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' to the side walls using the same...
Richard, Thanks for the reply. ... Actually, there is no rear wall, just the two side ones. ... (I've never heard the term 'plants' before; interesting.) ... ...
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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...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
... 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...
... 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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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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...
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:...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
