Home DIY

As @giles337 said, depends what you are hanging. You can get a couple of metres of baton in various dimensions for a couple of quid from B&Q, just pick your dimensions.

https://www.diy.com/departments/rough-sawn-whitewood-spruce-timber-l-2-4m-w-20mm-t-25mm/1798360_BQ.prd

I'm scoping the shed out tmrw and trying to work out which bikes could go where, where the wheel bags could hang.
Maybe bikes on back wheel against a batten on floor to stablise, double hook to hold by front qr.

You can just use those little plastic clip things to hold them up - no hooks or anything needed as long as the shed roof is high enough.

One of these:

https://www.wiggle.co.uk/clug-mtb-bike-holder/?lang=en&curr=GBP&dest=1&sku=5360698987&kpid=5360698987&utm_source=google&utm_term=&utm_campaign=Shopping+-+All+Products&utm_medium=base&utm_content=mckv|sEONvD9kc_dm|mcrid|295292024608|mkw||mmt||mrd|5360698987uk|mslid||&mkwid=sEONvD9kc_dm&pcrid=295292024608&prd=5360698987uk&pgrid=60972124962&ptaid=pla-521465611129&gclid=Cj0KCQiA-bjyBRCcARIsAFboWg0JSjfHWzyOIcpiLKrxClKTshvJeOQRAaK5ocs1cIvaxgki4BaS-G8aAm4gEALw_wcB

Pent shed innit.
So clugs and batten on the floor would work I think.
Just need to measure up.

Today:

Finished sanding
Applied stain to new boards
Decided stain was horrible
Sanded stain off again
Applied oil tint instead

When Love Island is finished I'm going to oil the rest of it.

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@Bobbo You were totally right about starting to feel like you're getting better at it! It felt a lot more rewarding this time and I felt I knew what to expect and how to do a better job. I think there's probably a lot I could have done better but next time (upstairs probably) I reckon it will be quicker and easier again.

It was also good that all the issues I had this time were self-imposed.

Thanks. Will get it checked out before we do anything.

this is exactly what I wound up with. batten with clugs, other wheel on the floor. effortless to get in/out.

What if you don't keep the tubeless tyres inflated?

I guess on Love Island you can never have enough sand and oil.

Radiator pipes.

What are my options for skirting? I thought:

1. Skirting up to the pipes, gaps for the pipes
   
2. Box in the pipes individually
   
3. Box in both/bring forward the skirting along the whole wall
   
   

None of them sound that satisfactory. Any better ideas?

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Considering a projector for the living room but I have no idea where to even begin.

Figured for the amount of TV we actually sit down and watch at home the projector would be nice.

I already have the 2 floor standing speakers so I'd like to use them if possible.

Is it realistic to think I can keep a projector on a shelf?

I can ask a mate at work on Monday for you. He ultimately bought a TV as well.

However, one thing I do know is that you can't watch it in the daylight - no matter what a review might say.

Is it realistic to think I can keep a projector on a shelf?

Yes, although you can also get ones that can go very close to where the effective screen is.

Research is a pita as so much online stuff is from across the pond and usually not overly useful.

We lost a garden gate in the storms a couple of weeks ago, the gap is 90cm from the house to the fence (gate sized)
I was planning on fitting the hinge to the house, rather than a gate post (as there isn't room for a 50mm gate post and a 900mm door.
I've subsequently heard you need to attach a gate to a gate post.
Why is this?
Gate gets occasional use.

Anyone ever put plaster in paint? I really want to paint my walls with Detale Kabric but my assumption is that it'll be ruinously spendy.

I've heard of putting paint in plaster but I'm not looking to replaster, just paint

Depending on where you live the support required for attaching the gate to the house might introduce moisture in there, generally considered a bad idea.

Re a few pages back, managed to get my cast iron lump up to the workshop. Many h&s guidelines ignored. 250kg is a lot for two people but with some leverage and bricks anything is possible

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Chase them into the wall?
I’m really intrigued by the curves in your house!

Ideally it needs to be something that doesn't involve any plumbing expertise - even decorating is the edge of my limits.

I spoke to our builder yesterday who was here to finish a couple of bits off and he recommended: fit the skirting behind the pipe on the left as it just fits underneath; and butt the skirting up to the pipe on the right as they're about the same height, and then paint the pipe white.

I love the curve but I'm not looking forward to trying to do skirting around it.

You could use flexible skirting board:
https://www.victoriancornice.co.uk/flexible-skirting-board-sx165f?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI1YCOus3o5wIVw7TtCh2FVQiTEAQYASABEgJJpvD_BwE

I was going to use the flexible picture rail from there but it was £18/m as opposed to £2.50/m for standard from B&Q.

Likewise the skirting - I think they deliberately don't use the standard torus/ogee designs or typical heights so you have to buy matching from them for the whole room.

How about laminating some thick bits of cardboard together to form a curve?
10 layers of that thick grey cardboard on the back of notepads or maybe mounting board glued together. If torus profile needed, the top could be cut roughly to shape in thinner strips before gluing and then sanded afterwards.

I love the curve but I'm not looking forward to trying to do skirting around it.

In that situation I would use a technique called kerf bending to get it round the curve. It was mentioned upthread (can't remember who said it) with regards to the picture rail. This is how you do it:

https://youtu.be/-TDivS249dg

But obviously in your case you'd be cutting from the front. Once the board is in situ you'll still have to get busy with the filler and sandpaper but it will give you a good fit.

What kind of plastic and where to buy for some clear poster frames fronts? Need a few 80x60cm pieces, will hobbycraft sell it?