Home DIY

I'll see if one of the sparkys at work has the kit for that - looks fairly straightforward to carry out and interpret.

This made me laugh a lot more than it probably warranted.

me too to be fair

Good enough to show my wife, then feel a bit sheepish about my odd little internet friends when she didn’t guffaw as I’d hoped.

Installing bath panel and today and the skirting which will meet perpendicular to it.

Shall I run the skirting past the point where they meet and cut the panel to fit or fit the panel to the wall then cut the skirting to where it meets?

I'd fit the panel to the wall and cut the skirting. That sounds easier because the panel is presumably flat, whereas the skirting is a complicated shape that you'd have to cut into the panel. Also the skirting is cheaper to replace if you bugger it up.

I'd do the opposite as it'll be easier to remove the panel should you ever need access. Depends how intricate the skirting is - you could always caulk the join if you can't match the panel perfectly.

Does anyone have recommendations for a company that cuts and delivers mirrors? Had a freestanding mirror delivered but it was damaged in transit. They've refunded us but have shown no interest in picking up the damaged item so I'm planning on replacing the broken mirror and sorting out the other minor damage.
I had a quick look online and some of the companies aren't charging very much - which is great but I don't want to go to effort for a shitty quality mirror!

Try your local glass supplier. There's usually one in within a mile or so in London. They can cut a sheet of glass and put a mirror backing on it. Most of them can deliver.

Good enough to show my wife, then feel a bit sheepish about my odd little internet friends when she didn’t guffaw as I’d hoped.

Lol, I know that feel.

Forecast said rain all week, at 6pm after full sun all day, I figured I better get on with it and made a bed for the spare room.

Making stuff is fun.

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This.

As long as you're not getting complicated stuff like beveled edges mirrors are basically float glass cut to size with a backing. Therefore they're surprisingly cheap.

Can confirm it rained in Epsom. Very lots

My old concrete corrugated panel roof has been going downhill for a long while. Today it gets an insulated metal roof. The panels are 6.5m long. There will be just two of us doing the job, hence the need for the lifting frame work. The panels weigh 80kg, not too heavy, just awkward. Four to fit

Embarking on a little DIY project while its quiet at work.

The plan is to go for fence post spikes because its a rented place, and want to avoid it being too permanent. Also, it'll probably be freestanding as theres nothing that I trust to use a support structure.

The big question is, will it hold up, or has anyone got further suggestions?

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will it hold up

This relies on the quality and method of joinery, and the size and weight of the materials.

My concern would be about the risk of it blowing away if it isn’t fixed down well enough!

There is no reason it wouldn’t be strong enough if the right materials and methods are applied.

Do the old panels have asbestos in them? How are you getting rid of them?
I'm about to get rid of some old corrugated cement roof sheets which i'm going to assume is asbestos, so looking at how to do it.

Fair shout on the blowing away concern - theres a fence and an old shed on 2 of the edges, so I think it should be ok with wind. In general the garden isnt exposed (lots of trees brick wall at the end).

Weirdly the availability of the drive in post supports is really limited.

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Had a few bits of wood lying around from previous jobs, and a fancy new BBQ that I wanted to cover, so whacked up a little BBQ shack. Still got to paint the lower half, but ran out of paint.

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Does anyone have a router tool I can borrow?

sent you a PM

Where the fuck do you live?
That's huge!

Deepest darkest Devon. I’m a trendsetter, escaped London and returned home years ago.

I think that must be a pub garden in Surrey. it can't be a private garden.

Any thoughts on decking? Looking to sort out approx 10m2 at the back on the garden, wondering whether composite is worth it over normal timber? Ideally need it to be anti slip, and anti slip wood decking is almost as expensive as composite?