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Before I start this thread, I will begin by pointing out a few things:
Firstly, I was inspired by leadsled to begin this project, after reading his thread tutorial on DIY Top Drip Irrigation. But because I have made a lot of changes, and the overall system...
Started by roxy002 on
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by 1 people.
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I will be using the chimney breast for extraction anyway, so this is a good thing for me! Once both tables were at the moment, but here is a list of ....
Around a chimney breast, but it if you have a straight wall, it will be a lot easier.
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First post on the forum for me! My wife and I purchased our first home at the end of summer 2011. The home was built in 1919 and has a fair mix of small projects to complete, mostly in efficiency and insulation.
We had a Quote: for blown-in insulation...
Started by LuckyFoot15 on
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by 3 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at diychatroom):
That looks like into the chimney hole....
Gary Thank you for the links on how to work around the chimney.
There is a liner), then insulation: http://www.familyhandyman.com/DIY-Pr...s/Step-By-Step
And page #49 here before insulating....
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I got this 1940's Coal Stove from the Junkyard, Sandblasted it and painted it Flat Black with Hemi Orange Doors.
Coal Stove, Chimney External to Radiate Heat (Works Extremely Well)
2nd Floor Chimney Bracket (Chimney External to Radiate heat on 2nd floor...
Started by DieselDon16 on
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by 17 people.
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I am about to purchase a Multifuel Defra smoke control exempt stove. I have access to competent builders, who are not Hetas approved. What are the pro's and con's of A) Using a Hetas approved installer of carrying out the work or B) getting the work carried...
Started by simcla on
, 20 posts
by 9 people.
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4) The flue was sealed into the chimney with High Temp Silicone which of the chimney pot which....
2) The 4 inch flue from the stove went be used in a fireplace recess .
Cement seal to crack and fall out around the flue spigot.
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I’ve heard this term before. You could heat that house with a match. and im pretty sure i know what it means. I’m just not sure how to get there from here. I currently live in a brick home built in 1978ish in NW GA. I heat mostly with a Fisher fireplace...
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at hearth):
Make sure you hire a pro—this is not usually a DIY.
At the end of the day, I live in an old house because I love history and want-stone (flagstones mortared onto cinder-block) .
And renewable materials.
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This may turn out to be a stupid question, but I have nothing to
prove...
I don't understand why it isn't possible to make roofs cheaply, using
board materials instead of tiles or glass fibre. It's possible to make
boats waterproof, with appropriate ...
Started by real-not-anti-spam-address@apple-juice.co.uk on
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by 16 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
We moved coz I didn't want the expense of putting on a new
roof well with decent materials and ....
A roof tends to be mostly labour rather than
materials - so I doubt a wood one would be that much at the apex and around
the chimney.
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Hi All
Great site wish I found it a few years ago, forum sites like this are priceless for knowledge and information.
I’m a DIY so I’m going to try and doc. the whole process for your entertainment(pic’s) and for you help answer all my dumba$$ ?‘s and...
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‘bottom’ means the downward slope side not caulk or seal the bottom of the....
Stove pipe to chimney adaptor had decent gap have made - do not caulk or seal the bottom of the flashing.
And 1/4 bit Simpson screw on everything I could.
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Hi,
I was wondering if anyone has soundproofing experience/knowledge out there?
I have just got new neighbours and their TV and sound system are a constant annoyance through our adjoining flimsily built wall.
They have turned their music/TV down to a ...
Started by Clank007 on
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by 17 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at digitalspy):
Before you spend any money, try a bit of DIY soundproofing, which on a rubber sealant rather like car underseal rubberised spray (which will seal gaps in the cement expensive but best method without....
Of it also through walls and ceilings.
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On Tue, 10 Feb 2009 02:25:39 +1000, dev carter <devcarter@iinet.net.au
Simple Firestorm bunkers needed for Bushland dwellings.
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Simple domestic firestorm bunkers would have saved hundreds of dead
and injured...
Started by dev carter on
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by 5 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
If you have the DIY skills I like the idea.
Timber burns whatever accessaries deemed useful to
your particular needs .
The only thing left in composite dwellings is - the brick wall or
chimney, and metal roofing.
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On Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:05:39 -0400, Curbie <jim.richards65@yahoo.com
Well I finally got down to bio-mass gasification in my read queue, Jim
just mentioned it and I think I first heard of it through Ulysses. An
interesting process and another time...
Started by Curbie on
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by 6 people.
Answer Snippets (Read the full thread at omgili):
I especially like the FEMA....
I also found to one of these, anyone have a
link to how one of these work or a DIY link?
Curbie
Theres, I'm not one of them.
Cooker, fixed oven and mirror positions, 1000°C
maximum temperature, and DIY.
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