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scottishjohn

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  1. oh yes you will same as anything you buy from the states vat +sometimes import duty + customs charge --if its small and can be posted then if sent to private address you might get round it ,but certainly here anything that comes to a biz will be stopped and looked at by customs .vat is a uk sales tax and it will be charged at port of entry
  2. definitily not 30 acrs -not even one --so yes it will be kw and as much as a chocolate fireguard to run a railway --unless its a model one LOL
  3. check out the trend unit --for use with big routers etc -1.5kw vac +2kw tool --no problem https://www.trenddirectuk.com/t31a-class-l-wet-dry-1400w-dust-extractor-240v
  4. If you are in the market for a new serious vacuum unit --then look at the trend unit meant for use with a router etc --you just plug you tool into it and it does the rest i can certainly recommend the trend vac -2kw motor with very fine filtration with dry filter in --so you can route mdf and it catches it all I used it to route my mdf floors when retro fitting UFh in them Festool do a similar one for using with dry sanding system -but more expensive
  5. first thing is that they probably have got the solar rating wrong think it should be MW not KW--but even then would still need a serious battery storage to smooth things out I know that 30 acres would give about 10mw where we are and that is smallest size really anyone is interested in for a solar farm
  6. and you will end up with what happened when a commitee was employed to design a horse you get a camel -
  7. thats because cars have a corrosion protection from bare metal when its welded together of at least 20 different dip treatments before it is finally primed and sealed .then painted but beware any car made in japan etc does not have same treatment as european vehicles cos at 3 years old ,the MOt requirements are such that they are basically scrapped --well actually exported to other rhd countries
  8. I used lexan in my garden room for that reason --but you have to be very careful cleaning it--scratches very easy --so just hose for outside cleaning .
  9. how close are your neighbours ? overspray will go along way and as it will be house paint it stays wet for much longer ,so will stick to what ever it hits -
  10. looking again at your pictures --is that normal glass in that conservatory if not toughened then it would not pass modern build code --looks too large an area you fell through it - it cuts your head off just be aware of the risk if you got kids etc if i,m seeing it wrong and they are double glazed units --they will be toughened --so ignore me
  11. anyone get a good finish with modern paints that don,t leave brush strokes --I not seen any, which is why quite often they use spray to apply them now
  12. and the reason you use oil based paints is it feeds the wood --acrylic shit don,t --it sits on the top same test again --if you can wash your brushes out in water --its not oil based
  13. looking at it there is sod all paint on it or you would not see the grain of the wood -,so should be easy to take it off my dad was master painter and decorator and the time it takes to do a proper job is a lot knotting ,then primer coats ,then under coats sanding as required and only then top coat which is why for me personally i would never have wooden anything outside if possible --the wood is rubbish to start with the modern paints are crap compared to old types , they don,t last even when you spent all that time and money . by the time you add up all the materials and labour costs -cheaper to rip out and fit something else .and have no maintainence for 20 years get a house with 100 year old woodwork that is still sound --then that might be worth it --but on modern wood --not me but that just my view
  14. if good tiles batons you should see the treatment all the way through when you cut them and i hope you not using one of the water based preservatives --they don,t last any time at all . eg --do you wash your brush out in water ? they are really paint not a preservative-no matter what it says on the tin good old Eu and EPA --have stopped us using most of the real old fashioned types which worked old engine oil was the favorite round here with gardeners -no cost and last a long time and acts ass weed + bug killer where it drops off under the fence LOL
  15. modern wood is so unseasoned its nearly still growing -- to be fair it was probably the cheapest stuff he could find + not even treated or it would not be showing so light a colour-- its just crap these days really pisses me off half the so called treated wood when cut it you can the "treatment" only goes in about 3mm and it was probably wet when done --so that has been dipped not proper pressure treated which would force it right through small section wood like that --bean counters again saving on the cost of treatment fluid and when the moisture drys out of center --it shinks proper treated timber should dimensionally stable when you get it last proper treated timber i got was 100mm square decking post --it was treated all the way through ,which i used to make a summer room frame
  16. the answer is to make yourself a registered charity -purpose for looking after the kids then its all tax deductable. LOL
  17. looks like he is on the side of the poor people buying the house and not the baby boomers cashing in on years of house price increases
  18. could happen .but market will always control prices -so the seller who is making a big chunk on what he paid is better fixed to pay it really-. buyer could end putting it into the mortgage --so then he pays interest on it as well
  19. think you will find with your durisol you don,t need anything like that , its so rough its pefect for render of any sort to stick too scratch coat+finish -- job done
  20. might it be easier just to get it curved with parrallel sides -dig it in then trim upper edge with a plasma cutter /grinder /jigsaw when in postion?
  21. surely this should be your prime goal -- to address the reasons for condensation first -
  22. interesting -- so does that mean i could build a few like this and use them as holiday lets? as long as sewage etc is bc approved
  23. probably all of it --just message me when you have details of what you got and price what type is it Ihave some galvanised kwikstage already with galv metal boards
  24. I would not skimp on the sound proofing or insulation if just single skin wall and the 100mm stud frame must not touch or be fixed to party wall or it will transit sound .
  25. will be in the market for that scaffolding -message me when you decide with price
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