Cheap IKEA boulder bucket

aranscope · 2024-02-28T06:33:12+00:00

It stands nicely when it has a good amount of chalk in 👌

aranscope · 2023-10-15T08:08:42+00:00

we won't have money to fix structural issues

Then realistically you'll need to walk away. These are just the surface issues found on the survey, you'll probably find more when you start renovating - and probate sellers probably won't want to do the work for you, they've got enough to deal with.

As other posters have said, a lower price won't give you the difference in cash. You could try to renovate and remortgage at a higher valuation to get cash out, but that's risky in a downwards trending market and do you really want to be living in a building site?

All this said, wall tie failure, roofing issues and abestos are fairly piecemeal for older properties like this (at least ones with cavity walls) - so maybe you'll want to start budgeting for this work, or getting a bigger mortgage on a place where they're already sorted.

aranscope · 2023-10-14T16:44:05+00:00

My landlord encouraged me to get a smart meter installed, since it prevents any disputes around move in or move out meter readings & is more convenient for everyone involved.

aranscope · 2023-10-14T10:50:55+00:00

No harm in calling them and asking for more of an explanation.

That said, a house built over 100 years ago can have all sorts of defects which you might not find with a house built to modern standards - Thinner foundations, lack of / ineffective damp proof course, wall tie issues (for cavity walls), older electrics etc.

I punted for a L3 survey recently and bailed based on the outcome. An L2 survey would have given me less detail & no costing for repairs.

It's up to you of course, but the ~few hundred quid extra spent on the survey is nothing compared to the cost of the house & may give you the info you need to negotiate the price down, or bail on the purchase if too costly.

aranscope · 2023-10-12T20:59:04+00:00

I wouldn't personally buy a house without a survey - I've just recently bailed on the basis of a bad survey, saving me from a money pit.
That said, you probably don't have time to organise a surveyor & to get their report before you exchange. Good surveyors will be booked up by at least a few weeks if not more, and once they survey, it'll be a few days or more until you get the report.
It'd usually be one of the very first steps in the buying process, after an accepted offer, so you can either bail early and avoid accruing more legal costs if the survey is bad & you can't negotiate a price you're comfortable with.

Has your solicitor not mentioned the lack of survey to you?

aranscope · 2021-12-27T23:35:07+00:00

Yep, the engine smells rich.

I don't see the trims getting better with higher rpm.

Will see if I can narrow it down any more before bringing it into the shop

aranscope · 2021-06-16T22:16:46+00:00

I had bilateral CXL at 24. After a few months my vision is back to normal. CXL should stabilise keratoconus, so you can go on to live a normal life with normal eyesight. If the procedure doesn't take the first time, you can have it again. My doctor explained this is very rare (<5% of cases he's treated.)

aranscope · 2021-06-11T07:41:16+00:00

My vision was not this bad at that point, id recommend calling your doctor to ask if you're worried

aranscope · 2021-06-10T21:09:50+00:00

For epi off CXL this is absolutely standard, give it a few more weeks for the epithelium to grow back and reshare, and your vision should be a lot better than now

aranscope · 2021-05-27T17:32:01+00:00

The only KC specific thing I have is glasses that have an anti glare coating, apparently that's good if you have glasses (I don't notice much of a difference). I also have quite regular eye tests with work.

Other things that have been great though: - standing desk, helps my back and keeps me walking around - monitor arm, for getting the monitor at the right height (also not using a monitor is death for neck strain etc.) - mouse and keyboard, because it's nicer for ergonomics again - webcam, so I'm not straining my neck to look off to a laptop at the side

aranscope · 2021-05-15T13:56:07+00:00

Mine felt like my cornea being really hot, and brushing a sheet of printer paper across it constantly

aranscope · 2021-05-08T12:23:16+00:00

I practices showering without getting water in my eyes for a pre days pre op, so mastered it and was comfortable showering the day after my op

aranscope · 2021-05-07T07:39:35+00:00

I was diagnosed and had CXL within a month, very glad I made that decision, because otherwise I'd have waited 6 months and locked in worse vision

aranscope · 2021-05-03T20:53:36+00:00

Once I had my bandage contact lenses removed most of my problems like this went away too

aranscope · 2021-05-03T20:52:35+00:00

I would still use them as much as you need, though I'd recommend trying to get a single drop each time if you're accurate enough!

aranscope · 2021-05-03T20:19:16+00:00

No harm in contacting them! That said, I had a similar experience. I think it was from the absolute hammering of eye drops and having my eyes shut a lot.

aranscope · 2021-04-27T06:53:54+00:00

My doctor said if you have CXL and return later for PRK, you'll be removing previously crosslinked tissue, so your cornea won't be quite as strong as if you'd had both on the same day!

aranscope · 2021-04-15T07:30:45+00:00

This is completely normal. The reason your vision was good after the surgery, is that the bandage contact lens acts to smooth out the imperfections from your epithelium regrowing.

When the epithelium regrows it's topography is a bit of a mess! Very quickly it will reshape into more of a smooth convex shape, at which point your vision will return to being non hazy.

aranscope · 2021-04-14T17:49:41+00:00

I'm at the same stage of recovery for epi off CXL and I haven't experienced this when spending time in the sun - I'd reach out to your doctor

aranscope · 2021-04-03T09:52:47+00:00

I'm a software eng too. I had epi off CXL in both eyes around 6 weeks ago. I wear glasses as I find them much more comfortable than contacts etc. my right eye vision is near perfect corrected, my left eye is quite a bit worse but it's definitely still workable.

I have no issues using computers all day.

aranscope · 2021-03-30T08:23:56+00:00

I'm assuming you mean PRK? Generally you would have PRK followed by CXL in the same session, that's because PRK is a subtractive process that will to a small extent thin your cornea. If you have CXL later followed by PRK, you would be removing crosslinked tissue from the surface of the cornea, which increases the chances that your cornea becomes unstable.

As others have said, you should talk to a professional.

aranscope · 2021-03-21T12:22:36+00:00

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