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8 hours ago, elbekko said:
There's a company near me that specialises in plates like that. They have a decent stock of lightly damaged / returned plates, at less than half price. I grabbed some of those when I made a roof for the dog shed.
Was it overkill the give the dog shed roof 6cm of insulation? Yes, but the price was right
You might have similar companies close to you.
It's certainly worth investigating.
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17 hours ago, Anderzander said:
If you need a lift with anything Geoff - don’t hesitate to give me a shout.
Cheers, I'll bear that in mind!
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Part of the shed is actually built from steel box roofing sheets at the moment (weirdly just the walls - the roof of that bit is tiled, but badly). It looks somewhat industrial, though.
You can get the same sheet flat, though, which might work. Would look much the same as just painting the OSB, but much more durable. Haven't priced it up yet, but think it should work out more realistic.
Been too busy on a beekeeping course today (we've just got a hive).
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I had a concrete prefab garage a couple of houses back - a mite chilly in the winter, but a good solid building with decent space inside.
Unfortunately the shed is a bit awkward, as I need fairly precise dimensions to replace what's there without violating planning regs (or at least, without requiring planning permission) - it's next to the boundary, so need to stay under the 2.5m limit, but also has a lean to conservatory on one end which means I need the gable high enough to clear that. I'd make the shed side easier if I built a custom greenhouse, but I've gone the other way round and I'm using an off the shelf greenhouse. The existing ones were both custom built from the look of them.
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8 hours ago, Anderzander said:
You can get fibre cement cladding boards … but that is not that much of a cheap option either. 🤔
Exactly - the ones you can get are much fancier than what I'm after, and not cheap
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I'm planning later this year to pull our shed down and rebuild it. Plan is a fairly straightforward wooden structure. It'll have OSB walls which I could just paint, but in the interests of longevity of rather clad it.
Then I started pricing it up - and realised at current prices it'd cost more than the rest of the shed, even for "cheap" and nasty softwood or UPVC.
The current shed and garage are wood frames with pebble dashed fibre cement panels, which actually look pretty decent painted and have stood the test of time (if not the tendency of previous owners to hack holes in them). But I can't find anything remotely like this for sale, only much fancier panels.
Am I searching for the wrong thing, or is nothing like this made any more?
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18 hours ago, Eightpot said:
Unless its a budget pvc jobbie, a lot of them use long inflatable bladders inside a protective nylon skin
Low end or high end - it's only really mid range boats (like ours) that use bladders inside an outer shell. Though the high end ones use much tougher materials, or increasingly drop stitched panels like paddle boards.
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2 hours ago, Ed Poore said:
Or just swap it for one of these instead and then you don't have the faff...
(PS dogs and inflatable stuff don't mix very well...)
Rigid hull is always going to be better in the water - for us easier transport means the inflatable gets used far more than a rigid kayak would (we've usually got bikes on the roof).
Never had any problems with the dogs in ours:
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Our kayak was supplied with a separate (manual) pump and manometer, but I've ended up using the one from our caravan awning instead as that has a manometer built in - it's not as accurate but it's good enough.
I'll throw in another vote for a manual pump for the kayak. It's not a lot of effort, quicker, quieter and as eightpot says you can take it with you.
Top hint, especially on hot days - if you can, put the boat in the water for a few minutes and the recheck the pressure before you set off. The change in temperature can drop it quite a bit and make the boat overly flexible. The flip side to this is you need to watch out for excessive pressure if you haul out and leave the boat in the sun.
Have fun - our kayak has been one of our best purchases of recent years.
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That's the first time I've seen a demonstration of VR tech that I've thought I'd actually have a use for.
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Appears to have been pulled by the moderators. How on earth do you get something banned on Reddit?!!
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7 hours ago, FridgeFreezer said:
OK so 250k is not cheap cheap, but if this isn't the most hilarity per pound you could possibly find I'll eat my hat:
Truly the Spinal Tap of the automotive world. The dashboard alone is brilliance.
Maybe if I sell the children... 🤔
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Totally - teach them to use it before they decide to have a go anyway! I didn't teach my son how to plug the bandsaw in and fit the safety key, so he couldn't use it unsupervised. He figured it out anyway... He was quite right, though, he did know how to use it safely!
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I've swopped from R380 to LT77 in a Discovery without any issues (other than the markings on the gear knob being incorrect), so I don't think you'll have a problem.
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21 minutes ago, landroversforever said:
I haven't got round to watching Jonny's review yet.... but I do have the feeling he's likely to be a little biased as he's not a 4x4 fan.
He's mostly positive about it, other than the ergonomics.
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On 1/30/2023 at 6:20 PM, Bowie69 said:
I'd be really surprised if you couldn't manage to get something very workable and nice for under 1200Kg tbh.
Just got to lay off the marble worktops and ceramic tile wet room.
That would be impressive - there aren't many four berth caravans under 1400kg, and everything is fairly flimsy to achieve that. Our Bailey Ranger is a whisker under 1300kg gross, and not much of that is available payload (it's very easy to overload it). It definitely wouldn't survive anything that remotely qualifies as "off road". Even driving across camp sites shakes it about.
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9 hours ago, Hybrid_From_Hell said:
Don’t leave Mr Warne out 🤦♂️
True, but I don't think we've seen him in ages, so he's kind of hard to wind up 😉
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On 1/24/2023 at 3:01 AM, landy_andy said:
For some inspiration….
I'm disappointed - after the intro to that video I was expecting something like the Eagle 1...
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On 1/20/2023 at 9:17 AM, Anderzander said:
Have you seen one in real life ?
I thought the front looks much better in the real life than it does in photos.
I'd agree - though the back end of that pickup is going to need to look a lot better...
Square light clusters would help a lot, but that tailgate somehow looks a bit weird too.
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On 1/12/2023 at 7:39 PM, Retroanaconda said:
There’s no requirement for building control sign off in Scotland so that isn’t an issue.
I’d say the idea has merit for sure, read up on the regs in terms of where the flue must terminate in respect of ridge line etc. though.
That's because the HETAS certification takes care of that - it doesn't mean you aren't required to comply with the building regs.
Flue must be above the ridge (and any windows in the vicinity - possibly other roofs too, but not sure about that).
On 1/12/2023 at 7:19 PM, Nonimouse said:The probelm with HEATAS is that if you've got £3k and you've got the ticket, you may not have the knowledge.
...but this is the reality. When we bought our current house the stove was HETAS installed but didn't comply with regs (inadequate heat shielding to wooden beam, flue top too low, hearth too small). It was dangerous and didn't draught.
We couldn't find anyone prepared to touch an existing installation and had to have the whole installation replaced with new.
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On 12/31/2022 at 5:58 PM, Snagger said:
They replace a core plug in the block. Unfortunately, they are 110V, so useless outside of North America. Shame, as they should be more reliable and much neater than the Kenlowe types.
Could always run it off a 110V portable transformer like tradesmen use for 110V power tools. Bit bulky if you travel with it, but fine if you only use it at home.
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3 hours ago, jeremy996 said:
Suzuki dealers do seem to do well on user satisfaction surveys.
Therefore definitely not a successor to the defender then? 😄
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44 minutes ago, Badger110 said:
The reason I mentioned CT1 is it does have some flexibility, albeit not a lot.
Whether it’s suitable temperature wise remains to be seen..
5 to 40oC according to the data sheet.
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Definitely worth looking into local places (I'd rather put business their way anyway).
Got a bit of saving to do before we can start this, unfortunately.