Extending upwards?

[northernladuk]

I'm seriously considering throwing out my Uniface manuals, oh and also that Vauxhall Viva maintenance manual....oh hmm what about that DOS floppy disc.

Difficult decision though.

Just think about the money you would be throwing away. They will all be worth a pretty penny in another few years. Stash them someone where safe in the house IMO.

[minestrone]

I decided to sort out all my stuff out and purchased 9 84ltr really useful boxes. Dumped all my stuff in there and that has made a big difference.

I am also having a clear out of old tech books that really were all pilfered from a never ending stream of start up failures.

[mudskipper]

We've still got a microfiche reader (I kid you not) which lives on the chest of drawers in the bedroom, plus numerous boxes of carefully indexed fiches.

Actually, it might be cheaper to buy a flat and shove all the crap in that.

Including husband.

[BrilloPad]

[*****COLOR="white"]Including husband.[/*****COLOR]

tsk.....

[portseven]

had a quote for same procedure a few months back, came in at £45K, for the same price I could get an extension.

reason being is that apex needed lifting another metre, big job.

[SueEllen]

We've still got a microfiche reader (I kid you not) which lives on the chest of drawers in the bedroom, plus numerous boxes of carefully indexed fiches.

Just do the stealth thing.

When he isn't around throw some of the more hidden cr*p away and leave empty boxes.

He obviously won't miss it otherwise it would be easily accessible.

Oh and don't do external storage.

I was talking to a guy who worked in one of those places and if people don't pay up they have to empty the lockers/rooms out and are suppose to sell the stuff to get the costs of the storage bill back. Most people who keep them for a long time just have junk in there which he and the other staff just have to bin.

[mudskipper]

had a quote for same procedure a few months back, came in at £45K, for the same price I could get an extension.

reason being is that apex needed lifting another metre, big job.

Interesting, did that include the conversion? And stairs etc? 45K still sounds cheaper than moving, and, even without the crap we could do with more space. Would it have made your house different to those around?

[Old Hack]

Interesting, did that include the conversion? And stairs etc? 45K still sounds cheaper than moving, and, even without the crap we could do with more space. Would it have made your house different to those around?

k2p2 - The thing is, looking at your surrounding houses, there's no way they'd let you raise the apex, not a chance. It's genuinely a no go. If in doubt, call the local borough council and ask to speak to the duty planner. They'll answer all your questions far better than any of us.

[MarillionFan]

Have you thought of digging down and installing a nuclear bunker? Two birds. One thermonuclear stone.

[mudskipper]

k2p2 - The thing is, looking at your surrounding houses, there's no way they'd let you raise the apex, not a chance. It's genuinely a no go. If in doubt, call the local borough council and ask to speak to the duty planner. They'll answer all your questions far better than any of us.

Yep - was window shopping on rightmove last night. Don't like our house much, so spending a lot on it would be stupid anyway. Just need to get hubby to buy in to the idea.