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    mrrusty reacted to ^woody^'s post in the thread External Wall Insulation Shambles with Like Like.
    The whole grant-funded retrofit concept is a stupid idea, badly implemented and badly installed. A proper political ECO knee-jerk. We...
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    mrrusty replied to the thread Garden room foundations.
    IMO you're over thinking this. Timber garden room? how much is it going to weigh. I reckon mine at 6.5 x 3.5 with a slate roof weighs...
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    mrrusty reacted to cdbe's post in the thread External Wall Insulation Shambles with Like Like.
    The only good scheme anyone ever did was selling loft insulation for £3 a roll in B&Q. The idea that sticking a bit of foam on a 3 bed...
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    mrrusty replied to the thread Honda 4 Stroke.
    It's not just the starting - Ethanol in E5 and E10 has a habit of degrading some materials, and the absence of it in alkylate fuels...
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    mrrusty replied to the thread Honda 4 Stroke.
    For the small amount you use it's worth always using alkylate fuel in garden machinery - no need to drain - it doesn't go off...
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    mrrusty replied to the thread Setting up a WIFI mesh.
    My setup is 3 wifi routers with 2 running in bridge mode all cabled together - just about all wifi routers can act as a bridge/switch if...
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    mrrusty reacted to stevie888's post in the thread Principal elevation L shaped house with Like Like.
    Refer them back to the first picture in post 4 which clearly shows multiple lines with the arrow pointed to the most forward one...
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    mrrusty replied to the thread Plasterboard rawl plugs.
    In that case it's in shear not tension and no worries - even a standard red plug not over tightened will work.
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    mrrusty replied to the thread Curtain rail in set back window.
    Have a look at silent gliss bendable tracks and poles. Lots of different types of brackets so could be wall mounted L brackets behind...
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    mrrusty replied to the thread Roof trim.
    It's all rotten, and I suspect the ends of the slate battens might be similar. Not only that, but the "blockiness" of the rot suggest...
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    mrrusty replied to the thread Cornice for cabinets.
    Go to your local kitchen supplier and get a length, or even B&Q...
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    mrrusty replied to the thread Plasterboard rawl plugs.
    I've never been a fan of any "plug" type fitting for plasterboard. When I've had to fix to PB as there's a void I can't avoid, then I...
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    No, it'll just be a 20cm bigger void behind the backpanel of the unit, or you could get some non-standard carcasses made up with extra depth
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    No that won't happen, but you'll struggle to get any EPC with a single skin wall, and any changes then invoke BC if you want to try and...
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    It's becoming a renter so not so easy to avoid doing it by the book.....
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