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15392 Nick Whetstone
jomangouk Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
9:09 am
... Hi Chris, I agree but I was just looking at the rain water harvesting and IMHO if the loo flushes that is 'comfortable&#39; enough for me. I've been wondering...
15393 UK_Selfbuild@... Send Email Jan 1, 2003
11:54 am
Just a reminder on how to join to join the UK_Selfbuild group - been asked to re-post this for people who wish to send to colleagues etc. The UK_Selfbuild...
15394 Eric.Mears@...
ejmears Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
12:01 pm
NW > I've been wondering if it isn't possible to store the rainwater coming off the main roof at a height that eliminates the need to use a pump to feed the...
15395 Eric.Mears@...
ejmears Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
12:14 pm
DC > has anyone got figures for how many cubic metres they use each year, and of course any comments / experiences of rainwater harvesting are welcome ! In...
15396 Eric.Mears@...
ejmears Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
12:19 pm
Our basement is around 110 sq M in total. Most of this is garage with a couple of large store rooms and a utility room. None of these are classed as...
15397 Eric.Mears@...
ejmears Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
12:28 pm
I have to declare that I chose B&B construction and of course I want everyone else to do the same. However, I really don't think the method of construction...
15398 Mark Brinkley
zephyrpoodle Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
12:36 pm
... Where did you pick that one up from? I have never heard anyone claim timber frame was cheaper in the UK. If your friend is right and timber frame is...
15399 David Chapman
avonlogic Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
1:07 pm
... I was thinking along those lines. In a conventional house that means first floor level where in my application there will soon be a handy no longer used...
15400 Nigel Giddings
nigelgiddings Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
1:29 pm
Thanks for the responses so far guys but I do need three metre lengths, I need to cut it down to 60 cm lengths and 1 metre lengths are very wasteful. See here...
15401 Stuart Meier
stradagain Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
1:34 pm
If I couldn't find 3m lengths, I'd weld a bunch together if (as looks likely) they are lightly loaded and can be painted for protection. Stuart ... From:...
15402 Stuart Meier
stradagain Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
1:37 pm
Or make up some couplers - 4 m6 nuts spun loosely together on a bit of studding, weld everyone other facet to make a small coupler. Stuart ... From: "Nigel...
15403 Nick Whetstone
jomangouk Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
1:44 pm
... off ... floor ... copper ... downpipe ... pressure is ... I must admit that with my current one and a half design, feeding the upstairs loo without a pump...
15404 terrye2003 Send Email Jan 1, 2003
3:06 pm
Many thanks for all your comments on B+B v/s timber frame. I hope that I can continue the dialogue with you all, and please forgive me if some of my questions...
15405 Martin Howell
grizelli Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
3:56 pm
This whole palaver gets more complex and potentially costly. In our new build, we plan to have an underground tank to capture the water, and a submersible...
15406 ian charles
framer_23 Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
4:49 pm
... wasteful. Nigel, I think you will struggle to find 3 mtr lengths of studding as there is no demand for it so long. I think you are in Beds, Allfast in...
15407 Tracey Gardner
traceygardneruk Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
5:01 pm
Hello Martin Why not have header tanks fed by your pump, at least that will allow you a few toilet flushes when you have a mains failure? Tracey . We will also...
15408 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
6:08 pm
Terry - don't worry about it, just dive in ... we're all pretty ignorant about most things ... !! Chris...
15409 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
6:12 pm
Unless you're in a desert or miles & miles from civilisation, I'd be very very surprised if you can beat the economies of scale your local water company can...
15410 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
6:17 pm
Seems rather odd ... I'd have thought rainwater would be just what a gardener would want ... soft & not chlorinated ... better for plants ... !!! ??? Chris...
15411 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
6:24 pm
Rick - Interesting ... forced-air / dust ... presumably because it stirs up the dust ... I can't see that it would make extra dust ... so, I wonder, does this...
15412 Eric.Mears@...
ejmears Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
10:03 pm
CH > Seems rather odd ... I'd have thought rainwater would be just what a gardener would want ... soft & not chlorinated ... better for plants ... !!! ??? Hush...
15413 rick_hughesuk Send Email Jan 1, 2003
10:28 pm
... but ... example ... ??? ... IMHO if the ... coming off ... feed the ... it could ... It could - but anything stored nigh up is affected by gravity - and if...
15414 rick_hughesuk Send Email Jan 1, 2003
10:35 pm
... It might be worth you redaing the FAQ - it covers nearly all the questions you rasied...
15415 rick_hughesuk Send Email Jan 1, 2003
10:39 pm
... up ... there ... Don't know - but I think it is juts the fact that it is being blown about makes it more apparaent...
15416 Bob Justham
bobjustham@... Send Email
Jan 1, 2003
10:57 pm
... Chris, The properties required of a good joinery timber are, I presume that most would agree, primarily stability and durability, followed by ease of ...
15417 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Jan 2, 2003
12:15 am
Bob - Many thanks .... so, where can one buy reliably ... softwood, hardwood, veneer ... ? (we have in mind to do all out own joinery, have bought the tools,...
15418 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Jan 2, 2003
12:25 am
We've some white foam sheets in a corner, and I'm about to lay them for the floating floor (screed & ufh to go on top) ... but (panic) we've used what looks...
15419 Stuart Meier
stradagain Send Email
Jan 2, 2003
8:02 am
Surely if you ordered several batches, you will know if each order had the same spec? If the spec for the orders were the same, then you are OK! Stuart ... ...
15420 RichardOwen
richardowen@... Send Email
Jan 2, 2003
8:16 am
... I've just visited a friend's self build. He has an interesting twist on warm air heating. He used large (>9" I would guess) ducts, brought into most rooms...
15421 Martin Howell
grizelli Send Email
Jan 2, 2003
8:45 am
Hi Tracey, We might use a small header tank, but the house is a chalet/bung, with almost zero loft space, hence nowhere to put the tank. The controls on the...
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