Home DIY

Very helpful, thanks!

How do I secure this tap on my water butt to prevent my toddler opening it?

My initial thought was to turn it around and drop a small bucket down from the top. But it will have a feed from the gutter. Plus it would be nice to have a tap.

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Does the turny bit come out/slot in?

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Put a sign up saying "Do not let the unicorn tears flow away!" and discuss how it shouldn't be played with.

Sounds like a guaranteed recipe for mini7 being found playing in large puddles of unicorn tears.

The other end of the spectrum is withholding food, and waterboarding (with unicorn tears) to avoid a repeat offence.

The tap doesn't stick out far enough to do that.

@CYOA - good idea. I'll check.

@dbr - I think that's the way. I was trying to work out how to screw into the butt, and it all seemed like a lot of faff and high risk of leaking.

leyland super leytex

This stuff is great, reasonably priced and easily available at Toolstation. The crown stuff I had was woeful at covering the nicotine/tar stains, and sprayed everywhere off the roller. The Leyland was much thicker, the tub felt twice as heavy for the same volume (I assume due to a higher % of solids) and did in 2 coats what the Crown stuff couldn't do in 6. Will definitely be my go to from now on.

Fucking love Toolstation now. There's one about a 5 min drive from my house. So if I need anything, order Click & Collect, drive over and it's ready by the time I get there. It feels like driving over to my own personal, infinitely stocked shed.

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Stick a hose on it then loop it back in to the butt. taps head knowlingly

Or just clip a hose lock connector on it that's not hooked up to anything - it will act as a stopper.

Norbury, yeah? I'm sure i'll bump into you there at some point - I seem to be in a couple of times a week at the moment and have a big DIY job I'm starting this weekend. Going to be quite a long way outside my comfort zone...

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I normally end up going to get some 79p fitting. Coming home, realising I've bought the wrong thing, then performing the same dance 2 or 3 times to get the right one. The last one was radiator valve blanking nuts. Really nice folks in there.

Cheers.

Both good ideas.

They're a great size aren't they?

I got this one free out of a skip. Although it's a bit grubby, it handily matches one I bought and put in a temp location... which has become semi permanent as its full and too heavy to move.

We're moving to meters and my OH is adamant that I don't use water in my usual winnie-nilly fashion.

Aye, it fits that alcove perfectly, which is otherwise dead space and a detritus trap. And that down pipe doesn't go into a drain, just dumps onto the patio (hence the roofing tile in an effort to prevent it just sitting under the down pipe). And even though it only serves the tiniest bit of roof (about 2m wide and 2 tiles deep), I didn't like the idea of that. So in the few weeks it's been in, it's only collected about half a bucket full, but that will do for rinsing stuff off or watering any pots we put out. Might get a bigger one for the downpipe off the kitchen extension roof.

TV bracelet query. Daughter wants a bigger tv in her room. I have acquired a 48 inch tv to replace the smaller one which she has. Question - will the current bracket support the additional weight? Have brackets standard bolt patterns and can I just remove one and put the other one up with the same bolts.
Asking before I start. I understand that I can work out the answers if I take the current tv down but it’s a difficult task and I want it done in one go.
Thanks all.

will the current bracket support the additional weight?

Impossible to tell, depends what the bracket is and how well it is fixed to the wall.

standard bolt patterns

Yes, but with more than one standard to choose from. A smaller TV might use VESA 100x100 while a larger could use VESA 200x200. Many brackets have more than one set of holes but some displays have a recessed area the bracket has to fit which means you have to use a bracket that isn't too big that then wouldn't have the bigger holes you might need.

Most brackets and their fixings are hugely over specified in my experience.

But that's probably because most people fuck the fixings up when they DIY them.

@TGR what is the wall made from? How badly did you fuck up the install (if at all)? How much heavier is the new TV?

Brick wall. I can’t remember what I used to put it up - I’m hoping thunder bolts.

Original install is fine. It’s just awkward to work at. Ideally I want the one down and the one up at one go. Without having to get a new bracket etc and all the messing about and delay that will take.

Yes. I've done a couple of radius walls before. It can be tricky but less so than tying the steel to go in it. Are you planning something impressive.