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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.... 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