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A vote for Gardena here, the only hose and fittings I buy after multiple failures of Hozelock rubbish. You could spend £25 on some cheap kinky hose, but you won't be satisfied for long before spending more money on better quality hose. And Gardena is the best imo.

Post it through his letterbox then :-) But seriously, I'd give him a few days to sort it. There may be a time that you need him to be accommodating if you were getting work done to your property.

Nice project and nice work - I was scrolling down thinking ventilation!? I see I'm beaten to it, but agree with the others about needing some air in that place.

Could buy yourself a damp meter and go round the room to see if there is any damp. Or air the room out, then close the door and go over it on your hands and knees inch by inch sniffing.

The white stuff in those photos look like my blocked drain when I first purchased my house, the idiot kitchen & bathroom fitter of the previous owner had emptied plaster and/or grout down the kitchen sink. The upstairs neighbour hasn't poured similar down the bathroom sink maybe?...

Might be a daft idea, I'm not convinced myself - but I'll put it out there, what about replacing the window with smaller one? It looks like your top pane doesn't open. Either a portrait window above the toilet, or a one that has the top pane only.

I took the lug from another backbox and used JB Weld. It held strong enough to get the screw in so the faceplate looks fine. Bit of a bodge but so what. Just don't over tighten the screw. I think I might have used some tape or a prop to hold the lug in place while the JB Weld set.

Another vote for an evergreen climber - Star Jasmine maybe?

That looks like a monster that should be on the front of a biplane - 11kg? Do any considerations have to be taken for the ceiling supporting it, with rotational forces too? If you walk under it and get trapped in the downforce how do you get out? Although I assume that's why it has a remote...

My system is much more rudimentary, but it works effectively for my needs. Draper Soaker hose all around the garden in my borders. Intersected with supply hose for any lengths I don't want watering. Running off a Screwfix £20 timer I do have raised beds in the middle - currently using a lawn...

Last month I bought a Sundew plant - Drosera Capensis - for this purpose. My kitchen windows sill has chilli plants on it, the fruit flies always come in through the back door. Unfortunately the previous owner installed a kitchen window with no opening windows(!), so once in they just sit around...

The cheapest "weedkiller" if you want to save money is to pull them out yourself, with the roots of course :) I can't see anything being cheaper than glyphosate, I think you can buy 1 litre for ~£12 but the value is buying 5 litres for ~£30. The mix ratio is something like 50:1 so 1 litre is...

That is excellent work - impressive :cool: Regarding the removal tool - I'm not sure because it was a few years ago that I used it - but the ridge across the top can be used to get an wrench on it for leverage. I'm pretty sure that's what I ended up doing anyways.

Even if you freeze it I'd still use the proper tool for maximum purchase on the remainder of the bulb cover - and wear thick gloves in case it shears. https://www.amazon.co.uk/Bosch-00613634-Light-Cover-Removal/dp/B009P5ZCCC

I've had success with freeze sprays - and failures. It'll give you that extra bit of contraction. But it depends how much contraction is needed to do the job if you see what I mean.

Timeless white for me, Mumsnet said so. I'm happy with it.

I think I'd have a bash with a freeze spray to try and make the glass contract, worth a shot for a fiver.

It could be heat expansion cracks if the room was decorated cold with the rads unmounted. Try turning the heating off in that room and see if the cracks contract. I've suffered similar after getting a renovation property painted in a November with all the rads off and no heating in it.

I'd start with finding a local independent, reputable kitchen company who I'd expect to subcontract all the necessary tradesmen they don't have in house - brickie, electrics, plumber, plasterer etc and "manage" the project. As far as cost - well, whatever you're guesstimating add at least 50% ;-)

Sebo owner here, very happy with it. Much better than my old Dyson, but I have limited experience to compare with other brands. Sebo are used in Buckingham Palace and the Whitehouse (apparently), so I decided that was acceptable for my butler to use in my house ;)