Nice People 12: Nice in Nice

Spirit_2

chewmylegoff wrote: »

I've been given an ultimatum to get rid of my mini by January at the latest and buy something more practical that we can fit things in. I am not pleased.

Is this an announcement? I hope so.

lostinrates

Well, I don't know why but we cannot seem to get a local roofer to come and do fixing/repairs to main bloody roof. .

If we weren't planing to put a dormer in there in the future I'd be wondering if we we were better to get the whole thing re done like the other roof now. . The attic is full of buckets.

Spirit_2

PasturesNew wrote: »

I was marvelling this morning at the FIVE TV points with socket alongside that are here in a 2 bed. FIVE!! All that and just one portable telly owned.

For many years we only had one TV socket. On getting a second TV we had a new ariel installed an extra socket and a long cable run through into our bedroom to enable a future socket TV.

Earlier this year OH came across the cable and tidied it up. He has cut it off, flush with the window where it enters the bedroom.

Genius.

Doozergirl

lostinrates wrote: »

Well, I don't know why but we cannot seem to get a local roofer to come and do fixing/repairs to main bloody roof. .

If we weren't planing to put a dormer in there in the future I'd be wondering if we we were better to get the whole thing re done like the other roof now. . The attic is full of buckets.

You could put the dormer in ready, without doing the rest?

I know you have PP but you could always replace the standard roof and extend somewhere else later - it might be easier and less expensive on the ground, given the condition of the building

Doozergirl

chewmylegoff wrote: »

This made me realise we don't have a smoke alarm here - something the LL always had to sort out! That's another thing for this week's shopping trip...

Fingers crossed for the results!

Get them hardwired in! Please

lostinrates

Doozergirl wrote: »

You could put the dormer in ready, without doing the rest?

I know you have PP but you could always replace the standard roof and extend somewhere else later - it might be easier and less expensive on the ground, given the condition of the building

We plan to do it all, eventually.

Not a fair question, but how much do you estimate a dormer might cost, ball park? Roof? Gulp?

We're going to have to get a bat licence too, I guess.

Generali

Doozergirl wrote: »

Get them hardwired in! Please

One of my favourite Aussie stats: nobody in NSW in the last decade has died in an accidental house fire which had a working smoke detector in it.

My other is never drive further than 8km to buy a Powerball lotto ticket. If you do you are more likely to die in a car smash on the way than you are to win the jackpot.

There's a $90-100 million jackpot tonight/tomorrow. The queues to buy tickets are massive.

Doozergirl

lostinrates wrote: »

We plan to do it all, eventually.

Not a fair question, but how much do you estimate a dormer might cost, ball park? Roof? Gulp?

We're going to have to get a bat licence too, I guess.

When I said dormer I meant probably end up replacing the whole roof with a dormer in it. . Dormers aren't particularly expensive in a regular house (probably a couple of thousand on mine) but your house is special and one needs something of a solid structure to attach it to, which is hopeful, at best.

Have the roofers been out to look, even?

hjd

chewmylegoff wrote: »

And when OH's relatives arrive at heathrow she wants to be able to go and pick them up which is currently impossible unless they post their luggage separately.

Roofrack?
Or a trailer?
Or get someone else to pick up the rellies??

PasturesNew

Oh dear.... next door's having a conservatory built.... obviously not concerned that permitted dev's removed and you need full PP .... and the guy's just started.

OK, I can accept he's parked his tipper/van "on moi land", blocking me in - no problem.
OK, I can accept he'll make some initial noise, knocking the current patio slabs out of place .... no problem.
But why oh why oh why oh why ..... does he find it necessary to have a piggin' radio on???