I've just bought 115 sheets of OSB 2400 x 1200 x 18mm with ex-VAT prices quoted from £12.44 (TP) to £10.55 (Wollens of Glastonbury. 4 x 2 at 99p/m (TP) to...
Nice one! Or even an orangery... Jungle flowers, palms, coconuts ... build a beach (adapt the Jacuzzi) ... I see it all. Now, where can I buy a solar tube? ...
... As the excess heat will only be generated on nice days, why don't you dump the heat into a mass of concrete under some kind of patio or seating area, so...
How about a small-scale version of this: "Drake Landing Solar Community is heated by a district system designed to store abundant solar energy underground...
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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I would say 2 things: ask yourself if you really need a laptop - i've seen a lot of laptops that never leave the desk - and you can pick up excellent desktops...
My 2d worth... I got an ex-corporate Dell laptop for £200, on the basis that I wanted somethin cheap where it didn't matter if it got pinched from a site - ...
Does anyone know if it is allowed to use Armoured mains cabling under the floor in a dwelling? The cable would be in a recess chased in a screed just under a...
I certainly hope you can - that's how I feed my kitchen island bench. I couldn't (still can't) see any objection and of course it's not now going to be easy to...
Went there on Sunday for the first time. Can highly recommend a visit. Tickets are free if you book in advance. Lots of interesting stuff on display, a couple...
I totally concur. I've been a couple of times, each with free tickets. Once registered, they frequently send freebies via e-mail. Rex ... visit. Tickets are...
Hi just a thought? would we have the skills to design a simple timber frame house online? I have made a start with a 7.2m sq box house front elevation and put...
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Why not make it open plan so that the occupiers can divide it up with stud walls to suit their requirements at a later date? Tracey ... From: "howgegoboat"...
How about setting it on prefabricated concrete piles & ring - for site-universality ... and how about using SIPs for all walls & roof (can still be done...
Why? For whom?? What's the requirement spec??? Could be a bungalow, chalet bungalow (best cost efficiency according to Prof Brinkley) or house. Too many...
Hi there, The groundworkers have been installing the mains water pipe. When I visited yesterday, and before they have buried it, I see that they have 32mm from...
My uneducated 2p's worth would be.. that I would only be worrying if you live in a low water pressure area. If you are not sure you can get (usually) some...
I wouldn't have thought that a major problem either. Sounds like you have your meter at the supply end (as indeed I do) rather than in the house which is...
Gentlemen, Thanks for your replies. In my absence, they have filled the trench but as it will have to be dug up again in the future to actually connect the...
That was a 'for instance'. Substitute your own two biggest users - which will probably be less demanding than those. Eric Mears CHESTERFIELD Derbyshire ... ...
