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63564 Richard Owen
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Dec 1, 2007
10:37 am
Hi Bert, There are lots of simple ways to do this. 1) Fix a joist to the rear wall using frame fixings. Fit two 'plants&#39; to the side walls using the same...
63565 Bert Coules
Bert_Coules Send Email
Dec 1, 2007
11:11 am
Richard, Thanks for the reply. ... Actually, there is no rear wall, just the two side ones. ... (I've never heard the term 'plants&#39; before; interesting.) ... ...
63566 UK_Selfbuild@... Send Email Dec 1, 2007
12:07 pm
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...
63567 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Dec 1, 2007
12:19 pm
Rick - Ouch ... linking our HA core application (Cortex on 'XP) over the 'net is an attractive option, for dialing-in to see what's happening / telling the...
63568 Richard Owen
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Dec 1, 2007
1:02 pm
... Most building over fixes things. Screws, nails etc are incredibly strong in shear. If you were making the plants out of 90mmx50mm CLS, then three 125mm...
63569 Lou Hobhouse
raggetthouse Send Email
Dec 1, 2007
1:38 pm
Thanks for all the advice. A bit more background . . . We originally submitted an application about a year and a half ago. We used planning consultants who...
63570 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Dec 1, 2007
2:08 pm
Lou - all sounds a bit odd ... I tried to views plans & elevations, but only got error messages ... the .jpg photo's were OK ... but of course they don't show...
63571 Nigel Giddings
nigelgiddings Send Email
Dec 1, 2007
2:25 pm
Hi Lou, I can empathise with the way you feel. We had a struggle that started almost 10 years ago to get the permission for the house we now live in, we only...
63572 ian
marsac23 Send Email
Dec 1, 2007
2:34 pm
... Interesting, so near yet so far. The elevation drawings would not open but most of the correspondence was accessable. The landscape guy's assessment of the...
63573 Bert Coules
Bert_Coules Send Email
Dec 1, 2007
4:54 pm
... That makes very good sense. It looks like that's the way forward for me then, and if the whole lot comes crashing down with me on it some time in the...
63574 Rick
rickdipper Send Email
Dec 1, 2007
5:57 pm
Chris I would dedicate a laptop PC to HA, small, and uses little power. It also stops you nessing up the HA when you do something silly, Then you don't use it...
63575 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Dec 1, 2007
7:08 pm
Rick - thanks .... we're using a low-power mini-ITX unit for the HA, with the same thought in-mind .... IIRC, 'XP has some sort of firewall option in itself...
63576 ian
marsac23 Send Email
Dec 1, 2007
8:55 pm
... Forget windows if you want a secure system....
63577 Chris Hunter
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Dec 1, 2007
9:45 pm
Yep, I know ... problem is, though, all the good HA software is written to run under it !...
63578 Chris Hunter
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Dec 1, 2007
10:28 pm
simple question, please - do the DIY (non- ready-mix) processes of wet-plastering & anhydrous screeding make for a lot of dust - I'm sure they are very...
63579 Andy Toone
andytoone Send Email
Dec 1, 2007
10:58 pm
As our appeal comes up this coming Tuesday I'll hold back on commenting too much if only for fear of jinxing things. An appeal can be a part of the planning...
63580 Nick Laurie
nick115398 Send Email
Dec 1, 2007
11:01 pm
Not much if you're gentle with pouring the dry out of the bags. I'd still seal (shut the door) of the room I was working on if I was going to be sleeping next...
63581 ian
marsac23 Send Email
Dec 1, 2007
11:12 pm
... I have to confess to knowing nothing about home automation ( what is the point !) but you may find something of interest here. I do like Linux ...
63582 W3526602@... Send Email Dec 2, 2007
5:52 am
In a message dated 01/12/2007 13:38:47 GMT Standard Time, lou@... writes: I rang the officer who admitted that he might have...
63583 Peter and Jane
petethebu1lder Send Email
Dec 2, 2007
7:31 am
Morning Chris, One of the reasons we are still in the caravan, is that although the mixing processes you describe may be manageable (yes you do get dust as you...
63584 Nick Laurie
nick115398 Send Email
Dec 2, 2007
8:34 am
Peter's answer is much more comprehensive than mine was, and I endorse every word of it! Nick Nick Laurie PC Repairs 01458 250834 and 07941 731056 skype:...
63585 Rick
rickdipper Send Email
Dec 2, 2007
10:12 am
The XP firewalls is bobbins, it leaves the ports Microsoft think are usefull open, the same ones virtually every virus/worm propogates via. Rick On Sat, 01 Dec...
63586 Rick
rickdipper Send Email
Dec 2, 2007
10:17 am
On Sat, 01 Dec 2007 22:28:45 -0000, Chris Hunter <cjhunter@...> ... Chris We have done our house in waves, living in bits, as we work on the rest. ...
63587 diawalodge Send Email Dec 2, 2007
10:43 am
Any good timber frame sites that show all timber and eco materials; with pictures to get me pointed in the direction I want to go? I have a riverside site...
63588 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Dec 2, 2007
10:46 am
all that rings true to me ... ... the Policy Division ... seems to me they still work that way ... they've started a petition the PM via the internet service,...
63589 Bert Coules
Bert_Coules Send Email
Dec 2, 2007
10:50 am
Richard, ... I have a naive question about frame fixers: when used with something thick like timber should the whole of the plastic sleeve go into the wall, or...
63590 Eric Mears
ejmears Send Email
Dec 2, 2007
11:02 am
I may be wrong (often am) but I always fix them with the plastic shoulder outside the wood which may leave as little as an inch in the wall (I'd look for a...
63591 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Dec 2, 2007
11:09 am
thanks ... I'll take a look ... ... I guess it's a challenge, but also I'm struck by how good & useful a lot of the automation is that's now included in cars...
63592 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Dec 2, 2007
11:10 am
Ah - why am I not surprised ? ! Chris...
63593 Chris Hunter
chris_j_hunter Send Email
Dec 2, 2007
11:40 am
Peter, Rick, Nick ... many thanks ... plenty to think about ... we're 35 miles away, and need to speed up ... hence the question !! like the idea of some sort...
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