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samdale said:
Crafty_ said:
Whats on the patio to the left ? table & chairs ?
Oh nothing, just a little something the previous owners left me...
And yes that is a rubber duck, it has bromine tablets in it to keep the water clean
How old are you if you don't mind me asking?
Steve_W said:
Congratulations - very nice indeed.
BTW, if that's a bird table outside the back door, how big are the birds round your way; it looks about 3 foot across??!
I'll have you know my bird table is a modest 35" across. I've been assured by the neighbours that the dish is non functional. Purely for decoration then? I didn't ask.BTW, if that's a bird table outside the back door, how big are the birds round your way; it looks about 3 foot across??!
I'm 26 by the way, I've just had an exceptionally modest social life and, for the last 9 months at least, a good job.
As to why they left the tub. There's a narrow path down one side of the house and it's not fitting through the garage. It tips the scales at around 350-400kg dry so would need craning over the house. Access out the front would probably need quite a hefty, long reach crane, plus a truck to deliver it on. More hassle than it's worth I reckon.
Will be interested to see how much my leccy bill is running the thing. Debating getting a water meter as its only me living here but I will use 1700 litres every time I change the water...
Edited by samdale on Tuesday 15th July 21:21
I wouldn't get a water meter. If anything because it'll possibly make the house harder to sell on as a family home and at some point you might want it to be a family home. Hot Tubs are expensive. Friend says about £30 a week running costs. I'm still debating one. Fence panel needs to come out and hard standing go down. Easy job. It's just the running costs deterring me at present.
Gretchen said:
Friend says about £30 a week running costs.
Sounds a bit high. A quick google suggests less that £20 per month.https://www.hottubbarn.co.uk/hot-tubs/info/running...
It's areas like this where people with PV panels win big time.
I'd love one but would want to build my own in-ground (block, render and tile)…
Only done rough costings but I reckon it can be done for the price of a good quality off the shelf spa.
samdale said:
Debating getting a water meter as its only me living here but I will use 1700 litres every time I change the water...
There's 3 people living in my detached house, when we switched to a water meter our bill was cut by over 50%. How often do you need to change the water in the tub ?B17NNS said:
Gretchen said:
Friend says about £30 a week running costs.
Sounds a bit high. A quick google suggests less that £20 per month.https://www.hottubbarn.co.uk/hot-tubs/info/running...
It's areas like this where people with PV panels win big time.
blade7 said:
samdale said:
Debating getting a water meter as its only me living here but I will use 1700 litres every time I change the water...
There's 3 people living in my detached house, when we switched to a water meter our bill was cut by over 50%. How often do you need to change the water in the tub ?As it is I can wash my car as often as I like, change the hot tub water as often as I like, hell even get a sprinkler on the lawn with plenty of feed and get the lovely stripey lawn I've always wanted. However if in a few months time I feel I need to economise then I'll look into it.
Depending on how much you like the current suite, you might be better completely redoing the shower.
Crafty_ said:
Congratulations, looks like a bit of a palace for a first property!
plenty of space to extend that garage too!
For the shower tray, take a look at this: http://www.teleseal.co.uk/
The basic idea is that the seal is made of two pieces, when the tray or bath flexes it moves with it, retaining a watertight seal. My folks had no end of trouble with water seepage until they fitted one of these, no problems since. I used one when I installed a new bathroom and haven't had any problems.
An alternative product that does similar is Trimluxplenty of space to extend that garage too!
For the shower tray, take a look at this: http://www.teleseal.co.uk/
The basic idea is that the seal is made of two pieces, when the tray or bath flexes it moves with it, retaining a watertight seal. My folks had no end of trouble with water seepage until they fitted one of these, no problems since. I used one when I installed a new bathroom and haven't had any problems.
monthefish said:
An alternative product that does similar is Trimlux
Unfortunately I don't think either product would be suitable.Down the 2 sides would be fine but at the rear the tray is pretty much flush with the tiles so no where to stick the bottom bit to.
I've had the front off it and it does look a bit unsupported towards the edge. However I'm really reluctant to have the tray out as it would require quite a lot of tiles to be moved/broken
As for redoing the whole lot, there's a lot of tiles, I quite like it and it's quite new. One of the reasons I bought the house is I didn't really want a fixer-upper. Both bathrooms done recent, kitchen and new boiler more recent than that. Just a bit of decorating and sprucing, no big (read expensive) tasks.
Edited by samdale on Wednesday 16th July 14:30
Nice one OP. Mrs BBD's family firm is a Jacuzzi dealer and they work on around £1 a day to leave running all the time. They're really well insulated and once you've got them up to temp they just cycle on and off to keep them there which doesn't use much juice.
That's a Jacuzzi one though, can't say which one you have there.
That's a Jacuzzi one though, can't say which one you have there.
Craikeybaby said:
That looks like a great first house! I bet the lack of social life and living with your folks feels like it was worth it now.
Am I the only person that made good all the picture holes when I sold my last place, I thought you were meant to do that.
Totally worth it! And now I won't be able to afford a social life... Am I the only person that made good all the picture holes when I sold my last place, I thought you were meant to do that.
This is what I've had out of the walls so far. Not including holes left by the 4 wall mounted TVs, the screws from which have been taken...
Right this shower tray. As had been suggested it looks like the best course of action is get someone to rip it out and start again.
The pic below shows a view underneath down the offending leaking side. The timber it's sat on is around 1.5" square. What's that the tray is sat on, a piece of chipboard? And the wood doesn't look like it's on a flat solid base at all, nothing underneath it along its whole length. No wonder it flexes so much!
The pic below shows a view underneath down the offending leaking side. The timber it's sat on is around 1.5" square. What's that the tray is sat on, a piece of chipboard? And the wood doesn't look like it's on a flat solid base at all, nothing underneath it along its whole length. No wonder it flexes so much!
Hoofy said:
Congrats. Nice first home!!
£200k, 4 bed detached with nice size of garden... I'd be lucky in this area.
Indeed!£200k, 4 bed detached with nice size of garden... I'd be lucky in this area.
Looks lovely. I'd love a hot tub. Been thinking about it and I'd like to hear from you in a few months as to how much it actually gets used. I told the OH we'd use it every other day minimum but in reality... Would we?
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