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@newhome gets me! ?

All very nice if you're filthy rich.

I've been burnt like that before!

If only it was the first time we'd seen a picture of that...

Click Mini Grid do a 32A DP grid but it's WIDER than a "normal" grid switch from other makes. For example: Check them out here: https://www.scolmore.com/products/minigrid/ If you really want normal width grid switches throughout then you could use a 20A one but then use it to switch a contactor hidden away somewhere (accessible ?).

Could you buy it on the mainland, make a raft and sail it back? ? I could bring a few sheets over strapped to the roof of the Mondeo estate if I make it over this year! Wonder if there's a height limit? ?? On a serious note isn't 75mm disproportionately expensive when compared to the more "standard" 50 or 100mm thickness?

It got pretty bad with my Mum. Anything with a neon or even a socket where when on it showed red was a magnet for her. She'd: - turn the thermostat in the hall in passing, fully up, fully down, whatever - press buttons at random on the CH/HW programmer - turn off my Dad's induction loop hearing aid system ( that annoying green led ?) - frequently turn off the emergency lifeline system leading to a call to us as the designated contact

My late Mum, on top of/because of her mixed dementia, became doubly incontinent. To the point my kids wouldn't go up there. The smell had to be experienced to be believed. It was a care issue with my father insisting he could cope when he couldn't. Once we got (forced) carers in, the situation improved but at times it still wasn't good. An odd aside in her behaviour was that she took to barricading doors and windows on top of locking them. Add to that drawing all curtains tight shut. Then there's that as they get older they tend to clean less generally. I'm pretty sure that MVHR would have massively helped with both the smell and to keep down the mould that ensued from the general lack of ventilation/cleaning. "Mould" incidentally has also been indicated in some studies on the causes of dementia. A pretty sad way to go considering how houseproud she once was!

Jeremy had problem(s)/Jeremy found solution(s).

Aim for no more than a 5mm bead was quite a good tip someone said on here:

+1! Do you attack in 2/3 hits or do you just need to be better?

Let's be honest, that counts for a lot.

At a guess @Jeremy Harris has stopped ad hoc consulting for them? ? Weren't the early models "better"?

Depends what you're doing. One trick is to do the joint with CT1 clear, get loads in there then wipe of flush with a baby wipe. Then go over the top (once the CT1 is set) with a silicone of your choice than can be periodically replaced when it gets grubby. I did this where my wall tiles meet the floor tiles. The wall ones were set on 1mm packers. When the tile adhesive had set I pumped clear CT1 in. Wiped off flush and then did a bead of grey Mapei. Yellow 1mm packers: (Tbh, never having tiled I started with the most difficult corner in the room ? my tiling really let the whole job down at the end. Next time I'd use a tile levelling system 100%). For doing any silicone work buy a Cramer Fugi set like this. The only silicone tools you'll need. Other makes that look like them are poor imitations. These are magic and help even an amateur get a good result. I even nailed a couple of bits of MDF together at right angles to have a practice at "siliconing": The Cramer kit is a revelation! The little black clip on bits allow the tool to ride over the grout lines: Never do this, total waste of time using tape to try and get straight lines. When you pull the tape up you lift the edges of the bead slightly and dirt and bacteria can get in: I was so unimpressed with my first attempt at doing the silicone I ripped it all out and did it again. It's useable: Looks pretty good...with the lights off mind! When I get some heating in there it'll be even better! ?

I would expect a surveyor to pick this up when you sell. You could.....trowel on roof mastic to the splits/cracks then go over the lot with an acrylic repair compound. It'll only last for a bit. Ask me how I know! ?

Everbuild Forever White seems to work very well. Also look at C-Tec BT1. Do not use white C-Tec CT1 as it goes yellow.

I visited Peter's house, fantastic it was too. Warm and very well insulated against sound too. Way back he helped me out with some bits for my Geberit WC when I was as green as green doing those things. Incredible attention to detail on his house. The finished article looked like his CAD renderings! The Icynene installers came in a horsebox sized truck with tanks of the two components if I recall correctly. Lots of waste with it. They infill between the joists and leave you to trim it flush with a saw they give you and to bag all the trimmings up. Seems he's changed his username and is in fact on the move. @Gone West is the name he's going by now I think. I too looked for the blog but it seems to have disappeared.

Does spray insulation like Icynene have the same issues? The fact it goes in wet and super sticky, does it not adhere to the surrounding timbers/boards and guard against timber shrinkage/expansion?

Have a look at the Splitters and Wiring up sections here: https://www.aerialsandtv.com/knowledge

You could hire a concrete crusher. Noisy things but do a good job. I don't think @Gone West really had any neighbours to worry about! ?

Good luck. Is your blog now dead? Edit: Does this mean I'll have further to travel for freebies & bargains? ?

I've been restoring some old tools salvaged from a house clearance. After a hot detergent wash then some time in a hot citric acid bath I've etch primed and given the adjustable a quick coat of acrylic: Anyone know where I can get 3 wheels and pins for the Record No.101 pipe cutter? (I just lost one pin). Cheers

I like that! Just make sure the window cleaner puts some sheets down first! Couple of rails down either wall and you could have a travelling gantry. Inside and out! ? That's got to be a move the furniture quarterly and clean off a little ali tower job, no? Water fed pole outside.

I think your toothbrush needs to be at least 2m from the WC pan...

I was several stone lighter then. Ribs like a xylophone.