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    Hmm, I've just remembered. I have four trestles left here by someone. Too old, concrete-covered and rickety to bother about I suppose.
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    Is the cost of tools with legs a cost the self-builder just has to accept? I've begun to get a bit fed up of small things going missing: a key-less chuck, small hand tools, a wheel barrow, an fairly serious attempt at appropriating a mixer. Not committed by thieves, just tired builders throwing stuff in their van at the end of a hard days work, too tired to care....
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    @Pete, I once (quick) formatted a disk with our time lapse images on.... Dont save anything else to the disk (it might over-write the images ) Read this thread. Good luck
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    I'm talking about rim joists - which are often -confusingly- called wall plates.
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    Wyre Borough, my local area is in a similar position. It will be interesting to see how the Council interprets the meaning of the word '...sustainable...' I draw attention to the word as a result of our experience. We succeeded in our application for PPP whereas our neighbour failed. The differences in application between his application and ours were minor - with one notable exception the ecology strategy. Wyre refused the application, where a few months earlier, ours was accepted. Reason? The change in the understanding of one word ; sustainable. Whereas before it was understood to mean (among other things) within walking distance of the shop, bus stops and so on, now, sustainable has come to mean be able to use a footpath to access the shop and local amenities. Why the change? Paragraph 8.1 of this document spells it Here's the core arguement One of the key points regularly highlighted within the appeals relates to the provision of safe pedestrian environments and good levels of connectivity to community facilities and services. In this instance whilst the outline application has been approved there is very poor connection to public services with no foot paths to public transport links or to the A6 which is located to the south of the site. Furthermore the site is unrelated and disconnected in geographical terms to the facilities and services available within the Settlement of Forton and The LPA now have a better understanding as to the interpretation of the NPPF and locational sustainability and each application is determined and assessed on its own merits What does '...better understanding...' mean in practice? The results of Appeals Decisions. Read Appeals Decisions. Exceptions illustrate normality
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    Thanks for the nudge about marine ply. Now I know what I want for Christmas. ''...Other bits....' the sticking bits?
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    Bolting to the core. BUT (here's where it gets interesting) This post explains the problem: in essence fixing the wall plate to an outer surface is different to fixing it to the inner surface of the wall because on the inside, the concrete is just under the wooden 'sheath'. The outside of the block has 120mm of PIR between the wall plate and the concrete. Durisol say: cut a 100mm core 50mm deep into the outer face, remove the PIR. Drill the concrete ready for the bar, put some resin in the concrete and put the threaded bar in. Allow to dry. Plug the 100mm by 50mm 'core' with a cement and water mix: consistency - yogourt. Fix the wall plate. Faff..... Comes to mind.
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    Before I forget @Onoff, I have noticed how carefully you mark stuff out. I'm trying to imitate your style.
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    Interesting. Why?
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    Ha! one of those... half laps. I last made one of those in woodwork lessons in 1965. I still remember the shame of getting 5 out of ten for it (probably less). My mate, got 8 out of 10. Creep.
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    Thanks @Mr Punter Here's what I know: and here is the relevant bit of the BR submission: I hope that makes sense to someone..... Ian
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    Just a quick one: does a wall plate (rim joist) have to be a continuous piece of timber? I ask because a visiting rep asked me if I needed the wall plate to be one continuous piece of timber. Maximum uninterrupted run is just under ten meters. Nowhere in the architect's notes does he mention a continuous run of timber for the wall plate. Thanks. Ian
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    Yes, I think you are right. He did mention that at one stage......
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    Bit of help needed here please. Part of our roof is flat. I am determined to avoid at least some of the problems associated with flat roofs if I can. One strategy is to create a significant fall on the roof. The question is how to create that fall easily and hopefully cheaply. The plan: The elevation: The architect has noted that we should use soft wood (SW = soft wood I assume ?) tilting fillets. I note from this post that we should make the fall 1 in 40 or steeper. (Thanks @tonyshouse) The Fall: Is there any reason why we should not build that fall into the POSI joists in the first place? (instead of using tilting fillets?) Attaching the wall plate (rim joist) As planned, the wall plate (rim joist) attachment system (threaded bar resined into the concrete behind, I should imagine) will butt up to the Durisol block face: and that is the face which is backed by 185mm of graphite polystyrene - and then 120mm of concrete. On the other side of the Utility and boots room, the wall plate abuts the 'internal' face - the concrete 'side' of the Durisol block, so there is no potential problem with that face. In short, does the 185mm of insulation matter when attaching the wall plate (rim joist)? To help you visualize my concern, here's a schematic image of a Durisol block.
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    Thank you thank you thank you. Such a simple thing can make you feel so THICK , to have it explained simply is such a relief.
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    Whasat? Gorilla Torque? Frankly, I'd like to tighten some of their nuts for them, and then walk away.
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    Try explaining that to a wife who's never picked up a screwdriver before, and, looking at the box of screwdriver bits says '...Must have been designed by a man... Nice work if you can get it... what is this nonsense about.... job creation?...'
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    That's what we did in the end: never mind a jemmy ..... two 'king great big crow bars ....
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    Only gorillas will tell you the difference, @Crofter. I'd like to know more about the secret process by which manufacturers get to decide why there are about a dozen or more pozi sizes - 0h yeah, that's be the one about the profit motive: make so many different types it makes it worth the manufacturers while to produce bits and bit extensions and long-tail bits and short tail bits and put them in a box so that @Onoff (I use his name as code for proper trades folk - other proper trades folk are available) is forced to buy more than he needs
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    Good. Now I have a couple more ideas to get to 'grips' with the problem. Lesson: don't let gorillas screw with your screws.
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    Broke two...
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    So folks, is there any way of removing screws which have (say) had the slot stripped or otherwise abused? I ended up trying to screw them in a tiny bit first. Some Torcx screws were in so deep and hard that I broke two driver bits. Please tell me it's not just me, tell me there is no simple answer....
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    Shuttering came down this weekend: well, most of it. The shuttering was screwed onto the wall by gorillas. Some joker had given them several boxes of screws with which to play: here's one of each type. And, being fun-loving gorillas, they managed to burr at least 50% of the heads sink the screw so deep into the shuttering the screw was invisible destroy the heads put the screws deep into the wood at an angle so that it was possible to see that there was a screw in the wood, but it was impossible to tell the type of screw hid the screw behind a thin scrim of concrete I bought a proper set of (Na! Bosch naturlich!) screw-driver bits. I armed myself with patience and good humour. I balanced happily on a proper scaffolding tower. And by tea time on Saturday I had been transformed into a furious, fulminating Dervish, happily ready to rip the arms off the nearest gorilla and beat it to death with the soggy ends. I am I alone in this sentiment?
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    My finger-tips are burning. Something isn't right here. The only way round the problem is to network extensively. It's a hard slog, with potentially the opposite answer to the one you want. Make it your job to talk to estate agents, planners and people in the local pub(s). Get hold of all the relevant documentation: probably online. Contact the authors of the reports for the various sections. Listen hard.
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    F what are you doing sitting on top of a sink? Use the shower like the rest of us.
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