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Love my impact driver but having read the above about the new quiet models I look forward to it’s death....... hang on it’s a makita and will probably out last me......... booo hooo said piggy.

Wow @recoveringacademic your washers look like something from Hubble ! I ran out of penny washers to hold up my insulation and as the postie is away on holiday for two weeks I needed to improvise..... bandsaw, pillar - drill - bandsaws. Done ! Made about 100 in no time at all.

I have a dedicated morticing machine that I only use rarely but when I do it’s a godsend, I find I use the pillar drill a lot more but I am living in the sticks and have to repair my own fleet of old bangers also doing my own house renovations and shed building all by myself so need a whole plethora of toys in the workshop...... well that’s what I tell people.......

@Alexphd1 https://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+power-tools-machinery-drilling-machines-16mm-bench-pillar-drill-rutlands+dk7228 Down to £86 from £120 Not going to get any better than that........

If I was in the market for a great mini digger this would be my choice if I did not require one for narrow access. big enough to move bulk bags (just) and small enough to transport on a trailer for repairs. For my site I would go for a KX019-4 as I have a lot of narrow walking tracks to negotiate, but for anything half decent your looking at 15k so it’s off my shopping list for now......

Yes they are 150mm with big heads so you can really tighten them down, some need to be countersunk to give them a bit more depth as your only left with 30mm to grip into the wood, seems to work well though. Bigger screws would be better but that’s all I had in “stock” the ceiling is easier as it’s just 60mm with about 11mm osb so 90mm fixings work fine as there is more flex in the insulation and osb... again 100mm would be better but it’s just my shed and trying to use up what Ive got laying around. No point getting all this stuff for free and not using it one way or the other.

I know it’s not the same as yours, yours will be a “ right proper job” but this is the way I am doing it in the shed. It’s a bit tatty but all the insulation was free as was the chipboard flooring on the walls, as were the windows etc etc......

I like the idea of a hidden door but like you it’s not to my taste...... but admittedly I did build my own hidden door very like this........ it’s in my shed and I use it to store long stuff under the eves.

Just doing this job in my shed right now....... I put the studs in first, insulted all of that and boarded the low stud wall, the top of my boards were cut at 45 degrees ready for me to slot the ceiling osb straight into ( this is a room in the roof so low 1m stud walls) like you I am working solo at the moment and having the pre cut board in place makes it so much easier. Your going to have a bit of a job cutting out the insulation for each stud..... are they 400 or 600 spacing ? Decide what’s going to be quicker and do that. I have 100mm of insulation over my studs and 60mm over my vaulted rafters, but will be sticking on another 25mm...... i had a bunch of 60mm for free so wanted to use it !

So I have a cabin and during the summer we have a lot of visitors coming to stay.... back to back during the silly season - check out In the morning by 11am new geusts can check in from 3pm that gives me 4 hrs to get the place spotless. Most of the time everything runs really well as nearly all our guests are fantastic and leave the place A1. However occasionally you walk in and think HELP it smells bad in here...... could be food smells, could be perfume, could be anything. On these occasions I air it out as much as I can, wash anything washable, work like mad on deep cleaning and then burn an incense stick with the doors and windows shut..... then air it all out again ! This system works and I have never had a bad comment but is there an easier solution for these emergencies ! i hear people talk about using Ozone machines ..... @Stones @JSHarris To name a few, what do they do and should this be something I look into as a possible solution ? What size would I need and what do they cost ! I had looked at air purifiers and narrowed it down to the following link / screen shot, I think that this is something I will go with regardless but want to make sure I am not missing a trick. Thanks https://www.breathingspace.co.uk/air-purifiers-c1/blueair-blue-pure-411-air-purifier-with-combination-filter-p232

https://www.rutlands.co.uk/sp+power-tools-drilling-morticing-machines-drilling-machines-16mm-bench-pillar-drill-rutlands+dk7228 Slightly more money but heavier by 6kg and more speed and chuck adjustment. Have seen this for £100 on various occasions, sometimes you can track down discount codes...... don’t know what postage would be.......

Do you have a Make and cost of this please ? It’s something I will need in the future and don’t want to buy a lemon when the time comes. Also how big / wide is your hob compared to the hood.

I used this one as I got it cheap, what an amazing tape ! Found this eBay seller doing it for about £30 a roll which is still good value for such a quality tape. https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SIGA-Wigluv-60-60mmx40m-Klebeband-10-Rollen/331905854819?hash=item4d47216d63:g:XpAAAOSwDNdVv2uu

When I got given my last lot of plasterboard there were a bunch of slightly larger boards than standard , not sure of the size as it’s stacked in the shed but definitely bigger........ sure @nodwill know !

...........just love it when someone brings these two words up.............. always good for a vigorous debate !

Looks great I want some !

I have used this combination on my oak seat that sits on top of a sea cliff and is fully exposed to the elements ! I applied it during the summer when it was bone dry and it has been bomb proof all winter, still looks as good as when it was first applied . I know it’s only one winter but the location is barbaric. The top coat is very flexable and seems a great solution to exposed timber that could and will move with the seasons. The wood protection/ stain can come in a veriaty of colours.

Great stuff for what it’s designed for, I have used a lot of this round all my plasterboard joints and all wall and ceiling joints but I don’t think it would be good for this job, it sets a bit ridged - yes it’s “permanently flexible” but you want something more rubbery in texture I think...... a silicon like ct1 in texture but cheep as chips. I got a bunch of this stuff for nothing as it was out of date and it’s been great for putting between wood joints to act as an air seal. Again this is not made for this but it does stay really rubbery / flexible.

Same here on the west coast, standered practice.

I understand this concern but went around it a slightly different way as I wanted to avoid any silicone on show.. I used the trim but I covered every internal surface with clear CT1 and then compressed the board down into the trim, there is just no way water is getting in ! I then used a shower tray with upstands and the wall board came down over these upstands with a gap at the bottom. It was fully bonded to the wall behind including tanking the lower section like @ProDave did. It works very well and no problem so far (2 years) The only improvement I would make would be to have made the gap / drip line at the bottom very slightly bigger for ease of cleaning, say 10mm as I only left about 5mm and it’s a faff to clean. This is in my cabin and used by geusts who all like my quirky shower room! Not main stream but just another option on the use of trims. Not a great photo of the detail but just one I had to hand.

Anything over 16 degrees in the bedroom and I’m uncomfortable, anything over 18degrees in the kitchen / living room and I’m opening doors...... It’s strange as I spent 10 years in Australia (6 years ago) and loved the heat, i guess one just adapts to their local climate and here on the west coast I am either outside or in unheated environments from 8am till 5pm so anything above that is great !

And on that note......... they seem very capable of proving anything on paper, building it and getting it passed.........but what you get In reality seems very different

Great summary.

My cold pipe that runs in my kitchen was terrible for dripping condensation, it was like a self made dehumidifier ! Once lagged it was all sorted.

Hold on hard to this until your 110% clear that everything is done to the spec you paid for.