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    It's in a residential area.....
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    Ideas please. We've had enough.
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    Took the words out of my mouth, Ed . As in '' Ask Albert ' Maybe a PM to him would help.....
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    @Dee, I think we all need to be gentle with you on this one..... First step, look at and find out the size of the job. A small sharp screw driver and a good deal of prodding (nowhere near wiring). Look at where you get some healthy resistance. That will tell you what needs further detailed examination and what likely doesn't. A simple list of the rotten (soft) areas posted here will give us clues as to where to point you next. Friday night is forget-it-go-down-the-pub-night. Might be a good thing to do tonight, eh?
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    This is the local technique ( much cheaper ) from my direct experience. Buy a trailer load of pig manure. Tip it in the pond. Wait a year. In public meetings, express sorrow at the absence of GCNs
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    God help us . We're all doomed, doomed I tell ya.
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    Right, well watch out for low-flying Welsh plumbers then welcome. Ian
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    Thanks. Yer a star @bissoejosh I'm going to use this weekend to do some thorough research into the detail of how, where, and how much. The YT videos point to the tape being made in Germany. Vorsprung durch Technik and all that. There's very little stuff in our build that can't be traced back to Tchermanee.
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    Exactly. But in this process is, for me, just-in-time-learning. I really do not know what I am doing - but I do understand the reasoning behind it. I am also parging the outside of the building as you can see above. A la @Nickfromwales belt and braces job.... The strong cross-light in the photo emphasises the outline of the blocks. So easily said. But. Quite how I am going to get a sand and cement parge coat to stick to the plastic inside the wall I don't know. It was drafty here yesterday, so I couldn't photograph the membrane on the inside of the wall (It was flapping about). I'll try and take a photo today to illustrate the point. (And I thought I was retired, this is just like being back at work, but in this case the only line manager is an accurate cost-to-completion spreadsheet)
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    You learn some stuff on BH don'tcha? How have body driers passed me by? Can't wait to hear Debbies reaction when I get her one for her birthday
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    I'm finkin'. Loads of reading to do....
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    I'm bumping this because I have a piccy or two for ya. I have mocked up my Tony Tray thus : taking a sparrow's view along the wallplate.... and from the outside it looks like this My chippy (very nice man, very very nice man) hasn't seen a Tony's Tray before (well that makes two of us). And as I suspect there are more than just two of us I thought I'd write this post. This is the original article which for members considering Durisol will be of interest. (scroll down to 'wall plate' ) It illustrates the concept of wrapping the ends of the rafters in polythene. I wish the author had done a before and after shot..... The chippy's question was: Do we seat the wallplate and plastic sit on top of a layer of mortar as usual to ensure the wallplate is level? Of course I didn't know (what do you expect?) My instinct says yes because there's no point in a wonky wall plate is there? The architect says the wall plate must be anchored to the concrete core. Quite how isn't specified. This where I found the idea Do we bed the wall plate and plastic on mortar? How do we fasten the wall plate to the concrete core? Top- down, or with wall straps? Or both? (PS, the forest of KwikStage standards were erected by yours truly, now past master and lone scaffolder - got the bruises to prove it)
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    Thanks @albert, your post bears reading a few times. My SE has specified 4 meters of GL to support a non-opening roof window: I've gone and bought the beams now, but I'll file your idea away, and next time I need it, try and pass your idea off as my own .
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    Well, as our chippy asked politely when he came round to look at our roof; Hmmm, the steels for the winter garden roof are set at a different angle to the house roof. Shouldn't they be in line? Look closer and you'll see the steels are about 200mm higher than the house overall. I replied. Ah well, we'll soon sort that out, he replied. Patience Ian, patience.
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    Our steels were put together by a set of left-handed gorillas who used guess work and what was left of their intuition to make estimates of the likelihood that some random bits of steel would fit together on a Friday night after they had got back from the pub. There's another fine invoice we haven't paid for until they decide they are going to come and uncock their cockup
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    Thanks J Ian
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    The architect was thinking about the difference 25mm would make to the way the house looks (not having counter-battens under the panels) Stuff that. (For all the reasons you outline above) The common-sense way forward. Thanks very much indeed J. Right: got it clear in what's left of my frazzled brain. Nearly Friday night. 'S a bit of a marathon innit? Seem to be hitting 'The Wall' these days. If I cant take a joke, shouldn'a started should I?
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    Well, @Russell griffiths, it's the start of a thought process, almost exactly like the one I was brewing. The spec for the under-panel area differs from the rest of the roof . Under the panels = Fleece backed self-adhesive single ply roofing system(Alwitra Evalon VSK) or equivalent. To 15mm Promat Supalux sheathing Elsewhere = Shingles treated with Non-Com fire retardant. Fix with stainless steel annular ring shank nails. Fixed to 25x50mm treated SW slating battens & counter battens on breathable felt, Klober Permo Forte or similar, to 15mm Promat Supalux sheathing. Well how does that work then? Have a look at this screen grab The proposal is that in the area under the PV panels, fleece-backed Klober Permo Forte is stuck to the sheathing...... Seems to me to be in need of a bit more thought. I mean how on earth is rainwater going to be dealt with once it has run down the panels? So the Permo Forte will need to be continued down to the guttering. Ok. But how far to the left and right of the panels? And how do we deal with the panels where they butt up to the roof light? Making a proper tray for the panels to sit in and on seems to me to be a sensible way forward. And a waterproofing medium which is the same for the whole roof, under the panels or not. How that tray (container) can be attached to the roof in a manner which keeps the thermal characteristics of the roof intact (or suffer interstitial condensation) is one thing. How to keep it there so it doesn't get blown away in the wind is another. And then, how do I keep the roof dry? So far, this fixing system seems to be close to what's needed in terms of keeping the roof insulated from the fixings. Lets see what the company has to say and a quick peek at how much it might cost. Got a feeling it isn't going to be cheap.
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    Thanks Peter. Ian
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    The wall plate on the south face of our build runs across two sections: Durisol and steel. I'm almost clear about how to fix it to the Durisol. But how do we fix it to the top of the RSJ ? Is a simple bit of M14 threaded bar with bolts top and bottom sensible? (Countersunk bolt and bar at the top). Or is this a question the SE needs to answer?
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    Arrrggggghhhhhhhhh you as well as SWMBO ! I'm praying for nasty weather so I'm forced to do it. To Bowdlerise a well-known campaign slogan; I know it makes sense
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    I got a PM today from a member who pointed me in this direction (thanks) : looks expensive, but on the other hand it's a high specification bit of kit. Key thing about it is that (for me) this is the first company that I have found that takes both fixing and thermal bridging seriously
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    There's a man who knows me well. Marry me?
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    Hmmm. In-roof, not sure what you mean. This, perhaps?
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    Wha? 'Snot fair. I need the video! Ian
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