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    Dereekoo reacted to stevie888's post in the thread why was my concrete "rocky"? with Like Like.
    You don't need a slump cone for heaven's sake!! Just make the concrete as stiff as you can sensibly use it because that will give you...
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    Dereekoo replied to the thread why was my concrete "rocky"?.
    You are making some planters not building a reinforced multi storey car park (last time I performed a slump test) , forget plasticiser...
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    Dereekoo replied to the thread why was my concrete "rocky"?.
    MOT was a Ministry of Transport spec for grading sub grade material (63mm or 40mm to dust) for road construction, nothing to do with...
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    Dereekoo replied to the thread why was my concrete "rocky"?.
    As long as you have vibrated/tamped your concrete in the planter to get rid of the air bubbles I think the end result will be OK
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    Dereekoo replied to the thread Giant Notch In Joist.
    Interesting comment, on an evenly loaded floor half the load is carried at each end of the joist which is resisted by whatever the shear...
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    Dereekoo reacted to Justin Passing's post in the thread Stock market dealing with Like Like.
    Wife - no change. She should be getting better by now. Gold - down a coupla percent, but zoom out to see the perspective. Todays lesson...
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    Dereekoo replied to the thread Stock market dealing.
    :LOL: :LOL: :LOL: Unfortunately not. My return on shares over the past year has been about 20% which includes their gains and the...
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    Dereekoo reacted to Justin Passing's post in the thread Stock market dealing with Thanks Thanks.
    This was to keep her & me OK after I've gone. Like 25 years each at £2500 a week in a nice care place or someone to come in etc. Even...
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    Dereekoo replied to the thread Stock market dealing.
    Yes its nice to make/save a few bob but at the end of the day there are a lot more important things in our lives. Hope things work out OK
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    Dereekoo replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.
    You could assume the rafters are normal rafters supported with a central beam and see what the calcs throw up re BM and deflection...
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    Dereekoo replied to the thread Towel Radiator not working.
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    Dereekoo replied to the thread Water Pooling in Bath Plug Hole.
    Or possibly the outlet pipework rises to an Invert Level the same height as your standing water level in the plug hole, unfortunately...
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    Dereekoo replied to the thread Loft trussed roof ideas.
    Perhaps things may redistribute when you get the design snow load on the roof (75kg/m2 standard) which will then double or more the load...
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    Dereekoo replied to the thread Towel Radiator not working.
    Put a towel under the rad and open the air bleed valve and let it issue water for a couple on minutes whilst the heating is on and see...
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    Dereekoo replied to the thread Stock market dealing.
    Well I don't need any bacteria just reading the above has made me off my head, heres to your speedy recovery
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