I am shortly due to move, the new house has concrete floors downstairs. I
want to retain as much heat as possible. Can I put down tinfoil on the
floor, then underlay and carpet? Would this help to retain the heat?

I need a real good UPVC window cleaner. Both inside and out the white
plastic is filthy beyond normal cleaning.

Thanks again Sam

"SamanthaBooth" wrote in message


I need a real good UPVC window cleaner. Both inside and out the white
plastic is filthy beyond normal cleaning.

Thanks again Sam



What is beyond normal cleaning?

A damp rag with some bleach will get it back to its white appearance.

"SamanthaBooth" wrote in message
...
I am shortly due to move, the new house has concrete floors downstairs. I
want to retain as much heat as possible. Can I put down tinfoil on the
floor, then underlay and carpet? Would this help to retain the heat?

I need a real good UPVC window cleaner. Both inside and out the white
plastic is filthy beyond normal cleaning.

Fenwicks bike or caravan cleaner would be my first port of call. Seems to
clean anything without being too vicious.

SamanthaBooth wrote:
I am shortly due to move, the new house has concrete floors downstairs. I
want to retain as much heat as possible. Can I put down tinfoil on the
floor, then underlay and carpet? Would this help to retain the heat?

I need a real good UPVC window cleaner. Both inside and out the white
plastic is filthy beyond normal cleaning.


You can put as much tinfoil down as you like. IMHO unlikely to have any
noticeable effect. Not sure what the answer is unless you could lay some
insulation over the whole floor and adjust doors, etc. to a new higher
floor.

I have used the product below - or maybe it was a previous version they
stocked? Anyway, does a good job of getting rid of muck including odd
dark areas which other things do not seem to get clean. It does leave
the surface looking, well, ummm, revived.

It is, however, somewhat expensive.

http://www.screwfix.com/prods/26656/Cleaning/Specialist-Cleaners/uPVC-Reviver-500ml

--
Rod

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onset.
Although common it frequently goes undiagnosed.
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On 02/05/2008 21:04, SamanthaBooth wrote:

the new house has concrete floors downstairs. I
want to retain as much heat as possible. Can I put down tinfoil on the
floor, then underlay and carpet? Would this help to retain the heat?

Doubt it, the tinfoil would be a very good conductor of heat to the
concrete, except that it is insulated from the room by the carpet and
underlay, the tinfoil would reflect heat back into the room, if only it
wasn't covered by the carpet and underlay.

"SamanthaBooth" wrote in message
...
I am shortly due to move, the new house has concrete floors downstairs. I
want to retain as much heat as possible. Can I put down tinfoil on the
floor, then underlay and carpet? Would this help to retain the heat?

I need a real good UPVC window cleaner. Both inside and out the white
plastic is filthy beyond normal cleaning.

Thanks again Sam

Thanks, have tried bleach and a rag and it doesnt do the job. There are a
lot of black streaks on it from the rubber seals.

If you dont mind I have another ?.

A lot of the interior walls are partition, either plasterboard or wood
sheets. It does rather look like wood to me, its a 7 year old house. I want
to hang a bathroom cabinet, curtain rails, mirrors, pics etc. some of the
curtains being heavy. Whats the best fixings to use. I havent a clue what I
am looking or asking for. The walls are definately hollow to the sound.

Thanks again

On 02/05/2008 21:51, SamanthaBooth wrote:

A lot of the interior walls are partition, either plasterboard or wood
sheets. It does rather look like wood to me, its a 7 year old house. I want
to hang a bathroom cabinet, curtain rails, mirrors, pics etc. some of the
curtains being heavy. Whats the best fixings to use. I havent a clue what I
am looking or asking for. The walls are definately hollow to the sound.

You ought to find there are timber studs about every 300mm apart, if so
fix into those where possible, if not possible then use hollow fixings
such as

http://www.plasplugs.com/fixings_hollow.html

I generally play safe and use the nylon or metal self-drive fixings for
light and medium items and the cavity anchors for heavy items like
radiators and cupboards.

Beware of hidden mains cables when drilling.

In message vNCdna8K5I6K44bVnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@plusnet, Andy Burns
writes
On 02/05/2008 21:04, SamanthaBooth wrote:

the new house has concrete floors downstairs. I want to retain as
much heat as possible. Can I put down tinfoil on the floor, then
underlay and carpet? Would this help to retain the heat?

Doubt it, the tinfoil would be a very good conductor of heat to the
concrete, except that it is insulated from the room by the carpet and
underlay, the tinfoil would reflect heat back into the room,

Really, what heat would that be then ?



--
geoff

On 02/05/2008 22:03, geoff wrote:

Really, what heat would that be then ?

Radiant heat, but I don't think I'd fancy tinfoil instead of a carpet so
it's fairly moot really.

In message GqOdnWmIiPWMH4bVnZ2dneKdnZydnZ2d@plusnet, Andy Burns
writes
On 02/05/2008 22:03, geoff wrote:

Really, what heat would that be then ?

Radiant heat, but I don't think I'd fancy tinfoil instead of a carpet
so it's fairly moot really.

Really ?

and tinfoil reflects at such long wavelengths, does it ?

I think you'll find a chocolate teapot more useful


--
geoff

SamanthaBooth wrote:
I am shortly due to move, the new house has concrete floors
downstairs. I want to retain as much heat as possible. Can I put down
tinfoil on the floor, then underlay and carpet? Would this help to
retain the heat?

Heat rises Samantha - so foil isn't much use to keep the heat in at floor
level! Carpet and underlay will do just fine (get the best quality underlay
you can afford and that will improve matters).

I need a real good UPVC window cleaner. Both inside and out the white
plastic is filthy beyond normal cleaning.

You can try Cif (or similar) and that will clean some of the stuff off, or
you can nip down to the friendly UPVc plastics suppliers (or possibly a
builders merchants such as Jewsons) and pick up the proper cream or solvent
cleaners quite cheaply, or pop into your local Aldi stores - I saw some
'UPVc cleaner' on the racks there on Wednesday (at my local Aldi that is).



Tanner-'op

On Fri, 2 May 2008 21:51:56 +0100, "SamanthaBooth"
wrote:

Thanks, have tried bleach and a rag and it doesnt do the job. There are a
lot of black streaks on it from the rubber seals.

"Traffic Film Remover" from any industrial cleaning supplies company.
Note that "use gloves" in this case really means it - it is quite
caustic and reading (and following) the instructions is a very good
idea.

On 02/05/2008 22:29, geoff wrote:

and tinfoil reflects at such long wavelengths, does it ?

From general experience I'd say it does, but I found a couple of links
for you

http://www.mellesgriot.com/products/optics/oc_5_1.htm

"Aluminum, the most widely used metal for reflecting films, offers
consistently high reflectance throughout the visible, near-infrared, and
near-ultraviolet regions of the spectrum"

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aluminium

"Aluminium mirror finish has the highest reflectance of any metal in the
[...] far IR regions [...] it is slightly outdone [...] in the near IR
by silver, gold, and copper"

In message fPKdnVTpj_9QE4bVRVnyhwA@plusnet, Andy Burns
writes
On 02/05/2008 22:29, geoff wrote:

and tinfoil reflects at such long wavelengths, does it ?

From general experience I'd say it does, but I found a couple of links
for you

http://www.mellesgriot.com/products/optics/oc_5_1.htm

"Aluminum, the most widely used metal for reflecting films, offers
consistently high reflectance throughout the visible, near-infrared,
and near-ultraviolet regions of the spectrum"

But the reflected heat from a room is way off being anywhere even near
"near-infrared"

it might reflect a couple of watts from a light bulb, what other sources
of radiant heat are you expecting to be in a room?

Radiators and gas fires mostly don't radiate downwards,

--
geoff

In message , Peter Parry
writes
On Fri, 2 May 2008 21:51:56 +0100, "SamanthaBooth"
wrote:

Thanks, have tried bleach and a rag and it doesnt do the job. There are a
lot of black streaks on it from the rubber seals.

"Traffic Film Remover" from any industrial cleaning supplies company.
Note that "use gloves" in this case really means it - it is quite
caustic

not necessarily, the stuff I use is not NaOH based and skin safe(ish)

and reading (and following) the instructions is a very good
idea.

--
geoff

Andy Burns wrote:
On 02/05/2008 22:29, geoff wrote:

and tinfoil reflects at such long wavelengths, does it ?

From general experience I'd say it does,

The latest vapour check Knauff plasterboard, and the Gyproc Thermaline
Super I have recently brought both utilise silver foil as the vapour
barrier, rather than a plastic so I assume it must provide some heat
reflection benefit, and it isn't on the outside (obviously).

On 02/05/2008 23:23, geoff wrote:

But the reflected heat from a room is way off being anywhere even near
"near-infrared"

No, it's verging on far infrared, and you carefully cut the section I
quoted about aluminium being the highest reflecting metal in that part
of the spectrum.

it might reflect a couple of watts from a light bulb, what other sources
of radiant heat are you expecting to be in a room?

Radiators, fires and people for a start, but I did say it *wasn't* a
good idea to put tinfoil under a carpet.

Radiators and gas fires mostly don't radiate downwards,

You seem to have moved from saying tinfoil is a poor reflector of heat,
to saying there won't be much heat aimed at it for it to reflect.

In message Y5udnVi3ybhuC4bVnZ2dnUVZ8qClnZ2d@plusnet, Andy Burns
writes
On 02/05/2008 23:23, geoff wrote:

But the reflected heat from a room is way off being anywhere even
near "near-infrared"

No, it's verging on far infrared, and you carefully cut the section I
quoted about aluminium being the highest reflecting metal in that part
of the spectrum.

at 290K?

that's a LONG way off near-infrared

it might reflect a couple of watts from a light bulb, what other
sources of radiant heat are you expecting to be in a room?

Radiators, fires and people for a start, but I did say it *wasn't* a
good idea to put tinfoil under a carpet.

Radiators and gas fires mostly don't radiate downwards,

You seem to have moved from saying tinfoil is a poor reflector of heat,
to saying there won't be much heat aimed at it for it to reflect.

I have, haven't I




--
geoff

On 03/05/2008 00:03, geoff wrote:

In message Y5udnVi3ybhuC4bVnZ2dnUVZ8qClnZ2d@plusnet, Andy Burns
writes

it's verging on far infrared, and you carefully cut the section I
quoted about aluminium being the highest reflecting metal in that part
of the spectrum.

at 290K?
that's a LONG way off near-infrared

I said FAR, not near, space blankets are designed to reflect body heat
and they use a deposited film of aluminium (they're crap at stopping
heat being conducted away from you but that's beside the point).

Jiff will sort out the uPVC


"SamanthaBooth" wrote in message
...
I am shortly due to move, the new house has concrete floors downstairs. I
want to retain as much heat as possible. Can I put down tinfoil on the
floor, then underlay and carpet? Would this help to retain the heat?

I need a real good UPVC window cleaner. Both inside and out the white
plastic is filthy beyond normal cleaning.

Thanks again Sam

In message , Rick Hughes
writes
Jiff will sort out the uPVC


"SamanthaBooth" wrote in message
...
I am shortly due to move, the new house has concrete floors
downstairs. I want to retain as much heat as possible. Can I put down
tinfoil on the floor, then underlay and carpet? Would this help to
retain the heat?

http://newssohot.com/bed_bugs/pics/tinhat.jpg


I need a real good UPVC window cleaner. Both inside and out the white
plastic is filthy beyond normal cleaning.

Thanks again Sam



--
geoff

SamanthaBooth wrote:
I am shortly due to move, the new house has concrete floors downstairs. I
want to retain as much heat as possible. Can I put down tinfoil on the
floor,

yes

then underlay and carpet?
yes

Would this help to retain the heat?

No.

On Fri, 2 May 2008 21:04:23 +0100, "SamanthaBooth"
wrote:



I need a real good UPVC window cleaner. Both inside and out the white
plastic is filthy beyond normal cleaning.


Sandtex PVC-U Cleaner, comes in 1 litre spray bottles. On the bottle
it says that it removes mould and grime and kills germs. I got mine
from a Crown Decorator Centre. My frames weren't that bad but when I
worked at a CDC we sold a lot to a contractor working on a building
that faced north and who said it was effective on badly discoloured
frames.