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In so very many ways!!!

No question gun!! We used our gun a wee bit different. Before we changed the can we would completely empty the can then we changed the can as quick as possible and use the can rite away. Only time we used foam cleaner was when I made a mistake and set of the new can before the can sealed to gun, without the cleaner the gun would have been a rite off. In the morning/or after a few hours of no use we would have to spend a minute and cut off the dryed foam from around the nozzle with a knife. Used over 60 cans on various stuff and still on the same gun.

buy the gun! or even better get a box that comes with the gun and the cleaner. definitely buy the gun

I'd say that's a load of crap. The volume is what the volume is and regardless of where it's mixed it will still only hold the same.

Yup. Her and nick were at it all the time. She chose some rank wallpaper for the lobby and he took the piss. Only once he took it.....she ain't scared of him lol. Julian was getting stick for his shiny head so over lunch she lent him some

Do you have a telly?

9 days for the one I participated in, and I've never seen so much work done by so many in such perfect harmony. Not one trade fell out with another, ( and it was absolutely sweltering hot ), with only the cast members being the ones to argue Billy the spark was non stop, easily the hardest working guy there. Legends. Cuddy came in first and knocked down the existing rear bit and did groundworks and drainage, and my mate and I started a day early so 10 days in all actual building. Weatheright extension, from slab to finished, in 2 days including GRP roof with automated lantern. Jeeeeee- suuus. Id do it again tomorrow.

Hi and welcome to the forum. I am sure your knowledge will be most welcome.

In the simplest terms I can think of, imagine a glazing unit that has an internal IR reflective coating, that is largely selective, in that it reflects long wavelength IR back into the house. It doesn't really matter what the actual numbers are, all that matters is that there is greater long wavelength IR reflectivity inwards than there is outwards, which is the case for all low e coated glazing units. With no internal IR reflective film, the long wavelength IR that is incident on the window from the sun will largely pass through and heat both the inner pane of the glazing (which isn't coated, and so does absorb a fair amount of long wavelength IR) and the inside of the house. Some of the long wavelength IR radiated from heated surfaces inside the house, and its occupants, gets reflected back inside by the internal coating, and both reduces the overall heat loss through the glazing and adds to the heating of the inner pane. If an IR reflective coating is now added to the room-facing surface of the inner pane, then that will reflect back out a percentage of the incident long wavelength IR. Some of that will be absorbed by the glass layer that the film is applied to, some will hit the internal IR reflective coating and be reflected back and some will pass through the outer pane to the outside. The problem is the part that is reflected back from the internal coating. This gets partially absorbed by the inner glass pane, then part of the remainder gets reflected back out again. Part of this, in turn, gets reflected back, partially absorbed by the inner pane, and partially reflected out again. This process goes on in parallel with the incident radiation on the glazing, so the effect is to cumulatively increase the temperature of the inner pane of the glazing. The problem is made worse because normal glazing glass absorbs long wavelength IR, something that all glass does to a significant degree, as glass has a high long wavelength IR emissivity, unless it has an IR reflective coating on the face that is exposed to the radiation source to lower its emissivity. The usual arrangement of low emissivity coatings is to put them on the room-facing internal face of the panes in the glazing unit, as this is the most effective arrangement to both maximise the ratio of long wavelength IR that is reflected back into the house, and protect the coating from damage. If a glazing unit doesn't have any internal low emissivity coating, then the problem would be significantly reduced. A better solution now would be to use some of the newer glazing systems that have a tough external low emissivity coating, as that avoids the need to use any film. If I'd known when specifying the glazing that there was an overheating problem (it didn't show up in PHPP, as that uses a rather high 25 deg C default overheating temperature, I later found) and neither did it show up in the SAP worksheet, partly because our house is more sheltered than either model allows for, and we have a microclimate effect around the house that means the outside temperature tends to be at least 1 to 2 deg C warmer than the met data predicts, all year around.

The glazing manufacturer, the window manufacturer and the reflective film manufacturers (we have two different types already installed) all say the same thing, that the glazing unit will fail if a reflective film is fitted inside 3g that has two internal low e coatings. All stated clearly that the warranty on the glazing, windows and internal film would not be valid if internal IR reflective film was installed. All were quite happy with external IR reflective film, although the film installer insisted on doing a heat build up analysis for our type of glazing before agreeing to install it. This was required as a part of the warranty, and makes a lot of sense. From a pure physics standpoint, this is pretty obvious, as a reflective layer fitted on the inside will try to reflect back a fairly large percentage of long wave IR, out through the glazing. In turn, a fairly large percentage of that long wavelength IR will be reflected back inwards, by the two coated internal panes. The result is that the temperature of the middle and inner pane may rise to an unacceptably high temperature. Before we had the external film fitted, the inner pane was getting to 35 to 40 deg C, and that itself was contributing a great deal to the heat build up in the house, as there is a large area of South facing glazing acting like a large radiator. Any internal film would actually increase the temperature of the inner pane, as it is the glass itself that is absorbing a fair proportion of the incident long wavelength IR, before it reaches any film on the inner face. After the external film was fitted I've found that the inner pane barely gets above room temperature, even on a bright spring or autumn day (the worst case, due to the angle of incidence of the sunlight on the glazing). This is not just something related to our installation or supplier, either, as I had quotes from three suppliers, and they all said exactly the same thing, that they would not recommend or install an internal reflective film. Even one of the suppliers of DIY kits said the same, not that I was seriously thinking of a DIY install. In addition, we discussed it here, in this thread: and further down in this thread: At least one other forum member also has external film fitted, and I believe their experience was very similar to ours, with suppliers/installers insisting that an external film be used.

Tell her talk to my wife and she'll realise just how lucky she is!

I was thinking that too, and many others too no doubtedly, hence the statement at the end in the credits "This build was monitored by building control".... More of a concern is my wife's grumbling as to why our (or "your house" as she puts it these days) is taking more than 3 yrs to build.....

I think a lot of thought went into the layout and design of the house to suit their needs and I really liked it. Yes incredible people to take on the challenges they have, they deserve to be rewarded.

You really are hard to please!

Personally I would hang onto it in the short term until you are absolutely sure the new life abroad is right for you and she is a "keeper" If it has gained permission now, even if it lapses, it would be very unusual for it not to get permission again unless there is a drastic change in the local policy.

I've only ever TnF'd commercial jobs / offices where one of these pays for itself in one day. Need to hire an industrial vacuum though. Makes sanding almost pleasurable.

I thought that described an open or conventional flue? I always understood "balanced" flues drew combustion air in from the outside and expelled combustion products outside. Often with two flue pipes adjacent in a rectangular housing, rather than coaxial.