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Impressive. No wonder you find fitting a kitchen a doddle! I got stuck changing my rear windscreen wiper. Interested because sold my dad's little-used 1973 Cortina to an enthusiast in 2003. It had sat in the garage for about 15 years and the buyer and his mate got it going again within a...

I remember getting very fed up when there were lots of cut tiles to do. Did them all by hand with a little wheel cutter thing (and you think you are penny-pinching??) - mine were only glazed tiles. Once you get the grout going you'll surge ahead. Look how far you've come from the first...

Can't see the join at all on the photo - but if you can, why spoil the ship etc. I tried your trick on my cheapo tiles round the shower outlet pipes and it looked awful. Re-did it properly - begrudgingly: glad I did.

Had forgotten, also bought Aldi corded hammer drill - excellent for DIY use, very well balanced and pleasant to use.

Used to believe "Buy cheap, buy twice." Bought PowerCraft cordless drill 5 years ago. Used it lots (DIY only). Love it. Bought top of the range Atco garden shredder - conked out after 1 use. Aldi after-sales generally excellent. Returned Traveller camera (3 yr guarantee, had it 2...

Bit off-topic but any photos of the drag car?

I give up. Tell your audience how you did it. Room starting to get its own atmosphere - rather "late Etruscan". Bit chilly for a toga, though.

Looking good, bet you're pleased with progress. Nothing like an exam or an assignment to make DIY an appealing option!

Think you made a post about fitting straight runs, addressing a query I had on another project. Lovely to see your super results - enthuses me. I love the red tiles. If fitting the new door frame was the hardest part, then I'm encouraged as I did that last year. Took me ages - had to build...

Thanks CortinaV8 and First-time-buyer for the insights on your experiences. Valuable. Tempted to follow your example and have a go myself - only a tiny kitchen. I dread paying someone then having to confront them if they do a rubbish job.

Looking good - so solid. Envious!

Thanks for that info about shiplap big-all. Have five long lengths to use up, hopefully get better results following your guidance.

Informative pictures, great improvement. Had you fitted a kitchen before? If not, did you find it very difficult? Did you have a helper - apart from the crisp eater! Am pondering whether to have a go myself - no corners, just straight runs.

Please don't be worried. My wet room floor problems arose in a new build extension - concrete floor, then screeded to provide the correct gradients - not! Your project has a custom-made floor base with a built-in gradient, which should over-come these problems. McAlpine seem to have excellent...

Your shed's better than my house. I used shiplap cladding but found it shrinks badly on the sunny side, then swells back when it's damp. It remains tight on the shaded side whatever the weather. It was much dearer than feather edge and I thought it would be much more substantial but have...

Still enjoying the project. Sure your tiling skills will be every bit as good as all the rest. I tiled walls first, left last tile off on bottom of wall, then had non-slip flooring fitted and lapped up wall. Then overlapped last wall tile over lapped-up flooring. Water drains straight off...

Really enjoyable project to watch. Learn so much from other people's efforts, especially the photos. Appreciated. The aches and pains will be worth it.

Only just looked at this project, really enjoyable. Can't wait for the next episode.

Thanks so much for the information, very helpful. Had spent 20 years growing trees and achieved complete privacy - then neighbour at back put up big over-looking loft extension! Grrr!

I'm thinking of having double glazed units with integrated venetian blinds. Does anyone have experience of these units and are they problematic? Advice appreciated.