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  1. daiking
    It obviously doesn't say on https://www.cssc.co.uk/ but the literature I saw said under "MySavings" shopping discounts including: 5% off Sainsbury’s, 4% off Tesco, 7% off Marks & Spencer, 10% off Boots, 10% off Argos, 6% off B&Q, 6% off Arcadia, 10% off Wickes, 10% off Halfords, 8.5% off Currys, 10% off House of Fraser, 10% off Debenhams, 10% off Costa, 10% off Caffe Nero, 5% off Thomas Cook, 10% off Wyevale, 8% off National Trust, 6% off Love2Shop, 10% off Patisserie Valerie, 15% off Cotswold Outdoor Shop etc… Spa days, Vitality (health insurance), Days out and Holiday savings bolded a couple for relevance
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    I'd just read something about it today. It seems to offer similar discounts to a number of other schemes including the 10% with, ever the floozy, Wickes. I'm eligible to join but costs £4 per month.
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    Mr @Ferdinand, what do you know about CSSC?
  4. daiking
    Are you going to tie people down and educate them, clockwork orange fashion? There needs to be a willingness to learn which does not appear to be there for basic application let alone enhanced application.
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    I'm afraid that what you consider 'basic' is somewhere between rocket science and outright witchcraft for the majority of the population.
  6. daiking
    OMG they're hideous, the sort of abominations I last saw decorating a hospital. But this is perhaps a good idea for an off topic thread - Artwork and prints for decorating your homes/self builds.
  7. daiking
    Usually it's shoot first, see orthopaedic foot specialist later.
  8. daiking
    I have some, it sort of works. You could probably deal with dropping some foam on a basin. Not realising you squirted cleaner from the gun until some time later when you have a yellow blood spatter pattern all over the sink is not so effective. Every time I build enough Dutch courage, I take the foam eater and a razor blade to the sink to clean another postage stamp sized piece of ceramic real estate.
  9. daiking
    Does it remove expanding foam residue...
  10. daiking
    Maybe thilo means a different sort of transporter and he needs to put a false bottom in the boot of his 7-series. Or ask that other spammer chap how he could put a hot tub in his van.
  11. daiking
    Work in PR you say? Friends at the Standard? Well puff pieces about your fledgling hobby job are certainly cheaper than paying for adverts. Would be interesting to know what genuine design experience he has(n't) got.
  12. daiking
    Is it too soon to make piles jokes?
  13. daiking
    Welcome, it sounds like you have deep pockets or good contacts or even both. I look forward to reading about, er, 'developments' in your development. (I haz Alty postcode)
  14. daiking
    That old chestnut. The boss comes round to quote for the job, fills you with confidence. 3 month later when the job kicks off you end up with a couple of wagging schoolboys or worse, some absconders from the local remand centre (Risley is a favourite of mine). If I could, I'd live in a ****ing tent just to spite the ****s.
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    @JSHarris I reckon 80% of people in the industry are shoddy and I can't afford the other 20%
  16. daiking
    I can't help but I share your pain as acutely as anyone. If I were Elon Musk, I'd stop messing about with cars and put all these cowboys out of work, permanently.
  17. daiking
    Is it ****. I have £600 of ufh supplies rotting away that needs something doing with it.
  18. daiking
    The purpose is not necessarily about my noddy diy jobs but to show you how ******** useless many professionals are. I wondered why there seemed to be a draught when stood at the sink. You've guessed it, there's a gap n the insulation above one of these badly fitted lights. So now I need a carrier bag of fluffy insulation to stuff through the 5 inch hole to stop the worst of the draught. Do you know what a pain it is to only ever need a tiny bit of lots of things to finish off some other ****'s work? I'll probably have to rob some out of the loft.
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    If it had been a simple pb ceiling I would have done that. But it's 50mm insulated PB. If I had cut a section out if that the job would have snowballed and I'd be sat on the floor with no ceiling, the insulation needing redoing, the velux refitting etc. I may still have to do that in the future but for the moment this will look far better than previously.
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    Another point was raised about electrics and lack of JBs. So I'm going round doing those too. But it raises a question about numerous wall lights I have where the electrician has ditched the tiny JBs that came with them and just used 2 segments of choc block. Presumable as that is easier than a fiddly tiny JB. Wtf? Just wtf?
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    Thanks but if I do too good a job, it'll show up on the shoddy plastering.
  22. daiking
    So hacked the hole out and sliced up a strip of PB to make a ring 50mm or so deep to wedge in the hole. About 50 screws in the insulation so barely held in + grab adhesive then filled over the top. Fingers crossed.
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    Oh how we laughed when we saw those pictures. I've had a go at fixing this before it gets painted. To be honest I don't think it'll survive the fitting being pulled out but should look ok until that happens
  24. daiking
    Are you sure there's enough screws in there? That 100mm screw pitch looks a bit half hearted...
  25. daiking
    Done a bit of both in same situation. Trimming foam with the scraper blade on a multi tool is easy where I've foamed and as Nick said 119mm instead of original 68mm skirting hides a multitude of sins. I found foam quicker and easier and less messy than mixing up some wet stuff. Only managed to glue mdf skirt. Wood needed screwing. Although the 7.5mm concrete screws were probably bit ott.
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