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I could get to my faux pas from both sides and it was pre skimming do I clamped the pb round in with a couple of bits of batten. Secured with no nails or similar. Once set the round was perfectly level. I might in TB's case, genuinely fill the gap (sub level) with intumescent mastic with the aim of retaining the fire integrity of the board at that point. I didn't do this on as I have fire hoods covering the downlights. Different strokes etc.

Been there! Piece of plasterboard cut with the same hole cutter. Affix with one or two pb screws but leave a constant gap round the edge. Squirt in some no nails or similar with an uncut nozzle. Make sure the no nails is below the surface. Finish with Easifill. Paint and forget.

Be happy to but at the mo have only successfully printed in PLA. I don't know how warm it gets in there but PLA isn't good when it gets warm. That and my lad is back at uni so the printer is sitting idle. I can only measure/draw/model in AutoCAD. Never even worked with a slicing program like Cura. Keep meaning too learn it but... (Don't like electric showers, give me pumped any day ? ).

Can't say I've noticed. Thought that was Romesh? Maybe they're related.

I bet you sound like Russel Howard!

Roger that.

Like that time we played doctors and nurses! You can get close celled foam strip to pack in gaps and the silicone goes on top. Saves it slumping and cuts down on the quantity needed. Used extensively in commercial curtain walling etc. Wedge in nice and tight then pump your stuff over the top:

There's a UK map somewhere with lightening strike frequency by location.

Interesting comments referring to metal cladding affixed to an underlying steel structure and lightening: https://blog.tatasteelconstruction.com/lightening-protection/

First time a girl's said that to me! I predict imminent thread drift.

Like a moth to a flame.

I think the general consensus is you have a cracking house there.

Yep, near Sevenoaks.

Magnetic latches all the way!

It was fun following him! I kept well back. Not sure if he'd have made it unscathed if EDF/UKPN hadn't recently done some tree trimming. He's driving along the valley floor in the pics. 3 miles straight down the road is a river. In the second pic he's taking a tight left turn (kudos to the driver) then the property is a bit up slope from the valley floor. I'm not 100% sure but I reckon this could be a drainage field job. There was talk on the local rumour mill years back that somebody up that way cleaned/emptied a lake, pumping the run off to a field down slope and a/some horses got ill. The road he's driving along is a seasonal watercourse. Before it was tarmacked it was regularly a stream with plants like watercress growing according to very elderly neighbours. Even now during heavy rain it'll revert. This is the same road outside my house a couple of hundred yards from where the above pics were taken. My property is one of the closest to the road. Beautiful place but a damp, frost pit that the Sun misses in Winter! I imagine a certain amount of "run off" from the upslope properties finds its way to the road. It's then all downhill to the river. Unfortunately it's common practice here for people to pump out the liquid content of their cess pools during heavy rain straight onto their gardens etc to save in emptying costs.

I think your address has to be registered at the Post Office. I must admit I thought you first found a provider e.g BT, Sky etc then THEY instructed Openreach who are separate to BT.

Looks like one of my neighbours is fitting one then.

Are they still legal?

Just followed this:

I favour M10 studs, square plate washers and dog washers between new and old joists. Even if it means taping nuts onto spanners to slip between wall and joist.

I see a sunken bath opportunity...

Not really. People 3D print in solid PVA now, akin to lost wax casting. You just immerse in water and the PVA dissolves. Similarly with dual (or more) head printers they'll print the temporary supports in PVA and the actual part in another plastic. Once printed, again immerse in water and the supports wash away. Water jet cutting is great! A mate introduced me to it when he was having 8" thick stainless steel plate cut. Love this one:

Try Control Waterjet in Chesterfield. I've used them. 5-axis jetting is the kiddie. Just split your 3D model into pieces and print in bits. Then glue together with mitre bond.

One track mind some people.

Mate had a terrace. Spent a fortune sound proofing the walls either side of his chimney alcoves due to noisy neighbours. Didn't do the breast itself or ceiling / suspended floor area at the party wall. Didn't make as lot of difference tbh.