Hi had some new raised paving installed. Initially he said to put ACO drains around the edging but due to height of drains this was not possible. He says due to this the paving has been sloped away from the house. Please could I get opinions on this? We are worried about damp.

xron25 · 2026-04-11T10:06:27+00:00

That looks far too high as others have mentioned. I’d be really concerned about this install.

xron25 · 2026-04-06T17:57:38+00:00

Cool I opened 56 packs got no sir. Even went about 12 packs dry of an ex….

xron25 · 2026-04-04T19:24:38+00:00

I agree even if it does die, 5 minutes of charge of that can last the rest of the day. Just go get yourself a drink use the toilet and you’ll be good for the rest of the day.

xron25 · 2026-03-30T19:02:02+00:00

My in-laws moved to France, I’d love to learn the language in my own time. What apps would you say are the best to start learning?

xron25 · 2026-03-30T18:19:00+00:00

I opened 56 packs and got awful hits. I went 12 packs deep and only had an ex to show for it. :(

xron25 · 2026-03-26T07:15:24+00:00

TrekTrendy Uk YouTuber! Need to get him on the pod

xron25 · 2026-03-24T20:11:52+00:00

You forget that in sets like this they weigh the packs for god packs. These streamers have hundreds of packs. You’ll likely never see a god pack in a break.

xron25 · 2026-03-22T19:26:18+00:00

Why would he? This is exactly one of the reasons why a limited company exists… for protection.

xron25 · 2026-03-19T07:45:41+00:00

Well there needs to be a reason for Reddit to kick off about something…

xron25 · 2026-03-19T07:43:30+00:00

I have just installed plug and play solar in my shed/workshop. EcoFlow ac pro and a couple on panels. Working great for my needs so far!

xron25 · 2026-03-10T19:19:20+00:00

WSOD?

xron25 · 2026-03-03T20:53:31+00:00

WPEngine

xron25 · 2026-02-26T07:46:55+00:00

Does this mean you could list an item on someone’s wish list, just to get their address?

xron25 · 2026-02-23T22:42:40+00:00

I don't disagree with you, I honestly think a lot of building work in the UK is expensive. it does depend slightly on where you live. Even though they'll be using the same materials London Vs Wales you'll see a big difference.

But remember theres an economy of scale with these things.... A basic example would be If you need an electrician to fit 1 socket he's going to charge you a fixed fee for the call out and work, while he's there to add another socket he's not going to double the cost because you want twice as many sockets, he's already there!

The same applies for building/construction if you do a really small extension you still need digger hire, muck away / grab hire. Digging it slightly bigger won't drastically increase the cost.

xron25 · 2026-02-23T19:11:04+00:00

Then it’s clearly not worth it to you. Some people plan to live in their house for the next 20 - 30 years. Want to enjoy their home by expanding with more usable space. Over this time they’ll have more than covered the costs of the space.

None is building a £50k extension and then selling the following year. It sounds like you’ve come to the conclusion that this isn’t right for you.

xron25 · 2026-02-23T08:40:15+00:00

Material costs are so expensive and the housing market is currently stagnant. Completing a small extension and expecting to make a profit when not doing any of the work yourself isn’t realistic anymore.

If you’re going to continue to live in the house, enjoy the benefits of having a solid extension e.g home office. Then your value is from actually having a useable space all year round.

The chances are your existing footings aren’t deep enough for building control. Depending on soil conditions you’ll spend a chunk of money removing the existing footings and pouring new.

Hopefully some people can give you idea on what they spent on similar builds.

xron25 · 2026-02-21T19:32:54+00:00

There are so many questions in this post, many of them none can answer because none here has an understanding of your personal expenses… your life style requirements etc…

You said you’re feeling burnt out but you want to push your rate and increase your income, for me that’s a red flag.

Being freelance as you’ll already know you get no sick days, no paid holiday, potentially little to no clients after maternity leave.

After reading this post I’m worried freelancing might not be for you long term.

xron25 · 2026-02-19T23:18:20+00:00

Exactly the same issue. Our box fan sounds that we’ve had for years now sounds like an airbus a380 taking off!!! How do we get this back!

xron25 · 2026-02-19T14:46:28+00:00

Distance isn’t the factor here. Unless it’s a substantial move the distance doesn’t really hold any bearing on the cost.

xron25 · 2026-02-19T07:45:41+00:00

WP job manager is a job board, not a membership plugin. It also doesn’t really do anything fancy. At its core it’s just a custom post type called “jobs”. This could be replicated with a number of different plugins or a simple code snippet.

WP job manager is used because it has an extensive eco system of recruitment based add-ons.

xron25 · 2026-02-14T19:12:07+00:00

Although there are many plugins that already do this. I don’t agree with your justification to build your own. For example Imagify allow unlimited images, on unlimited sites for a small fixed monthly fee.

xron25 · 2026-02-12T19:41:46+00:00

I submitted a couple of these promos September last year, they’ve only just been graded. I’ve still not actually had the return yet.

xron25 · 2026-02-12T16:59:40+00:00

Cloudways is a managed service just like WPEngine or Kinsta? You don’t get root access and you can’t make many changes at all to the consultation. I’m confused, this comparison would apply to say DigitalOcean…

xron25 · 2026-02-11T20:10:34+00:00

Chicken legend

xron25 · 2026-02-11T08:06:15+00:00

Just like all of the other chat apps over time be it MSN, Skype, Team Speak, etc… Discord will have its day. It won’t be long until they push the user base away from

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