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  • I wouldn't be publicising those cable runs either! A read of part p, especially the bit about cable routing would be a good plan.

  • I've only put it back as I found it, what exactly is wrong? Not an electrician, obviously.

  • They should be straight lines for a start

  • Removing the washing machine from the kitchen, right? RIGHT?

  • You are Kirstie Allsopp, aicmfp.

  • No need for insults!

    Seriously though, she's got a point.

  • Haha!

    Serious though, Victorian terraced house. Nowhere else it could go. I wish I could live in the utopia of having a separate room solely for my laundry, but alas.

  • Sanding, painting and oiling stairs...

    Because they're stairs, I probably don't want them to be as nice and smooth as my floorboards. My cat nearly stacks it every time she races into the dining room to get her breakfast.

    How do I achieve this? Presumably there's a more scientific way than just finishing with lower grit paper?

  • You can get paints and fishes that contain fine sand like particles that turn surfaces into grippier surfaces. However I'm not sure how appropriate it would be for interior domestic use because:

    1. It tends to be epoxy paint
    2. It stinks when first applied; like really stinks, once when I was applying it airside at Heathrow someone reported it and I had to deal with a large contingent of armed police incase it was a chemical attack and the fire brigade incase it was a gas leak. The area of the airport I was working in was closed off and my employers had a fight on their hands to avoid getting the bill for loss of revenue.
    3. The grit tends to wear off pretty quickly.

    There may be a domestic version of this but I've never seen it and would be wary because of 3.

  • Maybe look for a rubber pad or something that looks good and can be replaced as it wears without too much hassle. You could put some threaded inserts into the steps and use brass or chrome screws to hold the pad down.

  • Grip tape on the edge?

  • It does stink, and needs to be ventilated as the stink does stay there. Used it on garage floors and took a few months for the smell to completely go if the unit was left over night with all the windows shut.

  • Depends on the aesthetic of the rest of the place, but you could use adhesive cork tiles cut to tread size. Get them unfinished and use Osmo, or pre-finished with oil. Avoid PU lacquer as it’ll be just as slippy as polished floors.

  • There’s also this but I’ve never used it.

  • Thanks. I'd like to stick with Osmo as the products of theirs I've used on the flooring have been superb.

    Am I overthinking it? There are plenty of wooden staircases out there that look nice and shiny, we had one in our old place that I sanded and oiled and it was alright.

    If I end in a 120 grit and then don't go too mad with de-nibbing afterwards, will I be alright or am I putting my family in danger?

  • Sounds lethal if you're wearing socks

  • Could that look nice on staircase treads? An extra layer might look a bit aesthetically strange.

    This is the kind of look I'm going for:


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  • Minor DIY project while in quarantine. New electrical cord + switch and a polish, the £3 thrift shop lamp is now in service. Minus points for modern screws obvs but couldn't be arsed.


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  • Nice. Would recommend eventually either brass screws or black caps for the existing ones.

  • Looks good. What’s the bulb?

  • Thanks, yeah brass screws could be an option. I don't know what bulb it is exactly, says Philips on it. Was in a box with random bulbs in the cupboard, no original packaging I'm afraid.

  • I'd go black/Japaned flat head.

  • Can anyone recommend a bespoke glazed door manufacturer/company? Want to maximise light from our back doors (currently a pair of french doors but the opening is only 1100mm wide so can't get anything standard to make work).

    Thinking about going for one single door with a big old bit of glass in it.

    And apologies to ask something thta's probably been asked multiple times before

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