lucky, i started losing hair when I was 18You don't realise how lucky you are!
My first grey hair arrived at 23. and I started balding soon after.
I went from always looking about 5 years younger than I was to looking 8 years older than I was in what feels like no time!
Wifey always looks younger than she is, so despite the fact she is 8 years older than me we look like a normal couple, if i dare use that term.
You don't realise how lucky you are, until you lose it!
Are you just bored, or a glutton for punishment?... The Conservatory re-work project has a green light.
Here is what will be done:
Roof off and deconstruct back to just the standing window frames.
All areas in Blue get the chop and are to be replaced with studwork walling.
Double thickness "ring-beam" on top of new stud walls.
Create 2 mansard roof shaped gable ends, one bolted to the rear wall of the house, the other at the other end of the conservatory.
Open-trusses all along the new roof (to form a vaulted ceiling), and a more or less flat 8-foot wide platform on top.
Skylight to be inserted.
Fully insulated in the stud walls, new LED downlighters in the ceiling.
Internal long "feature wall" to be faced with reclaimed scaffold boards (suitably pressure washed and then burnt with a blowtorch).
Externals of the stud walls to be exterior Plywood with expanded metal skin and cement render (to match house).
Footprint, max height and eaves height to remain the same.
Wish me luck!
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"there is always someone worse off than you"
The neighbours on that side nearest the conservatory have planning permission for 2-storey 6-Metre extension which will block out the light from over 1/2 the conservatory so it will be an ugly vista.
They were building ladders out the palletBadger diversionary tactic
Oh dear, what a shame!The neighbours on that side nearest the conservatory have planning permission for 2-storey 6-Metre extension which will block out the light from over 1/2 the conservatory so it will be an ugly vista.
The change will make it into a garden room and hide the monstrosity from our sight when we are in there. So, its a bit of "change is as good as a rest" and a decent project (we like projects, they keep us active & alive), with a good positive outcome.
Yes, I could do that, but where's the fun in that?Oh dear, what a shame!
Wouldn't it just be a bit easier to remove or cover over the glass panes on their side with a bit of ply or summat, which you could then paint or stain to match the interior elsewhere?
Pardon me, i tend to always look for the easy way out. but if you like a project, then why not.
shame you cannot extend beyond their monstrosity.
Driving licence, or road fund licence?
And you could put a railing around your deck, coupla nice chairs, a wee table, cocktails and sundowners overlooking your sh!te neighbours!Yes, I could do that, but where's the fun in that?
Additionally, the revised roof will provide me with a deck that allows me to maintain and clean the bedroom window above (not been touched for 12 years).
The added height inside the "garden-room" will make it a much more pleasant space to sit and relax as well.
Win-Win.
A propper tratter norra pretend oneLook at my cake
Driving licence, or road fund licence?
I rang the DVLA tother day to find out what happened to my driving licence renewal which i have to do every three years.
The guy said it is in the system, no they haven't contacted my medic yet and no he cannot tell me when to expect my new licence, not even to the nearest 6 months.
FFS
I need it to be able to drive abroad.
(Sorry to moan!)
I could do mine online if I was epileptic, among other things!
Interesting. I have done mine three times now and have never had to wait for it - and no medic contact ever made. ???? - is it a very new requirement?But as I actually have nothing wrong with me, it has to go through my medic, which slows the whole ruddy thing down.
Mine is cos I had a menigioma. This was discovered when out of the blue i had a seizure.
