http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/ This group promotes & supports Selfbuild Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:52:50 GMT Chris Hunter (home) http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76294 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76294 if it's not to late to change, these guys seem to have set about addressing the problems with built-in vacuums - at any rate, their Millennium models look to Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:26:44 GMT Tracey Gardner http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76293 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76293 What have people done when they have had carpets fitted over an anhydrite screed? Normally a carpet fitter would just nail gripper rod into wooden floors but I Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:21:29 GMT dicegeorge at hotmail dot com http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76292 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76292 can you not dig a deep trench alongside your tank and put in a french drain holey pipe lower than your tank, and aim the surface rainwater and gutters into it Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:18:21 GMT sj_purser http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76291 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76291 Lee If you have deep pockets, Acorn Doors will make certified FD30 doors to bespoke size with glazing, without wires in, (so normal looking glass). Think Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:09:56 GMT rex-butcher@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76290 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76290 Getting older and forgetful. Don't recall seeing the concrete being poured but it did not float as it was filled with water during the concrete pour. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:04:15 GMT rex-butcher@... http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76289 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76289 Pete, Thanks for your reply. Have to admit that you have probably hit the nail on the head; the spring contact breaking was with the supplier said, but Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:13:36 GMT Paul Andrews http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76288 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76288 ... .. none of which would actually hold back a fire or smoke. Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:06:33 GMT leewild80 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76287 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76287 Funny you say that; a little while ago the double fire doors on a lab at work were being changed for something more secure, the thought process you've just Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:19:07 GMT Tracey Gardner http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76286 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76286 I'm afraid that most people would fit a cheap solid fire door and then change it out for whatever they like after they have got their BR approval. Tracey Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:14:57 GMT Jeffery Hardy http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76285 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76285 I think (but could easily be wrong!) that to get certification a sample door has to be destructively tested, so it's a bit of a no-no for a one-off, otherwise Mon, 09 Nov 2009 14:11:25 GMT Jeffery Hardy http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76284 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76284 "I sometimes wonder if I think about these things a little too much ;)" Better than too little! To: UK_Selfbuild@... From: muddyboots@... Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:37:32 GMT Chris Hunter (home) http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76283 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76283 how about an alternative approach - how about a couple of verticals, fixed to the wall & going up behind the curtains, and a stiff (to avoid need for other Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:38:49 GMT Peter English http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76282 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76282 You might not find it too difficult to remove a section of plasterboard so that you can glue a piece of timber direct to the steel - which would be the best Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:36:17 GMT Christopher George http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76281 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76281 Lee I have done this in similar circumstances and recommend the following drill holes in the plasterboard at appropriate centres to aim to fill the void Mon, 09 Nov 2009 12:28:38 GMT James http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76280 http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/UK_Selfbuild/message/76280 hi remove plaster back to lintel, epoxy in some 1" timber and secure rail to that. you could glue wood to plaster but IMHO it will not last with heavy