SteamyTea

President of the WI, they have more power than Trump and are more scary.

So would relaxing planning rules and allowing free movement of labour across the globe.

What I find interesting is the concrete mix. Something that is pumpable, slump resistant, fast curing and does not clog the machine is pretty clever chemistry.

No. A double entendre, and we all know you like a twos up the cat flap.

Welcome. Is it the look/style of oak beams you like, rather than the structural integrity? If it is just the looks, build in ICF, timber frame, even stuck build it, then make up some fake oak beams (oak veneer or box), then stick them in place. Remember that with ICF you are forking out a large amount of cash at the start of the build, and it is not unknown for ICF companies to go bust. Also, ICF is not Lego. It usually needs specialized input from real engineers.

I take it the neighbours don't know you have installed it, in their bedrooms.

That is probably because not many are made, and none of them are for RWH as they are usually modified swimming pool filters.

Seems to me that it is the filtration/treatment of RWH that is the problem. It should be possible to design a self cleaning vortex filter for the input and then a regular water treatment filtration and sterilisation system for the output.

Nothing to stop you having 3 or 4 in series and running at the lowest fan speed, space and finances permitting.

They are a thermosetting polymer (polystyrene), but the E is for expanded, so the air will expand and contract after the polymer has fully cured. This is not normally a problem as the movement is quite small. If you look at a SIPs panel, you will often see that they are bowed, this is because some are basically two sheets of OSB, with a relatively lightweight pine frame, that is then injected with expanding polyurethane. Initially the resin is a mixture of two parts, that then react, expand rapidly, then off gas, then contract as they cool. Over the next few weeks, this contraction will continue. It is possible to buy aged PU foams that are machined to a fixed size, but they are more expensive. You can get SIPs panels that have expanded polystyrene in them that are more dimensionally stable, but they are usually more expensive and generally have a lower U-value.

Did DeepSeek actually say you need a wedge to lay paving?

Generally yes, for the exothermic chemistries, and shrink the most the newer they are.

Is it really poor quality, or just to a different, but adequate, specification. I seem to remember that we don't build cars like we used to. Thank goodness.

Not the same stuff. The antifreeze for HPs is more environmentally benign.

Is that another example of my theory that for every rule or law we have that says we must do something, we have another one that says we must not do it.

I had to clean up a dog's egg at work the other day.

I have just sold my 600bn in shares, going to give the lot to Deepseek to help speed up 'model collapse'.

What is the problem with long term energy contracts? We winge like hell about volatile prices, but are unwilling to enter into a long term deal, just incase prices come down. Interesting that the news is from Harrisburg, PA, the home of Three Mile Island. I used to live near it, no one mentioned it at all.

I doubt it. There are new chemistries coming on stream (Perovskite, Organic, Dye-Sensitive, Quantum Dot, CZTSSE) and new manufacturing processes (Printing, Vacuum Deposition) and design (Flexible, Irregular Shapes). Probably the safest way to design is to pick the largest panel that is available and will fit, and hope that size will stay available for longer. The problem with large panels on domestic properties is fitting, hoists and cranes may be needed because of HSE.

If the thought of a Cambridge University course does not horrify you, take a look at this. https://www.doitpoms.ac.uk/tlplib/wood/intro.php

Are the trees grown there a different cultiva (think that is the term for a small genetic differences). The reason that trees don't grow well on The Lizard Peninsula, is that it is too windy, so only short and twisted specimens down there (bit like the people).

Unless MI trumps it usually.

I did actually know about the Redwood Scale, was just waking up this morning.

There are different types of diesel, I seem to remember that some is 28 seconds and others are 35 seconds, no idea what it actually means. There was/is a trail going on down here with HVO. https://www.cornwalllive.com/special-features/how-small-cornish-village-leading-9652305

That may just be the economics of production and supply. If the main timber needed locally is C16 and ungraded, then it is better to concentrate on producing that, then let others produce the C24, which may be used more local to the production point. In economics, this is known as Division of Labour.