sometimewoodworker

If you are keen on a DIY job then spray on barium sulfate, you will need about 30 very thin coats but you will then have the most reflective (to heat) surface possible. The material is not expensive, but the process is rather laborious

Have you had a chance to view a roof in place? & what is the per meter price? SWMBO has decided that the economy roof material she bought and had fitted a couple of years ago is failing so badly it needs replacing & we have lucked into some excess funds so we can do the job.

That is partially correct but every audio signal as a degree of power unless it is via a Toslink Optical Audio Cable. However if you can find the kind of specialist adapter/dongle that I described the power and impedance of the audio signal is able to be boosted. Headphones or wired ear buds require a higher power than a line output. So in short all 3.5mm audio sockets provided a powered audio output.

The usb-c socket passes power through the dongle to the usb plug. The 3.5mm socket does not need power to enable it. As you can see with the other dongle which is a pure usb-c to 3.5mm socket there is no power required. It is probably possible to find a dongle that provides power to a pre-amp 3.5mm socket however if there are ones like that they will be rather specialised and and rather expensive.

You absolutely can if you use the dongle in my picture. Didn’t you notice the usb-c socket?

While you can certainly get a Bluetooth receiver that does what you want you will loose quality by doing that. My personal preference is to use a usb-c dongle, either a pure usb-c to 3.5mm jack, but better is one of these If I wasn’t clear a direct 3.5mm connection is better quality than any Bluetooth connection.

The pin holes are usually from improper welding techniques rather than poor quality stainless steel so most likely the tank is far from end of life

You have found the usual Thai electrical installers. What you want is an actual electrician, they are as rare as hens teeth and virtually none of them work full time in the domestic sector. We actually know one who does work in northern Issan who is a PEA employee training for EGAT. He does work for foreign clients, actually knows what he is doing and has a selection of tools and equipment that makes me envious. He is not at all cheap but his work is value for money. So if you have the money for a quality install you are welcome to contact. His price as far as I remember is about 200 per point + materials

Yes. and No. to your questions. The “no” depends on the installation.

That is a completely incorrect statement. All wood that is not uv protected will go grey exposed to direct unfiltered sun. Seasoning wood (there is no such thing as fully seasoned) first extracts the free water then reduces the water in the cells. exposure to long term high humidity will allow the moisture content to rise as long term low humidity will reduce the moisture content. Significant changes in wood humidity makes the wood expand and contract. That statement again is based on false information. Shellac is a wonderful material and can produce an amazing fine finish done right with teens of coats it is French polish. It is quite delicate and is damaged by water and alcohol containing drinks, it is the first layer of finish I use, it has no UV protection. Sunlight, even through glass will change the colour of wood, some like Cherry by a lot some by a little others have virtually no change. You can buy credit card sized UV A/B testers for a few baht that will show how much, or little, UV is on your furniture. Behind our windows outside at 7am on a cloudy morning Vanish is a term for finish that has a large range of materials in it, every producer uses different content. Some varnishes contain UV inhibitors, some don’t. Spar varnish always does it is quite soft. The only way to know if the varnish has UV inhibitors and if sunlight and salt laden air will damage it is testing (there are very good reasons for the cost of branded yacht finish). So leave the wonderful coloured furniture outside for a couple of years in full sun and then look at it again. You can get lucky, or not so much. ???? It is possible to cook the wood to stop movement, this thermally modified wood can be found in a few countries that have the level of technology to do it, AFIK Thailand doesn’t have any kilns that produce this.

You do not do the treatment after install, you may touch up the finish. The regimen is coat with Chandrite at least 3 times, wait a minimum of 7 days, more if you can still smell it, test the finish on a small test piece of wood, wait the recommended time, then topcoat at least two if not three topcoats don’t forget that you will need to thin the finish. You can not keep the same colour as the fresh wood. There is a 100% guarantee that the wood will go grey you can reduce the speed of it going grey the cost is about ฿2,000 per litre for the easier (not at all easy) single can and ฿5,000 for the 2 part 2 litres of undercoat. This is the absolute best product for the job. If you go cheaper it will be a poorer quality. The general guidelines are to re-coat annually This is the high gloss version

That is one view point. We have gutters, we don’t have an underground drainage system, we prefer not to have an area around the house to avoid. Our gutters direct the water into the garden and pool. Again that is one view point, others disagree, as do we You can choose to wear shoes without socks as a fashion and finance statement and to show that you can afford new ones when they start to stink. your choice Your house, your design, your money. That you are happy is good enough.

Everyone keeps banging on about it being a 2.6 million baht house as if that is a really high price. For a storage space it’s quite nice. Raise the floor level and then you have a higher level living area. It’s not your choice but then nobody is asking you to live there. Our house is our design and we like it, we don’t care if other’s don’t as we built for ourselves.

There are different things called aerated bricks, so the answer is probably yes. Your post, your information, so you need to answer your question. You haven’t given prices for the individual blocks/bricks, all other bricks or blocks are priced individually, though with minimum quantities for those prices. Also there are delivery costs involved You haven’t given availability or places that stock them. From experience there are great claims made for different building materials, these usually turn out to be cherry picked data that once an accurate independent analysis is performed show that in the real world the material is not nearly as much or even any better than others. Also the cost benefit, if any, is either without delivery or near to the single plant making them. So if you can discover all the missing information, which includes mortar thickness and type, then you can have a sensible decision on the benefits, if any, involved.

There is no exact comparison with AAC blocks, (QCon is just one brand of AAC) specially since the water absorption of AAC is 12- 15% by the total volume and what is the price for 7.5cm

Yes

Because regulators must have something to do, is one possible answer. Another is that the way an install is done may require it in your country. Not if they are RCBO's.......... That will add to the difficulty of getting the average installer to understand. NOTE I did not say electriction, because electricians are not usually found doing domestic installations.

You can use 2 pole breakers if you want, though you are going to have problems explaining this to the electrical installer. If you are in a MEN install area the PEA will require an N-E link before installing the metre. Once installed you can, but should not, cut the N - E link. If the PEA does an install inspection (some don’t) you must have the link. The PEA is rather unlikely to bother to check anything in the house beyond the earth link and main RCBO/main breaker. It is your responsibility to ensure that the electrical install is correct and has no problems, the PEA won’t do it for you. Neutral do not need to be switched by a breaker, you are free to switch them if you want. It is possible for an earth to become live for 30 milliseconds before the RCBO cuts the power.

While replacing the ceiling may be required, first the ceiling needs to be totally dry this will take weeks to be sure it’s 100% dry unless you have airflow over the back side. Then you need to see if the board has bulged, if not and the leak is 100% stopped then paint is enough. Likely given sufficient drying time paint will be the appropriate choice, sorry to be the bearer of bad news.

The cost performance drops off after 1 1/4 inch pipe. Three quarters like most compromises is better but not by that much

The use of I/2 inch pipe will have given a large loss going to 1 inch as you can see is 5 times better than 3/4 which is 4 times better than 1/2 , 1 1/4 is almost 70x better than 1/2 inch 1/2 to 3/4 = 4.08 reduction in losses 1/2 to 1 inch = 20.8 reduction in losses 1/2 to 1 1/4 inch = 69.3 reduction in losses this-is why we used 32mm pipe

This question has been asked often, use saw steel plugs and you can hang anything on them these plugs these are a few things using them

You have decided to allow a higher degree of friction losses in the pipe where it will make the most difference. ¾” is better than ½” but 1” is significantly better than ¾”

Not at all. The advice that is wrong is that because stop valves and outlets are ½” the pipes feeding them should be ½” You have a pressure reduction from the outlets and stop valves. You just increase the losses by using ½” pipe. If you have constant high water pressure the friction losses from the small pipes are irrelevant. since this is not true for the majority of households, reducing friction losses are of significant benefit.