Hi. Is your builder referring to brick slips? These can be used on walls as tiles, they do not look fake (they're essentially a very slim brick but I think some some them are real brick ie a sliver of brick whereas others are not). I think you can buy them as prefabricated walls/sheets or alternatively buy some kind of grid system to install (my builder told me but can't remember the name of the system but it wouldn't mean you don't necessarily need a pro to fit). Have a look at brick slips.co.uk but they're sold in a lot of places. This pic is from ebay. I think they're a fair bit cheaper than £60sqm but don't quote me as may be wrong! Do ask your builder as well

Urgh, I had the same thing in my last house and I was forever repainting it! (And that was with a kitchen paint) What was most annoying is that I had wanted a much deeper upstand ie going up under the window cill, and the kitchen designers told me I was basically nuts and that’s not what I should get. I shouldn’t have listened to them. It’s fine elsewhere but the sink (and I didn’t have a bowl in it, ha ha) was a mare! You could get another section of the upstand cut to fit into the space. Or some heavy duty wall paint designed for wet areas. Or subtle mosaics perhaps

Sounds right and for comparison; 2020 Supply and fit - Handmade Accoya door, frames, glazing, painted, ironmongery (removal of old door) £5k. That was a period repro door in London to match original. Also, 2017 Supply only - 2x Engineered Hardwood doors, frames, glazing, ironmongery £5k. Contemporary door for new build. Fitting was extra but part of the build out costs. Hope this helps.

Hi Everyone Update on my channel drain Update on the channel drain The gully seems to be going nowhere. It's more like a plastic, cylindrical cone, which ends and the bottom and sides are just mud and pebbles. I did a little probing and digging and couldn't find any exit or drainage pipe. Please see pics enclosed within. Had a bit of rain this weekend and manually removed all the water pooled up. Not sure what would happen if there was a deluge and I'm not at home KR Mel