Home DIY

Stands to reason that an outer wall that used to reach the ground would need to be supported by something for it to dangle in the air like that.

To add to this, use kiln dried sand if you want to brush it in or you'll end up with a pastey mess

How big is your bathroom? Shaver socket can be within .6m of the bath. Proper socket 3m. You can usually solve the problem by putting a socket outside the bathroom door, as soon as it's over the threshold it doesn't count as the bathroom. That rule is an odd one.

Like you say, you've survived. If your partner/children/guests/guests children decide to dry their hair in the bath one night then you just have to say 'darwin' and move on.

@Airhead
It does, but how would I go about finding out?

Simple way would be drilling a hole in it and finding out if you can or not. You could have all number of different combinations of materials there. If the majority of it is brick and the works been done in the last 10 years I would expect a steel beam clad in plasterboard, could be wood beam plastered or plasterboard though.

You could try magnets or a pipe finder to see if there's a large quantity of metal in there but it's not completely reliable.

What kind of idiot puts electrics in a bath? Bathroom sockets are normal in other countries.
You allow sockets in kitchens and outside, right?

Back in the dark days of my youth it was common for people to prop a little 3 bar electric heater on the edge of the bath to keep themselves warm as they had their weekly wash, quite a few ended their miserable existence that way. I expect there will be a resurgence post-Brexit of Brits wishing they could plug their heaters in their bathrooms.

Generally these days it's to stop people using hairdryers over a sink full of water etc. I'm only reporting the thinking behind it, not supporting it.

I can't really answer your question about who the idiots are but I can tell you that it's not the people who recognise the danger of electricity that the regulations seek to protect, so mainly it's children, women, Australians etc :)

This guy? https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/mar/17/coroner-warns-of-dangers-after-man-electrocuted-in-bath-while-charging-phone

What about hanging the shelf from the ceiling?

Will it get in the way of the cupboard opening?

Yeah, I just want a socket in there so I don't need a fucking 10m extension cord to shave.

People think this place is backwards after the Brexit vote - we knew it was backwards well before then with the bathroom socket thing.

No, shaving sockets are not good enough. I'm a Man™ and need 240V of shaving power.

Hidden how? Or is that giving away trade secrets?

Suspended brackets (not sure what they're called - ikea does some. But there are much prettier ones)

Australians, unlike Brits, have coped very well with electricity and water in the same room. We accept their differing purposes and manage not to mix them. You lot need to be told not to fall under trains. :P

"an extension lead was found running from the hallway into the bathroom."

So, he was killed by an extension lead not a socket in the bathroom! Proves my bloody point. I need that socket in there for safety!

Shaver sockets are 240v though. (or 220 cos the pesky unelected EU etc.)

The bathroom of my AirBnB in Shanghai has a socket in the bloody shower!

So once we've Brexited we can have an additional 10-20 Volts at each socket? Why were we not told this?! Finally, we have an actual reason to leave.

Those 10-20 Volts were promised for the NHS thobut.

Sounds complicated, but tell me more?

I've measured it so it wouldn't, it can still be around 90cm and allow the boiler cupboard to open.

Can blinds ever be nice?

Examples please.

My fiancee is a bespoke curtain and blind maker - yes, they can be beautiful, but it doesn't come cheap, as you may expect/fear.

We have roman blinds throughout, which were custom made. It gives you the choice of fabric, so they can be as nice as you like.

I know so much more about curtains and blinds now than I thought I would ever know in my lifetime. Ask me anything.

Aaand going cheap is biting me on the arse.

Voicemail from Wickes Catford saying that the decking boards are out of stock until next week so are moving the whole delivery to next Wednesday. Said to call them back with any issues. Will they answer the cocking phone? Will they fuck.

Why not offer to deliver what is in stock on the day I paid for and the rest when it's available.

Or better yet, why not get the materials from the Anerley branch which is three times closer to my house and has all the items in stock?!?!?!?!

Fuckers. Customer service is fucking useless too. They can't reach the Catford branch either so all they can say is that they'll ask them to call me within 3 hours.

I could click and collect from Anerley, likely, but I've no way of getting 50 3.6m lengths of timber the 1.1 miles to my house, even if I did have a car

And just like that, it's back on. Clearly being a dick to enough people gets shit done.