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New scaffolding went up yesterday, I kid you not, about 5 doors down. There's a guy there, wearing blue - hello there, who is removing the render from the extension. And you know what he's down a damn good job, it's coming off clean quickly and he's got a small power tool doesn't make that much...

Oh yeah this reminds me of something else. The council sent a team round to chop off some branches from one of the Elms round here. Stuck a wood chipper in the middle of the street and every 20 minutes or so ... we get the 100db "noise" horror. Every 20 minutes, just goes on. Guys just standing...

Sandwich construction is best because it takes out different frequencies of sound, and causes the sound to refract and lose energy. I would try using : blue board + foam + high density rubber membrane (link below) or blue board + woolroll + high density rubber or double blue board + high...

I spoke to some guys on one site, they turned down their stereo for the afternoon. Next day full blast. Tell you something, lady up the road died in Spring, older woman was disturbed by all the noise, a building site was erected in front of her for some renovation project, noise all day. Had...

Nobody likes noise. Right now there are some scaffolders round the back, probably been doing there thing for 3 hours now. This morning at 8 there was a leaf blower gardening guy at the front, then after him some scaffold was put up on a different site. That's pretty typical at the moment. Up...

I wonder if something like this could be put on the impact drivers. It reduces noise in this video from about 100db to 60db.

Thanks ... do you know if originally a form was made to cast those ridges in?

Around me yet another scaffold is being put up 4 doors down. It's about the 12th within earshot in the last 6 months, seems to be a Covid building boom. Scaffolders use power tools now, they sound truly horrible. Like a drill at the dentist but a hundred times louder. Didn't used to be like...

Been having the beginnings of trouble (dampness inside) under this roof and I have been wondering how hard it is to repair. It seems to me that if I get a scaff and take the tiles off and timber and just replace like for like it can be fixed without too much trouble. Only thing is between the...

Thanks man, I got 350ml of the satin Osmo oil and it looks good. Put 4 coats on over 2 days, 2 days to dry ... very happy with it, only issue was if putting on too much it can collect in low bumps that need to be rubbed off before the next coat. Photo

In the living room I have a pair of curtains on a track in a bay window with a 30deg bend in them ... the one of the left keeps breaking. It's really annoying. Anyone have any ideas? Almost immediately I put it up, the cord seems to get wrapped round one of the sliders and becomes very...

Hi, I need to sand down the top of one of those Ikea tables which are made of 1" cubes of wood glued together. What kind of varnish is good to use that doesn't look like a thick shiny glaze? I did try using linseed but ... over time it dissipates and staining occurs, so I would prefer a...

Yeah it was air in the system not bled through, seemed to resolve on its own after a day's use

Got a one year old Glowworm Ultimate. Just had a radiator installed today with a drain down, now the boiler is making roaring sounds with the HW on. Sounds like it doesn't attenuate (is that the right word) and goes high flame then low flame cyclically and each time makes a new roar, then when...

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Hi, I was looking at lifting the floorboards in a room and putting rockwool down under for sound insulation from the flat underneath. Do I need to be worried about the downstairs neighbours lighting circuits that might be found under the floorboards, if the rockwool is laid ontop of them is...

Is that right? Why would that be, doesn't it mean it is more likely ?

Why is that ?

I saw this wall was built with doubled up bricks, is this just a trick to save time? Is it dodgy?

Thanks. Is sanding really necessary, I'm a bit worried about inhaling the glass dust. Can I get away with giving it a wash and then mopping with acetone. It's only about 9 months old. ??