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PasturesNew wrote: »This is why bathrooms need to have a window - so when the light blows you can have baths during daylight hours until you get it fixed. Although some solar lights dragged in there might help as a Plan B
Again, there wouldn't be an issue if it was just me here. But I have responsibilities
. Re the non-operation of machinery (see earlier), last night wasn't ideal for a non-functioning light (typical). So I left a torch in there. For various reasons, I wasn't keen for that to be long term... 0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »But I don't like old, I like new... with all that insulation and building regs
Building regs give you huge down stairs loos and ceiling heights.
Personally, I think its a good thing. Imagine the bunks and cubbies some would be stuffed into. 0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »Bulk buy 1000 floating candles on ebay
I think that has way too much potential to give the wrong idea... :eek:
Might get the house back to myself quite quickly though
Ooh, I'm not very nice at all, am I? 0 -
lostinrates wrote: »Building regs give you huge down stairs loos and ceiling heights.
Personally, I think its a good thing. Imagine the bunks and cubbies some would be stuffed into.
Yeah, some building regs are annoying.0 -
PasturesNew wrote: »This is where building regs annoys me - I'd like a house with a 5'6" ceiling or so - less to heat, easier to decorate - and you can change lightbulbs without risking limb and life... but no, building regs sets the minimum head height, based on a size of people I am very, very rarely ever likely to invite round.
I would be excluded by a good 3 inches in bare feet.Everything that is supposed to be in heaven is already here on earth.
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PasturesNew wrote: »This is where building regs annoys me -
Now you have to have an extra wide door for your downstairs Loo, so that disabled persons can use it.....and your light switches have to lower now for the same reason.
Why a disabled person would want to use my Loo is what confuses me'In nature, there are neither rewards nor punishments - there are Consequences.'0 -
Doozergirl wrote: »I would be excluded by a good 3 inches in bare feet.
That's just tough though.... it's not as if you visit here daily
My ease of reaching the ceiling, potentially every day, trumps the potential that you might have to stoop for 15 seconds before you sit down at some future date that might not happen.0 -
Just under 3 inches here.Doozergirl wrote: »I would be excluded by a good 3 inches in bare feet.0 -
Tonight's Phil Spencer: Secret Agent is reminiscent of the 'Have a Look at This' thread on the House Buying Board...0
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