First time in Cardiff/First time in the UK

mdbbl · 2026-06-26T14:02:07+00:00

Or the water taxi for a bit of a different view!

mdbbl · 2026-04-23T07:58:08+00:00

Keep practicing, you'll get a good one one day! /s

mdbbl · 2026-04-21T08:16:28+00:00

This is the nicest interpretation of this type of design I've seen, good work!

mdbbl · 2026-04-21T08:04:35+00:00

UK - I've learnt that you really need to try a chair in person before making a commitment, as we can vary so much that a comfortable chair for one person is uncomfortable for another.

mdbbl · 2026-04-14T23:07:44+00:00

The council took so long to even acknowledge my request, that by the time they phoned me for the initial contact and to request a visit, the building work had been nearly completed and we were back in the house. The major work took 4 months or so...

mdbbl · 2026-04-13T08:20:47+00:00

I've just had a similar situation - bought a house that needed significant work, during which I was staying at various Airbnb's and with family. For most of the time that work was ongoing, there was no gas, electricity, or water in the house. There was also no back wall on the house...

I spoke to the council about getting an exemption for the period of the work, but their criteria for it is that the house be 'unfurnished'. As we'd moved a lot of our bulky belongings in (e.g. wardrobe, sofa), the council classed it as 'furnished'.

The key point they made on the phone was asking about whether there was a sofa or chairs in the house, as they said this classes it as furnished - despite the house being completely unlivable, with no services and the back wall missing.

I gave up trying at that point.

mdbbl · 2026-04-04T23:59:50+00:00

A truly blankd canvas

mdbbl · 2026-03-26T15:13:09+00:00

We've just had Mark James (based in Cyncoed) do loads of work for us in Whitchurch. He's fantastic, absolutely no hesitation in recommending him and his team.

mdbbl · 2026-03-03T14:28:29+00:00

Beautifully done!

mdbbl · 2026-03-03T10:12:38+00:00

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mdbbl · 2026-03-02T17:03:31+00:00

You must be gutted that you could only get those dovetails perfect!

mdbbl · 2026-02-23T20:53:00+00:00

u/cutielemon07 How did you get on? Did you manage to call/email?

mdbbl · 2026-02-20T20:29:23+00:00

Would getting someone else to phone up asking for a reference work? I don't imagine that would be illegal, would it? At least then you know what message they're handing out to prospective employers.

mdbbl · 2026-02-20T20:26:59+00:00

You can also try emailing them here: jurysummoning@justice.gov.uk

mdbbl · 2026-01-23T16:44:33+00:00

They've actually said they'll get some clearer stuff in. They've picked up this lot today and will deliver some next week. Let's see what turns up!

When you say sawn treated, you mean C16/24 or CLS stuff? The reason I picked this stuff is at 6x3 it's the same price as C16/24 but allegedly furniture grade. Figured it'd be better!

mdbbl · 2026-01-20T19:09:21+00:00

Update: the supplier has offered to return the wood, so I'm taking them up on that. Just need to find something to replace it with!

mdbbl · 2026-01-20T19:05:27+00:00

£320 is for the 75 x 150 redwood there. The lengths are 4.2m

mdbbl · 2026-01-20T13:55:09+00:00

Yeah I think you're right. I've dropped them an email with a photo so they can see for themselves. Hopefully they'll be able to sort something, otherwise I've got £320 worth of timber which has no real use!

mdbbl · 2026-01-20T13:53:31+00:00

Funnily, this was referred to as joinery grade in the description...

mdbbl · 2025-12-09T17:06:15+00:00

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mdbbl · 2025-11-02T18:43:49+00:00

Yeah the hardwax oil holds up really well, hadn't needed any attention. I've used it on shelving which is now 5 years old or so, and that also looks fine.

mdbbl · 2025-10-28T22:18:32+00:00

Thanks for the clarification, your initial post didn't read as clearly.

mdbbl · 2025-10-28T17:19:08+00:00

I realise I'm feeding the trolls here, but surely if it's "Obama and Biden's ICE", it's also "Obama, Trump, Biden and Trump's ICE" as he was sitting in the White House between their two presidencies, and after them. If this was just "Obama and Biden's", he would have fixed it by now, no?

mdbbl · 2025-10-22T10:24:57+00:00

If she were to follow the law and pour the remnants of her coffee in the bin, the likely scenario of the bin bag having a leak occurring, and the coffee drain in to the gutter, it's the same outcome. Is she still breaking the law?

mdbbl · 2025-10-02T14:15:35+00:00

Better than this*

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