This is the one I used, there is also a wireless version of the same unit which I haven't tried but I can't see that it should be much different. My only...
I found the easiest way to stagger the boards was to start by sawing a board in half widthways. Put one half down in a corner, fix it, add the next board. Next...
I am about to replace some large windows facing onto a main road and heard some pub talk about using two different thicknesses of glass in the double glazed...
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...
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Oct 1, 2008 1:47 pm
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... The outer layer is laminated too. The different thicknesses kill two different frequencies. Pretty effective....
We had some sash windows upgraded for sound-proofing, so I looked into this a bit some time ago, and have taken an interest in threads about this. WRT...
... I managed to obtain a 'Reduced VAT' certificate through my accountant, which enables my contractor to charge me anything eligible at 5% instead of 17.5% --...
... I did wonder about this... With house prices going downhill - I assume this means land prices and demand are probably going the same way ? I suppose...
Hi all I've got numerous bits of pipework, soil stacks etc to box in, and was wondering what is the best material to use for this - MDF, ply, plasterboard etc...
I've seen it done both ways :-/ The older properties (circa 1980) seem to have used ply whereas a developer house in 1996 used plasterboard. If you're painting...
Hello Lee If the room is to be decorated (especially painted), I would go for plasterboard and a 50 x 50 frame. This needn't make the box bigger, as generally...
Our floors are concrete B&B and we have several stacks ... we're using HD concrete blocks to box them in, after wrapping the pipes in foam for acoustic...
In a message dated 02/10/2008 13:03:00 GMT Daylight Time, muddyboots@... writes: With an existing mortgage to pay, what routes are there to raising ...
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... To build, perchance to dream. Ay, there's the rub! More startling than the fall in house prices is the contraction in number of mortgages being completed. ...
Hi as its getting colder and we have yet to get gas re connected, I was wonderingabout the idea of putting a small solid fuel stove up the flue where the gas...
Flues come in 2 main types Gas/Oil Solid Fuel Solid Fuel flues will deal with much higher temperatures, if your flue is designed for gas/oil, you will likely...
For various built-in furniture (we plan quite a lot) we'll be using MDF & we'll wanting to be cut 8x4 sheets with some precision (within a fraction of mm would...
Afternoon Chris "Tool porn" is how one of our tradesmen described his £1000+ Festool compound mitre saw :-) We have had several joiners and cabinet makers on...
What I do is G-clamp an piece of aluminum to the wood, then using a router, cut the wood, by sliding the router along the wood. You do need lots of room for...
My timber merchant can only manage to cut and plane to about +/- 1mm tolerance, and that's on a good day, so I do all my own cutting and thicknessing. I just...
Chris, I have worked and still occasionally do, in the model makeing a props dept. for TV commercials and films. These days, virtually anybody who is anybody...
Thanks to all ... sounds like we'd not be wasting our money ... We've a Shopsmith already, with a good range of attachments, meaning it's fairly comprehensive...
'wondered if anyone had experience of LED lighting panels - eg: http://www.s131567196.onlinehome.us/ lots of light, low power, no heat = interesting, maybe ! ?...
They look Cost Prohibitive. The light from LEDs is very directional, and these look to have that problem. I am thinking of moving many of my lights to LEDs....
