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The AC system does a very good job of removing humidity in the main house in the winter and in the winter any external air in the ceiling gap is going to have low humidity anyway so there's nothing to condense in that ceiling gap. The room under the flat roof has ceiling fans etc in too which...

Thanks. Have to have an asbestos test carried out apparently. $200. Not worried about that. This roof has been replaced 3 times and the ceiling done about the same. I know what's up there and none of it is from the 60s anymore. My word won't count for any safety issues though. The only...

Code of Silence is pretty good. About a lip reader working for the police trying to bust a gang of jewellery thieves.

This is on sale at Fortnine for a few bucks. Neat solution to inverting the bike for service. https://hiplok.com/product/hiplok-flipstand/ Edit: It was on for $21 so I'll get one to keep in the car and if it's small enough it can go in a pannier. Doubles as a tool roll too.

I found the same. Bought a Park Tool stand and it's solid enough for a 50lb e-bike and the clamping system is great. If you hunt around Park Tools go on sale every now and then.

These e-bike pedal assisted motors take some getting used to. I've been having a blast this morning on the thing but should turn the motor assist down as there are 10 other lower gears I'm not using but this is on the flat, I need to find some nice hills. It's serious fun and very smooth. Not...

I'll chat to them when they are here. If it's an issue (they see wet joists in the ceiling say) then they can add some materials and labour to the last part of the job which is the drywalling.

If this was an issue now I'd be seeing the condensation along the joist lines but that's not and never has been the case. Got a response that this isn't going to be an issue with 5+ inches of foam in that cavity. Will see a bit more anyway when they tear down the ceiling.

None of the issues I've had currently have come from where the drywall is connected to anything above it. Paint blistering and stains are in void areas. I've asked them the question though. Also, there are zero issues in the winter, only the summer and only for a few days where the dew point...

No idea. However, if the ceiling void is completely filled with closed cell spray foam then my understanding is there's no cavity for moist humid air to enter at all. I'll ask them about the thermal break.

Asphalt roll stuff, several layers of heavy tar paper, plywood, batt insulation and drywall is what's there. Can't remember if they call this a hot or a cold roof. It's ******* hot in the summer and ******* cold in the winter in the room underneath though. Hopefully that will change soon.

Nope. Torched down layers of heavy tar paper with an asphalt coating thing on top on the plywood. It's a **** roof but it's watertight.

Deposit paid. They are coming in to do an asbestos test next week (there isn’t any but it's obligatory it seems). Will pay a little extra to have them finish the painting too. The guy said the foam would be level with the rims so I guess they trim it back. Looking forward to having a...

The quote says 5” plus as they weren't sure of the size of the ceiling gap. It'll be done to the joist level so completely filled.

If I had the time and inclincation I'd demo the ceiling myself and have a stab at drywalling it afterwards renting a drywall lift to save the majority of labour costs. As it is things are a bit busy and at my age my free time is a premium. That premium costs a fair bit.

We were worried about that too. Glad that we can get them in.

$5.8k for 200 square ft of 5” plus closed cell spray foam application which includes tear down and disposal of old ceiling and batt insulation and new drywall ceiling installation and priming. These days I don't think that's too bad.

I think he's likely to have thought of that. My guess is this is a habitual criminal since this is a risky crime and he seems to have manipulated the victims to a point where he was comfortable. Best bet would be to make a fake Facebook account or preferably use a friend's one and post a...

Texts? You have a cell #? Maybe a burner phone but still, I assume you passed this on to the police?

It just should not be that fiddly to put some air in a rubber tube and keep it there. The Clik valves look like they are a neat solution. High flow and positive connection to the adapter. They also sell a pump head that you can put on your old pump permanently and the company also sells...