Thorfun Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 evening. question for the sparkies out there. we have some conduit boxes in the floor insulation for ground mounted uprights. I need to find some extensions for them to bring them above the level of the screed. then I can put the spotlights in them after the flooring is done. I found these on Screwfix but they're metal. any issue with that? our conduit boxes are plastic angle boxes. I would need at least 3 of these to take it up 75mm. only problem with metal is that it's not as easy to cut level with the screed. I did see these at CEF but at £2.25 each I would need at least 6 (2 x lights and 3 extenders each) and so £13.50 seems a little excessive for what is simply a bit of plastic! which lead to another option where I was thinking of sticking some 50mm waste pipe as a barrier against the screed and that will give me a 50mm hole to put the lights in. and if I find lights that are a smaller diameter then I can put narrower pipe in to reduce the hole size. I hope the above makes sense! I can pop to the house and take photos if not that might explain it better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ProDave Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, Thorfun said: I would need at least 3 of these to take it up 75mm. only problem with metal is that it's not as easy to cut level with the screed. Reverse the problem. Tell your screeder to screed level with the top of the box extenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 5 minutes ago, ProDave said: Reverse the problem. Tell your screeder to screed level with the top of the box extenders. Sadly our screed level is dictated by our finished floor level so this won’t work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 1 hour ago, Thorfun said: £13.50 seems a little excessive Give me your PayPal details, I’ll give you the money. Ffs 🤦♂️ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 3D print some custom extension pieces? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 8 minutes ago, Onoff said: 3D print some custom extension pieces? Was going to but SWMBO has packed it away to make space for something else. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 12 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: Give me your PayPal details, I’ll give you the money. Ffs 🤦♂️ It’s funny as when I saw the price of £2.25 I thought, f**k that’s expensive. But when I wrote the total of £13.50 I did think “am I just being a real tight arse here?” 😂. I guess the answer is yes then. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Onoff Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 7 minutes ago, Thorfun said: “am I just being a real tight arse here?” You'll get no arguments here. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 21 minutes ago, Thorfun said: It’s funny as when I saw the price of £2.25 I thought, f**k that’s expensive. But when I wrote the total of £13.50 I did think “am I just being a real tight arse here?” 😂. I guess the answer is yes then. Times must be hard on @Thorfun ‘s build . No Chablis for you tonight ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 37 minutes ago, pocster said: Times must be hard on @Thorfun ‘s build . No Chablis for you tonight ! Definitely not! Penny pinching extraordinaire. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted May 8, 2023 Author Share Posted May 8, 2023 F*****g peer pressure. If I’m £25 short to finish the house I know who to blame!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted May 8, 2023 Share Posted May 8, 2023 15 minutes ago, Thorfun said: F*****g peer pressure. If I’m £25 short to finish the house I know who to blame!! The offer will still stand 3000% APR, variable 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 @Thorfun Have you bought those bit yet, Capt.Tight-arse? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 24 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: @Thorfun Have you bought those bit yet, Capt.Tight-arse? ordered. to be delivered tomorrow. they're still stupidly expensive. thinking maybe I should've got the 3D-printer out of storage instead but too much to do and not enough time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Thorfun said: ordered. to be delivered tomorrow. they're still stupidly expensive. thinking maybe I should've got the 3D-printer out of storage instead but too much to do and not enough time. Did you ask if it was freepost? Just watch a few episodes of Grand Designs and you'll feel much happier. They all go six-figures over budget and take out mortgages in their grand-kids' names as that's how long it'll take to cover their ludicrous spending habits. And then watch them "boo-hoo" about it for 30 mins. My favourite was the cleaner who said smugly at the beginning "I don't have a budget". 30 mins later he's trying to work out where to borrow another £1/4m from. What a p*nis. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: Did you ask if it was freepost? Just watch a few episodes of Grand Designs and you'll feel much happier. They all go six-figures over budget and take out mortgages in their grand-kids' names as that's how long it'll take to cover their ludicrous spending habits. And then watch them "boo-hoo" about it for 30 mins. My favourite was the cleaner who said smugly at the beginning "I don't have a budget". 30 mins later he's trying to work out where to borrow another £1/4m from. What a p*nis. But I don’t have a budget nor a timescale . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 (edited) 5 minutes ago, pocster said: But I don’t have a budget nor a timescale . Your monies all tied up in a "unique" hybrid battery system. Edited May 9, 2023 by Nickfromwales Cant spell "your" properly. My teachers were spot on. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 10 minutes ago, Nickfromwales said: You're monies all tied up in a "unique" hybrid battery system. True I bet “ tiny k*** “ mccloud would suck on that . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 7 minutes ago, pocster said: True I bet “ tiny k*** “ mccloud would suck on that . English.....such a beautiful language Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 2 hours ago, Nickfromwales said: English.....such a beautiful language What’s the welsh translation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickfromwales Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 33 minutes ago, pocster said: What’s the welsh translation? Due to my position of responsibility........I cannot say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TonyT Posted May 9, 2023 Share Posted May 9, 2023 Bet you wished you just set the conduit up to the floor level and then back down and saved that £25 All in the planning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted May 9, 2023 Author Share Posted May 9, 2023 15 minutes ago, TonyT said: Bet you wished you just set the conduit up to the floor level and then back down and saved that £25 All in the planning But then the screed wouldn’t cover the conduit and I’d still need a ‘hole’ deep enough to house the spotlights. Pretty sure the extensions were the only and best solution! Just would’ve preferred not to have to pay so much. Or that the wife hadn’t packed away the 3d printer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorfun Posted May 11, 2023 Author Share Posted May 11, 2023 <sarcasm>best £25 I ever spent</sarcasm> ffs. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pocster Posted May 11, 2023 Share Posted May 11, 2023 2 minutes ago, Thorfun said: <sarcasm>best £25 I ever spent</sarcasm> ffs. That’s why your build is behind ; because you fanny around over 25 quid 😁 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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