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So we'll at least have the lights on, to see what's not on our plates!

It is more brittle, less ductile maybe a better term but fine for what you're doing. (I have seen A2/304 used by the seaside and peppered with holes like a Swiss cheese). A2 = 304 as A4 = 316 just denotes the corrosion resistance. Amount of chromium or something. Even if strength grade 70 as opposed to 80 you're good to go with it. Fyi. 3 bolts, 2 on the left are galvanised. First one is grade 4.6, low tensile strength. Second is grade 8.8 generally considered the start of high tensile fixings (you then get 10.9, 12.9 etc). Can be tricky to galvanise or zinc plate 10.9 and above as you risk hydrogen embrittlement. Other finishes are available like cad plating, sheradising etc. Its why car bolts are generally "black". If a fixing has no strength grade treat as the lowest. We discard them tbh. On the right then is an A2 70 bolt, so the lowest corrosion grade and lowest strength. You could just as easily get an A4 80.

A2 or A4 are how corrosion resistant the stainless is. A4 (316) is sometimes referred to as marine grade. The strength will likely be 70 or 80. 80 being better than 70 and roughly skin to an 8.8 steel bolt. Doubt woodscrew manufacturers will quote the material strength just A2 or A4. Found these: M12x250: https://www.westfieldfasteners.co.uk/Bolts-Screws-Metric/Dowel-Screw-Hanger-Bolt-Centre-Hex-Drive-M12x250-A2-Stainless.html

If you can't get the length you want...You could use a short, stainless dowel screw into the timber ring beam. Then a stainless thread connector and as long a piece of stainless stud as you need coming off that.

😂 Sorry, Covid induced slow uptake here!

I don't understand the comment?

Cheers...but that doesn't ring any bells! 😂 I'm sure you said something about only needing to run a small (2kW?) fan heater in there occasionally during the build, pre getting the Genvex up and running and that in the depths of winter. Then there was some seemingly magical figure that made think wow along with being very jealous! 😂 Was on the lines of it took less energy to heat the whole house as it did a kettle, like half from memory. Was it per hour? I remember it excluded your dhw requirements.

Not sure what I mean, I just recall @Gone West quoting a figure that was semi understandable / relatable to a thicko like me! It was impressive whatever it was. There's a discussion on another forum where the whole passive concept is taking a bit of a knocking by some who clearly don't understand. Just figured I'd chip in with something real world relatable. Quite funny really, comments like "Our friends have a passive House, it looks horrible". Then "You won't get permission to build one in the UK". As an aside there's gems on the lines of "The UK doesn't get enough sun for solar power". I just wish I was uneducated to the concept. Ignorance is bliss as they say.

I'm going to try and start to clear the rest of the veg patch, say a square metre at a time to give the wildlife a chance to disperse. Ready for next year/season or whatever gardeners term it. Got a freebie greenhouse and a couple of brand new, never assembled potting type sheds, one of which might go on there.

As said before Covid is pretty personal for me. It killed my Mum. Dad recently went in with heart failure, came out with Covid. Back in shortly after testing negative this time with a mild stroke. Now he has Covid again caught in there. The Covid is making it harder to treat the other conditions. Plus these batteries are stupid heavy and I'd need my lad to help lift them out of the car.

What if it's the different strain? Anyway I don't want to go near germy people 😂

One for @Gone West. I think you once quoted the average daily (hourly?) kW used in your old place for just heating, can you recall the figure? I have this vague recollection it was less than it takes to boil a kettle?

Once he and I are both over Covid I'll go and get them. Brace yourself for questions! 😉

I've the Lidl version of the 140A inverter arc welder, it's ace. Also got a Scheppach bandsaw from Aldi. More a cut off saw than what we think of as a bandsaw that you push work through. Great piece of kit. Far less messy and scary than the Evolution Rage chopsaw.

Just realised the batteries are still at my mate's house!

I'll have trouble if there's no leccy = no router = no interweb here! 😂

It's like a very dangerous assault course in there!

When I find where I put it, connect it up etc I'll let you know! Oh I hoard, it's like a disease. Probably why one of the kids is special. Down to 1m2 of floor space in the double garage now.

Yes. Best applied from a hawk with a small trowel. Force it in, overfill a bit & when it's going off but not gone off, rub it level with the original reveal using a bit of sawn timber. Like 4"x2"x1/2" thick.

Waterproof PVA is better. Tbh use some PVA wood glue if desperate. Mix 5:1 as the liquid for the cement mix. Getting the right consistency is the key.

Mix up some 4 or 5:1 builders sand / cement with waterproofer in and render it. Try and match the pattern as best as by stippling with a paint brush or something. Paint to match. That's what most normal people would do. I can hear you whining now that you can't get it to stick! 😂

" You sh!t on floor, ,€50 fine... each time!"

Until the next window then!

Bridging packers they are. They should just snap in and stay there. How many have you got?

This is the scraper I rate. Bought from the local motor factors: