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Loving this!

Talking of U-boats this is a good watch:

You mean a strut I think? I was envisioning one wire either side. Is the dish being blown against or just worried by the wind? You used to be able to get mesh dishes. I wonder if that would help with the windage issues, probably not, still a lot of surface area there. The (mad?) idea I had was to copy the wartime acoustic mirrors: So you have a concrete block and the dish sits in that. It'd work a treat. In the case of the acoustic mirrors the parabola focused the incoming sound of enemy planes (pre radar) on a microphone. For satellite use you could glue on tin foil, takeaway containers or even metallic paint the concave face as long as the lnb was positioned right.

What, from the rim say back to the wall? Shouldn't cause a problem. The sat signal reflects off the parabola onto the lnb so keep that clear. Some stainless steel wire might look a bit more attractive than studding.

You could mount the dish on the ground and encase the rear in a concrete block for all it matters as long as it points in the right direction. Make it look like a summit marker!

Point me at one when you get 5 please.

Gotta be Luvstruck as my fave with Follow Me a close second!

I need to decide where to position these two 165mm dia Bluetooth speakers. Currently thinking either side of the downlights as shown. YES the ceiling joists though parallel to each other and set at 400mm ctrs are set askew to the squared off, studded walls! I also need to think about MVHR vents in the ceiling, how big and where, one or two? Originally I was going to fit a wall mounted single room Ventaxia but boy are they ugly. @jackmentioned another brand a short while ago I'm sure, German maybe? It looked neat and was wall mounted. If I fit in the ceiling then single room for now but expandable later is what I'm thinking ref the MVHR.

Cpc have some cheap tvs: http://cpc.farnell.com/cello/c32ansmt/32-hd-ready-smart-led-tv-freeview/dp/AV26490 Cello is made in the UK etc.

I do need to decide on the first track I'll put through the Bluetooth speakers when the bathroom's done and I'm lying in the bath with a tall beer. Strobe by Deadmau5 probably, 10 and a half minutes of relaxation. Long intro then it builds into a bangin' choon. I like listening to it on my own in a darkened room with a drink in hand.

Never noticed...it's all about the choonz!

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To use a "lesser" cable than SWA you would need to mechanically protect it. A plastic duct / conduit would v.likley be crushed by the weight of the backfill etc. Encasing the conduit itself in concrete is more work than I imagine you want to do?

Let's be honest my thread might have been better as a blog...possibly on another forum!

I bet with unlimited funding you could support the as built house, excavate underneath and "drop" the house...

Something dropping from a great height? This then. A tenuous link but I just love the track. It gets me "going":

Crushed/broken glass in the mix or held in place by foam is supposed to work. A lot of the old shacks down here had concrete floors laid on a bed of broken glass. I wouldn't fancy any sharp edges on cables though.

They'll still need the downstairs cloak wc bearing in mind the time I take! Crap photo but that cloak waste comes in from the right and enters the stack below the penetration to the new bathroom. I'll be working at the top of the vertical stack: I can also leave the branch access cap off as any "use" will be below.

Rockwool FIREPRO is an intumescent sealant and Soudal FR an intumescent foam. Both specify in their bumpf for cable penetrations. Ref the steel wool use stainless steel.

I might nick those silhouettes for my CAD drawings...

Like I'd have something as naff as that in my bathroom!

Thanks all. Not a job I'm looking forward to, cutting a "live" soil pipe in a hot loft even after the 10 or so bleach laden flushes I'll give the en suite wc! I usually wear a mask smothered in lavender essential oil.

Paid it off? FFS I've got THREE!

3rd pocket panelled and cheapo deck light whacked in loose. Looks SO much better in real life in the dark: Continuing the theme of making things accessible for replacement I've decided I'll drop x3 25mm galv conduits down from the loft above each light fitting. I'll stop short of the light itself. Should allow me to easily withdraw these lights and cabling at a later date.

This suggests your lender / mortgage provider will hold The Certificate of Title until you've paid everything off. https://www.pocketpence.co.uk/certificate-title-mortgage-6009539.html If you've paid it all off or have no mortgage I guess you'll have it in all the bumpf.