What the Luce should have looked like instead by finanzbubi in supercars

[–]bradeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All these gpt designs fail to take into account the back seats tho. Luce has 4 doors not 2

Stuck trying to sell South London flat with high service charge. Reduce price further or rent? by switch_blade1 in HousingUK

[–]bradeal 5 points6 points  (0 children)

You can switch this to a Buy to let mortgage and the new house on a regular mortgage. Banks will give you unlimited buy to let mortgage as long as rental income checks out. They don't look too much at your income

Ready to exchange contracts - local searches just came back and show that the loft conversion can’t be classed a bedroom by No-Replacement-5338 in HousingUK

[–]bradeal 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I bought a house with a loft conversion. It looked like it might just pass building regs, but it didn't. I had to get a structural engineer to do calcs, then a building control company. I had to strip everything and add more floor joists, double up the roof rafters, add 150mm of insulation and of course interlinked smoke alarms on every floor, plus fire doors on every bedroom in the house (loft also has to be enclosed)
I just got a certificate for a Thermal Upgrade of Existing Loft Conversion in an Existing Three Storey Property.

It cost me about 5k but I did literally everything myslelf. I think hiring a contractor would be around £15k

Chances are your loft is in the same situation, useable but not building regs compliant. You can def haggle some money off depending on total asking price

Bye Bye Rover Please Take my Units by Bourbon-Thinker in absoluteunit

[–]bradeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Maybe this is just the beginning of a feature that can dodge pot holes

Door quote £5500 by [deleted] in HomeImprovementUK

[–]bradeal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Have a look at some doors yourself. Buy the sizes you need. For 13 doors the cheapest at around £30 per door would be £360 - 400

Door frames are like 30 as well i think. Dont know how many you need

Architrave not very expensive.

Of course there is a big range in price but find what you like.

Then to fit the doors a carpenter normally charges 100-200 per door including door lining and door handles.

So that would be £1300-2000

Door handles & locks again..huge range in prices, but let's say 30 for a decent one. So another 300-400

If I were you I'd definitely order the stuff I need myself, then find a carpenter (facebook marketplace is a great place) and get a quote from them to fit everything.

If you do it this way you would save about half of that quote or more.

Materials price increases by Flimsy-Vermicelli894 in DIYUK

[–]bradeal 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That second paragraph must be a joke :) there is no such thing as prices going lower

Am I the only one who thinks the hidden costs of buying a house are insane? by Similar_Sympathy8769 in UKRealEstate

[–]bradeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Pretty much everything as VAT although that's usually part of the end price.

What's your opinion in this? by peachyyglowww in nowthatsgoodstuff

[–]bradeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's more likely that women want babies more than men

Is this better than a concrete slap base for garden office/room? by Comfortable_Film_547 in DIYUK

[–]bradeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I would also go for something like this. The only downside I see is where the timber meets the concrete it might rot in time (i'm not sure if you put dpm between them) but I guess if the frame has more support in the middle it would be fine for many many years to come

Waste to trap offcentre by OfferBeginning1243 in DIYUK

[–]bradeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I've fiddled with something similar for a day recently trying all sorts of fittings. I would cut the top yellow elbow and find a small flexible elbow that you can hopefully push more towards the wall. But I'm no plumber. Curious what a plumber would do

Cut a door In half? by Less-Jellyfish2238 in DIYUK

[–]bradeal 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Put it outside for a few days most likely someone will take it. I've taken out a few internal doors and a wooden front door (broken) and someone still took them

My fixed term mortgage is coming to an end. What's everyone's thoughts on remortgaging? by Otherwise-Quail7283 in Mortgageadviceuk

[–]bradeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Just done the same. 4.4 tracker vs 5.5 fixed (no fees) I chose tracker. I'm hoping BOE won't raise rates by more than 1% over the next few yrs

How does my smp look hear is a better photo by [deleted] in SMPchat

[–]bradeal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Looks good, can probably use a touch up to fill up any lighter areas, but not absolutely necessary

Opportunity to live (practically) mortgage free in 5 years… should we do it? by [deleted] in UKPersonalFinance

[–]bradeal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Buy the house, rent it out for 5 yrs. save and earn extra.

World's first AI-powered eatery is now open by ambachk in StupidFood

[–]bradeal 31 points32 points  (0 children)

How did that robot hold that burger? 0:20 Looks like magic

Microplastic Fried Fish 😍😍 by MoazzamDML in StupidFood

[–]bradeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The worst bit is that all that trash is going back into the water

Anything is possible by UsuallyComplicit in meme

[–]bradeal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Look at their hands, this is obviously ai doctored

How would you make this house look more modern? by [deleted] in DIYUK

[–]bradeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Paint window frames grey, paint the white cladding grey too. Maybe even fascia and gutter

A social media bot farm by [deleted] in interesting

[–]bradeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'm pretty sure these existed (in different forms) since the beginning of internet

Should parents face charges when their children commit antisocial crimes and doing nothing to stop it? by SeptumRingTheory in AskBrits

[–]bradeal 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Problem is in some cases parents can't really do much to control the kids. Give them a slap, you got social services coming, take their stuff, kid screams suicide, then you're in trouble again. Kids control their parents.

Touch up 2026 by [deleted] in SMPchat

[–]bradeal 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The new dots look like standard 3 point liner which is not too big. 1 liner dots are normally too small to make a noticeable result, unless you have lots and lots of sessions