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59819 Jonathan Ackers
jonathanackers Send Email
Jun 1, 2007
7:16 am
Chris, Thanks for the replies. I will let you know what my engineer contact or the truss people come back with. At this stage it's a matter of working out what...
59820 Richard Owen
richard_owen... Send Email
Jun 1, 2007
7:20 am
It occurs to me that although Beco don't know how to sell their building system to mortgage brokers, their customers must. Or, the only people to build in Beco...
59821 Eric Mears
ejmears Send Email
Jun 1, 2007
7:33 am
It's probably worth asking for such a list anyway. It would be a tremendous help in any proposed build to talk to someone who's gone down a similar route....
59822 Nick Laurie
nick115398 Send Email
Jun 1, 2007
7:46 am
Lee Take a look at this lot on Maplin: http://www.maplin.co.uk/Search.aspx?criteria=cable%20trunking&source=15&SD=Y They're by no means the only ones, but this...
59823 Nick Laurie
nick115398 Send Email
Jun 1, 2007
7:48 am
We found Skipton to be understating of selfbuilds, efficient, willing to lend against land, and they did a low-cost introductory year which just about covered...
59824 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Jun 1, 2007
8:45 am
Gus - was your build Beco - IIRC , you called in pre-fabricated & coming from Germany ... ??? Years ago, Skipton BS were not stick-in-the- muds ... and years...
59825 UK_Selfbuild@... Send Email Jun 1, 2007
11:42 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...
59826 Nigel Giddings
nigelgiddings Send Email
Jun 1, 2007
12:07 pm
Hi Lee, I wonder if you really mean trunking, this would normally have a removable lid and you typically lay cables in trunking rather than pull them. I am all...
59827 gus_zogolovitch Send Email Jun 1, 2007
2:09 pm
Well, having been a bit rude to Beco Wallform - they have just sent me a list of lenders - which I thought I'd post for others interested: LENDING INSTITUTIONS...
59828 David Chapman
davidchapman... Send Email
Jun 1, 2007
2:14 pm
Older style letterboxes (especially brass) use studs to hold them on with a very course threaded stud that is about 6mm diameter. I assume it is Imperial...
59829 ian
marsac23 Send Email
Jun 1, 2007
2:33 pm
... Dave, It could be anything if you take it to a fixings or engineering supplies place they will identify it and probably fix you up with the studs or more...
59830 impvan Send Email Jun 1, 2007
5:16 pm
... with a very course threaded stud that is about 6mm diameter. I assume it is Imperial sized, anyone know what it's called ? Could it be quarter inch UNC or...
59831 rona@...
rmoberly2000 Send Email
Jun 1, 2007
5:25 pm
Don't know if it will help but we use a broker for our mortgage. Although he charges a fee he's saved us thousands so we consider him good value. I actually...
59832 JonShaw
semi.jons Send Email
Jun 1, 2007
8:04 pm
I started with the idea of running conduit for the cables so giving me flexibility to add cables later. I Used 15mm round plastic from screwfix as there are...
59833 Mike Herrin
mikejherrin Send Email
Jun 1, 2007
9:58 pm
Alex, I can't access the picture you posted, but nothing about what you have described worries me.... except... 15mm pipe to modern high output boilers is...
59834 Nigel Giddings
nigelgiddings Send Email
Jun 2, 2007
7:21 am
Hi John, I have to say I agree with all your comments… I managed to get over some of your issues with the use of the 20mm steel conduit, but as you say the...
59835 Chris Hunter
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Jun 2, 2007
8:19 am
just a thought .... with larger conduit, beware mice & rats ... at work we have problems with both, due to them running in the conduits, on occasions ... the...
59836 Alex Clark
thgmember Send Email
Jun 2, 2007
8:57 am
Thanks Mike - reassuring! I think a space appeared in the url - www.listen4.me.uk/pipes/ My boiler was fitted 2 years ago to the existing gas feed. The...
59837 Mike Herrin
mikejherrin Send Email
Jun 2, 2007
10:19 am
No worries. You may want to think about insulating those pipes under the floor. Cheers, Mike. ... From: Alex Clark <alex@...> To:...
59838 Andrea & Greg
suntideuk Send Email
Jun 2, 2007
3:16 pm
We wish to plaster inside the inglenook fireplace. In the fireplace there will be a log burner, which will sit approx 75mm from the back plastered wall Do I...
59839 Rick
rickdipper Send Email
Jun 2, 2007
4:05 pm
http://www.lafargeplasterboard.co.uk/products/finishes/plaster.htm has some detail Rick On Sat, 02 Jun 2007 16:15:47 +0100, Andrea & Greg ... -- Using Opera's...
59840 Nick Laurie
nick115398 Send Email
Jun 2, 2007
4:52 pm
Can't remember the answer, but it's in the archives from (IIRC) sometime last year. HTH Nick Nick Laurie PC Repairs 01458 250834 and 07941 731056 skype:...
59841 Tim Hawes
haweste Send Email
Jun 2, 2007
8:27 pm
I'm coming a bit late to this party... I've done a fair amount of this, but as retro-fit into existing, plastered blockwork walls. Here's a post I made to the...
59842 Tracey Gardner
traceygardneruk Send Email
Jun 3, 2007
5:20 pm
My sister is looking for some light coloured solid internal doors, perhaps ash, maple, beech or pearwood. She tells me that the best price that she's been able...
59843 Richard Owen
richard_owen... Send Email
Jun 3, 2007
5:27 pm
I need to put some vents in the floor. I was thinking of some nice brass ones to complement the terracotta. Anyone know where I might get hold of some that...
59844 David Chapman
davidchapman... Send Email
Jun 3, 2007
6:06 pm
Vicaima via Travis Perkins - work out about £80 each, top product ! David C [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
59845 Jonathan Shaw
semi.jons Send Email
Jun 3, 2007
8:19 pm
My plumber has advised against the use of a thermal store as we have hard water (~250mg calcium/L). What is the experience on the list for thermal stores - do...
59846 Nick Laurie
nick115398 Send Email
Jun 3, 2007
8:36 pm
Our hardness is over 1000 CaCO3 thingies per thingy, so we have a softener and zero hardness problems. At 250 t/t I would be thinking about a softener too, in...
59847 Jonathan Ackers
jonathanackers Send Email
Jun 4, 2007
6:58 am
Howden's do a light amercan oak door for about 80 quid, its veneered but looks ok as a cheaper alternative. Jonathan ... ...
59848 Geoff H
gwh12001 Send Email
Jun 4, 2007
8:38 am
I'm fairly sure that some time ago there was a thread on mains distribution in a room using a power strip. I think the thread revolved around providing enough...
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