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my garage is 5.5m x 2.8m There is a radial circuit on the consumer unit for the garage which feeds a twin socket for the freezer and washing machine and then a single socket for the dryer at the rear of the garage, the freezer runs all the time and on wash days the washer and dryer are on...

photographically speaking you will never ever not remember what this was like its important to keep the records this way glad you are making progress cheers geof

funnily enough that kind of thing entered my head.... thanks geof

that is what my daughter suggested...a heavy curtain...and i think that answers my idea of keeping that end warmer... thanks geof

that seems to suit...//my gas boiler is near the garage wall just inside the house...i had thought of getting tails put through the wall and piping a long low rad down the wall next to the house with a thermostatic valve and set that quite low....i could shut it off as well with that valve..but...

thanks...i favour the oil filled myself and just have read about IR...there were comments about what they really heated...and you have supported that observation...they dont heat the air...sort of microwave principle..?? also the mounting of them i have discovered really have to be high on a...

we were toying with the silver foil which i thought might be good for light reflection as well mrs toad was not keen on the look of it so it was then i thought of alternatives re: slab insulation the present consensus is that i can fit the slab insulation and tape or fill any joints and then...

Good! I never think on things like that, got a mask too Cheers GEOF (y)

i like that username....old but not dead...or...still breathing:cautious:...like me.. good advice and thanks...i have ordered top and bottom seals to do the gaps which are around 12mm top and bottom the metal door structure doesnt quite touch the top seal bar or the concrete stepped threshold...

my up and over garage door...2060 wide split into 3 zones by the framing 675/530/675mm the available space between the door panel and the opening rods is 40-45mm i see my local builders merchant stock Recticel Eurothane Gp Insulation Board 2400 x 1200 x 40mm at £30.70 a board and will deliver...

i did a 900mm quadrant in my ensuite...when i had fitted the raised base and levelled it it was a framed quadrant, however, but the doors still had to be adjusted to plumb them and then raise or lower using screws on the upper rollers..it took a lot of fiddling since raising them too far would...

a neat job and a good one to do on the holidays...and inside too. cheers geof

the load will be greater especially if there are openings above the window so that the load diagram is re assessed taking any extra second floor loading, and the resultant bending moments, deflection, shears and thus bearing points design will need to be calculated so that a structural member...

collosal job that and looking good..dont forget to show it when its finished our conservatory had a cheapy low pitch polycarbonate roof as well and wouldnt let enough light through and made drumming noises when it rained. we got a firm of pvc improvements who had done all our doors and windows...

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upgrading the garage to a part laundry area and garaging i chose an armstrong system and tiles, some trimming was needed around a pier and access to electrics. i fitted 3 downlilghters with led's. i reinforced the tiles where they were to go with 9mm ply as the springs which hold them into the...

i nearly forgot...for a fan to do its job properly the doors/windows need to be shut...so creating a slight vacuum, air will come under the door etc and the room will be evacuated more efficiently, and set your lights off runtime to do that... cheers geof

i guess a fan has a air extraction rate...so the cu.metres would play some way to calculate the time the fan could change the air in the room there is some guidance somewhere on air changes per hour in domestic dwellings...and commercial/industrial for a way to calculate the fan required in line...

yes this is one that i spotted from your link...and i think it will be my upgrade fan soon cheers geof

my ceiling fan, above £37 at B&Q, in the bathroom is whining a bit and i think i will buy another...perhaps from this company however i thought i would take it down and check...its been up 3 years when i moved in and was full of dust but what was more dusty clogged and round the edges was the...