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Thanks for the advice everyone. I guess I will be making a few phone calls on Monday. Iain ... From: UK_Selfbuild@......
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UK_Selfbuild@...
May 1, 2011 9:56 am
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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rex-butcher@...
rex-butcher...
May 1, 2011 4:48 pm
Chris, Thanks for the advice. I have put, as advised PVA in a small guest bathroom and the kitchen, but will sand / scrap it off and give a coat of Stopgap...
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David Lewis
poundhouse2
May 1, 2011 7:24 pm
We had to take up about half an acre of concrete cattle-yard. This was serious concrete - it was laid using reject loads from a motorway viaduct, so very high...
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Christopher Hunter
chris_j_hunter
May 1, 2011 7:42 pm
yep, when we had a go with a borrowed breaker, we soon learned to spot the grain (not surprisingly roughly in-line with the run of the limestone ridge above...
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Christopher Hunter
chris_j_hunter
May 1, 2011 8:21 pm
having made a couple of mistakes with a scraper & a Fein' (ie: using them on glass), and found some mortar stains here & there on a glass canopy, we need to...
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Christopher Hunter
chris_j_hunter
May 1, 2011 8:39 pm
anyone tried a yard sale, to get-rid of tools & excess materials after they move-in - would it be a good strategy, for a village location ?? we've noticed...
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Nick Laurie
nick115398
May 1, 2011 9:09 pm
I've heard tell of car windscreen polishing kits - should be able to Google or FleaBay something. Nick Nick Laurie PC Repairs nwlaurie@... Skype:...
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Rick
rickdipper
May 2, 2011 7:23 am
I have put my post build tools on eBay, the bigger tools came from eBay, and I pretty much got back what I spent. Rick...
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Iain Mcleod
ruatha...
May 2, 2011 8:33 am
How about trying the local free ads paper as well. I have got some of my stuff from there. Iain From: UK_Selfbuild@......
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john
excossack
May 2, 2011 8:35 am
If selling on Ebay, dont forget to take into account the final sale fee(IIRC 10% of the final cost), the cost of additional pictures, setting a reserve etc....
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rex-butcher@...
rex-butcher...
May 3, 2011 7:40 am
The background was that my renderers did a lousy job masking the windows and when they cleaned the sticky residue off, they also created a lot of scratches. ...
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Richard Owen
richard_buil...
May 3, 2011 8:28 am
... I have to say that's my experience as well. I've lost count of the number of jobs that I thought were beyond my abilities, got in a professional only to...
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Peter + Jane
pandj.munnoc...
May 3, 2011 9:08 am
Trouble with the UK definition of a "Professional" in the building trade is not that he / she is qualified or competent, just that they take payment! ;-) Peter...
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PeterB
ukthorn
May 3, 2011 9:39 pm
When did it happen that "Trades" became "professional" ??? ... From: UK_Selfbuild@... [mailto:UK_Selfbuild@...] On Behalf Of Peter...
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rex-butcher@...
rex-butcher...
May 3, 2011 11:01 pm
Chris, This is the company that removed the scratches from my windows. I see from their site that they also have a DIY removal kit. ...
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Hunter (home) Chris
chris_j_hunter
May 4, 2011 7:37 am
and fitters became engineers ... presumably when customers no-longer appreciated the difference ... Chris ... [Non-text portions of this message have been...
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bradsalmon
May 4, 2011 10:00 pm
Hi all, Did anyone use any kind of site security system before the windows and doors were installed in their self build? I've got a couple of weeks before the...
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Rick
rickdipper
May 5, 2011 7:32 am
I didn't but then the crime rate where I live is very low....
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Iain Mcleod
ruatha...
May 5, 2011 8:14 am
We didn't but our crime rate is very low. Probably the best thing would be to board over the door and window openings to seal the building. It will not stop a...
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bradsalmon
May 5, 2011 9:36 am
Thanks for the replies. Sounds like most people are on a similar wavelength to me. Think I'll scrap the alarm, put some wire mesh over the windows for a week...
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neilgholt
May 5, 2011 9:58 am
I set up some "alarm mines" for a few weeks untill we were secure and still have the signs I made up (skull and cross bones with a warning to say alarm...
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dicegeorge at hotmail...
dicegeorge
May 5, 2011 10:18 am
You should also put up signs warning people of dangerous live electricity faults hm hm. ... From: "neilgholt" <ng.holt@...> Sent: Thursday, May 05, 2011...
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leewild80
May 5, 2011 11:45 am
Oh how I wish I'd known about these earlier... Are they sensitive enough to be set off by cats ?...
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neilgholt
May 5, 2011 7:23 pm
The trip wire, I used fishing line, does not need much of a pull and I set it just above knee height to avoid animals. Neil....
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bradsalmon
May 6, 2011 10:44 am
Thanks Neil I'm liking the "alarm mines" a lot. Brad...
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Brian
aswell_pamela
May 6, 2011 11:53 am
We have just laid 20mm engineered light oak oiled wood flooring, what is the best way to look after it? The leaflet that came with it says no water on the...
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Jeffery Hardy
jensenhealey...
May 6, 2011 2:23 pm
Hi Brian We laid a solid oak (i.e. not engineered) floor about a year ago and so far it's holding up fine to general wear and tear. It's in the only...
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David Lewis
poundhouse2
May 6, 2011 5:14 pm
I've had some garden gates made in Siberian larch. These are the second attempt - I made some myself but they fell apart after about 3 years.... So I want...
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Stuart Meier
stradagain
May 6, 2011 5:49 pm
Siberian larch seems to have lots of advocates, most of them selling it. There is a great deal of difference between durability in a usage which is constantly...
