Home DIY

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The video linked above covers it. There's Konig videos too, but some practise filling anything and getting used to building up layers and blending shades is better than watching vids.

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haha! my wife said "the floor's well nice. get some new trainers tho.:

Can talk to you about building doors, and security. They were built by a carpenter and assembled on site.

I'd be looking at double-skinned steel, I think. Bloody pricey though.

Adidas Tech Supers. I love them.

Flooring is staying, I’ve spent all day finding a guy who claims he can fill the gaps, sand it level and stain it. Might look into doing it on my jones.

Any particular reason you choose steel?

Went with a strong timber frame, decent secure hinges and decent locks that aren't that visible.

does anyone know anything about roofing? I want to check if a quote for a repair to a flat roof I have been given makes sense

I know a little but my knowledge is limited to certain flat roofing systems (mainly grp, torch-on felt and EDPM).

Lidl have a welder for £80.

I've always liked the idea of learning to weld. I'm not expecting it to be great, but will it be so shit it's unusable and a waste of £80?

Not to state the obvious, but I'd use it to join bits of steel together. Mainly fun and practice, not for building frames anything.

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I am nearly 53 and until today had never changed a washer on a tap. Complete success, even finding the right gate valve in the airing cupboard to shut off the water.

And then, sensing I was on a roll, I dismantled my old Dual 505 turntable and tweaked the micro switch and it works again!

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It is a gas less welder, not great. I'd say do a college course in learning to weld. Get to play with a few setups and learn to weld.

Flux core is perhaps not the best process to learn to weld on because it's "too easy". Having said that, the Lidl and Aldi welders get reasonable reviews and you will no doubt be able to stick metal together, just not precision work.

Cheers.

With a little one, a job and aspirations of getting to the gym x2 a week the chances of a course are zero. Although at some point it's something I'd like to do.

I assumed steel will be most secure. And I plan to build a whole new garage there one day. What wood did you choose?

Ride your bike more ;) welding consistency is a skill, part of the skill when learning is to have a machine that gives consistent wire speed, inert gas shield, and consistent weld quality so you can learn what you are doing wrong. That way the only variable is you not the machine.

Best paint brand / type for painting my wooden front door? Something with a fairly good colour range too...

Recommendations appreciated!

Farrow and ball elephants breathe.

Dulux Weathershield Exterior Gloss

F&B make a paint called 'Elephants Breath'?

FFS. Is a Co-Lab with Wolf and Chris Morris from Brass Eye?

It is real colour, I never knew, I only just looked it up. Farrow and ball elephants breath (auto correct on my phone changes to breathe) has been mentioned on a few comedy radio and TV shows and I thought it was a joke on the farrow and ball paint names and or paint type.

I've got a tester pot if you want

They've got a paint with some twee name about a mouse as well.

Paging @Airhead who is forum approved paint aficionado ^^

Little Greene have a good range of oil based paints - their exterior one is called Old Tom's and it's excellent.

Thanks @Bainbridge - I had completely forgotten about Little Greene. I'd used it before on an old place and seem to remember being happy. Just ordered 1L of the Intelligent Exterior (!!).