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    Think I know the answer to this but wanted to check....

    Cheers folks, so assuming that I've understood what a counter-batten is and it runs "top to bottom" to allow any water to run down over the felt and escape at the bottom it should look like this?? And I assume by a "quality felt" that means "not £20 a roll shed felt" 8)
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    single skin blockwork outhouse

    Cool (& thanks) - adding an extra inch isn't an issue as I'll have to order the ballast in dumpy bags and think for what I'd planned I'd have half a bag spare so will use that to increase the depth. I'd prefer to use dense blocks anyway (for bolting shelving and wall units to) as long as the...
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    single skin blockwork outhouse

    *bump* :oops: Have edited the original post based on a few changes, and have included a diagram of my idea... Any thoughts?? Can I get away with 11 courses of dense concrete block on this or should I go with lightweight 7N blocks?
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    Think I know the answer to this but wanted to check....

    Cheers for the responses folks - was going to go with option b until: Right - I was planning on putting some OSB on it anyways, but from what you're suggesting could I: 1) OSB over the trusses 2) Felt over that (any type of felt?? Shed felt ok??) 3) pressure treated battens horizontally...
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    Think I know the answer to this but wanted to check....

    Is a 9 degree pitch too low for a tiled roof? Tiles are double pantile that I managed to get for free for a workshop I'm planning - the hope was that I can build the front up to 2.5 meters and the rear to 1.9m and just use the front to back difference as the pitch (drop should be .6 meters over...
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    single skin blockwork outhouse

    After some advice while I'm in the planning stages for my intended workshop / man-cave: I'll be getting rid of the shed and replacing it with an (approx) 14ft x 11ft workshop. The plan is to cast a single section concrete base (a raft??) to the right size with a damp proof membrane...
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    Quick sanity check before I grumble about 12V charger

    Cheers all - looks like I've got some testing to do tomorow morning: 1) try the charger running a 12V light 2) Hook an extra battery on (got plenty charged from some DIY solar panel rigs in the shed) and try and trick it into charging Failing that it's back to the shop to replace and an...
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    Quick sanity check before I grumble about 12V charger

    Cheers - what about if the charger is completely unhooked from the battery - will it deliver any voltage across the terminal clamps that I can measure?
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    Quick sanity check before I grumble about 12V charger

    Just bought a 12V (12A) battery charger for the caravan battery. Hooked it up this morning and left it for 3 hours > came back to it and there doesn't appear to be any charge in the battery. I've tested it with a miltimeter (while both connected to and disconnected from the battery) and the...
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    cutting off a gas supply for maintenance overnight

    He didn't mention. Suspect the flat below doesn't since it'll be on the same feed. But the gas supplier has been randomly digging up bits of the street so I've got a feeling its just "his turn"
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    cutting off a gas supply for maintenance overnight

    Just been speaking to a mate, who due to the fact that the gas board (or their chosen company) are digging up half of his estate, has had his gas supply turned off all day for "essential maintenance". He got home tonight and the gas is still off and won't be turned back on till tomorrow...
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    Best way to cut PVCu trim

    I'm about to start fitting PVCu internal trim round some of the windows - got the trim, but not sure of the best way to cut it so it looks nice and neat. I've got the usual array of hacksaws, jigsaw, stanley knife etc - what's likely to give me the best and cleanest cut? Also assuming that...
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    Putting aditional radiators in - will this work??

    It's a potterton kingfisher MF boiler, with a vented HW cylinder, the CH is vented as well, the pump is a grundfoss. Reassuring (and yet slightly worrying) that one of my cunning plans might actually work :D
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    Putting aditional radiators in - will this work??

    I've got a slightly oddly laid-out house, and a couple of the very small rooms haven't got radiators in them. This means that in the winter they're getting condensation forming in them, which is a pain. So far I've installed a radiator into the other half's walk-in closet (hopefully earning...
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