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The firm I worked for was bought by BT and was (and still is) based just outside of Bolton in Westhoughton - dabs.com

Hmmm... not too sure about closed and reopened, the sole owner sold up for £30M to an even bigger firm! Also their name has stayed the same. Which firm were you thinking of? Have I given you any clues as to where it was I used to work?

It could be worse... the dog could be in your dinner! :shock: (this was once threatened to me although I didn't take it too seriously)

I've recently been out to a customer who had a load of new doors fitted to the original casings so that it looked authentic... just a shame that the casings weren't square and plumb, which made the fit absolutely appalling. She had lost faith (and contact) in her previous builder which was why...

Hmmm... not sure if I remember correctly from my 'old trade' (technical support and customer services supervisor for an IT firm) but - I think XP complains if you install it with your BIOS set to support ACPI and then you disable ACPI in your BIOS. It might also be true the other way round also...

Another NW supplier of Rockwool Flexislabs is CW Berry, Leyland, Telephone 01772 431216. I have used Flexislabs (both 50mm and 70mm) in a recent build and refurb and it does make a difference to the soundproofing - probably not as much as a true acoustic solution but certainly much cheaper...

I agree with Richard C that you need to have 'reasonable proof' they were sold as MOE. And if B&Q say that is how they received them from the manufacturer and so you have to take it up with the manufacturer you can tell them to get their facts straight... You bought them from B&Q, therefore...

Does this mean you have boards directly on your ceiling joists? This would suggest you can't achieve building regs compliance even before you start thinking about insulation. The ceiling joists are there to hold the ceiling up - not to support a floor (dead load) and additional items (imposed...

I have installed two velux windows at home - one in the original roof (pitch 32 degrees) and one in the extension (pitch 22 degrees). Both of these were left during very heavy rain with just the felt and no slates and I didn't get any leaks whatsoever. This included a howling gale to really test...

It could also be the Cleartype setting which can be found in Tools --> Internet Options --> Advanced --> Multimedia --> Always use Clear Type for HTML

I have seen (and replaced) fibreglass garage doors that are based on a wooden frame with the fibreglass layed up directly on to it. Is this the sort of door you have or is yours a steel frame? Wood framing tends to be fairly poor quality, the rigidity of the door comes from the fibreglass and...

I am not a brickie but... mortar is the same as concrete in that it is a chemical reaction which takes place. Therefore although the process may be slowed by the surrounding water it will not adversely affect the end result (in actual fact, having a mix go off too fast due to very hot summer...

My extension is cross battened, double felted using breathable membrane and it has a couple of Velux windows in it. This type of construction was done as per local BC guidance. [Edit] Ooops - forgot to mention there are no additional vents anywhere above or below the velux windows.

There are quite a few available such as the Chauvet Abyss, the Abstract Aquaflood (this is the one I have) and numerous others too. Quite often they can be set to colour change or hold a particular colour (such as blue for an underwater effect) However, since the primary use is disco/DJ...

Sorry for not replying earlier... The old fashioned method of a garden fork, bury the forks in the ground deeply, give it a good wiggle, and remove... now repeat for 3 hours until the lawn is all done at a spacing of 150mm or until your arms fall off! I've not yet found a good way of...

I looked at quite a few but then went with a Bosch 32cm - can't tell you the exact model off the top of my head. Adjusting the rake height meant I was able to remove just about all the moss and thatch and 'tickle' the soil surface that was exposed. It may be possible to give the ground a good...

Definitely recommend you go ahead and buy one. Best thing I ever did in the garden was buy an electric lawn rake... well, maybe more accurately it was the best thing I ever did FOR the garden. The best thing I ever did IN the garden..? Hmmm, wrong sort of forum :wink: :wink: :wink:

I thought that pins/wires 3 through 18 on an IDE cable were designated as data lines so this would mean that it is parallel and not serial.

Reply posted at same time :) but hopefully you get the angle me and masona are coming from...

So many more aspects need to be considered including... Are the existing foundations up to spec? Is it a cavity wall or single skin being built? Cavity wall- Thermalite blocks internal and dense cellular external? Single skin - dense cellular or solid dense? Piers required? Insulation...