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Mike G wrote:Looking good, Malcolm. I hope the old tin tack doesn't give you too much trouble.
Just a quick aside on varnishing the floor. If you use a water-based varnish, then you should use at least a satin finish, and maybe a full gloss, because the less glossiness there is the softer the final finish. Personally, if I was going to varnish, I'd probably go for a spirit based floor varnish, but just do it on a day when all the doors and windows can be open. Having said that, I reckon I'd be using a floor paint for all the reasons given previously.
Malc2098 wrote:Thanks, Phil and Bob.
I'll try an incorporate both ideas!
will1983 wrote:Just wondering,
Could you mix some blue / grey / white paint into the varnish to tint it?
This might work out more economical than buying the branded floor paint.
Mike G wrote:Yep, that'll work. Don't forget it needs certificating by an electrician.
Malc2098 wrote:Blimey! It's that warm today, I got two coats on the inside.
Doug wrote:Malc2098 wrote:Blimey! It's that warm today, I got two coats on the inside.
That doesn’t sound that warm Malc
DaveL wrote:That looks a reasonable solution, I would suggest you leave plenty of wire lack in the trunking, as I bet you will want an extra socket or two once you start using them and it much easy to do if you don't have replace lots of the cable.
Phil wrote:....
You can always daisy-chain the plugs but need to mark them clearly to prevent any overload.
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Phil wrote:Roger, I had the supply from the mains to the first plug. Then wired the second one from the first one, third one from the second one etc.
The only thing I had to watch was what I plugged into that bank of plugs at the same time.
Drills, sanders are ok, saws and planers and vacuum cleaner not ok.
DaveL wrote:16 amp machines will need commando sockets, I have 2, my Wadkin table saw and the Multico planer, these are wired as radial feeds, one socket to its own breaker. I then have one ring main for the 13 amp sockets and 2 lighting circuits, so hopefully if the is a fault that pops a lighting feed I don't lose all of the lights.
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