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Great Links
Mike (IIRC) asked for more good links like the sagulator, so I thought
maybe we could start a thread to put our great links in. asbestos: http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/ACM.pdf http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/ doors: http://art-nouveau.kubos.org/en/portes.htm beetles: http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/domest.htm weird bendy wood: http://www.bendywood.com/ boiler efficiencies: http://www.sedbuk.com/ Very Thorough housebuying checklist: http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%2...o.uk& rnum=14 Sound insulation: http://www.customaudio.freeserve.co....howtowalls.htm the keyword for sound insulation is Camden Central heating diagrams: http://www.myson.ie/pdfs/dualchannel.pdf Circuit diagrams on page 4 and http://content.honeywell.com/uk/homes/systems.htm housebuyers area checking database - note its accurate, but can flag various issues: Homecheck.co.uk Cob repair and maintenance http://www.ihbc.org.uk/Cob_Paper/cobindex.html concrete expert site http://www.pavingexpert.com/concjnt1.htm Cornell home economics library - an odd site: http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/ crack monitoring equipment http://www.yorksurvey.co.uk/products/16crack.htm CRC concrete, ultrastrong, aka weld cement: http://www.contractjournal.com/home/...SectionID=1 1 expertise on damp in old houses: http://www.periodproperty.co.uk/ click on discussion forum Decorative blocks huge range: www.marshalls.co.uk Double glazing demisting: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Moisture in Double Glazing diy free swap shop - note Ive not checked the link yet, might be no good: - also i think its a commercial site http://www.bobsyard.co.uk diy house advertising: uk.d-i-y, Subject: DIY house selling www.thelittlehousecompany.co.uk/ build regs: http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/grou...dreg_page.hcsp partition walls http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/athome/walls.htm wall fixings, thorough http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/diy/w...32_233_234.htm directory of DIY stores http://www.google.com/url?q=http://w...thDEACEA&num=4 cormaic buiding place - loadsa info http://www.pavingexpert.com/pavindex.htm floor joists, tables, info: http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects...ring_walls.htm concrete in detail: http://www.union.edu/PUBLIC/CERDEPT/...HALY/CONCRETE/ readers digest diy manual: http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/diy/webpages/273.htm#13 bowing walls: http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&...65c1e1d6f2fa4d tanking: www.sovchem.co.uk but consulting period property forum re tanking is advisable pipes and insulation: http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&...27b83fe4207711 right to light, planning exempt conservatories, how to deal with disuptes over new structures: http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&...f160da968e69b8 continuous long length rawlplugs: http://www.tool-up.co.uk/shop/diy/BSTWVP.html foundations for walls: http://www.diydata.com/techniques/br...oundations.htm http://www.trentstone.co.uk/wallfoundation.htm planning: http://www.onlineplanningoffices.co.uk/frames.htm some suppliers: www.bes.ltd.uk - plumbing screwfix.com - general toolstation.com - general, cheap tool-up.co.uk http://www.diy.com/ - B&Q and dont overlook Argos, occasionally useful www.britishhardwoods.co.uk Glue types: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Flapping wall double glazing, woodworm treatment, rising damp, dry rot, foam roof repairs: http://www.onthelevel.in-uk.com/ Dremel router: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Better door draft excluder... Earth types: uk.d-i-y, Subject: no earth? Faking stone: TIP: I you wish to replicate a stone type using the "fakery" method of "concretinization", source stone dust from producers of "proper" stone, ie. quarry, and include this in your aggregate. Flat roofing options: uk.d-i-y, Subject: flat roof needs replacement flood risk data: http://216.31.193.171/asp/1_introduction.asp along with lots of other FAQ on forced air heating. http://www.borpin.co.uk/sbfaq/faq51103.htm Freshwater central heating: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Washing machine plumbing theres even a uk.d-i-y thread on the various uses for dead fridge compressors somewhere! gaden wall/fence ownership: http://www.partywalls.org.uk/ http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/ The Party Wall etc Act 1996 does not apply to wooden fences, only to walls Best wood preserver: linseed oil, 4 coats, first coat applied hot. Glass specialists site http://www.stainedglassnews.co.uk/ good plastering thread uk.d-i-y, Subject: How to joint plaster ? Grading your own wood: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Grading Wood http://www.trada.co.uk/services/4106...r_grading.html note engineers can draw plans for ungraded wood use Gypsum boards http://www.british-gypsum.com/immediacy-1280 Wood frame building: uk.d-i-y, Subject: SELF-BUILD Wooden-Frame House & Cost Repairs with lime www.spab.org.uk http://www.kettlenet.co.uk/ how bad can it get?: uk.d-i-y, Subject: £3 billion DIY opportunity Period interiors from around the world (pics): http://www.ruhlmann.info/Interiors/index2.html Intumescent strips: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Intumescent strips Invisible secondary glazing http://www.stormwindows.co.uk/products.htm Joinery expert: http://www.jpbutler.demon.co.uk/joinery/notes.html#ogl landlords: http://mysite.freeserve.com/quickhelp/property.htm Lead codes & weight uk.d-i-y, Subject: Lead weighing in Lead lining gulleys: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Roof Valley Repair - position of felt? lime and chalk plaster: http://www.periodproperty.co.uk/cgi-...sing/forum2.pl lime forum: http://www.buildinglimesforum.org.uk/ lime mixes: http://www.bricksandbrass.co.uk/diymats/lime/lime.htm http://www.periodproperty.co.uk/cgi-...sing/forum2.pl Hey, one day I'll get more time.... NT |
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"N. Thornton" wrote in message om... Mike (IIRC) asked for more good links like the sagulator, so I thought maybe we could start a thread to put our great links in. It was. Good list too. Note that the building regs move location faster than they change them so you need to use the main entry point. And perhaps they could be gathered together and put in the FAQ asbestos: http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/ACM.pdf http://www.asbestoswatchdog.co.uk/ doors: http://art-nouveau.kubos.org/en/portes.htm beetles: http://www.kendall-bioresearch.co.uk/domest.htm weird bendy wood: http://www.bendywood.com/ boiler efficiencies: http://www.sedbuk.com/ Very Thorough housebuying checklist: http://groups.google.com/groups?q=%2...en&lr=&ie=U T F-8&oe=UTF-8&scoring=d&selm=VA.00002264.002d570a%40sda.co.uk& rnum=14 Sound insulation: http://www.customaudio.freeserve.co....howtowalls.htm the keyword for sound insulation is Camden Central heating diagrams: http://www.myson.ie/pdfs/dualchannel.pdf Circuit diagrams on page 4 and http://content.honeywell.com/uk/homes/systems.htm housebuyers area checking database - note its accurate, but can flag various issues: Homecheck.co.uk Cob repair and maintenance http://www.ihbc.org.uk/Cob_Paper/cobindex.html concrete expert site http://www.pavingexpert.com/concjnt1.htm Cornell home economics library - an odd site: http://hearth.library.cornell.edu/ crack monitoring equipment http://www.yorksurvey.co.uk/products/16crack.htm CRC concrete, ultrastrong, aka weld cement: http://www.contractjournal.com/home/...leID=37079&liS ectionID=11 expertise on damp in old houses: http://www.periodproperty.co.uk/ click on discussion forum Decorative blocks huge range: www.marshalls.co.uk Double glazing demisting: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Moisture in Double Glazing diy free swap shop - note Ive not checked the link yet, might be no good: - also i think its a commercial site http://www.bobsyard.co.uk diy house advertising: uk.d-i-y, Subject: DIY house selling www.thelittlehousecompany.co.uk/ build regs: http://www.odpm.gov.uk/stellent/grou.../sectionhomepa ge/odpm_buildreg_page.hcsp partition walls http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/athome/walls.htm wall fixings, thorough http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/diy/w...32_233_234.htm directory of DIY stores http://www.google.com/url?q=http://w...stores-uk.html &sa=l&ai=AVgn3O6OB-A46XgqxkMMFV7ZYH-4lCMrggXgAEApTAAthDEACEA&num=4 cormaic buiding place - loadsa info http://www.pavingexpert.com/pavindex.htm floor joists, tables, info: http://www.diydoctor.org.uk/projects...ring_walls.htm concrete in detail: http://www.union.edu/PUBLIC/CERDEPT/...HALY/CONCRETE/ readers digest diy manual: http://www.readersdigest.co.uk/diy/webpages/273.htm#13 bowing walls: http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&...8&th=1b65c1e1d 6f2fa4d tanking: www.sovchem.co.uk but consulting period property forum re tanking is advisable pipes and insulation: http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&...8&th=b527b83fe 4207711 right to light, planning exempt conservatories, how to deal with disuptes over new structures: http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&...8&th=a0f160da9 68e69b8 continuous long length rawlplugs: http://www.tool-up.co.uk/shop/diy/BSTWVP.html foundations for walls: http://www.diydata.com/techniques/br...oundations.htm http://www.trentstone.co.uk/wallfoundation.htm planning: http://www.onlineplanningoffices.co.uk/frames.htm some suppliers: www.bes.ltd.uk - plumbing screwfix.com - general toolstation.com - general, cheap tool-up.co.uk http://www.diy.com/ - B&Q and dont overlook Argos, occasionally useful www.britishhardwoods.co.uk Glue types: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Flapping wall double glazing, woodworm treatment, rising damp, dry rot, foam roof repairs: http://www.onthelevel.in-uk.com/ Dremel router: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Better door draft excluder... Earth types: uk.d-i-y, Subject: no earth? Faking stone: TIP: I you wish to replicate a stone type using the "fakery" method of "concretinization", source stone dust from producers of "proper" stone, ie. quarry, and include this in your aggregate. Flat roofing options: uk.d-i-y, Subject: flat roof needs replacement flood risk data: http://216.31.193.171/asp/1_introduction.asp along with lots of other FAQ on forced air heating. http://www.borpin.co.uk/sbfaq/faq51103.htm Freshwater central heating: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Washing machine plumbing theres even a uk.d-i-y thread on the various uses for dead fridge compressors somewhere! gaden wall/fence ownership: http://www.partywalls.org.uk/ http://www.gardenlaw.co.uk/ The Party Wall etc Act 1996 does not apply to wooden fences, only to walls Best wood preserver: linseed oil, 4 coats, first coat applied hot. Glass specialists site http://www.stainedglassnews.co.uk/ good plastering thread uk.d-i-y, Subject: How to joint plaster ? Grading your own wood: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Grading Wood http://www.trada.co.uk/services/4106...r_grading.html note engineers can draw plans for ungraded wood use Gypsum boards http://www.british-gypsum.com/immediacy-1280 Wood frame building: uk.d-i-y, Subject: SELF-BUILD Wooden-Frame House & Cost Repairs with lime www.spab.org.uk http://www.kettlenet.co.uk/ how bad can it get?: uk.d-i-y, Subject: £3 billion DIY opportunity Period interiors from around the world (pics): http://www.ruhlmann.info/Interiors/index2.html Intumescent strips: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Intumescent strips Invisible secondary glazing http://www.stormwindows.co.uk/products.htm Joinery expert: http://www.jpbutler.demon.co.uk/joinery/notes.html#ogl landlords: http://mysite.freeserve.com/quickhelp/property.htm Lead codes & weight uk.d-i-y, Subject: Lead weighing in Lead lining gulleys: uk.d-i-y, Subject: Roof Valley Repair - position of felt? lime and chalk plaster: http://www.periodproperty.co.uk/cgi-...sing/forum2.pl lime forum: http://www.buildinglimesforum.org.uk/ lime mixes: http://www.bricksandbrass.co.uk/diymats/lime/lime.htm http://www.periodproperty.co.uk/cgi-...sing/forum2.pl Hey, one day I'll get more time.... NT |
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