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    Victorian renovation build log

    Painted and mirrors up, not grey Also changed the shower arm as the 45 degree one just fired over the wall
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    Victorian renovation build log

    Then went in the toilet, which was well worth the money, wish I had gone with Grohe in all the other bathrooms now Went with slate floor - had left over from the loft bathroom, and Calacatta violetta 'monet' marble for the toilet, splashbacks and shower area View from the toilet shows the...
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    Victorian renovation build log

    This is the his and her sinks that are what you see when you open the double doors to the ensuite, I think they are cast quartz
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    Victorian renovation build log

    Main bathroom tiling all done, this will be painted the same dark green as the neighbouring toilet
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    Victorian renovation build log

    Also took used the same tiles for the neighbouring toilet. The other bathroom will be painted the same dark green when I get time
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    Victorian renovation build log

    To get hot and cold water into the ensuite we have to make a hole in the wall through to a neighbouring bathroom. No too big a deal as already had to smash a hole in the side of the bath to fix a leaking tap flexi. as you can see the floor was cracket too due to poor laying onto too thin a...
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    Victorian renovation build log

    After summer holidays work started on the ensuie. Boarded out, fully insulated external wall and a sound deadening in partition. This is the shower end and this is the toilet end spot the mistake!
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    Victorian renovation build log

    And a lot more painting, the ceiling are very high
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    Victorian renovation build log

    Then it was a lot of painting and hanging the bathroom doors. The idea is for the bathroom doors to look like another cupboard/wardrobe More dodgy joinery my me, thank god for caulk!
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    Victorian renovation build log

    Another year (and some), another update Nearly all my focus this year has been on commercial expansion so the house has been progressing in small bursts First off had the shutters fitted - not blackout but plenty dark enough for us
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    1930s Semi Refurb - Part 11 of ... (Edition: Bedrooms)

    issue with dot + dab is moisture gathering in the cold space. I fixed my insulated boards with a continuous bead of closed cell foam and 2x mechanical fixings, and only used the method on dry walls. Where there rain exposure / north facing / ground floor its much better practice to use an...
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    1930s Semi Refurb - Part 11 of ... (Edition: Bedrooms)

    As someone who has done pretty much every insulation method around I would advise the following -strip back to bare structure - on the exposed from I would us vapour membrane onto the existing wooden frame leave a min. 10mm vapour gap then do a new stud and insulate that with 50-75mm PIR...
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    TREE WITH TPO GETTING IN THE WAY OF PLANNING AN EXTENSION

    Its in your neighbours garden so you won't be building over it directly As other have said get it trimmed (will require planning for this) Different species of tress have different roots - research this and incorporate root friendly foundation solutions into your plans
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    Did you keep your sports car after having kids?

    we had a Leon + a TT just be and the baby and the baby carrier went in the front of the TT, all 3 of us and we used the Leon soon after 2nd child was born I sold the TT for an M140 with 5 doors
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    Junior doctor strike: Union's pay demands unrealistic, says Steve Barclay

    The only people that will benefit from this is the insurance companies. Google the cost of delivering a baby in the USA
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    Junior doctor strike: Union's pay demands unrealistic, says Steve Barclay

    I didn't know this, can you tell me more?
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    Junior doctor strike: Union's pay demands unrealistic, says Steve Barclay

    £19/hr is unrealistic/laughable?
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    Junior doctor strike: Union's pay demands unrealistic, says Steve Barclay

    strike or no strike, can anyone really say £14/hr is a reasonable rate of pay for a junior doctor?
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    Solid Wall Houses - Insulation + Plastering + Air Gaps ?

    studs should be off the wall and spaced with plastic packers - no capillary action - and PIR has a vapour membrane both sides so and long its taped theres no need for extra I just go off which way it faces, prevailing wind direction (ie does it get soaked in rain often), lots of guttering...
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    Solid Wall Houses - Insulation + Plastering + Air Gaps ?

    to be honest if the walls are in good nick outside and face south-ish I would dot and bad 50mm insulated board and just stud the walls at high risk of damp
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