Transom is the horizontal bar that separates the lower fixed pane and the upper awning openable pane.
At what height should the transom be? Too low and I'll need to bend over to rotate the opening arm, too high and it partially blocks my view (eye height at seating vs standing, both bad).
Wondering if there's a NCC regulation as well that stipulates a min height?
Thanks!
We want to build a very small room, around 9ft by 5 ft and was thinking of doing it ourselves because its for a non-profit we volunteer for. We all have construction expierence and backgrounds so it didnt really seem very complicated. The problem is that a few people have mentioned that using a standing concrete mixer might cost more than getting concrete from the truck, I was wondering if anyone knows this for a fact?
The dimensions of our room are around 9feet by 5 feet, if it turns out that the truck is cheaper then we would just hire a conrete mixer truck and do it that way rather than trying to mix the concrete ourselves. Just wanted some insight from people who use concret a lot and know exactly how this works? I mean if the truck is going to charge by the hour or weird fees then wouldn't a standing concrete mixer we purchase be better in the long run? I found a few on sites like alibaba and amazon and they are very reasonbly priced, like around $150 to $500 depending on how big it is.
Extending the house and needed a mixer.. managed to grab this one for free but knew it needed some love, I cleaned a lot of mortar off and planned to them disassemble and give it a bathe in some brick acid..
I’ve removed all the bolts, separated the two halves and got the fins off, I’ve checked everywhere for what I’m missing, I cannot get this drum to come off the arm.. I’ve smacked it with a hammer, oiled it, nothing is making it budge
Out of work at the moment due to depression and all my stuff is in there, nowhere else to put it. Please don’t tell me to demolish it or empty it because realistically I can’t. Woodworking and making stuff in there really helps my mental health, so I’d really like to save it if I can, especially now I’m struggling a bit.
The concrete(?) blocks are crap, can practically screw into them by hand. Front and back walls are slightly bowing too. Main issue is rotten timber around the doorway and roof edge. Corrugated metal roof sheets actually seem alright though.
Not looking for proper renovation advice, more rough “favela engineering” using reclaimed stuff I can find locally to stop it getting worse. Pls don’t rinse me for the expanding foam, twas my partners dad.
I’m a small-time contractor (mostly residential: patios, small slabs, block walls, post holes, that kind of stuff) and I’m trying to figure out if upgrading my concrete setup makes sense financially.
Right now I either hand-mix in tubs/wheelbarrows or rent a standard barrel mixer from the local yard when I know I’ve got a bigger pour. Between pickup, cleaning, returning on time, and sometimes getting hit with extra fees when jobs run long, it’s starting to feel like death by a thousand cuts.
I’ve been looking at these newer, more compact mixers that claim you can mix a bag in under a minute, one-person operation, super easy cleanup with just a hose, and still do a few cubic feet per batch. Price tag is obviously way higher than a rental, but if it really saves that much time and hassle I could see it paying off.
Anyone here actually bought one of these newer-style mixers instead of renting the classic ones? Did it really change your workflow/profit, or is it just a nice-to-have toy? Any brands/models you’d recommend or avoid?
