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  1. Temp

    Best glue?

    Temp replied to Trw144's topic in Building Materials

    If the hole is a right mess drill it out (careful not to go right through?) and glue in a dowel. Usually you can get away with using a larger diameter screw or pushing match sticks into the hole with whatever glue is to hand (epoxy is best, not contact adhesive as it remains rubbery). Let the glue set up before trying to cut off any excess dowel/match sticks. Does the catch have to be in exactly the same place?
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    This page has details of the insulation and cladding combinations being tested and approx. dates for when the results of each combination will be known. These tests are being conducted on a 9m tall mock-up with fire breaks fitted between floors. I've added the results so far released.. https://www.designingbuildings.co.uk/wiki/ACM_cladding
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    There are lots of 3kW fan heaters around that come with a standard 13A plug so it can't be too bad a problem?
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    Osmo polyx/hard wax oil. Osmo do small 5ml samples for about £1 so cheap to test several colours or clear.. http://www.wood-finishes-direct.com/product/osmo-polyx-oil
  5. Temp
    Looks very neat but shouldn't there be lead soakers all down that edge?
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    The number on the self build reclaim form is 0300 200 3700.
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    Reading this... https://www.taxinsider.co.uk/690-How_Vouchers_Affect_the_Amount_of_VAT_Due.html It says.. So the risk is that you are charged the full VAT but the store only passes VAT on the discounted rate to the HMRC. The HMRC then refuse your reclaim saying you "over paid the VAT in error". On that basis it looks like the safest route would be to get the store to only charge you VAT on the discounted value of the gift card but good luck getting them to do that. I bet they only ever charge VAT at the standard rate. Any time someone presented a discounted card they would have to change the VAT rate calculated by the till.
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    Ah ok so it might matter if the card isn't in your name? To reclaim VAT it must be you that makes the purchase. I suppose that could make a difference. Who gets the warranty if the card isn't in your name?
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    Why would it make a difference how you pay? Cash, credit card, Tesco club card points, shouldn't make a difference? As far as I know you just need a VAT Invoice. When I purchased stuff at BnQ and other DIY stores I just asked the lady on the till for a VAT receipt. Usually they fished out a pad and hand wrote one. Sometimes they had to call for a manager to do it. They need your address to put on it. I think HMRC accept ordinary till receipts without your address up to £30.
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    When I purchased stuff at BnQ and other DIY stores I just asked the lady on the till for a VAT receipt. Usually they fished out a pad and hand wrote one. Sometimes they had to call for a manager to do it. They need your address to put on it.
  11. Temp
    On my shower the aluminium chanel was stuck down to the tray with sealer and then more sealer (just a little) was put into the Chanel before the glass was fitted. Finally a small filet was run along where the glass meets the chanel.
  12. Temp
    It looks like various combinations of insulation and cladding is being subjected to large scale testing. The BBC report that the combination of Rockwool and Reynobond PE has just been tested and failed. Suggest that 111 buildings have that combination... Grenfell fire: 111 buildings fail latest fire test - http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-40809206
  13. Temp
    80mm is quite small for a MVHR duct.
  14. Temp
    Joe - Perhaps shop around local glass merchants for a quote. Will be more expensive than off the shelf but many can make frameless shower doors and screens in any size and combination you want. For our master bathroom I installed a travertine tray and got Go Glass in Cambridge to make the 8mm glass screen and door. https://goglass.co.uk/showers/home.php Used them because we'd had sealed units for broken windows and mirrors from them before. Company has been going since at least the mid 1980s. We just went with plain glass but they can do more exotic things like coloured glass (eg for splash backs) or etch a pattern on it if you want. PS: If you go the custom route don't just tell them 1200*800 you need to measure from the surface of the tiles to where you want the glass to sit on the tray. Sorry if that's obvious.
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    Perhaps they are concerned about trapped water freezing in hollow boards when fitted horizontally? I think if it's on the underside of a balcony and the ends are protected it should be ok. Edit: Soffits are horizontal.
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    In case of interest the IEE commissioned a report some time ago on the issue of putting insulation over existing electrical wiring. http://electrical.theiet.org/wiring-matters/15/current-ratings.cfm?type=pdf
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    Credit to "lineweight" over at the Green Building Forum for posting this link. https://architectsforsocialhousing.wordpress.com/2017/07/21/the-truth-about-grenfell-tower-a-report-by-architects-for-social-housing/ It pretty much covers every aspect of the disaster. Interesting points for me were: * The work appears to have been done on a Building Notice not Full plans Approval. * The Architects originally specified an insulation system comprising Celotex FR5000 insulation board attached to a timber backing (although at some point that was changed to RS5000). * There were fundamental design flaws such a tall vertical voids formed where the cladding was fitted around the vertical concrete pillars. * The changes to the CDM regulations in 2015 moved responsibility for safety from one party to many parties, some of which appear to have responsibility without authority for safety.
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    Can you hire this kit in the UK?.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VyJrReen-ng
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    Not all counties seem to make a charge for disposing of plasterboard. Might pay to make a short drive.
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    The rules have changed. There is no need for any step if the floor slopes away from the door to the house.
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    The rules on this are quite strict. It has to have been empty for the two years before work starts. You can move in the day after work starts but move in the day before and your claim fails.
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    See the notes at the back of the new build reclaim form, in particular page 4 para 9.. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/vat-refunds-for-diy-housebuilders-claim-form-for-new-houses-vat431nb
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    The Right to Light Act can even trump planning permission but as I understand it you would have to quite severely reduce light levels in the affected room before it was a problem. The 45 degree rule is just a local planning policy. However find out if the planners actually have a written policy that mentions the 45 degree rule. If it does the you will find it harder to win at appeal. If not then I would press on and go to appeal if it's refused.
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    And from DEFRA... http://stopsmartmeters.org.uk/official-defra-confirms-smart-water-meters-are-not-compulsory/
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    You have a right to refuse a smart meter according to Which and Ofgem... http://www.which.co.uk/consumer-rights/advice/do-i-have-to-accept-a-smart-meter https://www.ofgem.gov.uk/consumers/household-gas-and-electricity-guide/understand-smart-prepayment-and-other-energy-meters/smart-meters-your-rights
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