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whats the difference between a skirting board and a large conduit shaped like a skirting board?

anyway, sadly the floor is concrete so not feasible.

too wide and is stopping me installing my string shelving.

You could duck the whole thing by getting the String rails that don't have floor resting feet.

Assuming your wall is strong enough to take the entirely wall mounted load.

This post from @amey may help

Wasnt expecting such a niche DIY question to have a solution in a cycling forum but there you go

I'd need to stack two of them on top of each other at the moment due to the size of the skirting board cover. It's not the height but the depth.

implying LFGSS is still a cycling forum

Whats the best 'thin' splashback? i messed up my calcs when designing the use of the old fireplace opening for our induction hob - means we only have c.10mm on either side to the wall. So not enough room for tiles.

I was thinking copper sheet (too pricey) as splashback - but what else would work?

Getting them on was a bit of a bitch so won't be getting them off in a hurry. Having three floating shelf brackets per shelf makes it harder as if the angles are slightly out there is a need for a certain amount of brute force.

As the shelves are 40mm thick and heavy wanted to ensure they stay up

it really is like a bunch of fixie skidders got old, bought houses and are now asking about what cauking to use

But with an intense allegiance to certain Belgian brands...

Conduit advertises its likely contents to humans who may come along at a later date and do stuff which the installers hadn't considered likely. Skirting disguises the mains cables and means a future human might do something thinking it's safe but in fact it leads to an accident involving them or other humans.

Concrete floor is pretty simple really, you just cut a channel in it. Although it is a massive ball ache. I don't make the rules, like everyone else I just interpret them and try to work within them without creating a huge amount of work for myself.

Stainless.

Lovely. I’ve got similar worktop off cuts from Howdens. Could you link to Amazon hinges please?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07RFVDTGF/ref=cm_sw_r_apan_glt_fabc_ZJKMYCMTQFG0K0CXVGGM?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1

The floor in my daughter's room (first floor suspended, Victorian terrace) is very much not flat from various movement over the years. The window is basically a parallelogram. I believe the movement has since been arrested by the kitchen below being extended 15 years ago and a new double patio door being installed. The unflatness is definitely not translating to the ceilings, windows or door lintels of the rooms below.

Can I be arsed to do anything about her floor? It's not springy and from having to secure a load of loose floorboards knackered by previous trades, the joists don't look in bad condition. Do I just right it off as a bit of character and hope my daughter doesn't get seasick?

Addendum: the window opening is a parallelogram, the new sash window was fitted by Everest and has no issues.

A bit of expanding foam should see you right. Maybe shim it with a coke can.

Our old place was about 4 inches lower in one corner. The prospect of doing anything about it had us just sucking it up.

Where does one purchase several metric tons of foam?

I know the fix is pulling up all the boards and sistering up new joists. But I'm wondering if I can be arsed if it's not a sign of the house sinking into the mud (see previous comment about the floors below not having the issue anymore). Problem is towards the external wall. Low spots are maybe half an inch out over 4m span of room.

From the northeast corner of our kitchen to the southwest corner of the office our house drops about 6.5”, we’re not about to do anything about it after 30 years.
We did other stuff like exterior stabilization and sealing of the foundation (we have a basement) and it hasn’t shifted.

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Amateur.

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Probably unwise for a Northern Irishman to be commenting on concocting things from commonly available chemicals so I'll follow @withered_preacher 's lead and ignore the issue.

Do I just right it off as a bit of character and hope my daughter doesn't get seasick?

Yes. Seasickness is only caused by movement. If it's not moving, leave well alone. If it's really sloping, lay a new artificial fibre carpet and buy mini_com some skis.

Not my arm.

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That was quick work with the mrmdf.