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Wot Mike said. Better than I did. Sam

Siggy7? Adjudicate please? Sam

:D No annoyance generated or umbrage taken Johnny, just gently pointing out some of us forumites are not in the trade and don't have the tools to diversify sideways into cutting Celotex/Kingspan. Or, the 'greenbacks' (that shows my age) to swank a Cesspool, sorry, Festool, wotsit. Nae probs...

Err....yerr, I reckon you are right, UpstartThread97; my moustashe. Coincidentally, I was researching a "Coronet lathe" only to discover there were three dynasties of them. As you may know, there are older ones, purpley-red, tubular bed, that I think have the narrower sander you may be asking...

The only problem with piping a dust exhaust outside, is the simultaneous extraction of heated air with the dust - in winter, particularly on a long 'run' of machining, you are just pumping your money 'out the wall'... One solution might be to exhaust your filter into a labyrinth, like MikeG (I...

Johnnyb? Not all of us are 'in the trade' with all the toys or have deep enough pockets to afford the Male Festeringtool Jewellry... :D Speaking as a time-served and indented amateur, the two houses I renovated/insulated were well served by a hardpoint and careful laying out. Gotta say...

You know what "corpsing" is in theatrical terms? A seemingly innocuous phrase that when used, reduces a performer/presenter to helpless giggles? Sorry Inspector, but my unhealthily lewd mind just did that on reading your above phrasing.... :-" Sam, brahahahahaha!

Steve, '40tonne wrecking ball to shell a peanut' occurs to me? Are you seriously SO far out when you use a disposable 'hardpoint' that a slightly oversize square of PIR doesn't squash fit? A similar shaped, but slightly smaller, ply offcut and a rubber mallet are also handy for persuasion into...

No, no, and thrice no. Interstices ("gaps" Nigel) in filter material fill up with particles too big to pass through their 'mesh'. True. That means that smaller particles than the 'mesh' size cannot penetrate the now utterly clogged filter material. In one way, yes, this is more efficient, but...

Chrispy, that's a good thought, though plasticising the paint with heat might drive it deeper into the pores of the block work? There is also the problem that platen steam cleaners work better on flat walls; our blocks 'belly' out. Will try an unobtrusive corner...or did you mean the automotive...

Rorshach? Gotcha. Concur. New vents below the d.p.c. level should help dry out substratum. The rest I've detailed above. Thanks for the input! Sam.

Not quite sure what point(s) you are making Rorshach...to reiterate, I see the condensation in two built in, uninsulated, wardrobes against external walls, as relatively unventilated spaces, going below dew point, as they chill down. Solution: insulate internally to wardrobes to prevent the...

I saw two extractors - like the ones you posted photos of - recently, one older Bosch and a similarly constructed Hilti. The Bosch was being used for prepping a scabby internal wall to smooth for painting and the Hilti was attached to a wall tracker for Heli-bars. BOTH HAD AUTO CLEANING AND WERE...

Me too. If this is the one that was also sold as a "Whippitoff" (Oi! No smutty remarks!), I would be gratified to.learn more... Sam

Not worth the candle. Motor power rating goes down, there are usually balancing problems, you have to run two motors with attendant lecky costs. Only reason it keeps getting talked about is the Murricans - with cheap power? - bigging them up. VFD's rule! Sam

Mike, we had two roof leaks, now fixed, neither the liquid volumes nor the paths of either were sufficient to reach the two major condensation patches. Rising damp I have experience of from a previous house and there are no typical signs: blown plaster, effluoresence, tide marks on walls...

Ah. Mine is either blown fibre or deteriorated fibreglass or rockwool batts. Ta. Sam.

Hi Phil. Yaa whaaa? NO cavity insulation? Naww...couldn't be surely? In our climate? I'll be prepared to masticate headgear if proven otherwise... 8) Sam

Hi Bod, damp course is fine, just painted in, and no, I do not see evidence of bridging by paint. Air bricks, yes, some below damp course, others very emphatically retrofitted above the damp course, but well integrated with slate barriers below. No evidence of damp penetration via them. Down...

Mehhh..I know Rorschach...I wasn't completely convinced either, but there is little doubt I think that this particular nightmare pink medium is sealing the walls. Close up, the surface resembles icing on a cake. I have managed to access the cavity insulation through an under-floor air-brick and...