Home DIY

The flickering may also be the combination of bulb and dimmer, rather thab just the dimmer.

If you're dimming LEDs the LEDs need to be dimmable, otherwise flickering.

Got this far in a day that included one sander breaking, finding about 3,000 new nails under the dirt and varnish, and a complaint from the neighbours about the noise:

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How's yr stove?

ALL the fire

you can just lick you hands after a shit to save time, water, space and soap.

Would rep etc.
Also, gf saw me reading the forum and had a good old laugh at your username, I’d never appreciated it until she pointed it out.

thanks! this is the boost i need to get me through to april.

hny

coziness level: 100%
well done!

Looks great! Home made mince pies as well?

Only one more grit to go now!

It's been a long process but I'm happy so far. Just waiting for the filler mix to dry and then it's the home stretch.

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Naturlich! And the lebkuchen on the tree too ;)

Looking great.

I appreciate that but it sounds like you're after something quite bespoke. Therefore there will always be a cost or effort price to pay. There are plenty of built in vanity units that are ready to go but I've never seen one that is ready to paint.

Impressive dust management - having sanded our floors (twice in two years) using belt sanders with just the dust bags that system looks heavenly...no sawdust bogeys for you

What filler are you using for the gaps?

The dust extractor hose split this morning, so I decided to carry on just using the dust bags, as that was more neighbour-friendly as well.

Despite that, it really hasn't been dusty at all.* I've been really impressed.

The filler is Jenkins resin filler mixed with the dust from the 80 grit sanding. I've not used it in every gap, just the larger holes, because I was still thinking of going for the DraughtEx stuff @Bobbo recommended.

*Apart from when I forgot to zip the bag back up after taking sawdust out for filler, and turned on the edging sander to a great cloud of dust.

Thanks again - I genuinely wouldn't have contemplated doing it myself without the guide you posted on here. That, and the videos from the guy you linked to, have been indispensable.

Here's the stain drying:

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Looks great @tbc well done. I know it's been discussed on this thread previously - and consensus appeared to be that's it's a bit of a slog to do yourself and once you've hired a machine the cost of someone else doing it was fairly palatable - what made you choose to do it yourself?

Even with dust extraction it's a good idea to wear a p3 rated dust mask. This is because even with a great dust extractor working efficiently and a tool designed to work with them some dust will still be emitted and unfortunately this stuff tends to be ultra fine so won't be trapped by the scillia in your airways and will wind up in your lungs.

To give you an idea; the most efficient tool I own from a dust extraction perspective is my tracksaw. When everything is working 100% (new fleece lined bag, clean filter and no splits in the hose) it will trap approximately 95% of the dust created by my saw.

Obviously it is more of a problem for me as I'm exposed every day I work, but having worked with people who are suffering, and dying, from COPD I'd strongly advise anyone working for a prolonged period in a dusty environment to wear a good quality dust mask or resperator.

Happy to be of assistance.

Basically the fact that even the £200 or so difference all told is very welcome - this is the first of a few rooms we want to do, so I think it's worth getting used to doing it and I know I could be more effective next time.

And partially the sense of satisfaction - this is the first room since we moved in that we've got to pretty much the stage that it's where we want it to be - and I've done every bit of it myself.

Following on from this, how does one block the chimney if not in use. I wanted to open our fireplaces up they need to be capped till I can afford a burner if we do go down that route

A closure plate of some kind, with a vent to keep the chimney aired. A piece of cement board for instance.

Looks great, Tom!

this is the first of a few rooms we want to do, so I think it's worth getting used to doing it and I know I could be more effective next time.

Ahhh the joys of the learning curve! Its my favourite part of learning a new skill; that point when you're not going to make a stupid beginners mistake but every time you practice you refine your technique and learn ways of making yourself more efficient. I find it becomes addictive, I also find it highly frustrating when you transition from the steep part of the the curve and it starts to level out meaning your learning opportunities are fewer. I guess that's why I'm in the process of building a blacksmithing forge in my garage.

We're moving to a new hosue next week with a garage. It's empty right now and has one opening window, which is in a bit of a sorry state. Any ideas on how to make this as secure as possible?

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