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For those of us in very exposed locations when is the water going to get out? We get periods were you get several months were it rains most days and walls hang wet throughout. Our barn was like this and after a few weeks of wet weather the water would run down the inside of the wall. Ended up tanking the inside and lime pointing the outside which worked perfectly. John I have no magic answers sadly. On my workshop which has porous render and pointing I used some Thompsons water seal. It worked for 4 or 5 years but now needs doing again Old buildings can be a PITA

Just done a couple of new showers in our place. I put the tray on the ply with no tanking, because as you say, water really shouldn't be getting to it anyway. Also, I didn’t want the flooring in while I'm still bashing around with shower panels, toilet pans, etc. Fixed the tray down with OB1, which is much like CT1, and used some levelling packers as the floor was not quite perfect. I had a Mapei tanking kit but had problems, as the tape wouldn't stick to the shower tray — remedied it with more CT1. I had enough tanking to cover the whole area, not just the joins, so I did the whole area anyway. Having used these tanking kits in our old place nearly 20 years ago and never having a leak, I trust them.

Could be the old Hep20 fittings. I will look in our odds and ends bin to compare as I think I have some laying about

Just popping back to this now we have the heating on. I'm pleased to say the replacement of these sections of pipe has made the system much quieter. Not silent but not intrusive like it was before

We had a nightmare trying to organise a new line through BT but in the end got it done through the Post Office. I see they have sold that part of their business to Shell Energy who might be able to sort your new connection. I think Openreach do the work regardless but Openreach were not the problem in our case. We are in a rural area with poor telephone lines. Some have gone for Starlink and others Airband. We went with Airband based on price and no Elon Musk but not sure how widely available their service is

That will probably do the job. Mulching scrub is hard on the gear housing on the end as it gets jolt when you suddenly hit something that it can't cut through. The mulching heads like this are less prone to getting wrapped up. You work them more up and down and less side to side. https://skylandequipment.com/products/oregon-3-tooth-shredder-mulcher-blade-4mm-thick-fits-25-4mm-and-20mm?currency=GBP&variant=34618267336842&utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=Google Shopping&stkn=d85a26c18b7e&gad_source=4&gad_campaignid=22742976425&gbraid=0AAAAADvDybxZVzZPipNlU5V_8GLdBVwEZ&gclid=CjwKCAjwpOfHBhAxEiwAm1SwEqcAqNTCKEDt7gvSnht1gPrO1nJTAf_dFIU9WkC60K7r6Ewo0HnXpRoCEp0QAvD_BwE I like my battery tools but be surprised if there is a battery brush cutter than can handle that unless is it's a fully pro jobby with a price to match

You need fairly robust kit to handle a thicket like that. I've got a 7HP wheeled strimmer and think it would struggle with whats in the video Some suggestions A brush cutter with a mulching blade Get a slashing hook Lots of waving around a decent hedge trimmer

News to me. I have the 'Handbook of Hardwoods' an HMSO publication. These are oaks in it. American Red American White European Holm Japanese Turkey I always find it amusing that Balsa is a hardwood though

The last one sprung a sudden leak making a right old mess. Probably 15 years old at the time. Had a second hand one laying about which I popped in. I stumbled on a thread somewhere with lots of guys saying new ones were rubbish and only lasting 5-7 years. Good to hear maybe they are not as bad as that thread made me think. Yes the system has inhibitor on it

We are losing pressure on our GSHP based UFH system. I have been unable to find any leaks so guessing its the expansion vessel which is an old second hand one anyway. Is it worth splurging on a stainless replacement as I hear the steel ones have a pretty short life these days? Thanks

Our ground looked appalling but on the recommend of a friendly landscaper we seeded it up. Within a season a we had a lovely green lawn. Honestly I could not believe how well grass could grow on what was basically subsoil.

In which case whats the point? Silicone works just looks poor when it has to be thick, least it does when I do it haha

Nice idea if it works. I hate sealing around toilet pans and it never looks good

Yep, go for high cast acrylic. Perspex yellows quite quickly IME and polycarbonate is mighty expensive and doesn't have the same clarity.

Just for balance we have PIR boards between the rafters with multifoil below and have been delighted with how easy the place is to heat.