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  1. dpmiller
    Day two. Scaff modded, all FF walls up, steels up, crane gone.
  2. dpmiller
    End-of-the-day score? GF framing complete, FF decked out. Snags? Scaffolding needs reset higher as the final design means they're decking out the ceiling from above. and one short interior wall is a block's width out, built on the wrong side of the like we think. But nothing insurmountable. Oh and for various reasons the panels aren't factory insulated. Hey ho, it'll still get done. Loadsa timber, steel, and cavity barriers. kitchen/ snug from the kitchen end. Steels are holed- inline with the joist webs- for cabling and ducting Upstairs deck. Amazing to watch the floor cassettes swinging in (big!) and fit so neatly. Feels pretty stiff already but I think there's some extra sections of strongback to insert between the cassettes? Perimeter of the cassettes is insulated internally with 3" PIR and yes they remembered to set them on a strip of polythene to wrap for airtightness.
  3. dpmiller
    Yup. Comes from some time in the late Eighties IIRC?
  4. dpmiller
    The fellas made a brave early start- when I arrived at 0830 the lorry was away and they were hard at work. More compliments on the baseworks!
  5. dpmiller
    respected local crew Dave so I dunno? But if you're looking at the bit at the bottom left of the piccy, that's actually two short standalone returns w/ planks over, to get under the overhang of the porch...
  6. dpmiller
    The witching hour approaches... Had a call earlier to say the first lorry is loaded and had left (for it's home depot, overnight) and it's all go tomorrow. So time for some photos before things get messed up with big bits of umm... house? scaffold better view from the master bedroom, and just a few metres of lath:
  7. dpmiller
    ^ great wee shop Stevensons. A veritable Tardis...
  8. dpmiller
    I must admit, I'm drawn to the ESP models and would likely go for a Varimax 4-12 if nothing more interesting cropped up between now and then.
  9. dpmiller
    Looking at the manual for our Solido Smart (which uses a Hiblow Duo 80 with a built-in timer controller, and is an SBR plant) it's aeration time can be varied between 5 and 18min per 20min cycle, to cover usage from 2-10PE.
  10. dpmiller
    are your drains vented correctly? I'd not be expecting any smell directly from the unit...
  11. dpmiller
    It's the glass.
  12. dpmiller
    what frame material?
  13. dpmiller
    http://www.tvlink.co.uk/loftbox.htm
  14. dpmiller
    a Loftbox is what you need.
  15. dpmiller
    you're just not the target market, Dave. Me neither.
  16. dpmiller
    350 sheets of PB arrived today. And a small forest of roofing lath. Oh, and the scaffolders.
  17. dpmiller
    with the kind of weight you're talking about, will she be able to able to get the thing to start moving, even on a near-frictionless bearing?
  18. dpmiller
    Seriously? Wow. I just clicked through that in a couple of minutes with no reading, books, nor previous, and got 69%.
  19. dpmiller
    why would you expect a joint to leak?
  20. dpmiller
    Have a look here: https://www.apeer.co.uk and remember that putting a standard lever handle on will make anything look more conventional...
  21. dpmiller
    Exciting times are coming. Kieran the TF guy visited on Tuesday to check things over. One of the bends on the lane is a bit tight for the artic he reckons (it's a biggy with a moffat hanging off the back) so he'll send the kit on rigids instead to be safe. Baseworks all well to spec- nothing more than 5mm out anywhere. Recent heavy rain proved the capabilities of our new drain, a good flow into the sheugh and much less lying. I did see one area that was holding water a bit readily so put a wee trench in to sort that. Just need to put a bit of stone in and cover it up again. So scaff up next week, a skip to order in, and we're ready for the arrival.
  22. dpmiller
    straight valves look like a winner here. If you had've been closer you could have gone with long tails eg https://www.bes.co.uk/trv-tail-extension-chrome-15mm-x-60mm-21357
  23. dpmiller
    yup, you can have any size tank you want, you'll just wait for a small pump to top it up.
  24. dpmiller
    ^that's a thermostatic power shower, Nick. Not electric...
  25. dpmiller
    what's a "standard" size?
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