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It is interesting, I consciously note the changing use of words. I've noted: - Homicide in place of murder (possibly because of the vast array of crime scene murder investigation shows from the US) - Elevator instead of lift (again, more US influence) - "Can I get a..." instead of "Please may I...

That is very well put and exactly how I feel. It's easy to be interpreted totally the wrong way if you are against the tirade of the LBGQBT+, when really I am just not supporting of the confusing and damaging impression the movements leaves in the minds of the young.

Hoping the whole thing is a fad and will disappear when either the people supporting it find something more useful to focus on, or when the next generations coming through find it all too complicated and return to established biology. Having a child not far from school age has made me very...

Yes air, but specifically the water within it! Just looked this up and confusingly, vendors seem to measure extraction rates of air in litres per hour (litres typically being used to measure liquid) whereas air should be measured in metres cubed.

I can't remember the specs, but I bought it from the aptly-named Extractor Fan World on the advice of somebody on this forum in 2017. It's an in-line fan with the vent centered in the middle of the room, which extracts a fairly high volume of water per minute (can't remember how it's measured...

I grew a pyracantha (sp?) or May blossom. Didn't use a trellis, just screwed and plugged the mortar (with a washer at the screwhead) and then tied wire around the plant to the screws. Far cheaper! If you're growing something a little more delicate like clematis or honeysuckle, that will need a...

Oh okay, I only worded it as I did because the frost thermostat was listed as a separate optional upgrade.

No it has an "integral frost protection" system which kicks in below 5 degrees according to page 9 of the manual. This is separate to a frost thermostat. https://mediacdn.mainheating.co.uk/-/media/websites/mainheating/files/discontinued/5119467-08_main_combi_eco_range_user_guide.pdf

She's worth what somebody is willing to pay. If she asks for a rate and people pay it, she's worth it. I do agree that pay should reflect time, experience, knowledge, skill, etc., but "worth" is a concept entirely in the mind.

My boiler is in what was the coal house (a cupboard under the stairs, accessed by a door on the driveway). No insulation, solid bricks walls and a wooden door with a gap underneath it. Coldest recorded temp we had was something like -7 and all was fine. It generates heat when on and when not...

Put it on this thread I created, to catalogue all the 'dodgy jobs' we've encountered! https://www.diynot.com/diy/threads/bodges-scrimping-and-friday-afternoon-jobs.512493/

I'll post some pics up later of the base we laid for a larger shed, 11' posts all resting on slabs. That was done 5 years ago and all nice and sound still. There is a LOT of weigh in that shed.

If you have a concrete base which is flat, then you can just lay the posts on there. I've attached a picture showing how they should be laid (if you go for this type of post). As the 'faces' of posts are often beveled/rounded, they wouldn't sit right on the ground, but if you lay them as in...

I'd build the frame without a doubt. It gives it a lot more rigidity. I have a small 2' x 3' shed used to store timber scraps for the fire, and the OSB floor on that has warped and dipped between the posts its resting on. I'm not fussed as it was free and I can't go in it, but for your shed...

I did become very interested in it all for a while, especially the way the network was set up and operated. I even started looking up the now defunct UK Warning and Monitoring Organisation, with its network of control points and receivers for use in case of nuclear attack. I'll try our landline...

Yes. Don't know if they monitor the line use but it works with a voltage regulator. I don't want the socket there but I'm not allowed to move it, so that's compensation to me.

If it were I, I'd rest the shed base on concrete fence posts or railway sleepers. Means the timber isn't sat on wet ground and as mentioned, you get good airflow underneath. The PVC idea sounds good too.

Master socket in bedroom wardrobe. Wardrobe is dark so artificial light is useful. Wired an LED lamp with an RJ11 plug on the end and a door-activated switched between it and the lamp. Now when the door is opened, the LED lamp lightens the cupboard. Dad used to do it when we got power cuts (we...

Since we switched to Virgin Media for our internet and since all of my elderly relatives have passed away, we haven't used the phone line in years. Our master socket is in our walk-in wardrobe (just a cupboard above the stairs), so I've been using the socket to power a switched lamp above the...

Update if anyone's interested, scrapyard had one engine in there and the part I needed had already been taken! Managed to find 3 bolts on the floor though and picked up a few other 'good to have' bits. Managed to source the main part from a salvage yard up in Northumberland, found it through a...