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I'd say glasses or very big bags under your eyes! Looking good! (The house that is, you look dog rough ?)

To me yes.

Tell me about it! Tbh I was never good with the theory / design as a kid. I was more monkey see, monkey do. Just dug out my metal case full of the complete E12 resistor range. Bouught from Garlands in Deptford. Been in the garage and subject to a bit of damp etc. I earnt the money for them digging a neighbours footings by hand as a kid! I also had the Philips Radionics kits. Was always scavenging dumps for old tv's, radios, bike frames and mowers etc. Got better with the design/maths side as I've gotten older. Dipped into RF stuff for a while, CW transmitters, SW receivers, coil & antennae making. Used to love it but as a hobby...can't remember the last time I made anything.

That fits! ? Thinking I need a long extension though...

Guessing no damp course then? Have the original walls been refinished inside and out? High humidity might be linked to these issues. So many things to consider!

Ta. No.1 son has just surfaced so he can run me down to TS. First proper core cutter I've had this. Builders left it at a mates works along with a 125mm and another 65mm one.

??? You're assuming my SWMBO and I have the same ideas. We don't! She's "just do it for now". Comes from a long line of bodgers. Her old man made a "shed" by covering an old greenhouse frame in MDF. Yes, MDF. What a waste of time and effort. MDF for the floor too. The whole thing has now collapsed into a sodden mess. I have to think, plan, draw, procrastinate. Now I have a vision for certain things (mainly down to this site) anything I suggest is met with "You'll take so long!" Well if i don't f***ing start luv it'll never happen! Plus we don't budget. Just lurch from one bit to another.

Honestly, I've 300' of it here, done by the previous owner. 10' spacing and it's been fine. Not even gun nailed on with angular rings. Just standard galv nails. Maybe I'm lucky and it's sheltered by neighbouring properties and the lie of the land. I must admit when I did the front fence I went 6' spacing as I had done before at our previous property. Didn't even consider the 6 or 10' thing until this thread.

Ta. Rough measurement was 410mm long so I'm wondering if a pair of these would fit? https://www.screwfix.com/p/mila-ideal-window-friction-hinges-side-hung-414mm-2-pack/6303G?

Anyone know what arbor will fit this Mexco core cutter. The thread is nom. M20 but finer than M20 coarse. I'm hoping it's one of these but there's no "try before you buy" now at TS / SF with this Covid thing! Take a chance I suppose https://www.toolstation.com/diamond-core-drill-sds-adaptor-pack/p79014?

I understand the budget thing. If you haven't a lump sum, high disposable income or legacy then I guess you can only chip away at it. With hindsight I'd have saved and sorted the roof first. At least everything you do thereafter is undercover. Then the exterior; ewi & windows. Tbh I could live with stripped internal walls but SWMBO will insist on buying paint and wallpaper as she's "fed up with the (perfectly serviceable) woodchip". Wouldn't even consider using a stack of carpet tiles I got free because the colour was wrong! As a couple you both need the same vision or it won't work.

Need to get a replacement hinge for an Everest window. I've taken some pics and dimensions: Anyone know a good online place for such? Cheers

I've only renovated one room here and it was a ballache tbh. I thought I was being clever stripping it back to bare walls (out of square and level in every plane), the ceiling joists sloped so they came out and were replaced and the floor dug up and rebuild. Tbh the bathroom is great and ticks the boxes for somewhere "nice" to go and relax/get clean from working elsewhere in the house. I'm mulling EWI for the whole house but the external walls vary in construction, footings are of different construction depending on when that bit of the house was built. Knowing what I know now I'd have gone for knock down rebuild. You'll struggle with insulating and detailing making an existing build airtight etc. With an insulated and airtight build plus MVHR you can control the humidity.

First thought was it about doing things above our skill set but I'm pretty sure it's that we're a pair of procrastinators... ? As for renovating an old house @Oxbow16, don't bother. It's a cold, damp, money pit of despair. Knock down and rebuild to passive spec is the way to go. With hindsight etc. Not trying to put you off!

My long side fence is at 10' centres. No issues. 3 arris rails per panel. 3m is the longer "standard" https://www.blewers.com/products/fencing-decking/featheredge-fencing/ Just to add fence runs NW to SE. Concrete posts too.

All the bits I haven't got ordered from Cricklewood Electronics. I ordered enough to make 3 units. Then some photo resist copper clad board. Also developer and ferric chloride as I assume my stuff in the shed will be no good now.

I'd tell mine she'd put on weight and that I fancied her mum if it meant I could live in a shed like that...

They just leave snotty, anonymous notes if they don't like something you're doing. Just ask @nod.

Nah, they can't see over his gate!

They went to bed not realising they were coming down with the flue..

@Big Jimbo This is the loop detector circuit I'm going to have a go at. Going to order the components now and stuff to make the pcb (probably from Cricklewood Electronics). Haven't made a pcb in years! Hope my UV box still works! http://chemelec.com/Projects/Loop-Detector-1/Loop-Detector.htm

Happy enough with my ceiling though this shot taken just now once again shows up my tiling inexperience! Why oh why didn't I move the cupboard left by an inch and the tiles all up a tad and lose those ridiculous, pita to do and very time consuming rips???

Get the flue right. When I was a kid our next door neighbour did his own and the parents and 2 kids were all hospitalised with CO poisoning.

I don't know about you but I often think photos make it looks worse. Especially with the flash on the camera. To get a real feel as to how good/bad it is get up on a pair of steps with your head touching the ceiling and look. Then hurry back down the steps thanking the Lord you've got bright lights! ? (Hopefully not...)

Your first point of call perhaps: https://www.pavingexpert.com/york01