thursday

Nope - we had a bike that had two sturdy locks on it stolen. The people who lived opposite the bike store said they did think they’d heard an angle grinder at 4am 😳

Can I thank everyone for their comments and suggestions on this thread. My apologies for not replying earlier - work pressure. My house is not even close to well insulated. As one thread poster suggested, the ground floor boards are just laid over joists with no insulation beneath. The loft has minimum insulation and the external walls are not insulated at all. It feels like this is the right place to start and a no regrets place to invest. I am still very much interested in installing this tech and will be keeping an eye on both ground source and air source pumps become more energy efficient, while I work on the insulation. I think the new Government scheme may encourage more investment in this sector. It really feels like moving from fossil fuel is the way to go, but maybe that's in incremental steps for me. I'd really like this thread to keep going as the science develops, so all new thoughts and views would be great to hear. Thanks

thanks Cidolphus. I was really interested in getting some of the other view. Thank you.

Hi I am looking at possibly changing our mains gas boiler and interested in getting a heat pump (either air or ground) I wondered whether anyone on the forum had already installed a heat pump at their house and might be able to share some do's and don'ts? Is it hard to do? Was there a lot of insulation steps you had to go thorough? Does it provide a reliable source of heat and hot water? Thanks Thursday

Sorry, it has gone now. thanks for asking though

Gone now: Hi, I have an Xbox Games Console that I no longer need and wanted to see if someone would find it useful. I know the stuff for sale thread is closed, understandably, but I thought this might be helpful if someone is struggling to keep their children occupied in isolation. If it's useful to you, please drop me a PM. Comes with games. Thanks.

Hi, I posted a while back to say that my MGB had been stolen. Through the forum, I have spoken to other people who have had their car stolen, and found that there have been a number of classic cars stolen in the area in recent months. This includes one where there has been excellent CCTV footage of the theft (https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/11/07/brazen-thieves-steal-classic-car-broad-daylight-using-car-push/) If you have had a car stolen, and you would like to link your car up with the rest of us, for the Police to follow up, can you please drop me a PM? Thanks Emma PS - Moderator, I know this is, technically, a lost and found subject, but can we keep it in the general section, so people see it, just for a bit? Thank you

That?s really annoying. Same thing happened to both our Minis on upland road - twice. We?ve resorted to etching the car reg onto the covers and to glueing them on. Not had them stolen since. You can proberbly buy them back on e-bay!

Just to add my recommendation for Richard. He's done a great job in our hall, which was really tricky given its height. Very clean, punctual and reasonably priced. I have used him a couple of times, and will again!

Steve got to my house within the hour, took 20 mins to diagnose and solve the problem and was really reasonable too. Machine sorted and he was on his way before I knew it. Will be saving his number for next time!

Just had Fernando working at my place this morning, shifting bricks and sand. He worked really hard and got the job done super quick. Not the easiest of jobs but worked really hard. Would have him over here again. T

Thanks everyone. I think I'll look into the process a bit more, small stuff doesn't seem worth asking about. Appreciate your help. Thanks

Hi, I bought a flat a good while ago where Southwark Council own the leasehold. I would like to do some work, now, to the flat but looking at the webiste, we have to ask for all sorts of permission and submit plans to get the work approved. And of course, this comes with a fee. It seems I can't even change a kitchen cupboard without permission. Have any of you any expereince in renovating your homes - and did you always ask permission first? Cheers, Thursday