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replace it, I'm pretty sure the boss of the glazing company wouldn't have it on their house so why should a customer have it on theirs! same wall same tint - simples.

Yeah you often get chains in a double pack on the fleabay. A quick slip with the file (2/3 strokes) on each link takes a few minutes whilst you finish a cup of tea (most important) and plan the attack on the offending material before the job, easy if you have a vice to hold the bar - defo worth the effort and if I can do it...

Oregon always for me, count the links, use a black marker pen to mark where you started. Then get a correct sized file and gauge.

I’m ply lining a wall in my plant room cupboard, it will be covered with pink pb and skimmed. The ply wall runs perpendicular to a block wall, Should I be cutting the ply flush to the block wall or should I leave a small gap for expansion? ta marek

Just a quick one, bought one of these last week, it's an absolute game changer for me, accurately trimming down timber and sheet material accurately, managed to snag one from machine mart online with 2 rails and a bag relatively cheaply (425) ex display I assume. I'm usually a bit do I or don't I with tools, trying to weigh up whether I'll get my pennies worth, or should I try and make do with what I already have. It was bit of an impulse purchase but certainly no regrets after a weekends worth of use.

Can you solweld to the orange stuff?, I've never tried thought it was a no go so I replaced all my stubs with black pipe, or is that just an internet myth?

@Nickfromwales trying to piece this together. So would that be one of these out of the boss a short piece of pipe to connect one of these then the wash m/c and shower into each branch?, and then a bung in the top.

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I could be way off kilter here, but would something like below be of any use

Same but my thinking - is depending on if the pipe is coming downwards then an isolator means less water to drain if you ever need to break the pipe later on

I’m thinking the same, line the pipe work up where you need it, clip it neatly etc then isolators if needed and tap connectors.

That's the way I've seen in pictures. Just a stub poking out with a bit of masking tape over the end to stop the muck getting in.

It’s bsp the end I’m looking at, 28mm compression at the other end

sweet, now to play the game of hunt the washer! 🤣

I've got a pair of these, they didn't come with washers, but should I use a rubber washer or not?

Look's good, You putting shadow gap in every room? The MD at my work has just had a place built, no self building there, has shadow gap along the floor, so no skirting, but coloured LED strips lighting the way. His daughter who will inherit has got it all connected up with sensors, showed me a video, looks good.

Not a bad deal, I'm trying not to spend money though other than materials at the moment 🤣, but there are a few tools I need for simple one off jobs. Yesterday I had to rip down some 4*2 taking a 45 degree cut so I could create a wedge to go in between 2 studs like video below, needed a table saw really, managed it with a jig and a skillsaw and plenty of work with the planer. Otherwise I'm not sure ive got a need for a tablesaw.

let us know how you get on.

Good choice sir! On my shopping list too!

Crushed concrete buildup is very deep on that side, all whacked down so didn't bother with anything else under it. Knocked up some shuttering from 6*2, bits of it in the background of that pic, screwed where I could still get to them to undo once the concrete started going off. Sits about 50mm from the wall, with a slight fall to the front. Approx 2 bags of cement used and a 3-4 barrows of ballast. As @Bonner says check the minimum clearances, I got too excited about playing with the mixer and forgot 🤫! But 300mm is needed for mine, which puts it just over the centre line of that slab so It'll be fine.

got to say, I like this - well done.

here's mine, poured yesterday so still green, polythene covered it when it rained so a little rippled in places but itll do. I've got rubber mounting feet for the ashp aswell. Gully in the middle for any condensate to run into, needs an extension/riser piece to make it flush when I get round to picking one up.

our driveway is 12-13ft, delivery drivers reversed in and drove out. as long as there is room to swing the front round as they line up to reverse then jobs a goodun. Our lane is single track too( really old pic for refence) The only two I had issues with was insulation as that came on a curtainsider but they had a nifty little forklift gadget, and insulation from seconds and co, as that too came on a curtainsider, and handballed off. Hope that helps.

Yep, that works, my fingers though are testament to the metal strapping I've got's previous life as prison razor wire!

Colour coded clips and everything! 🤣 Quite pleased with my weekends work.