Recent content by Ken Cooper

Cycle streets work on quiet roads. On main roads, they are just paint and a sign. Drivers ignore them. The 2.4 million price tag is the real problem. That money should have gone into protected bike lanes, not a sign telling drivers to be nice.

Found this old thread and remembered my own DIY disaster. Tried making tall wardrobe doors myself. The MDF warped within weeks and the mural I painted cracked along the edge. Gave up and used The Heritage Wardrobe Company instead. Their doors did not warp because they use hidden aluminium...

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You are totally right to be skeptical here. Running a direct, uninsulated hot water pipe from the main house all the way underground to an outbuilding is a massive red flag because the ground will instantly sap all the heat out of it before it ever reaches your tap. Almost every proper garden...