Gone West

I've ordered twice from JTM and both times delivery was next day!

Our BCO and the Highways Dept. allowed us to discharge roof drainage directly onto the lane because of the very variable water table level. There's not much point in SuDs down here, the lane is the drain.

By the time I left computing power had gone up to a Cray YMP and programming was in FORTRAN77.

My treatment plant was around £2300 and the reedbed system another £1200. I gave the local farmer about £200 to dig the holes, so under £4000 in all.

In 1970 when I first started at the MOD I programmed in a language called MIRFAC which was run on an inhouse built computer called COSMOS. IIRC I took the instructions over to the ladies in the computer centre who punched out the cards and ran the code. Cards then changed to paper tape. COSMOS was replaced by an ICL machine running George4 I think, it's all a bit vague. I remember the calculators were electro-mechanical and when the first electronic ones were bought soon after I joined they cost a fortune and the following year they were half the cost and could do twice as much.

My 'O' levels were English Lang., Maths, Advanced Maths, Physics, Chemistry, Biology, Statistics and Technical Drawing.

Yes I took Technical Drawing O level in the 60's, those were the days, also took Statistics which was a separate subject back then.

I always thought they were a good idea because they put the hot water into the top of the tank and heat the tank downwards. They also did the solarsyphon.

Expanding foam tape is only expected to be water and air tight up to a certain amount of expansion. A tape may be 5mm thick and expand to 17mm but only be weathertight up to 12mm.

Hi Julie and welcome to the forum. good luck with the project.

I think it was SIG Building Solutions, but I wasn't taking that much notice. I was more interested in my breakfast.

I fitted a venturi shower about five years ago because we had similar problems. It does require soft water to prevent the internals getting furred up but it has worked well up to now.

I've used these in the past. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/15mm-barrier-pipe-cold-form-bend-supports-Joblot-of-20/332090348810?_trksid=p2047675.c100011.m1850&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140107083358%26meid%3D153dd5e21d6d4f20a0868ee25c156d66%26pid%3D100011%26rk%3D4%26rkt%3D5%26sd%3D180500616800

Our water table can be very high but we used a treatment plant that only needed type 1 backfill and used ground anchors. It's been in over six years with no problems.

@MikeSharp01 It's a bit grubby outside, not best time for taking pictures. So it's outside, then inside same window, then as a point of interest an Internorm entrance door that is ali clad.

I haven't got Rationel windows, did you mean Rehau?

We had the mitres filled on our Rehau frames before they were sprayed. Everybody who has commented on them think they are ali not plastic.

I have to disagree with that. It's a bog standard plastic sill and not designed to be insulating. The size of the inner section would allow movement of air. My Rehau frames have far smaller sections and they are also foam filled. If you use low expansion foam, fill in section by section and the ends of the sill are open there should be no distortion.

@Onoff Are you going to foam fill the sill inner section? Compriband expands much more slowly this weather.

I'm not able to help very much with this issue. I haven't installed second fix plumbing yet and only have a schematic that I did a few years ago. My DHW system is probably less common and not much help to anyone but here's the drawing. Back to second fix wiring for me.

We've had people wandering in and peering through the windows. The first time I crept up to them outside and politely asked them if there was anything I could do to help them. They jumped out of their skins and were very embarrassed. Another time I was working inside near a window and someone looked in, so I looked back at them and went outside to ask them what they wanted. They looked guilty and apologised and admitted they were being nosey. When we've been working outside other people have stopped and asked if they can have a look and we've showed them round. We're out in the sticks and don't get many but I've found being polite and pointing out any dangers is better than being confrontational.

My neighbour has a Nibe ASHP which is 2m from our fence and I can only just hear it. At 4m away I can't hear it at all and I live out in the sticks with very little background noise.

I can sympathise with you as understand how you feel. I hope things progress faster for you and you can achieve a sale soon.

I would second the idea of a mat well. We did it in our porch and there are a range of thicknesses of coir matting which can be cut from a roll..

Hi Nick, welcome to the forum. When I got quotes for my glazing I found all the European manufacturers I asked wouldn't supply a 4m high glazed gable without transoms. So I had the glazed gable manufactured in this country using German profiles and it was done without transoms which is what I wanted.