JohnBishop

Hi All, I have a cranked roof and I was initially thinking about fitting 25mm Celotex into the gap to address the thermal bridging however there are joists protruding and I think in most cases I won't be able to squeeze in Celotex. Can I use SuperFoil instead? Best

Hi again, I know it's October and I supposed to do it in August but this year summer has shifted to September/October. On the picture above you can see there is a joist and I cannot fit the Celotex because the joist is protruding and the gap between the membrane and in some instances the joist is less than the thickness of my Celotex which is only 25mm. I don't want to push it as this can disturb the roof tiles. What if I fit one or two layers of SuperFoil instead?

This Zigbee protocol sounds good to me. Thank you

Hi All, I wanted your opinion re Hive system. I know there is Nest that is also popular but I don't want that. Hive thermostat and a Hive receiver seems fine but when it comes to Hive hub I am not so sure. Do you know of any viable alternatives that are more open standard? I am worried that the dependency on some proprietary cloud renders devices unsupported after some years and this is usually less than 5 years. Rather than cloud I would prefer a web based system that is exposed to the Internet in case I want to control the heating from any device. Please advise.

Do you mean the Phoenicians in Hong Kong and Shanghai but also at Manhattan, City Of London, Canary Wharf, Frankfurt and other less significant locations? That lady who is or maybe was leading the COVID scam from NHS angle is/was also the chair at the Bank of England. She has a telling nickname "Dido". I let you do some research on that. Someone else is lending money not Chinese who just recently crawled out of the mud. Their banking was reset (de-nationalised) no more than 50 years ago. The West was already in debt big time to whom to Commie Chinese?

So how (we think) technologically inferior French do it? Apparently their grid is 80-90% nuclear. I think it's a cross border agenda we are dealing with here. I think the energy costs went up across the board "because of COVID", "because of war", "because of climate change", "because of higher than ever extreme weather patterns". Of course all bollocks explanations.

Before I was with London Power via Octopus (before Octopus I was with Bulb) but at the new address I don't have any other options but SO Energy. When I switch I save £12 - a joke. I think in the countryside there aren't many options but in the city they maintain this pretend market and you have many pretend energy suppliers to choose from.

But borrowed from whom? Marvin are you suggesting there are some higher entities above governments that lend us money? Otherwise we would borrow from ourselves, no?

This is what is in the email £16.85 = 4.75%. This is by how much the prices are GOING DOWN. It's a joke or they just test how stupid people are. If this kind of announcements make people happier I don't know what to think. It's one of the cheapest ways of making people happy for the next 6 months I have seen. I forgot such thing is called PROPAGANDA. I could save a bit more between 10-12% if I use one of their fixed tariffs 13, 25 months ones but this discount is so they harvest my data and I have to pay them by Direct Debit. To me this 10% is peanuts and I am thinking of getting rid of the smart meter anyway because it interferes with my music equipment. High standing charges is an obvious incentive to people who have some money reserves to burn 20k and go off-grid. This is how I see it.

when I hear such people telling me they are protecting me it's time to run.

the whole thing was and it still is rigged. What was prior to Ofgem's increased interventionism was in fact a fake open market / capitalism. The other thing to explain is why they don't subsidise gas but electricity knowing most people are on gas? No point switching to other providers to save £7 or to a fixed tariff to save £16. They could simply create one state electricity and gas provider and call it BSRR Power or Ofgem rather than run this pretend market. Same with the banking but it will come to that everyone will have a slave bank account with BoE directly.

Does it mean you do it yourself then contact BCO? Do you mean the local fitters are not good enough. I mean I contact those that have reviews 4.6+

Hi All, Can someone explain to me this Soviet-era Ofgem energy capping? This Ofgem scam is getting funnier every year. "Important information about your energy tariff. Good news - energy prices are going down. Ofgem has announced that energy rates will be going down again this autumn. The good news is that from 1st October 2023 you’ll be paying less for your energy." The annual costs GO DOWN by about £16 !!!! It's not even worth to change to their fixed rates that require smart meters. Do you bother? This information is as worth as a spam email. They want people on their toes all the time waiting what Bank Of England is going to announce re the interest rates (now it's like twice a month) and what Ofgem is going to announce re energy prices. Wonder why the people with pitchforks and torches are not yet assembling. Actually I know why people don't have pitchforks and torches. I think time to make some.

In that case what is the recommendation. This has to be fitted in by an installer otherwise there is no paperwork. What % is the labour of the overall project? I got a rough quote to replace door to the backyard (standard door 870mm W x 2070mm H) and one window (972mm W x 990mm H) £2000 I asked all PVC and triple glazed.

by the way what do you think about 3M Claw? There are 20kg rated ones.

I found this video. These picture hooks make the most sense as it keeps the load away from the screw itself.

This is the mirror. I don't know the exact weight but I think it's around 10kg? It has these string hangers on both sides, nothing more.

Hi All, I hope you are well. I have a big framed mirror I want to hang on the wall but this is a plasterboard. The mirror is about 44" x 34". What should I use so it has enough support? Thank you

Hi again, I have these threshold trims cut. Can someone tell me how can I attach them?

I do use the adhesive fly traps and these are successful for small size flies but these don't catch the big ones or wasps. I have a garden with flowering hedges on both sides and on top of flies I would not want some bumblebees, bees or wasps coming in. I don't kill them but then I have to help them get out. They simply don't understand that window glass is an impenetrable barrier for them but they keep trying. I found the fly mesh to be very good to keep the flying insects outside however the cheap mesh on eBay is temporary, don't last more than one or two seasons tops.

Hi All, I hope you are doing well. Someone has pointed me out to these fly screen door solutions. https://www.streme.co.uk/shop/fly-screens/for-your-home/for-doors?page=1 https://www.noflystore.co.uk/hinged-fly-screens/ https://www.flyscreenqueen.co.uk/flyscreen-doors/aluminium-hinged-self-closi/ Have you tried any of them? Can anyone provide some feedback? While I replace my PCV doors I can see that with NoFlyStore doors I have to provide a sufficient recess for the fly door frame to go in. Thanks

Have you come across any hinges that could be added / mounted to the door frame so such fly/mosquito screen doors can be installed rather than adding them post door installation?

Hi All, I hope you are well. This thread is only to make some of you aware about the differences in tiles. Both are 9.5mm thick tiles. Even that those tiles I bought from Topps Tiles are more expensive (30% more expensive) I think they are worse overall comparing to the ones I got from Wickes. I can sense that these Topps Tiles tiles made in India are more fragile. Secondly the back of the tiles is pretty much flat providing no key for the adhesive while tiles from Wickes (made in Vietnam) have a very coarse pattern that provides an excellent grip. Let me know what you think.

Hi All, I have some bigger items to dispose. 1. old CRT monitor 2. old washing machine - it pretty much rotted out 3. old toilet and other bathroom ceramics I was thinking to cut this old washing machine to pieces and put it in general waste. There is no drum just the shell. Why do some arseholes dump building waste including floor panels and ceramics in my nearby forest? Why don't they take it to the local council waste disposal? Thanks

I have installed the tiles around the window however because these trims don't have long enough anchor I was not able to just attach them with tile adhesive. It would be too messy anyway. What is the best to attach these trims? Should I use silicone?