Home DIY

Cheers @hoefla and @rj will give it a go!

Edit update: it worked, woohoo! Thanks again.

Full refund. They were initially going to install the cooker at some point in the future after I'd sorted the issues but eventually I just cancelled it.

Mmmmmm.

All that wall chasing is, I think, possibly worse.

Most of the sparx I've worked with away from big sites think that the safest way to cut their chases in walls is one hand holding the grinder and the other hand holding the nozzle of a clapped out Henry hoover behind the disc. They always seem pretty bemused when I get salty with them for filling the air with silica dust and very few understand that a proper m class extractor is not the same as a Henry let alone have heard of a chasing saw.

Anyone want a DIY hoover and some Thistle Bonding Coat? Would rather they didn't end up in the tip.

https://www.lfgss.com/conversations/370238/

We don’t do any chasing, as we just do site temporary supply. But we’re everywhere at all stages of construction from groundworks until the permanent supply is on, so we usually avoid being in the thick of it in terms of dust creation, but everywhere is dusty, it feels rare that we’re on site once the place is clean tbh. And if it’s not dust it’s exhaust pollutants from plant and generators.

Can’t bloody wait to qualify and get out.

I use an old multimaster blade on the Fein to chase in plaster, it only removes a tiny bit of material and that can be contained to a degree by a decent class M hoover. You can hench up and cut them with a stanley blade in most plaster based materials. Brick with a sharp chisel, concrete the same but it is a lot harder work.

When I say old multimaster blade, it's basically a stub with no teeth but it cuts through plaster very easily.

I have an outdoor floodlight which is on the downstairs lighting circuit. Is there any issue with using Wago connectors to split this to power both the floodlight and some kind of outdoor fairy light things? Connections will be in a weatherproof box.

Thinking of using some Sonoff smart relays so that I can switch them independently.

Thought this was quite a good BF deal
https://www.screwfix.com/p/goldscrew-pz-double-countersunk-woodscrews-trade-pack-1400-pcs/69034
... albeit not very exciting.

They're not the ones with that cutaway sort of self tapping tip though.

Anyone on here use Lidl middle aisle tools? I need stuff like drills and sanding machines. Brands that I recognise are like 5x more, but is that worth it?

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IME they're absolutely fine for occasional DIY use. I have a bench grinder from Parkside. The wheel doesn't run that straight (I could go through the effort of dressing it) and it's noisy as hell, but perfectly functional.

For that money totally worth a go I'd say. Don't expect to hand them down to your kids though!

We have some wooden framed windows at the back of our gaff.

They are very draughty. There is no gasket on them.

It looks like there was a space for a gasket to be fitted? If that's what this channel is for, what product should I be looking for?

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Weatherstrip? Comes in varying thicknesses, is self-adhesive. What I used on a similar window.

They're fine. Biggest issue with the cordless stuff is that if you invest in batteries and want a compatible tool you're dependent on Lidl restocking them, or eBay scalpers. And there's nothing like the range of tools the lime and teal brands offer.

You can get weather stripping that fits in that slot so you don't have to deal with the adhesive residue in future.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324350466079

Primarily for uPVC, but the arrow shaped bit could likely be stuffed in that slot.

I have a parkside 24v drill driver and two batteries. Bloody brilliant kit.

3 years ago I bought the 12v version and used it to build the base for a log cabin, build planters, install radiators, switches, sockets, and much more. Renovated a whole house and the battered thing is still going strong.

Sold, going to grab it.
Are the bits they come with any good?

I have an outdoor floodlight which is on the downstairs lighting circuit. Is there any issue with using Wago connectors to split this to power both the floodlight and some kind of outdoor fairy light things? Connections will be in a weatherproof box.

I believe outdoor lighting is a "special installation" so you aren't allowed to DIY. I'd probably do it though.

Not anymore (in England). The only special area now is bathrooms.

Buy the best bits you can for the application. Anything bundled will be garbage or inappropriate.

Cheers

Anyone installed a PIV Positive Input Ventilation to help with mould?

Clean walls with sugar soap before painting? Or some other suggestion?

I usually do. Rinse after.