Recent content by johnnybalance

oooh...thanks very much daz, much appreciated

lol....one of my favourite tricks i'm sorry to say i work in IT so if i walk around my workplace & spot an unattended PC with the screen unlocked i'll do this every time. we deal with sensitive data & staff have all been instructed never to leave their desk without locking the screen...

similar to wms's idea, you could probably get away with 2 x roman blinds. bit of a pain to make from scratch (well, according to my missus they are anyway :wink: ) but both ikea and B&Q both sell cheap ones that can be altered to suit your size requirements easily enough

evening all, any idea where i'd get the external stick-on mouldings to recreate georgian bars on uPVC windows? having a few windows replaced & want to retain the character as much as possible but adding the external astrigals its about £30 per pane, so (as usual) i thought "stuff that, i...

ah riiight...gotcha :thumb:

garage is breeze blocks with outer skin of render & slate pitched roof (its probably better quality build than my kitchen!) the building of this garage fell within allowed limits for not notifying, so we've not notified them of anything regarding this building i've not done any notifiable...

i did & it came back at over 500 quid, i'd hope notifying the LABC wouldn't be that expensive

whilst i will admit i'd find that a little scary to do, i'd be willing to do it. the truth of it is, mrs johnnybalance has put her foot down & said we'll be getting a qualified sparky in...so that was the end of that discussion :lol:

thanks for the info spark. what happens next if i install the wiring, will they inspect the wiring i've done before i get a sparky in to fit the MCB?

hello all, been a long-time lurker & have gained a lot of valuable info from here. i've finally decided to join up. have been renovating an old house for a number of years so hopefully can share some of my experienced and (in some cases hard earned) knowlege. anyway, a part P question...