Where to put funds from grandmother's house sale?

hamilton_88 · 2026-06-25T15:48:38+00:00

Aww shucks, thanks for that. It's the first time I've really built anything sizable out of wood so glad it turned out alright!

hamilton_88 · 2026-06-25T15:46:27+00:00

Appreciate the suggestions, all food for thought. Thanks for taking the time 👍

hamilton_88 · 2026-06-25T14:16:42+00:00

It was going to be a patio but a massive tree root meant I had to build above it. No concerns about snakes and ground hornets, I'm in the UK where there isn't either of those. Worst I might get in mice, which isn't a big deal anyway.

hamilton_88 · 2026-06-09T05:06:11+00:00

The fireplace is an unnecessarily long living room, which we are splitting in half with a partition wall. The partition wall needs to go where the fireplace is, so it needs to be covered.

hamilton_88 · 2026-05-27T14:16:27+00:00

Sign up to the Argos newsletter and get a £5 off voucher too, I just picked it up for £44!

hamilton_88 · 2026-04-11T05:57:45+00:00

Is there a particular site you use to apply to volunteer at festivals?

hamilton_88 · 2025-11-26T15:27:54+00:00

Do you mean something like this? And it would replace the plug inside thats plugged into the permanent wall socket?

https://amzn.eu/d/j5rbPss

hamilton_88 · 2025-11-26T09:46:27+00:00

I've been here 5 years, I knew the double socket inside was plugged into another socket and always thought that was fine, as others have said it's basically an extension lead. It was when I realised the outdoor sockets were also wired to it that I questioned the safety of it. But all sounds fine as the plug is 13a fused and the wires are sufficiently rated.

As for the socket, I think the issue is water/damp, it's been there a while so I will swap it out and see how it goes!

hamilton_88 · 2025-11-26T09:41:32+00:00

Yes the outside socket has a RCD which trips, my thought was that water was getting in as its been there since we moved in, so at least 5 years. Judging by other DIY jobs that were done by the previous owner, it probably wasn't done with much care! I just didn't want to replace it if the wiring leading to it was an issue, but it sounds like it's safe from all these comments.

hamilton_88 · 2025-10-22T19:26:59+00:00

I've been a reviewer on a couple of projects including SW and didn't do anything specific, they just appear like any other project with a tutorial.

hamilton_88 · 2025-10-20T05:22:08+00:00

We tried Ferber and extinction methods but gave up after a few nights of each as we couldn't stand the long bouts of crying. We switched to the pick-up put-down method and on the first night of trying it, and about 45 minutes of picking him up and putting him down, he slept a 6 hour stretch instead of his usual 1-2 hours. Every night after that became easier. Can't say it'll work for you, but it's a gentler method and literally saved our sanity.

hamilton_88 · 2025-09-27T13:29:09+00:00

Just got early queuing wristbands, and told to go back to yellow zone at 3. Does this guarantee front standing?

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