You can set the sort order of messages? Just click on the link in the date column. Your preferences will be remembered, so you don't have to do it again when you return.
Am I missing something? (apart from the whole plot - please don't answer that). Surely with an irrigation mound there will be discharge which will eventually...
Can anybody on the list recommend some plastic netting for supporting insulation, inside and on the rear of stud walls? I've looked at the Netlon web site and...
I'm about to use thermalite 'bricks' to close off the top of my wall cavities. It just struck me they will act as a bridge to damp (in theory at least). Should...
Old fashioned I know, but wallpapering throughout surely wouldn't need the plasterboard treated. Also of course, isn't non-finishing one of the Femacell...
This is perhaps more of a DIY than a self-build question, but here goes anyway... Nearing the end of my bungalow renovation, I've found that most of my ...
... Food in the (modern well insulated) freezer should remain frozen for about 24 hours if the power is shut off so if you have something else on that circuit...
... cover approx 240 sq metres 75mm ... Thanks Rick, will stick with original plans of wet screed. Umar [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
It might also be worth contacting The Centre for Alternative Technology in mid-Wales who are experts in the field and offer a consultancy service. No...
Tom, Thanks for the reply, which pretty much confirms my suspicions. Three batteries an hour, eh? Now I understand why the rechargeable saws all seem to come...
Screwfix and Warehouse Direct both stock a cordless circular saw (Screwfix labels it a trim saw) of similar spec: 136mm blade, 40mm or so maximum cut at 90...
Having now finished with two ex-Shipping Containers they are now available for sale. They are standing in a hard yard just outside Stroud in Gloucestershire. ...
Sounds like you are getting the runaround, Barrie. You have established that a simple septic tank, whose effluent or more precisely, liquor, requires further...
Most kitchen worktop instructions/template jigs specify a router of 1500w plus. Why? Could I not use my 1100w unit and just maybe do two passes where a 1500w...
I'm looking for a company to manufacture and supply a set of wood glazed folding doors, five in total, for an exit onto a deck. The doors I'm looking for are...
Hello Barrie I found some more information on Cesspools http://www.safety.odpm.gov.uk/bregs/consult/parth/parthtml/05.htm It says that Cesspools should have a...
I see that Impvan has advised you that there are no relevant regs and I'm sure he's correct. Which circuits you protect is a bit of a trade-off. You want the...
Jacob I have already looked at this type of build-up and rejected it. The breathable membrane can only 'breathe' if the water vapour has a chance of coming...
We're slowly getting our house ready for the next NHBC inspection. This requires the vapour barrier to be in place. Reading through their manual it seems to...
Does anyone know of a cheap(er) source of these systems? We are interested in either the 6 or 12 person unit (BA or BB). This query is likely to have been...
Two points. RCDs are only an additional safety feature. They don't deliver 100% protection from electrocution. OTOH, they do trip out at all kinds of ...
What are the regs on lighting circuits in split-load consumer units? I understand the need to have lights on the non-RCD-protected side, but is it required...
Have just received brochure for Kingspan 'Nilvent' breathable membrane for unventilated pitched roofs. This is new to me. I am wondering about laying it on the...
