Chris thanks for that. This has now confused me. I thought I needed 500lux but looks like I could get away with a lot less. 320 lux Recommended office lighting...
No-one's mentioned it yet, but I believe there are such things ready made for constructing revolving doors. I'm sure I remember seeing a few years ago one of...
Hi Bert Yes "squab" is the right name for the cushion bit of the chair you sit on! We used to live in the Far East and have a "lazy susan" ie a turntable used...
Drastic measure, but (preferably after finding the location of the leak) you could dose the system with leak sealant to keep it going 'till the cold weather is...
Possible approaches that come to mind: * Are there signs of massive doses of steam around the expansion pipe? Tho' I'd expect 5 gallons to make a helluva lot...
maybe with some felt on the underside, but that sounds very sensible !!! Fixed, presumably, rather than swiveling castors ? (at work we also often used to...
Aye - that's what it said to me, too (assuming the Aus' upbeat view of the world isn't due due to them not seeing it very well / or that their need of less...
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Sorry Bert and others if my recent mails seem a bit behind the game but I sent them 3 days ago!! Good ol' Yahoo. Happy New Year to all...or by the time this...
Again, many thanks for all the thoughts and comments, whether delayed in the electronic ether or not. A revolving door mechanism isn't an idea I'd have come up...
Mea Culpa - Been travelling and haven't accessed mail for a couple of days. Released a big block of suspect spam (which never is!) this morning. Graham ... ...
The assessment day is set by The Government, who recently pissed off many Welsh people by experimenting with changes ........ ... Each dwelling is allocated to...
Evening all With the budget all but run out, we have bought some cheapish laminate flooring to do out our living room and study with. The instructions suggest...
Hi Ben Just thought I'd chip in with my findings. Our kitchen is approximately 4mx5m rectangular, worktops around 2.5 sides, an island, and we have no wall...
Studies show that 12% of the population suffers from asthma and another 40% from allergies; a leading Australian fabric supplier heeded the call of people and...
I've missed the purpose of the turntable, but in case relevant: My godfather had a house with a splendid view over Ulswater. The chairs were arranged so that...
While there may be much merit in getting a good heat transfer between your floor and the laminate, I wouldn't glue laminate down for 2 reasons 1) It expands...
Hi Chris I think it's supposed to be laid as a floating floor, in fact they say the warranty will not be honoured if anything over a certain weight is placed...
... Wow, you've gone for the dear stuff then :) Think ours was around £7-8/m2... But in a way that's good; we've got a few years of destruction ahead due to...
Laying on sand: if it were to ruck up (the sand, that is) it could become an uneven nightmare. And the crunching sounds ... Nick Nick Laurie PC Repairs ...
Thanks Never use the stuff myself hence the ignorance! What happens if one uses parquet or wood block then? Perhaps because no one dimension is that long and...
