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If you don't go for resin then use resin instead...

Too late, I've already rubbed the lamp!

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No.2 daughter decided she wanted a bit of a Goth themed bedroom makeover, all black and grey walls! ? SWMBO went to IKEA and bought a couple of these "boxes". This despite my protestations that I could make them. Apparently I'd "take too long"... I'd thought I'd have a crack anyway at making some same size, similar ones...just to show her! Plan is 8 of these 3D printed corner "guides" to hold it all square whilst it glues. Will probably use Gorilla expanding glue, no screws.

Less flush plate options for a start on the Omega and Delta. With the Sigma you can end up paying hundreds for an LED touchless plate. I don't think the Omega or Delta offer the squirty up the ar$e Aquaclean or odour extraction systems either?

An option for this sort of thing for the pigeon holes is water jet cutting the MDF etc (the slightly swollen edge shrinks back on drying) or even laser from a DXF. So they slot together with no fixings. Can be very neat. This might interest some on here: https://en.makercase.com/#/

F*** me, some folk are made of ?! DIY or die here. Get yourself down IKEA! https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/cat/cube-wall-shelves-55015/

Microclimate! Have you never seen Z For Zachariah? ? (The 1984 Play For Today one set in a Welsh valley).

Japanese, French, American... Could you add Permasteelisa (Italian)and Yuanda (Chinese) to that list? Guess they only do commercial...

I like that term! ? It wasn't that long ago that a large number of members here would have fallen into that category. Any alternative to fossil fuels was seen as the domain of hippies on a commune. There were of course massive issues of vested interests to overcome.

Like Kent? ?

This is my pan. A really heavy duty, well made thing imho. Concealed fixings etc. I should have bought another two, pre Brexit etc when they were £130 each! https://bernstein-badshop.com/toilets/wall-mounted-wc/a-3283

I think the Geberit Sigma range offers the best choice of flush plates.

Do you have your eye on any particular pan?

Remember to account for the thickness of floor tiles and adhesive!

You need to know the dimns between centres of flush and poo pipes to make sure they match the Geberit frame. You then need the dimn from top of porcelain to say poo pipe to set your frame.

You need to get the section drawing drawing for the pan! Something like this: Even then mine didn't quite match up. I only set the frame height once I had the pan.

With even 300mm of EPS under his slab, a member here with a super insulated house build calculated an 8% heat loss down through the floor. 100mm is not enough.

More like assessed by someone on commission, eager for another helping from a government scheme. There are many trades jumping on all these cash bandwagons that legislation and so on has created. Part P scheme membership, FENSA etc. I bet the bloke in The Times had an MCS registered company install his kit. Where's the comeback? Recourse after it all goes wrong is often painful. The Government haven't a clue to start with and are only interested in ticking a box and spouting that under so and so's leadership X number of heat pumps were installed. Whether they work or not, who cares but they will quote a potential saving in greenhouse gases as it makes a good sound bite. Cowboys are cowboys whether they have a bit of paper and pay into a boy's club or not. Dangle a wad of cash in front of many and they'll likely take it without wanting to put in the work to earn it. This forum shows what can be done by "amateurs" who above all are interested in and believe in what they are doing. Look at some of the roofing projects undertaken, by and large first class with an attention to detail that would shame many a professional. How many "builders" even understand the concept of air tightness or would go the extra mile if they were short of 400mm of tape. I'm not saying that there aren't decent trades out there but I'd suggest the system will see the cowboys continuing to get paid whether they do a good job or not. Those silly f***ers gluing themselves to the roads might be better if they protested about standards and oversight of all these schemes.

Anything lime heavy is far too white for our liking. Worst case it fails and I have to take them all out and redo. This is the mix I'm going with. - 3 soft - 1 sharp (figured it'd add strength and maybe some interest with the fines in it) - 1 opc - 1 lime (for plasticity/self healing) Happy with the test piece, its colour and edges around the flint: Plan is to, once dry, treat with maybe one of the waterproofing creams and repeat as required. Goes against the grain of traditional flint walling I appreciate. Let's face it, they wouldn't have had such waterproofing coatings back in the day.

As alluded to above SWMBO has chosen some very pretty but unfortunately shallow flints that have very little tail. If I were to clean each flint (dishwasher?) then "glue" a small offcut of stainless mesh to the back would that work?

Bet you saw a few fun guys in them though! ?

Aka shou sugi ban!

I'd go a couple of footing bricks high or even cast a concrete ring beam at least 150mm high. I'd liquid DPM the resultant "pond" then lay a sheet DPM. Then fill with pir and top with 22mm flooring. That's just me...I'm weird.

I wonder if it's worth cleaning and painting with a primer containing a biocide? Indeed doing the same for any new wood you fit. Something like this: https://www.zinsseruk.com/product/bulls-eye-1-2-3/ Reassuringly expensive btw!