You shouldn’t need drawings at all for this type of work. Do it under a “Building Notice”, which is basically filling out a form & paying a fee to your local authority Building Control Dept & then get the friendly local building inspector round when you want to make a start to discuss the job. He will tell you what he expects/ what he will need to see to sign off the work, keep him in the loop throughout & everyone’s happy & you’ ve saved yourself some money on unecessary drawings.

Ride the motorbike lots, eat baked beans on toast & gorge myself on pickled onions, oh & leave the bedroom window open overnight. Dig out the vinyl & turn up the volume – the missus never really liked The Groundhogs, Edgar Broughton etc. and turn the thermostat on the CH down.

Forward slash? P**sing in the wind?

Why not go for units that contain the Venetian blind in the air gap between the glass panes which are opened/closed with a magnet

I’ve seen a couple of installations through my work as a district surveyor, & whilst they can have the “wow factor” when you flick the switch, I should think that would soon wear off but, more importantly I thought the glazing, when switched off, was optically very poor & was vaguely opaque. Also v expensive.

As a student had a mind numbingly boring job wire brushing rust off steel poles at an industrial plant. We had to wear those fetching paper hooded boiler suit type things & face masks etc. To relieve the boredom one day we stuffed a suit to make it look like a person, attached gloves & boots etc & hung, with a noose, the “body” from a roof truss. Imagine the look on the foremans face when we rushed in all panicked.
My brother, when he was at agricultural college, claims he had a dump in a Marvel tin, taped the lid up & left the said item on a radiator in a fellow students room over the christmas hols………. My brother became a tree surgeon & the victim is now an evangelist

Dalwhinnie & Bowmore are well worth the investment

Privateering- Mark Knopfler. A real surprise ‘cos a lot of Dire Straits stuff used to bore me, but this is an absolute peach of an album, which bears repeated listening with a glass of your favourite tipple to hand. Highly recommended.

As long as they match the gold sovereign rings I can’t see a problem myself

Drama series about a lame, cantankerous donkey – Horse

Hilarious sit-com based in a sarf London parish – Father Tel

Claymation adventures with bed linen – Shaun the sheet

The vulture show

A programme about some big birds

Latex with Jools Holland………..

They were the 1st live band I saw, way back in 1979 in Brighton. Saw them many times after that. At the time, I was still at school & we were allowed to paint a big mural on the 6th form common room wall & I managed to convince my classmates that the “Warriors on the edge of time” album cover would look great, so that’s what we painted. I think at the time, most people were into The Jam & suchlike, so it was quite a coup. Happy days

Just get out there! I always regret NOT going out, but i never regret GOING out

You CANNOT get retrospective approval under building regs for something that was built pre-1985, so it IS a 1bed house. Allow £30,000 to do it properly & DON’T buy it as a 3 bed cos it’s not.

If its currently a bungalow & will become 2 storey after the loft conversion, then no need to worry about fire doors – this only applies to 3 storey dwellings. Loft conversion companies are generally quick & can usually do the planning/building regs drawings for you, but quality of finishes not always the best & can be pricey. Best to get a local builder (ideally from recommendation-ask to see a portfolio of previous work) who has done loft conversions before. Always get min 3 quotes & never go for the cheapest. A good general builder should be able hook you up with someone who can draw plans & a structural engineer, which you will need. Talk to your local authority Building control dept also, they are generally very knowledgeable & helpful.