Ideas needed for new build

[Mary Fisher]

Because we don't like to have everything pink :-)

Mary

[Roger]

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Seems we can add a complete lack of spatial awareness to the long list of dIMMs other shortcomings. The insulation layer in the floor is almost bound to be above ground level so insulating the external walls below ground level is a complete waste of time, money and effort.

[IMM]

Complete misinformation

[Clive Summerfield]

Which immediately defeats your previous statement that "... you have one with doors at right angles, so it is difficult for both to be open at the same time." If that is the case, then you need a porch large enough to hold a 3 seater settee, 2 large adults along with space to move around and open/close each door individually. Realistically you're talking about an

8'x8' room. That's not a porch, that's a total waste of space.

In fact it could be worse than that. If you assumed a wheelchair bound person and doors that cannot be opened simultaneously, then you may well have found a new way to reduce over-population.

Cheers Clive

[IMM]

I doesn't.

[Lobster]

But especially with modern low-temperature detergents, even cheapo coloured items don't keep bleeding dye after a few washes, so provided you make sure that occasional new, susceptible items are not included in the same load as any whites for the first 3 or 4 washes, no problem. And when you have as many weekly washing loads as my tribe produces, it's easily managed - less faff than sorting everything out beforehand.

Strewth, I've turned into Aggie. Better get back to my bathroom refit rapidly!!

David

[Mary Fisher]

Why are we not surprised!

[Mary Fisher]

You only need to do it once ... for some reason the dye is fast once it's bled into other fabrics.

You COUNT how often something is washed?

Well, everyone makes mistakes. If you never have your time is to come and I promise you your kids won't thank you for pink (or any other tint) knickers when they shouldn't be.

Currently, with just the two of us wrinklies, we normally only have from three to six loads weekly. Occasionally we have more. When the five brats were at home it was more like that number every day and there was more than one disster (as they sw it) which has continued down the years as Mother's Greatest Attempt at Public Humiliation.

Who's Aggie?

[Lobster]

Well of course! Doesn't everyone? There's a wall chart in the utility room detailing each person's garments, date of purchase, any special washing instructions, and naturally the date of each wash. (Alternative answer - "hmm - have I ever put this through the wash before? y/n")

Being telly-less I thought you might ask that! Try:

[Mary Fisher]

Er - either you're having me on or you need to get out more :-)

Australia blocked everything were pictures of my pal Phil and that prat T Robinson. Neither of those is called Aggie as far as I know ... !

Now I'm SURE you're having me on!

Mary

[Lobster]

Can I ask where from? Any good? The ones in our kitchen blow even more regularly than I'd expect from incandescent bulbs and are costing me a fortune. I find the worst offenders are Screwfix's; currently using Wickes at £2.50 a pop and aren't a whole lot better.

David

[bigcat]

Shuldnt be too hard to add one. Fancy another job?

NT

[bigcat]

These are things that can be addressed at conversion time later, if you do convert, and they dont strike me as the biggest of hurdles. You may not need to have running water down there at all. If you do, the waste can be pumped.

If youre going to the extra of having a cellar, I assume youve already got a ground floor bog, would be silly not to. In which case a cellar loo is not normally necessary.

NT

[IMM]

Because even you my dear Mary recognises drivel.

[Mary Fisher]

Quite. it was in your post.

Your grammar is also wrong.

[Andrew Chesters]

May have been mentioned, but I have lost the will to re-read the thread. If you have high ceilings, as I suspect you might in a barn, you should have some way to stop the air stratifying. Warm air rising as it does, it all collects at the top where it's damn all use.

Ducts and fans, or sweep fans to personal choice.

Andrew

[Roger]

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Most of what you type is indeed complete misinformation and this is no exception but you owe it to your adoring public to tell them were I went wrong. Is it that subfloor insulation is not usually above ground level or did you have some more exotic location for your cold bridge? Alaska perhaps. :-)

[Lobster]

Agreed - I did consider it, but the respective layouts of the utility and bathroom rooms are completely wrong - would have needed to plan them somewhat differently, or rip 'em out and start again: and for a mere 'nice-to-have' it is w-a-y down the old Round Tuit list!

David

[IMM]

Right on Mary, that is why I had to snip it.

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I don't know whether I must be lucky with them or whether its power fluctuations or different transformers or what but we have lived in our current house for nearly 9 years now with 12 low voltage halogens and never had to change one yet (kiss of death!), I noticed in B&Q that they have 6 for 5.99.