Russdl
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Hello @FtypeMark (I presume another Jaguar fan?) This is definitely the place for scared clueless fools. I was, now I’m not so scared (but still a bit) and not so clueless (but still a bit) and that’s almost entirely down to the wealth of information here and help that is available. In answer to your question, I don’t have a clue but I’d guess it may be a struggle. I suspect insurance may be problematic as well. I also suspect none of it is insurmountable and a wise wo/man will be along to help soon.
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@PeterW excellent, I’m doing one thing right. The door is perfectly flat (and definitely not looking like a sprayed door yet).
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@PeterW Ah. 120 grit, so there’s part of my problem then.
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I had a look at the videos as recommended by The Shapeshifter er, I mean @ToughButterCup and they were very informative, but as predicted my results are far from ideal. It's a plywood faced door blank which I have sanded, primed, filled, sanded, undercoated, sanded, undercoated and have now applied one coat of topcoat with a high density foam roller. Whilst at first glance it looks ok, on closer examination it's clearly painted plywood. Does anyone know if the paint conditioner as mentioned by @Nick1c will cause the paint to fill all the very minor imperfections in the plywood and give a finish as smooth as a babies bum?
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@Triassic as the Covid thing kicked off I pestered my M&E guy to deliver mine but got no reply so I contacted Sunamp direct and they temporarily waived their rules regarding direct sales and sold me one which is now on site (just need to balance the books there). PM me if you want their contact details, they may waive their rules again?
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@Eric I’m still sat firmly on the fence however the unit I was looking at was the RHP 400 V which sounds like an altogether different machine to the one you are describing. Information on the RHP 400 V is not exactly voluminous it has to be said.
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@oranjeboom I bought mine direct from Sunamp a couple of months ago and queried the installation/warranty issue. The response was: "There will be a full Warranty as long as the unit is installed as per manufacturers instructions. A manual does come with the unit" If it came to it, I would install my own (apart from the electrickery) and I am in no way shape or form a certified installer, but I like to think I have a modicum of common dog and I can read (those who know me may question both of those assertions).
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Yow.
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And I thought it was a French 'lockdown' issue. I can't get it for love nor money. Well probably could, but way too much money in some places. I've been told 4-5 weeks for, well, about the last 4-5 weeks.
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@Tony K. I used one of these lasers with one of these detectors. I was using the combo in bright sunlight over a distance of 22m or so. The laser line was invisible to the naked eye but the detector picked it up without problems, bleeping away to indicate high (fast beeps) or low (slow beeps) , and a steady tone when you're spot on.
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Cheapish one and do it by day with a cheapish laser receiver on a bit of batten that is suitably marked for the different levels you need for your site. worked a treat for me doing the fall on my drains, and I didn't have to wait for nightfall to get started.
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@Nick1c interesting, thanks. How much more do I have to learn before this project is complete? Sadly I’m a bit like Homer Simpson, every time I learn something new my brain has to dump something to make room for it.
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@joe90 after seeing the videos that @AnonymousBosch linked I’m tentatively thinking of giving it a go with said foam rollers, the blanks have been cut down a little bit so I’ve got 4 off cuts to hone my skills on before I go for the big one. @Nick1c thanks, absolutely no idea what Owatrol is I’ll have a look-see ?
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No. I'm convinced I'd screw it up! @AnonymousBosch I'll take a look and perhaps be able to delete my comment above.
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@dpmiller I've tried the car body shops, no one can/will in the local area. I'll try Googling that phrase, see where it gets me. Ta.
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We have two completely plain door blanks that will be pocket doors and we want to get them sprayed because my thoughts are that sprayed doors will look better than hand painted. Trouble is I can't find anyone locally who will do it so, the questions are: 1. Will spraying give a superior finish on a featureless door blank? 2. If not, what will? 3. Who can do it in the Salisbury area? Standing by...
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Lots of STUFF - Good, Bad & Ugly
Russdl commented on Red Kite's blog entry in Self Building two in North Wiltshire
Great update, thanks for sharing. Looks like you’re getting pretty good at leaping all the hurdles that spring up unannounced. Good luck with the next stages. -
@Tony K we were left with profile boards with nails in them. String between the nails on two boards defined a wall. Most of the profile boards were set a long way back from the edge of the build, two were tucked under a bush outside of our plot, so they were not affected by or in the way of any of the build process. Line could be strung between the nails at any stage and the position of the slab or house checked.
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We had quotes from both and very difficult to compare like for like with the variations in what is included. Friends of ours went Touchwood we went MBC. Depending what you mean by groundwork’s, I think there is only one company that will do that, so I suspect you’ve already made your decision?
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It seems that I have a ‘little mind’ because this ‘little thing’ pleased me no end! I’ve been itching for it to rain since I put the silt trap in, surely there are better things for me to be getting on with! C1C99E6F-B98A-45DF-9887-6046077BD851.MOV
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@Oz07 it is a raft so I’ll give the flex bands miss in that case, thanks for updating your advice.
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@PeterW bottom of the picture to the top. The 3 soil pipes are the stubs left by MBC and extend 1m beyond the raft foundation. From the IC in the picture it will continue (up) to the corner of the building, hang a left and head to the IC that was the subject of the initial panic post.
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@Oz07 thanks for the advice, I’ll take a look at that those flex bands that I’d never heard of until about 2 minutes ago ?
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I’m at the house end of the drain run now and I’ve connected the 3 soil pipes to to a new IC. Could someone cast there eye over my attempts and critique the work so far? Should I have a rocker pipe on the central drain run? It’s about 2.3m from a connector to the IC - nothing is fixed yet. Ta.
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@Pazzy we did that on our previous house, and just put wet UFH in the new extension. The UFH worked well and of a winters morning people would sidle from the old cold floored kitchen to the new warm floored breakfast room. But watch out, because after a few years the demarcation line between where there was UFH and where there wasn't started to become visible through the vinyl flooring and ultimately started to resemble a mini San Andreas fault.
