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... Would a dry sand and cement mix do? This hardens in time. So it is hoping the walls keep the weight in before the mix hardens. Weight on suspended floors...
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W3526602@...
May 31, 2004 4:35 am
In a message dated 30/05/2004 19:27:05 PM GMT Daylight Time, ... Hi Ian, I won't argue with that, but I'm still learning about the differences between French...
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mark brinkley
zephyrpoodle
May 31, 2004 8:22 am
... Interesting, maybe. Unfortunately, its not true. Sand is a useless heat insulator, on a par with brick and stone (which is basically what it is). Sand was...
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mark brinkley
zephyrpoodle
May 31, 2004 8:26 am
... Bob, It's an interesting point. And it highlights the problems of soundproofing within individual homes. You can add any manner of sound deadening elements...
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Andrew Doyle
andrew_w_doyle
May 31, 2004 9:50 am
Folks Anybody come across Sorpataler windows http://www.sorpateler.com ? They had a display at the Corry Self-Build show in Cork over the weekend. The quality ...
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azbxcydwev
May 31, 2004 10:16 am
... Sand cannot be compared to Rockwool and the likes, that is obvious. A quick Google reveals - all imperial US measurments ... - A square foot of 1"...
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azbxcydwev
May 31, 2004 10:25 am
... heat ... sand. ... of ... the ... Having ... in ... heat ... Forgot to add. Sand is difficult to quantify. Course dry sand is a beter insulaor than super...
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John DeWard
johndeward
May 31, 2004 10:44 am
Hi Andrew, I suggest you contact Munster Joinery we had our place fitted by them very happy and very reasonable. Speak to Michael 087-2577429. John ... ...
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helenmpearson
May 31, 2004 12:06 pm
Has anyone anything to say about John Fleming as a supplier of internal doors? Good or bad...... Helen in the Scottish Borders. (had the builder on the phone...
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mark brinkley
zephyrpoodle
May 31, 2004 2:32 pm
... Come again?...
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David Olivier
DOlivier@...
May 31, 2004 2:34 pm
I agree with Mark. The notion of a (dense?) block partition wall (which weighs 0.5 tonnes per metre run) resting on a timber floor is alarming because wooden...
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bob justham
bob.justham@...
May 31, 2004 2:38 pm
... Well, yes, there is really Mark. Privacy only becomes an issue in these terms when the door is closed! ... We have three guest bedrooms on the ground...
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azbxcydwev
May 31, 2004 3:05 pm
... ceiling. ... Many people who lived in them said they were warm....
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azbxcydwev
May 31, 2004 3:11 pm
... My sisters 19 years old brick and block house has the upper walls of block resting on the floorboards. The pllock who laid the floor bearer plate - a...
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David Olivier
DOlivier@...
May 31, 2004 3:47 pm
Andrew & John I'm afraid I can't see how a DG wood window that size can have a U-value of 1.1 even if it's filled with krypton (pretty rare & expensive). He...
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soldsold
May 31, 2004 4:06 pm
... Hi Rick, Can you clarify - do you mean mineral strips placed on the top and bottom of stud wall horizontal timbers so that the mineral wool is sandwiched...
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Nigel Giddings
nigelgiddings
May 31, 2004 4:37 pm
Mark, Thanks for such a complete answer... Nigel ... From: mark brinkley [mailto:mark@...] Sent: 30 May 2004 15:29 To: UK_Selfbuild@......
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W3526602@...
May 31, 2004 4:43 pm
Hi, Sound can't travel through a vacuum. But perhaps I'd better get my coat? 602 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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azbxcydwev
May 31, 2004 5:30 pm
... coat? Good poiint. I wonder if ready made panels are available with vacuums in them. They wouldn't have to be very thick. Off the shelf v good sound...
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W3526602@...
May 31, 2004 5:38 pm
In a message dated 31/05/2004 15:38:31 PM GMT Daylight Time, ... Hi My present house, built during the Great War, had timber stud interior walls infilled with...
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azbxcydwev
May 31, 2004 6:04 pm
... alarming ... interior walls ... type ... directly onto the ... beams had come ... accounted for the ... when the ... I wouldn't worry about the weight. I...
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W3526602@...
May 31, 2004 6:25 pm
In a message dated 31/05/2004 19:06:17 PM GMT Daylight Time, ... Hi John, I've already done that. 602 [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Nick Laurie
nick_laurie
May 31, 2004 6:43 pm
Oh, so true .... Nick Nick Laurie 01458 250834, 07941 731 056 ... From: mark brinkley [mailto:mark@...] Sent: 31 May 2004 09:25 To:...
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bob justham
bob.justham@...
May 31, 2004 7:15 pm
... We can hear the feeling in that comment Nick...! As I recall you built a green oak frame, with oak sourced from France, and made it up on site with your...
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Nick Laurie
nick_laurie
May 31, 2004 7:42 pm
Bob, I'm sure we missed a good few tricks that the big boys would have used, but I'm also fairly sure that green oak will move and disturb the best-laid plans...
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Nigel Giddings
nigelgiddings
May 31, 2004 8:01 pm
Chris, I have fitted a Di-Pole for DAB on the chimney, as well as an FM Loop and Quad LNB Dish, all brought back to 'Node 0' using CT100... CPC have...
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sargan63
May 31, 2004 10:16 pm
Test post...
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Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter
Jun 1, 2004 12:22 am
Some continental hotels used to have double entry doors for acoustic isolation ... ie: to enter a room, one went through two doors, with no more than a foot or...
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mark brinkley
zephyrpoodle
Jun 1, 2004 6:15 am
... Yes. That would be effective. There are four principal methods of achieving good soundproofing within homes. Firstly, you need to achieve an effective seal...
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Hawes,Timothy Edward ...
haweste
Jun 1, 2004 6:59 am
... That was going to be exactly my suggestion :-D Cheers, Tim. +...
