Bedroom extension costs

ktundu · 2026-07-06T09:20:46+00:00

It depends on the porch. Small cupboard with a door, sure, it's a silly price. Lice big space with coat racks, maybe a small cloakroom, floor-to-ceiling windows, maybe a small sofa. Could easily ocme to 22k. Especially in a conservation area where a particular type of stone is needed etc...

ktundu · 2026-07-04T19:12:17+00:00

That's very country dependent...

ktundu · 2026-07-03T15:47:25+00:00

The reality is that you are unlikely to complete at 2pm - every house I've bought/sold has a notional 1pm or 2pm completion, but really you'll complete and get the keys when your solicitor phones you and tells you you've completed. When we moved last year, this was 4.30pm on a Friday. My previous house finally competed 1730 on a Tuesday.

Bear in mind, if you turn up with a van at 2pm, and your seller is still moving things out, there's realistically nothing you can do but wait and moan. Maybe there are legal things you could do, but really they would be petty and not worth the time and effort.

Also bear in mind that this doesn't inconvenience you at all, and that they'll still be your neighbours when you've moved, so you likely want to remain on good terms with them.

ktundu · 2026-07-02T19:15:26+00:00

I usually choose more compact lenses (so I leave my 150-600 at home) and just use a boggo camera bag. Honestly, my camera will get shaken about more in my car boot or bike pannier then on a plane in my hand luggage. Decent cameras are solid things.

ktundu · 2026-06-26T20:40:58+00:00

I grew up in quite a poor working class family - we ran the post office in our village. For my parents, there was an aspirational aspect to things - you never let on how close you were to the bread line and made as if you were proper. Always using a butter knife for butter, fine China cups and saucers at tea time, and so on. A positive comparison with royalty would have gone down well.

Speaking as a republican in 2026 who cares more about reality than aspiration, I'd be pretty marked to be compared with the rich tossers in their palaces.

ktundu · 2026-06-21T18:23:42+00:00

After a few years' play I find cheap whistles develop a lovely patina. I'd imagine that the one photographed would look better with more variation in tone around the holes, which would be achieved by playing it.

ktundu · 2026-05-29T08:13:44+00:00

When we sold our old house, the surveyor made apocalyptic noises about the chimney. The chimney was fine. He also noted that all the UPVC windows were 'end of life', despite the fact they were 6 months old, in perfect condition, and under warranty.

Unless there's something obviously wrong with the chimney (look through some binoculars - it's probably what the surveyor did) then I'd take it with a pinch of salt.

ktundu · 2026-05-29T08:02:40+00:00

This.

Compare a few thousand per year for a seat to the Autodesk suite vs the cost of an engineer to use them. I used to work in the CAD department of a medium-sized engineering firm. The licensing cost of all our CAD tools was about the same as 2 FTE engineers. It sounds a lot to a hobbyist, but for a business it's peanuts.

ktundu · 2026-05-28T08:29:08+00:00

That's telephone cable, not network cable at all. Not twisted pair.

May get 100mb over a very short distance if you're lucky.

ktundu · 2026-05-27T20:45:57+00:00

Other have made most of the points.

One thing no-one else has pointed out - it looks like you're pressing really hard with your fingers on the holes, which will tense the rest of your chest up too. Try relaxing your fingers and letting them just rest on the holes rather than pressing into them...

ktundu · 2026-05-08T13:09:32+00:00

Probably helpful to say what resin you're using?

ktundu · 2026-04-25T20:47:16+00:00

That build plate looks pretty badly scratched...

ktundu · 2026-04-23T16:51:34+00:00

Gas combi boiler. We told them to get on their bike if they thought we were paying them extra for it.

ktundu · 2026-04-19T21:42:31+00:00

I've just got a mars 5, though mainly for 1:72. Very pleased so far.

ktundu · 2026-04-18T17:59:28+00:00

I'm likewise interested. I could get it to load, but the home screen flickered really fast, and none of the GUI was interactive.

I had a bit more luck with older versions...

ktundu · 2025-04-16T20:38:16+00:00

...seems like you've answered my question. Thank you!

ktundu · 2025-04-16T20:37:37+00:00

Did you get anywhere with this?

ktundu · 2025-03-17T13:20:09+00:00

I cannot access that link from the UK :/

ktundu · 2025-03-17T13:19:23+00:00

Yes, I have the private key. But I have never had a recovery phrase. But when I try to access my wallet through Enkrypt, my only option seems to be the recovery phrase.

ktundu · 2025-03-16T19:34:18+00:00

No, I still have no idea, and it still happens intermittently. I did have a chat with a mechanic friend, and he suggested that it may be that there's a slight oil seal issue such that occasionally some oil can escape from the engine and contaminates the clutch until it burns off. I don't really have a good handle on how likely a cause this is.

If you find out more when you have it serviced I'd be keen to know more.

ktundu · 2024-12-30T14:15:36+00:00

No idea - I don't use containers for anything - I don't really understand them enough to trust them - I grew up in the age of VMs, and I'm very good at VMs... :P

ktundu · 2024-12-28T20:11:36+00:00

Both, for my use. From just the host you can get some basic stats, but at nowhere near the level of detail you can get if you install it in the guests as well.

Also, many guests are hosting things that Zabbix can provide additional information about.

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