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Ignorance of the facts ?

Waiting to post a parcel yesterday and there were 4 teenage girls screaming and shouting nearby, a woman asked what the problem was and apparently they had no signal to upload a picture to Instagram. . .

The low pitch may not be a problem, tiles can go that low if the overlap (headlap) is increased between layers.

Plenty of LTT, Great and blue tits in the garden, I've put all the feeders out now in preparation for the winter onslaught, I think we've now got about 12-15 of various sorts about the garden. A couple of days ago went into the chickens pen and fed and watered them, about half an hour later went back and they were hiding in the roost, it seems a Sparrowhawk had landed in the pen with a pigeon and had proceeded to strip it of feathers so the pen looked like a massacre site. I didn't hear the chickens knees knocking but I think they were trying to keep a low profile while it was up close in the pen.

Going slightly Off Topic. Whilst it isn't true in all cases the bold part can cause you untold problems in any build where corners can be cut. I do think that with many things we have an unrealistic expectation of costs and how they can be reduced to near zero. As an example I don't do many jobs for Joe public nowadays as I have enough to do with the new builds or conversions, but last week I was asked if I would help out a friend taking down a wall so he could get the dustiest/worst part down in one day. While there the homeowner asked if I was interested in quoting for some other work, I declined but they asked if I could give them a guide price so they could use it for comparison. After a bit of discussion it soon became clear that the amount they wanted to pay was less than the cost of materials required, this was explained to them but they were still of the opinion that they could get it for much less than I had suggested. I said 'good luck' and left it to them. You can obviously get shafted the other way and pay way over the odds, around here that applies to driveways, tree trimming & upvc fascia etc.

Hello ?

The vapour barrier is performing the same task.

Partly to avoid condensation but also still air is the best insulator of all.

You don't see many injected DPC's now but it is possible to still get it done. Something we've done before is to chase out a joint all the way around a building (1M at a time) and install a plastic membrane then grout with a very strong liquid cement, A bit over the top for a garage but shows nothing is impossible .

They've been on there for years, although no doubt he just needs to make one sale to recoup his outlay.

After reading Peter's post I ought to clarify mine. (late night posting) A single skin (brick) wall doesn't need polythene on the inside as a DPC, any stud wall would need a breathable membrane though such as Tyvek. Working from outside in it would be Brick, air gap, Tyvek, Board (Sterling) stud work filled with insulation, Vapour barrier, battens for air gap, plasterboard. I have a pool room which is built in this way and apart from extra insulation over the stud work there is no issue with condensation.

Picking up on a couple of points. You don't need a damp proof membrane to the walls, they should be protected from below by a damp proof course already. Any internal finishes should ideally be plasterboard as this will give protection from fire. You will need to check the garage floor as garage concrete floors will(or should) slope down to the doorway, any replacement floor should take this into account. The walls, floor and roof need insulation, as much as can be put in (allowing for ventilation). But most importantly as bgman intimated, you need to run this past planning and the local building control, they are there to help you.

I run a string line from one side to the other so they're all in line.....just saying...

When I cut UPVC I tend to 'rotate*' the hole cutter as it's cutting so that it makes the disc inside the core cutter a looser fit. Depends how much slack you've got between the cutter hole and vent. * or wiggle it about.

That was the support offered after clearing 3 suicides when I was in my late teens/early twenties. I understand those concerned had issues which had obviously become all consuming for them, but all I thought was 'Selfish B******s' and thirty years on still have some sleepless nights. It is difficult to criticise the dead, but it's those left behind that need help.

The one I'm reminded of is. If a fat person falls over in the forest, do the trees laugh ?

Drill a hole at each end and then join them up with a Stanley knife against a metal edge, it'll take a few minutes but won't rag the edge like a jigsaw does, and if you're inside you won't get dust as you would from a router. If you're not used to using a multi tool it wouldn't be suitable as you'd find it bounces everywhere except where you want.

Something I've seen called 'buyers premium', item arrives fine but buyer says its faulty and asks for part refund, PayPal automatically freezes payment. I've had a it a few times and asked for the item back and offered to send a returns label. Strangely the buyer then says theiy're happy with it anyway. Ebay and Paypal were the same company so you had to use PP for purchase so they got 2 bites at the cherry. They separated a couple of years ago and the link to PP is harder for them to enforce. I ask for cash on items to be picked up and have returned payments made by PP without issue.

Well it is in 4 threads across 2 forums, I was getting the feeling it was 'Groundhog Day' clicking on topics.

Did you just order the Chassis or either of the G1 bodies ? I've built one and it runs a treat. http://www.rmweb.co.uk/community/index.php?/topic/57208-sandy-gn-lnwr-or-bre/page-13 Starts around page 13 for a couple of pages. Let me know if you need anything.

Send a letter ?

Faults are not restricted to one type of control system. The club layouts are pure DC, before attending a show they're put up and tested extensively and given a full and deep clean (and stock). In the morning of shows they are again cleaned and yet as the day progresses they start to exhibit minor issues and almost always come back with faults. These are caused by either dirt/muck building up on the many polarity switches under the baseboards or when springs from the same switches fire off into the great unknown. We have joked with the stock owners that as the only faults we have are with section and polarity switches, the way to overcome these is to make the whole layout live and DCC. Regarding what the public expect. The clubs philosophy is that we are there to entertain, although we all enjoy the outings they are not a 'club junket' and the paying public come first.

Many thanks Robert, that is very helpful and makes it a lot clearer to me. Out of interest what motor/gearbox combo did you use? I think my notes had a Mashima 14?? with a simple roadrunner which looks similar to yours.

Always quote Larry's posts, the deletions and edits make a mess of threads sometimes. This thread immediately brought to mind this.

Oh no, it was Commando's. One brought a penknife into school and during break proceeded to stab me in the back with it when I lost some task or was the enemy. He said they did it in the films but they carried on fighting. I on the other hand walked up to a teacher with a knife sticking out of my back saying something like ......Miss....Miss....it hurts.... Needless to say Mum was not pleased.....I reckon she'd only just got over that when I chopped the end off my finger swinging on the school gate.