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Didn't @Barney12 do a hidden hopper on a flat roof in fibreglass that worked a treat?

Just fiddling today! Thought I'd play with the tiles that line the pockets: Onto then these pocket lights using the cheapo LAPP deck lights (stainless steel, £4.99 /10). I need to drill a 22mm hole in the soffit tile (then up thru the Aqua Panel and timber beneath). No problems there. Considering the spread of light within the pocket as I have two different pocket depths, 78 & 100mm. I reckon the centre of the light fitting should be a constant from the mosaics, so 78/2 = 39mm. It'll therefore be central on the 78mm pocket but offset, 39/61 on the two deeper pockets. The arc from the lamps should appear equal on all three: Here's them in loose a while back pre mosaics etc. Interesting that within the fitting are 3 LEDs arranged 120o apart so they all have to be aligned the same way!

You WANT/NEED an open return line on any pumped system surely? Say the valve failed shut, where's the pressure going to go?

3 pockets to tile their "soffits". First one is a bit tight for getting adhesive in Thinking maybe just clear CT1 around the tile edge plus some blobs then whack it up? Cheers

No. Though what you're looking at there is where the bath sits. The 100mm floor slab is absent where the recess is and that is lined with 3/4" marine ply. The pear drop cut out gives more space for the waste trap. All this simply so the floor of the bath is level with the tiled bathroom floor. Makes a big difference imo. Done with a nod to getting older, over balancing etc. Not visible here but the bath surround sides slope inward so you can in effect stand "closer" to the bath.

The bath's under the "work bench"! Made to fit cover from 30mm chipboard with all the tat on. You can see the taps (not my choice), centre of the pocket.

Nice, did you do the tiling?

I'd have put the labels up the other way to match the kWh...

It's all dimmable.

Ah yes the damp cloth method sounds like a plan. Of course us blokes would never have thought of that, you ladies being better versed in the dark arts of cleaning!

Been a great example of tenacity and forum help imo. I wonder how many ASHP are out there, not working and giving them a bad name over something like this?

Three good suggestions. I'm unsure tbh how real grout lines will look against the faux ones. A while back I experimented with some decorating filler and 3mm spacers: In the wall pockets I've had to up to 5mm spacers between them to put on the centrelines of the main tiles: Not sure how they'll look when finished... As to using mrpb...I've visions of this ledge getting soaked by grandkids etc! Seems a pity to put mrpb over marine ply... Thinking now to maybe add a nom 30mm strip of softwood at the top, glued and screwed to the ply. It might serve to deflect the light straight down too rather than have that glare at the top...

This is how I HAD planned the tiling with the bath pocket (sketch from Jan 17 ) : The dark grey is tiles. Key is that I had envisaged 5mm grout lines! However... @Nickfromwales advice was, on pockets, to do the back first, then the bottom, then the top and lastly the sides. At the bottom leave a gap and CT1 it, a bit like this: Trouble is I've a 430mm high space and a 400mm high tile. Leaves me with a 30mm space at the top: Did half wonder whether to raise the mosaic up to start with...though even putting the bottom tile on a slant leaves a big gap to make up. Maybe I should just add two strips of 12.5mm ply and bring the 430mm gap down to 405mm? Means sacrificing the tanking strip! Also this is all marine ply and I haven't got anymore!

Sounds like your hoover is the issue. I used the Mirka sander upside down on a ceiling on my vac and impressed is an understatement. Didn't you already say your vac blows more dust than it sucks? Sounds like inch by inch then!

You could slap a clamp meter on an d see what the cable is taking in reality if worried.What's the nominal A requirement quoted for the Sunamp's permanent live?

I fancy Burnt Orange...whatever that is...

No. SWMBO didn't want full height tiles anywhere...I did. The white, half wall is a compromise. She'll paint that a colour of her choice and match all the towels and stuff to suit.

So the bog roll dispenser needs to become a reality!

That's enough for today: Beer o'clock!

Looks like it comes under the "25% or more" rule imo for a start: https://www.planningportal.co.uk/info/200130/common_projects/18/external_walls/2

A few more fiddly bits. The 3 pocket "sills", quite pleased although all at v.slightly different angles as different depths. Tried to align with the mosaics: The window sill, it's "alright". Had to have the back of one joint at about 4mm rather than 3. And a few tiles on the return by the wc. One tile left out for the loo roll holder. SWMBO, amazingly, is quite taken with my idea for a stacking, inset loo roll holder / dispenser. She did however say to finish the rest first!

I'm pretty sure you could build a pallet shed then fill the wall (& roof) with expanding foam... Where would the vcl go? And what U value would a 4" slab of foam with 20mm timber either side have?

"Frominside" is that a wood treatment?

Welcome. Can't beat a pallet shed!

So 4 second year lads renting a house in Brighton for their second year of uni. 3 have known each other since they were tots, the 4th met the other 3 during his first year. Can't say they don't know each other. So that's NOT an HMO? I don't understand, I just pay the bills!