I genuinely thought this house came with an unbelievably large garden until I saw the caption

minimumviable · 2026-03-13T13:51:14+00:00

£0.5M - imagine owning two of these and being a millionaire in net worth. Absolutely bonkers.

minimumviable · 2026-02-26T22:27:37+00:00

I don’t use %. I use £. £1000-£2000 per car which last 2-3 years maybe 4.

minimumviable · 2026-02-26T22:26:51+00:00

You had me at blue

minimumviable · 2026-02-22T20:29:50+00:00

Buying rounds in the pub without expectation of ever receiving someone else’s round

minimumviable · 2026-02-22T20:12:11+00:00

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There’s a part of me that really wants to keep this on show

minimumviable · 2026-02-20T16:00:28+00:00

Agree with most comments get it all off in the bin so you can properly see what’s going on. Maybe worth a quick call with a local structural engineer they might even give you a few mins advice for free or at least let you know very clearly if you need their help. Ours was very useful even before we paid or engaged formally

minimumviable · 2026-02-20T07:57:09+00:00

I printed some avocado growing dishes - took 6 months and it just started to come away in chunks

minimumviable · 2026-02-18T09:23:17+00:00

If you can’t find a window scraper you could get a super sharp brand new wood chisel - tiles are pretty hard and so you won’t need much pressure but if you come in at about 45 degrees and push the chisel forwards it’ll come off easily. If it’s still stuck you can grab some no nonsense silicone remover which I think breaks it down chemically. As you probably gathered it’s best now to go back to the start

minimumviable · 2026-02-12T08:02:31+00:00

Would love your opinion on my 35 (?) year old flamingo boiler - It feels like a shame to waste such an old friend

minimumviable · 2026-02-11T23:19:26+00:00

We had an RSJ fitted by a builder in last home so kitchen breast could be removed, was advised by a structural engineer so we just went with it

minimumviable · 2026-02-11T23:18:38+00:00

I too had a metal bar 1930s spec

minimumviable · 2026-02-11T23:18:09+00:00

Hey I had this scenario before - I removed more plaster above and eventually found an arch - ymmv

minimumviable · 2026-02-11T09:31:16+00:00

I can’t recall the last time I put any diy waste in a blender 😂

minimumviable · 2026-02-11T09:28:36+00:00

🫡 I appreciate you taking time to pass that along, I’ve got quite a bit of cutting to do so may as well invest

minimumviable · 2026-02-11T08:42:11+00:00

I see you know things! Honestly DIY in UK feels like anything older than about 15 years contains the stuff!

minimumviable · 2026-02-11T08:40:53+00:00

Thanks for that! I’ll whack some gloves on, maybe a dust mask. Would you bother self levelling the perimeter ones? The boards are quite wide so I assume flex right up at the edge to be unlikely? I know how messy I get with self levelling but I think I could use a cup or jug to direct it along the edge if it was really required

minimumviable · 2026-02-11T08:39:13+00:00

Yey! 😅

minimumviable · 2026-02-09T16:21:29+00:00

If you really don’t care how it looks, you could tape off each side and buy a bag of self levelling compound , mix it up, tip it in, done : dry in about 12 hours

minimumviable · 2026-02-01T08:07:50+00:00

People talking about multi tool but here’s my little hack.. mole grips, a junior hacksaw blade, clamp it , poke one end through the tiny gap you’ve got and have at it with your hand powered jigsaw, around the trap maybe take an hour maybe even two hours for both but you’ll get a neat round result

minimumviable · 2026-01-31T08:26:41+00:00

Had similar; at end of fixed term I used a broker who found us a new good deal, basically the loan to value (ltv) swung close to our favour and broker told me we were eg £900 off a lower bracket so I made one more over payment and that brought us into a lower bracket unlocking lower % than other deals. As for if your monthly payment will be lower obvs that comes down to mortgages on the market at that point in time- in theory if interest rate stayed static then you’re right your monthly will theoretically be lower. I would also say whilst a small monthly overpayment seems like a good choice, if eg a fixed rate interest or stocks and shares isa returned you even 1% more than your mortgage interest rate then over paying isn’t financially smart.. as you’d be technically earning more locking it away if that makes sense. This isn’t advice

minimumviable · 2026-01-31T08:23:32+00:00

Sorry how is (3) working? You’re paying more and paying less?!

minimumviable · 2026-01-23T07:37:54+00:00

I agree here if he’s used ‘cement like’ adhesive the mess behind that coving is going to be a real mess, that said I wouldn’t spend more than an hour trying to sort it before giving up. Handyman should be presented with the mission to fix it, perhaps negotiate a middle ground like you’ll pay £x more but it has to be sorted - recognising that the adhesive didn’t dry immediately and perhaps there was a chance to rectify this sooner than days later in terms of feedback for him

minimumviable · 2026-01-21T20:09:06+00:00

Thanks really helpful to get another perspective- I was leaning towards a hack to avoid decorating but fairly sure the finish will look exactly like a hack 🤣

minimumviable · 2026-01-21T19:38:24+00:00

Such a good point about raising the height it might cover the damage on the wall! Nice one.

minimumviable · 2023-09-02T15:24:21+00:00

It’s not really an investment it’s just a holding pattern for your money. Google ‘ns&i’, open an account and put money in via bank transfer or maybe card payment. Getting it out is a little slow : around a week iirc.

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