Home DIY

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Taking a shed apart, replacing rotten wood and rebuilding in a different configuration. How hard can it be?

How well equipped are you and how much time do you have?

How well equipped are you

Tools aren't a problem but I'd like it to not take longer than a weekend.

Would probably have to wait until lockdown ends as I'll need another pair of hands to get the roof off in one piece.

Those wet n fix things are great. My bog roll is properly fastened to the wall for the first time since moving here in 2013. Thanks!

Hopefully

bog roll holder

Great to hear! A good hack to have in the wings.

Attic conversions.....

I live in a standard 3 bed 1930s semi, hipped roof. I'd like to convert the attic to an extra bedroom with en suite.

Anyone have any idea for the very rough costs for getting this done so I can save up my pennies.

I'm South West, not London.

Been putting this off for a while: Got some cracks in the front bay window frame and wondering how to fix it.
It goes down a bit into the brickwork but from the top not from the bottom.
Maybe selling the house soon so would rather a quick fix.
Any ideas what I need done?

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In Bristol, quotes for a full conversion (Victorian mid terrace) including a bathroom seem to be around £30k. A less expensive option is getting roofing companies to install a dormer window/veluxes etc, and making your own plans for interior stuff, but for the full works inc. stairs, steels, windows, interiors, and new insulation/roof, & bathroom - quite a lot! I'm not an expert, just been investigating this as well. And then wincing and sighing.

In a London terrace I probably paid about £50k all in (including bathroom suite and fitting, tiling, carpet, decorating, etc)

The more I touch, the more falls apart!
Plasterer was supposed to be coming Monday but he's starting today which meant I had to get the stripping finished by yesterday.
The more I touched, the more it all fell to bits. Some of the more recent attempts at plaster were like cheese. Anyway, the good thing about part of the roof falling down is that the builder is going to insulate the bay window roof today. Calm before the storm. Leaky lead getting replaced today also.

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Thanks. Yeah, we've thought about doing all the interiors ourselves but then it'll be another ten years before we get it done as we don't have much spare time.

I'm Bristol too. Have you found any decent companies? C+A Johnson seem to get very good reviews.

Thanks

Sink (installed in 2001) came unstuck. What glue to use ? Silicone? I’ve scraped as much of the old stuff off as possible

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Enjoying these recent DIY threads remembering all I went through with mine and then wondering what the hell I'm doing looking at another renovation project.

Assuming those are sandstone mullions, fixing it looks either

1. Replacing the mullion entirely*, or
   
2. Cutting the bottom section off & splicing in a new piece*, or
   
3. Taking out the cracked / crumbled bits, treat with hardener, screw in some sort of mesh, then rebuild with stone repair, or
   
4. Dig out the crumbled bits and slap on some cement**
   
   

* both of those are going to be a ridiculous chore, as you'll need to support the roof while your doing the work
** This will make you a puppy killer

Who are you using for you decking by the way? I'm just getting some samples from dinodecking

I was replacing a shed with my neighbour this week. Took us a day to get rid of the old one and build the new one from a kit. Quite a small one, two of us nailing and screwing. I was under the impression that there are no restrictions on that kind of activity, might be wrong though.

If you are rebuilding it's unlikely to be that straightforward. Will still depend how rotten it is and where it needs replacing.

Look at CT1. They also have a product called multi solve that will clean the rest of that mastic off. It looks like it was fixed with a normal bathroom sealant when it needed something that would both seal and handle the weight.

CT1 gets used and abused in a lot of situations so I would take the reviews with a pinch of salt. The multi solve is very useful when you're cleaning old mastic residue off baths.

Will pm

Any idea if that would cause any damage to pvc windows when removing silicon?

As my electrical expertise is probably apparent, I'll likely GSI for this, but it would be nice to know what I'm dealing with. I'd like to add some LED strips under the cupboards here that come on with the main light switch. The rest of the bulbs are GU10, so 240V I think. is there are way for me to add 12/24V strips to the same circuit? The ones on the left would have to be router under the floor above, and the one on the right could come from the cupboard to the right of the door, the switch is located in here also, behind a panel. I'm guess the switch live would need to go to a junction box and then a parallel circuit to the 12V driver?

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@ObiWomKenobi

This.

Plus I'd look at getting some undermount clips for added security.

Decking complete!

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