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Thoughts on Yorkshire boarding please? I'm building a garden store 6m x 1.2m pent roof. Divided in half. Each half will have a pair of gates. One half for a bin store and the other lockable for storing garden tools. My thought was that Yorkshire boarding will allow some ventilation to the bin...

@plugy are you planning to pick up the tarmac yourself or have it delivered? That will be two part load charges for delivery, especially the wearing course, so probably not economic. If you are going to pick it up how do you keep it warm? I suspect it'll be just as cheap to use a contractor as...

I think a floor plan would help.

You have been given the options, now I think you need to locate the sewer and cost the options. Pads with steel or wooden frame over Ground screws Piles & ring beam 4" raft (unlikely I would have thought) If you went with your plans of timber on pads then what's the span?

Do you have a digger and would it be possible for you to "accidentally" go through his supply cable?

If the steels are 5m long and the building is 5.5m wide the could you not put them in flat through an opening, put the telehandler over the top of the walls and use a rope or block to lift the steel? Otherwise the vertical steels could be made in two shorter pieces and bolted together. Random...

Zinsser permawhite is guaranteed mould free for seven years. Comes in a Matt white finish and can be tinted for walls. Long term agreed you will need to go back to bare brick and insulate internally. I think something like 50mm insulated plasterboard would make a massive difference.

Hi You will need to mount the track about 100mm away from the coving depending on the profile, but apart from that it should be fine.

This one might be better as it's longer: https://www.plumbers-mate-sales.co.uk/kuterlite-15mm-x-12-long-tail-male-iron-tank-connector---2442150w-5016-p.asp

If long enough I would be thinking of a tank connector: https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-compression-tank-connector-22mm/36982?tc=CT5&gad_source=1&gclsrc=ds With a bush or socket outside the barrell: https://www.screwfix.com/p/flomasta-bush-3-4-x-1-2-/98427...

I think it's reasonable that I should be able to suppress alerts from a particular section.

Hi Is it possible to hide a forum from "new posts" and ideally completely? There is an option to do this for the combustion chamber but not others. I would like to come and learn about DIY and help others and the top posts always seem to be the general bigotry and trolling in General...

Yes that's a haunching.

@freddiemercurystwin instead of an edging couldn't the slabs be haunched in? That's what I've done with block paving.

Hi I need to cut approx 12m of tarmac to pour a slab. A Stihl saw is £40 for a day's hire whereas a road saw is £60 and cuts deeper to 150mm. Seems a sensible idea and saves the old back. Any thoughts or tips? The saw is a "one side only" which means one way I'll have to push up hill for one...

The difference is the delta T. The difference between the heat emitter temperature and the room temperature. For an electric element the dT is several hundred degrees so regardless of a fan the element will kick out the 1kw. For a radiator or wet kickboard heater the dT will be 20-40 degrees...

Hi, can anyone identify this TRV and what size allen key it uses? A 2mm spins and a 2.5mm doesn't fit. The rad isn't working and I'm trying to find the blockage. Normally I'd start by checking the TRV pin but I can't get the head off. If I need to replace, any suggestions on a straight TRV...

I've had the same problem with various ricochet bits like the shocks. Seems to have got better since they replaced all my shocks under the recall but maybe the bell is still on old firmware.

Thanks, it's the Texecom Oddessey bell so a single set of 8xAA for everything. Yes good point, I set bell omit in master user mode so next time I should use engineer to avoid the tamper.

Interestingly @noseall my builder has proposed 90mm T&G celotex in a 100mm cavity. Says he does it all the time and can mantain a clear cavity - reckons the snots on the outside skin won't be a problem. https://www.insulationshop.co/90mm_celotex_thermaclass_cavity_wall_21.html