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I don't know for sure because I haven't checked it myself but I think that, as noted above, Makita batteries do have their own BMS and so they don't need the tools (or my drills) to have them. Ferrex appears to be the other way around and so my (and others) mixing of them leaves, apparently, no...

That's is the problem though because the battery does not shut down as it hasn't got the management circuitry because it has been designed to need the tool to do that for it. Without the tool doing it the battery will just continue to supply power until it runs flat.....therefore...

Have you considered using a 3d printed converter? I have 3 'older' 18v makita drills and use them constantly. I've gone through replacement batteries over the years including trying some of the 'Chinese' copy batteries (which worked but didn't last) and so decided to buy one of the many...

I had a 2nd hand SIP, removed the frame and wheels and simply lifted it up as high as I could (between the rafters/joists). I then ran the intake air through a cyclone first (which removes all the main dust etc) leaving the finest dust to be then vented through an opening I cut in the 'shed'...

Apologies for my previous posting with incorrect info (the crossed out bit) and also VP instead of VB. Was trying to write 2 things at the same time and should have reread before posting. I think I had heat transfer on my mind and not air transfer. Its all about interstitial condensation and...

Not wishing to repeat anything already said but a vapour barrier (VP) does exactly that, ie it stops vapour from being able to pass through it. What it doesn't do is stop the passing of air molecules and so a VP stops moisture but allows ventilation. ......EDIT - sorry, thats wrong...my error...

That was my initial thought. Can I just ask though, if headroom is critical then surely by placing the main supporting beam in the the middle of the 5m span will mean you have a much deeper head-hurting beam running right down the middle of your 'room'. If you could run the supports along the...

I've sorted it.....for those 'woke' enough to not understand this is a joke thread.

I had similar thoughts (no accident btw) about the switch on my record power table saw in that I had to reach slightly underneath it to turn on/off. In addition I'm left handed and so feel more comfortable working on the opposite (mirrored) side of the blade to most other people.....this means...

Well, well, you learn something new every day 👍 ….and damn it 😥

You lot have had me thinking about this all morning 🤔 We have solar and I’ve never considered the old power cut scenario and whether it could work without mains. On the assumption that our ‘standard’ inverter does require mains, just how much current would it actually need? What I’m getting at...

Where is that woodieallen post quoted by Dabop? I can’t find it. That‘s exactly what came into my mind. Why cant we have something like a ‘throw switch’ that provides either/or connections to mains or whatever else? In this way it wouldn’t allow any issues to anything outside of the dwelling.

Just for info……a cold roof has the insulation below/between the rafters. This creates a void above the insulation that MUST be ventilated because it may contain water vapour that has condensed on the underside of the roof covering/vapour barrier. Conversely, a warm roof is where the insulation...

I did an attic conversion years ago and used a combination of fibreglass and membrane on/within the rafters….I also fitted soffit vents etc etc….ok, it seemed to work (made it warmer) and I ended up renting the place out years ago and have had no complaints…. HOWEVER, moved into this bungalow...

Aah….I saw it too and immediately picked up on the half price reduction as it now makes it financially acceptable to my better half (even though she has no idea of it yet) 😆 I’d appreciate all of your thoughts on this given that amount of reduction.

That has reminded me. Here’s an example of a curve ball that I used to throw at my students for them to ponder/argue over. Always a good one to start a discussion….. At some point Fred Bloggs (a builder’s merchant) delivered a number of doors to site for A.Chippie Ltd (the subcontractor who...

Yes, ok, I do see your point - we all know odd-jobbers who do exactly as you suggest….I’ve used enough of them myself. I would hazard an educated guess that the nephew is exactly the same and so never actually ‘offers’ any guarantees as I doubt very little will have been in writing. BUT (and...

Yes, I take your point but he is experienced enough and has done this type of work many times previous. I may not have described it properly but the 3-odd loose slabs are part of an approx 200 slab area. In other words approx 190+ are all fine.

Yes, my bad, I meant guarantee 👍

Thanks for this. I’ve just read up on it. I’m pretty sure that the ‘jobbing’ builder had no written contract whatsoever and so, if it goes ‘legal’ the court will obviously assume implied contract terms into which (I very much assume) the above would also be an implied term. So, I’m reading...