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Flints... I've about 12 or more crates of assorted flints. Each one collected by SWMBO's late cousin, an amateur geologist who saw something in each. So for sentimental reasons they're going in the front of the pillars, 4 panels in total. I quickly knocked up a ply box and filled with sharp sand: Then had a play with how the flints might fit look. The rough aim was a 1/2" mortar gap around each flint: I initially favoured larger flints as per the lower half here. SWMBO favours the smaller flints in the top half. Think she's right?

It's about the only thing I am quick at!

I too removed one chimney in my first house. Used a Minimax tower from work and my ladders and hooks. I wasn't going to but went up via just ladders onto the roof to look at a chimney pot that was leant over. Pretty hairy when it came off in my hands. I wedged it behind the stack. Next plan was to take a few courses off and cap it off. Every course might as well have been held together with sand so I just kept on going. I slid the bricks down the roof on a couple of tethered sheets of ply to my FiL on the scaffold and he dropped them into the front garden. I had to put in a new bit of roof joist then felt and tile.

Eventually your chimney could become structurally unsound.

Was there supposed to be a picture?

As has been said it's more of an American thing. At least you should be well versed when you do yours! A (good?) Pinterest link that really goes into the ingredients for a mix. Mentions fibres, plasticisers etc and an interesting "mineral" additive. I imagine that might give it a "glisten". Of course you can buy it pre mixed. I wonder if ground / crushed glass could be used? This is the basic recipe: https://pin.it/5mb7y2gg3le72c

This may be of interest: concrete-countertop-sealers.pdf

Clear resin?

??? You think you haven't got time now!

I think one main reason for doing them upside down is so you can do a silicone filet around the base and end up with a well consolidated, rounded front edge.

?Can't wait for the video!

Been searching for years for one of the vices, the knurling tool and surface gauge I made circa 1983. Well I found them...in a seized barn box I also made right down to the hinges. Time hasn't been kind!All in the citric acid bath now. Fingers crossed.

Sand? Sharp?

That really works well! The caliper was interesting. I took it out of the bath along with the cross member and trailing arm and jet washed the lot. Wire brushed some of the more stubborn rusty areas too. Took the caliper only indoors and washed it in the sink under hot water with a drop of Fairy whilst I freed the sliders off. It flash rusted so quickly afterwards. This is it flash rusted. 5 mins before it was clean steel. All back in the bath now.

Or you resell when finished and recoup some cost.

You can get combined wheels/hooks that clip onto a normal ladder:

Made my Friday that! ? Rest assured you'll be all done and dusted and my roof will still be leaking!

https://www.umbrellaworld.co.uk/mens-umbrella/favourites/sale.html

The unit should cope with the normal variations on the 230V supply. Any abnormal variation isn't down to the unit but the incoming supply itself. They're likely all similar brand to brand.

Check out @lizzie's install photos of recessed, plastered in LED strip on these two pages:

I wonder if theres any recourse back to the electricity supplier? They have statutory obligations under the ESQCR 2002 (Electricity Supply Quality Continuity Regulations).

Or something here? https://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/PVC-Soft-Rubber-Shower-Seal-Fits-Track-Channel-Bifold-Folding-Glass-Door-/281295881657?

This? https://www.amazon.co.uk/Flexible-Shower-Seal-Folding-Channel/dp/B07BGBY7PQ/ref=asc_df_B07BGBY7PQ/?

That'd be on a Kindle then would it?

Fair enough, the ones that are though? With more brown outs expected in the UK etc. I'm telling you it's all a Chinese ploy to sell more units, first take over the utilities, then engineer power disruptions! ? Edit: Sorry, read MVHR as ASHP for some bizarre reason. I meant MVHR.