cavity closer above arched window
(1 messages)
Date: 6 Oct 2005 07:50:14 -0700
What cavity closing detail might be required above an arched window for
current building regs? There would be no structural arch, a lintel
would be above. Some type of curved insulated closer ?
Thanks,
Simon.
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Building regs and a new boiler
(1 messages)
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 13:23:24 +0100
Hi
I have recently personally installed a replacement central heating oil
boiler. I have discovered that I now need to get a certificate from the
building control dept of the local authority. Apparently I will have to
demonstrate ...
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Tumble Dryer venting
(8 messages)
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 13:09:49 +0100
About to buy an AEG vented tumble dryer and am considering the options
for vertical positioning of the vent outlet through the nearby outside
wall. Am using the Screwfix tumble dryer vent kit.
Two options, low down (30cm ...
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cooker hood
(2 messages)
Date: 6 Oct 2005 04:57:33 -0700
I have a old cooker hood over my cooker as part of the work units - the
type that when you open the 'door' it can start either the light, or
fan, or both. It is linked to a vent in an outside wall.
There is also an opening ...
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Garden shed over manhole
(11 messages)
Date: Thu, 6 Oct 2005 12:46:50 +0100
Are there any building regs prohibiting the erection of structures such as
garden sheds over the top of drain manholes? I don't intend to block access
to the drain, I will manufacture a 'hatch' in the floor of the shed.
What ...
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Cost/m2 for different types of drive surfaces?
(2 messages)
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 09:56:00 GMT
Think it's time we had the drive done (well it was one of the most
pressing jobs to be done when we moved in about 10 years ago).
Does anyone know of a resource which would provide comparative, ballpark
(per m^2) costs ...
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Rechargeable torch
(16 messages)
Date: 6 Oct 2005 09:36:05 GMT
Anyone recommend a good rechargeable torch? My elderly B&D one has given up
the ghost, the cheap bazillion power spotlights in the sheds have batteries
made of lard and Maglite want hundreds of pounds(!) for their "rechargeable
torch ...
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Pouring a concrete garage floor: Expansion gaps?
(4 messages)
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 09:57:11 +0100
Hi all. Hope you guys can help me as previously.
Having just built a garage (concrete block construction). I am
about to cast a concrete floor.
However, as the floor is to be poured inside the walls, I am
wondering if ...
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Aldi Routers
(2 messages)
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 08:32:09 GMT
Going like hot cakes this morning, I got the table and the router bits.
Table is flimsy, cast alloy it says on the box, its about as thin as
cardboard. :-(
I'll take it back tomorrow.
--
Sir Benjamin Middlethwaite
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guttering problem and resulting wet bricks
(1 messages)
Date: Tue, 4 Oct 2005 22:18:12 +0100
Hi people
Not strictly d.i.y., but I am feeling the need of some background
understanding of brick and guttering and suchlike...
Around 20 August or so, there were a couple of heavy rainstorms, and we
discovered that the ...
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U value, regs and inner leaf blocks
(2 messages)
Date: 4 Oct 2005 05:33:59 -0700
I'm planning a house extension.
I know that U value regs are going down all the time, and perhaps that
is why people use the dreaded thermal blocks for the inner leaf of
cavity walls. But there is no way I'm using them. My ...
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Insulating a shed.
(1 messages)
Date: 4 Oct 2005 05:30:04 -0700
I want to make working (?) in my shed during the coming winter more
comfortable, so I thought about insulating it , what do you good folk
recommend as being up to the job.
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Short storage heaters
(3 messages)
Date: 4 Oct 2005 11:53:38 GMT
Does anyone know of a company that supplies short storage
heaters? I'm trying to find some that are less than 61cm
high, but 70cm seems to be the only height available from
Dimplex, Electolux et al. I thought I'd found one ...
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rachet spanners
(14 messages)
Date: 4 Oct 2005 04:02:49 -0700
Anyone know where these are available? I would find them very useful
at times. Any views.
thx
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How do I remove gloss paint from my stone dooryway?
(3 messages)
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 11:09:17 +0100
Hi
My yorkshire-stone, terraced house has a wooden front door with a stone
'pillar' on each side of the door and a stone slab above the door to
prevent rain falling on the house owner when he is trying to lock/open
the ...
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anti-condensation bathroom mirror
(4 messages)
Date: 4 Oct 2005 02:30:26 -0700
Anyone got any DIY ideas for a non-steaming-up mirror. This is the sort
of thing for which they rip you off in the shops. I guess you just want
a heater on the back. What type of element would be suitable ?
Simon.
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example building control plans ?
(4 messages)
Date: 4 Oct 2005 02:25:56 -0700
I wish to draw my own house extension plans for building control.
Can anyone point to some example plans that I can view, in order to
discern the various conventions used ? Using the wrong squiggles may
raise eyebrows somewhere ...
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Tripod Attachment to mount camera
(5 messages)
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 09:17:04 GMT
I have a laser leveller which came with a tripod ...
I also have a camera ...
the tripod's device mounting bolt is the wrong size for the camera.
Does anybody know of any outfit that might sell an adaptor tripod-to-camera ...
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Small floorboard repair
(7 messages)
Date: 4 Oct 2005 02:17:07 -0700
How does a professional remove a short section of damaged floorboard
for replacement - and is it possible to do it with 'ordinary' tools?
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