘c’ word & yet doesn’t seem to be so offensive in Spain. I hear it used widely, in the same way that we might use bloody.
Might be the company I keep…

The Lamb in Leadenhall Market do amazing scotch eggs + great shepherds pie & Youngs beers.

Exploding head in Scanners

Like. Some good news.

Rush play Neil Young

Speak for yourself

Probably CAD technician

Kevin Keegan. Used to love Superstars

Wiggins

Raleigh. Victim of brand snobbery?

Lovely bike, although doesn’t get ridden since I was offered a SL 29er frame.
Might become my sons if I can rekindle his interest & drag him away from his iPad.
Might move it on to a good home.