I'm lucky, nobody dares mess with my place the one that do depart immediately.... Friends dont wreck you place they treat it with respect and if they cant they you dont need them in your life..... Sounds hard but it work, People know the guidelines in my house/yard, I respect their places and if they cant respect mine, dont bother coming... Probably the worst I ever had was a nephew who was bossing the younger children and not letting them have a turn on the trampoline, woke me up I was sick in bed and I got out of bed when they woke me up and heard the language, the rest of the family were outside my bedroom. Nephew didnt know what hit him verbally, [did apologise later] and went running to mum, who told him I was the boss as it was my house and she wasnt there so couldnt comment. Didnt like me for 3 days until he wanted to come up again to ride the dirt bikes around the paddock, Was an instant when parents, grandparents etc, dropped their guard and no one was supervising....... I was one pissed off person, being woken up, bad enough having to be so ill on birthday, everyone else celebrating and kids acting up.... But we are still best friends and nothing else has happened before or after.

I've been playing around with a pantry location. Originally, I was going to move the pantry into the laundry with some custom shelving and cut the laundry space in half. Now, Im thinking of cutting into the study area and building a wall there, and converting the new space into a long and narrow walk in pantry. Either that or build half a wall and put built in shelving in the study. Building the extra wall will reduce the need to cover in the door way that is currently in place and instead utilising it. Thoughts? p.s. this isnt too scale.

We custom made and installed Lamaxa L60 from Warema. They decided to go with such a leading product for their outdoor area because of its aesthetic and weatherproof capabilities. Measuring 4875mm x 3490mm in Traffic White, the L60 covers the entire area and encompasses an integrated drainage system with gutters lined with stainless steel mesh to prevent debris build-up and drained into a downpipe. It has been accessorised with LED lights and WMS control systems, all operating mechanisms are hidden within an enclosed casing resulting in a neat, simple and sleek design that doesn't deter from the stunning view in front of the balcony. Before/Progress After

ask local council if you can remove gutter and downpipes on that side of the roof and install a Japanese style ground level drain so water and leaves wash straight of the roof and collect at ground level where it's much easier to manage and only consolation should be that neighbours have the same problem and may have already discovered a solution or agree to remove a tree that is unsuitable for both of you