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As an amateur, I'd use decking screws. Back of an envelope maths at @10 seconds a screw makes it maybe an hour and a half...

Sorry I can't see what's what in the photo. I certainly wouldn't assume that because someone's cut a massive notch in a beam that it's ok to do so!

I really like the led strips we have under the top cupboards - cheap, easy to fit, dimmable excellent task lighting for the worktops, controllable via remote switch (so you can put the switches where you want them) - all from IKEA. Then longer led strips (can't remember which website we got...

To be honest you'd struggle to fit a restaurant in that fireplace - maybe you set your sights a little lower and cafe-nate it? ;)

I think some useful info from the OP would be a comparison of the different TOU times and rates between old and new. If the immersion heater runs at 3kW for an hour a day, that's an extra 3kWh a day

Personally I wouldn't choose a tesla - I'd have a wider look... We went EV a few years ago - best thing we ever did - just fantastic. .

Play sand?

Go for it! The only additional suggestion I have is (inspired by opps) that you consider glueing a sheet of ply on the inside face of each arched joist.

I'd recommend giffgaff

That door needs replacing. What I can't understand is why there's water running off the worktop?

I'm confused - If it seems to be working very well, why are you replacing it?

If you're picking up metal single points then they could be screws into wooden studs, which would be ideal to fix into. You can use small powerful magnets to map the screws, which will give you the line of the studs.

The weight makes no difference to the wind force (they don't make sails out of concrete!)

I just used a bog standard wet tile cutter for chamfering slate tiles. Are these tiles 3cm deep?

A small side point I'd make, as an amateur, is that having vertical end grain exposed will shorten the lives of the posts - I'd want some kind of cap on those...

I'm quite impressed at the level of entitlement, rudeness and ignorance displayed by the OP towards a number of people who have offered sound advice out of the goodness of their hearts and the benefit of their experience. Don't bother replying, unless it's an apology towards the community -...

@StephenOak Do you know what a munsen ring extender is?

Personally I'd have called or texted diplomatically that evening first, rather than just undone his work and let him find out by seeing it - going about it as you did is frankly a little humiliating. I have had to undo tradesmen's work in the evening before, but I'm very apologetic and...

If you've not lined the sides with plastic, I would urge you to do so - the water loss through the gaps in the wood will be making a huge difference. Mulch the top of the soil with bark or well rotted manure, to slow down evaporation. You really do need to be getting the water to the bottom of...

In terms of efficiency of heating human bodies, rather than the air, you might want to look at infrared panels...