Home DIY

I’m building a garden studio either a 600m overhang of the flat roof up the front. Do I need to tyvek the overhang?

600m of overhang? I thing you'll need a bit more than Tyvek.

Ha!

I've 900mm overhang - I'm not wrapping it.

Mostly as I'm not sure how I would wrap it.

600m - eyebrows raised!

Well the studio is 5 kilometres long so it’s in proportion.

Does anyone want this 926mm drop down threshold?I was sent the wrong one, the company replaced it and said they’d send a courier to collect the wrong one. Well that was months ago, so if it’s of use to anyone, it’s all yours.

Fair enough. I’d hate to see the size of the lawn 😁

Mowing it is a full time job

I have some bike hangers on a wall in the utility room, said wall is convex. I’d like to put up some strips of wood to rest the tyres on to stop the bikes from moving. What’s the best way of fixing these to the wall? Until I discovered the bendy nature of the wall I was going to use VHB tape, but I wonder whether turning the strips into springs would work well with that.

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No more nails / sticks like shit or any other contact adhesive.

Presumably though I’d need to brace the strips against the wall whilst the adhesive goes off? Or does it grab so hard that that is not needed, even on a curved surface?

It will need pressure for 5 mins or so. You could manage it with just two of you pressing it

Would it pain you're aesthetic sensibilities to just split them and place them only under where the wheels will be, thus making the level difference less?

On a similar topic, what is the best bike hooks? I have about 8 to mount on the wall, ideally have to stack next to each other hanging off the front wheel.

Decathlon do some good ones and not overly expensive.

The ones at 3.99 or 9.99?

Does anyone here use Spur shelving? I've got a few brackets and shelf dividers for free/beer over on the classifieds.

I have a few of these - £3.99. I can’t really fault them - they do what they need to do. I have them anchored with thunder bolts at the mo - easier than plugs and bolts.

https://www.decathlon.co.uk/p/1-bike-wall-and-ceiling-rack/_/R-p-313305?mc=8576774

I think the chances of me lining both sections up in a way that doesn't leave one slightly higher than the other are either very low, if I were to do that. Which would drive me insane.

If the wall is curved, why do you need supports under both wheels? One end will be heavier than the other. Just put one support under the heavier side.

What about a section of round alu tubing bolted to the wall?

You're worried about not lining the trim up but you can live with the electrical socket!

You could cut it into sections and line them up then fill/sand and paint them. If you can find the studs you could use a piece of wood to hold the trim onto the wall. Tiny plugs and screws countersunk. Grip fix with gaffer or masking tape works sometimes. The gaffer tape will likely take the paint off though.

Have you got a laser level? Makes that sort of thing very easy.

I was going to say, sounds like a good excuse to buy a laser. I use mine all the time since I got it.

So in a bit of awful timing, I am laying a concrete slab in the middle of the day today, lorry arriving at 1pm. It's too late to change the timing, as it is the only time the supplier and helper can be here.

Obviously the hot dry weather is not ideal, so worried about the concrete going off too quickly and cracking. I have some massive tarps, is it worth making a frame over the pad and covering with the tarp to try and slow it down? Or will this be counter productive?