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by Greenman
Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:32 pm
Forum: Plumbing Forum
Topic: Flush loo with rain water
Replies: 15
Views: 9250

[quote]Is this really worthwhile?[/quote] I'm with you on this, though I understand what it is like saying this to an addicted DIYer. The answer is yes - because its there! Having said that, I think I would just have a large vat somewhere open to the rain and also accessible enough to be out there t...
by Greenman
Fri Nov 14, 2008 12:24 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Cornish hall floor rebuild
Replies: 3
Views: 3079

Thanks ollyburton I understand what you mean by the sleeper walls running down both walls, however replacing 2x3's with 2x6's I found I only needed a sleeper wall of about 4", so a brick wall would be too high even with two courses and I couldnt build a poured concrete sleeper on one side as th...
by Greenman
Mon Nov 10, 2008 4:26 pm
Forum: Carpentry and Joinery Forum
Topic: Cornish hall floor rebuild
Replies: 3
Views: 3079

Cornish hall floor rebuild

I have a hallway 17 x 4', earth floor with about 4" ballast. Walls are granite pieces cemented together, no cavity. The original floor was built of columns of bricks, slates, bits of wood, football cards and chewing gum to get the columns all to the same height, then 2 x 3 joists every 2' just ...
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