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A little more progress! Back of the pockets: 3 tiles round the pipes and the waste wedged over a bit to try and "straighten" it: Not sure whether to put a strip of tiles up here - varied from 20 - 22mm. There's going to be more of a gap at the top than the bottom...the "blue" wall is plumb, it's the tiles that are a bit off! Wondering if I could fill that gap with adhesive rather than tiles?

Rockwool say here than their slabs specific to EWI have a varying density; a soft inner face to take up irregularities in the wall face and a harder outer to render onto...apparently! https://cdn01.rockwool.co.uk/siteassets/rw-uk/literature-downloads/datasheets/ewi-slab.pdf?f=20180917035840 I like the fact they're Euroclass A1 - non combustible.

Welcome. I've spent a bit of time up in Glasgow visiting family & working. Think you'll find you need really to be super insulated and near airtight to really benefit from MVHR. Now with an old house where do you add insulation to say the walls? Add it inside and lose space. Add externally and you increase the wall thickness which may be at odds with neighbouring properties if terraced. @Ferdinand I think paid particular attention on his Little Brown Bungalow refurb project to energy saving / insulation. @oranjeboom went the whole hog with EWI and digging floors deeper for UFH. Check out too @MarkyP's comments and pics on my EWI thread. What type of property is you have etc? We love pictures btw!

I quite like it!

Ye olde pizza box template trick: Pity that capped 15mm is live, no local isolation so I'll lose hot in the upstairs ensuite whilst I tile here.

Handrail & toe boards optional!

I think they mean the as yet "unclad" gable to the left of the extension. Zoom in people and you can see the stones coming up where the slates stop.

What "cable" is coming down from the loft? Is it in a duct? Could you run another cable down? Thinking you could run a long USB extension cable with the wireless mouse dongle on the end or dongle on the end of Cat-5 using similar to this. I may have a spare something similar kicking about... https://www.amazon.co.uk/Over-Ethernet-RJ45-Extender-Adapter/dp/B0029HRYBK/ref=mp_s_a_1_6?

If it wasn't for this forum I'd have never given them a second thought! Previously I thought 3G was a phone standard!

Here, his light bulb moment...

Sorry yes, forgotten that. It's a while since I've "tanked". Since then it's just been tiling primer. Tbh looks and smells like the same stuff!

On the 2G windows and sill sections I fitted recently there were "ribs" all round about 6mm high inbthe window and a channel under the sill. I just fitted Compriband inbetween the ribs/channel before it "grew" on one window and slid it into the hole. You have to have the window in to make sure it fits then out again to put the Compriband on. Then need to be pdq getting it back in. Lovely cold bridge where the window meets the sill here as an aside!

Are you saying prime the ply before I tank it? I was intending to tank the ply, then prime. Cheers.

Once I've done the basin area, I'll hopefully soon to be tiling around the bath, so I'll be asking lots of questions I'm sure! I've tanking taped what I see as key junctions from vertical to horizontal and between moisture resistant plaster board and marine ply. If I tank the whole lot i.e. the moisture resistant plaster board and marine ply can I use tile adhesive to affix the tiles to the ply? This rather than use "ordinary silicon" or "grab adhesive" to stick tiles to bare ply. I've even been priming the tanked areas pre tiling btw. Cheers

CPC do 'em cheap as though only IP20: https://cpc.farnell.com/olan/ol40005/enclosure-ip20-2-module/dp/EN84797? TLC & CPC both offer the Wylex one at just over £3. ESE2 is the Wylex reference. https://www.tlc-direct.co.uk/Products/WYESE2.html? https://cpc.farnell.com/wylex/sfese2/general-purpose-enclosure-ip40/dp/PL11751?

Try a SMALL test area first & follow the instructions to the letter. Protect whatever it might drop on as well. I wonder if a few seconds blast from a hot air gun would do it as in lift and curl the remaining paint?

Testing is usually carried out with a "spray bar". A horizontal pipe with holes in with water at a certain pressure for a certain duration.

My copycat TileTracker didn't work so well as in the tile sat on a "knife edge" of the angle and had a tendency to slip off when setting up. The main issue was the amount of excess tile adhesive that would drop down behind the angle and need chipping off before the bottom tiles went on. For the next section I've made a slight mod and added a bit of plastic angle with some double sided tape. A small steel angle would have been better but I haven't got any. Not so sure I shouldn't have hooked the plastic over the big angle rather than sticking it on the back...I still might! Also improved the coverage of the antinox floor protection so hopefully less cleaning up required!

Cheap enough to try this maybe? https://www.screwfix.com/p/no-nonsense-paint-varnish-stripper-500ml/17091

Scraper blade on a multi tool maybe?

Have you tried soaking the paint that won't come off? A steam wallpaper stripper might be worth ago if you're fed up sanding...

Looks pretty good from where I'm sitting. The lighter the paint colour the more imperfections you'll get away with of course. Fill and sand the paint as above. A good base coat will hide a lot. That Leyland Super Leytex paint is good for that. If it's getting you down have a look at a photo from the start of the thread to see just how far you've come. So, kitchen nearly done, what are we doing next?

I was half thinking similar myself. Elderly patents, both coming up 90. Chalet bungalow with a plasterboard tent dormer. Put bluntly Mum is doubly incontinent (also diabetic, mixed dementia etc). Dad is insistent he cleans, but doesn't really to the extent Mum used to. Consequently the place is pretty grim. Heat turned up, windows kept closed. There's black mould in the corners up by the ceiling etc. I was thinking how much healthier the environment would be for them and other old people in general if there was a subtle, whole house ventilation system. Another case for building housing stock to passive standards I reckon.

No problems with that cistern I bet. You should have left it in!

Must we resort to toilet humour?