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I resemble that remark!

Think I asked elsewhere but can anyone recommend a dry ridge / hip system? Only for my garage but I don't know which make to avoid!

Being a pauper I did of course use cheap ceramic tiles. Never having used a wet cutter before I was bricking it. Once I got the hang it was a breeze. One thing did notice that the cut can be better one side than the other and that you can influence which side according to how you apply pressure on the handle. It's to do with once cut, the blade coming round and catching the cut edge. Probably not doable on your one, to pressure it either way, guessing there is zero play in the slide?

Chipped edges like that are always going to a problem with cheap ceramic tiles.

is that the tile saw you used the 15% discount on?

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You could whack some pv panels in pronto and cite this case as was widely reported in the press: http://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Admin/2019/1738.html I'm joking but it's a bit of a travesty that Mr McLennan was able to argue over his panels right to light but you can't for your daughter. Half a thought, is she because of her disability, confined to the house more so than a fully sighted person would be. I wonder if there is some argument there.

To see this progress I'd like to step in and offer with help on the materials if you want to have a crack at that vertical conveyor idea. Just shout when your're ready and you can have this half can of blue paint and and an old brush I've got sitting here.

Is it that the product has improved but the window fitters haven't? Guys used to fitting 2G windows in the boom days with inch gaps all round for speed, get onto the next job like something out of White Gold. No Compriband and or expanding foam just some pvcu trim to make it look pretty. Certainly the experience I've had given what I'm coming across. Along comes 3G with the client hoping for it all to be airtight and it's the same bodgers as ever just working with a better product, charging more and not caring.

This there's gone a bit quiet. Any progress?

I just watched this bloke. DIY or die! (It's why Gyproc make Easifill).

Ta. But you know me...tight. Mulling how to go about "dropping" ST evacuated tube panels into a tiled and battened roof (not counter battened). Half thinking to leave the tiles and battens off of the area under the ST panels but put cloaking type, waterproof cement boards atop the felt. This for both waterproofing and heat protection. Not sure if I'd gain much depth wise... YES, I know this SW facing, unshaded roof screams out for PV but it ain't happening! Anyway, @scottishjohn is going to answer all my ST questions! ?

Makes a change from nodding off reading my posts... Many years ago in my game, the Europeans were streets ahead of the game in terms of technology, especially the Germans (tbh only the Germans, their kit pi$$ed all even the Swiss stuff). One of our English competitors, we'll call them "A" was an agent for German kit but on the back of years of dealing with them came up with their own product, borrowing somewhat from the German design. Ties were then cut with their German supplier. Now we often used to get asked in tenders to supply "all manufacture drawings". It never happened, not one single time. Nobody in the game even entertained it. One day 3 tenderers were asked to quote and as usual a clause asked for all the manufacture drawings. By complete accident a CAD technician at firm A burnt all the manufacture drawings for their flagship machine onto CD and it got sent in with the quote. Now the client favoured firm B and simply gave firm A's CD to them. Firm B, overnight, made a technological leap.

A couple of things jumped out reading that... "paid up front & "I failed to get in both cases". Did you get 3 like for like quotes for the "£55k" job? If you've taken umbrage with one supplier and not gotten others for comparison etc. What does getting separate trades tot up to? Then if there's an issue where does responsibility lie? I'm aware of a number of M&E consultants who provide a draft specification then firm up if and when they get the job. It stops the prospective client touting the detailed spec around in the hope of getting a cheaper price sometimes when they want a brandy job but have only got Babycham money.

Apologies if slightly off topic but is there an option to fit solar thermal tubes as an "in roof system"? maybe sat on sarking boards or similar?

Like a sliding gate with no stops, it went off track. Stops are important.

I imagine that a professional, medical opinion ref the benefit of the current unimpeded light situation might help your case? Maybe run it by the RNIB? Could you perhaps improve the artificial light situation in the room? There are "daylight" bulbs available. Maybe have them on an occupancy switch so they come on automatically.

Nearest you'll get to a ladder is one in your tights!

Standing on the edge of a big hole playing with a scaffold winch is still working at height.....possibly even more dangerous as you don't have to erect anything or climb for it to be a hazard.

If you were to lift a tile or two you may find the underlying roofing felt that should direct into the gutter has perished/split/sunk. Eaves protectors might help. Even a blocked downpipe/gutter can contribute to something like this.

The Crown Inn at Broad Hinton is the pub nearest to the geographical mid point between you and I. If I had @pocster's post code I could find the mid point between all three. Found a great app where you can put in up to 10 post codes and find the mid point. Made my Saturday night!

Thank Pixie for us.

That's 'cos you pi$$ sitting down! All the male users have their backs to the blind. ?