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    Giles and Paula Add a Room Onto the Side of The House

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    • Matty123M
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      All this construction talk is gonna make Reuben explode…. heh 😉

      Maybe so. Maybe not

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      • neph93N
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        Reuben is snowed under with so much essay  grading that his brain is melting out of ears anyway. An explosion would be welcome at this point…

        «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
        We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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        • Matty123M
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          Shaping young minds. Gammel ørn

          Maybe so. Maybe not

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          • GilesG
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            @neph93:

            Have you tried using an online calculator? They pretty good as long as you aren't doing anything particularly complex.

            Yes, but there are some constraints that I make sure I cater for.  Obviously, total drop is important, but I  also need to build a stud wall at exactly the right place to meet the bottom riser.  I know it's not rocket science, but I want to be 100% certain before we start cutting….

            EDIT - Found another that is perfect for what I need - thanks

            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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            • GilesG
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              Scaffold down.  Need to give the bricks a good old fashioned jet wash now.

              And Les and I are now dry-lining….

              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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              • neph93N
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                @Giles:

                I know it's not rocket science…

                Given my maths skills it might as well be.

                EDIT: and that brick work is sublime.

                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                • GilesG
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                  Thank you Reuben.  I love it too…..

                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                  • GilesG
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                    Stairs sorted…... Thank @neph93

                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                    • neph93N
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                      Excellent! Glad to be of service. Any chance of a closer look at the roof masonry visible on top of the brick facade in the first pic? Looks tasty.

                      «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                      We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                      • ChrisC
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                        Progress is coming along nicely.

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                        • ROmanR
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                          I think it looks GREAT….

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                          • RoxRocks86R
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                            Definitely enjoy seeing the progress 😎

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                            • GilesG
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                              @neph93 The coping stones?

                              "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                              • neph93N
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                                @Giles:

                                @neph93 The coping stones?

                                Indeed, the coping stones. My befuddled, timber orientated, bilingual head wouldn’t find the correct name yesterday evening.

                                «Stevie Heighway on the wing!
                                We had dreams, and songs to sing…»

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                                • GilesG
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                                  The lantern is one of the things I have been excited about ever since we had the idea.  Love it….

                                  "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                  • GilesG
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                                    I've decided to slow things down a bit.  Things are going really well, but I made a cock up with my floor height calcs. so I need to add some more screed else finished floor level will be below DPC.  I don't think it will make a blind bit of difference to the functionality of the building, but it's outside of building regs.  It'll never be noticed, but I may as well do it right.  I need to wait for the current screed to dry naturally (about another 30 days) or put the underfloor heating on to accelerate the drying time.  But that means I have to screw up our current kitchen earlier than I wanted too, so on balance, a slow down is more sensible.

                                    "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                    • organisysO
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                                      There might be a risk the underfloor heating could dry the screed too quickly?….cracking??

                                      Pride of Japan :-)

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                                      • GilesG
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                                        The way I would do it, is have it on at 5 deg for 24 hours, increase by 5 deg for another 24 hours, repeat until max temp reached, then do the same in reverse….

                                        "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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                                          how thick (in cm) is the screed? @Giles …normally the rule is 1cm screed needs one week to try (without any kinda accelerator that is!).

                                          about drying the screed with turned on underfloor heating, the way to do it is sth. like the following:

                                          25c - day 1-3
                                          30c - day 4-6
                                          35c - day 7-9
                                          40c - day 10-12
                                          45c - day 13-16
                                          40c - day 17-20

                                          for info, if the screed is bound with calcium sulfit, you‘re not allowed to heat it up more than 50c!

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                                          • GilesG
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                                            Thank you.  45mm.  The standard guide for the screed we have used without the underfloor heating is 1mm per day.  I'm happy with not accelerating it…

                                            "OK face up to it - you're useless but generally pretty honest and straightforward . . . it's a rare combination of qualities that I have come to admire in you" - Geo 2011

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