Discussion Forum
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Increasing window thermal efficiency.
On my last trip to Seattle I was told about a plastic film which could be applied to window glass. It had no effect on the transparency but added to the…
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ventilating an interior bathroom
I need to put ventilation into a bathroom which has no outside wall but will contain a shower and a bath. The extractor fan will have to drive air perhaps…
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CONCRETE NOT SETTING
Local builders mix their own concrete on site for floors and foundations. They are all working with the same weather, the same portland cement, the same additives and the same aggregate mix. …
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repairing cracked granite worktop
Has anyone experience of polishing out or filling a crack in a granite kitchen top in situ? Is there a compound or filler which can be polished into the crack…
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pinching a heating oil feed line
While digging out a banking to put in steps I hit the copper oil feed line, reducing the diameter to half over a couple of inches. The oil tank is about…
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Fast setting mortars v ordinary stuff
I usually build drystone structures, no mortar is used. Recently I did some small repairs to stonework using the remains of a bag of fast setting cement, usually used for…
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polystyrene and electical cable
A local electrician here in Scotland advises against using polystyrene (the type of stuff used for making that 'peanut' shaped packing) in attic insulation because it reacts with the plastic sheathing…
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bidding etiquette
What is the etiquette in the US about bids for jobs? Do you often find that you have spent a couple of days putting together a bid then not even…
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fans for woodburning stoves
Somewhere during my trips to Nova Scotia and New England I saw a small fan which was placed on the top of a woodburning stove. It was driven by the…