Home DIY

This looks incredibly sexy.

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It is. And the roller is on an eccentric cam, to you can rotate that 90 degree to lift the angle of the guide slightly and do a micro bevel without having to reset the holder.

They are very nice. I use one but they are tricky to get small plane blades to stay in place. Apparently there's a aftermarket bit you can buy to improve it. Someone linked to it in this thread a while back but I can't find it.

I think it's the best one though and it's great to handle.

How big will this jumbo bag from Selco be?

https://www.selcobw.com/10mm-gravel-jumbo-bag?geographic_area=59425

Something like 800g?

Lovely bit of kit. I went all in and got the ovoid roller and chisel clamp. You won’t regret it.

Plaster came away a bit too quickly when drilling a hole in kids bedroom to hang something - it's prob 10-12mm diameter instead of the 6mm bit I used. WetNFix?

https://www.wickes.co.uk/Tarmac-10mm-Gravel-Pea-Shingle---Jumbo-Bag/p/131897?gclid=CjwKCAiAprGRBhBgEiwANJEY7MqPCf4bisgJB5MuLDXSRjqstTHt2BI2T5Qi7CGv04X7vu3mWfEwMRoCnmoQAvD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds is a similar price and gives a better idea of size/quantity.

Cut the hole square and tidy.
Use two drywall screws to put a brace behind the hole.
Attach new drywall to brace.
Smooth with drywall mud.

Fill in the plaster hole and drill somewhere else?

What's this then?

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It’s a tie for brickwork

Wall tie

Cheers. Hate sorting this sort of stuff out.

Thanks!

A couple of weeks back I asked for some advice on removing a patio. Smashed it up today with a hammer and a big bar and what did I find underneath?

Another patio!

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Ha! Classic. You going to keep going down to soil?

Try wetnfix, maybe multiple ones. If it works then you can skip the other stuff that is much harder work.

I'll take up this one tomorrow. Assuming I'll either find another patio, or a body

At least you'll have plenty of hardcore for the sub base.

For fixing a towel radiator to a tiled plasterboard wall, Fischer Duopower okay or do I need something chunky?

Anyone South got any scraps of plasterboard knocking about? Only need about 1/3rd of a sheet.

In other news, ms_com finally found a suitable mirror on FB Marketplace. Transformation of the franken-fireplace is 99.6% complete

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Lots, but on the other side of town to you.

That fireplace look very good.

Looks great. And the other 0.4%?

Lots, but on the other side of town to you.

Thanks anyway, currently doing the bi-monthly "why the fuck did I chuck out X" tantrum.

That fireplace look very good.......and the other 0.4%?

Cheers, still building up the courage to drill through from the right hand alcove to run the heater cable. Thinking that if I start from the right then I'll have a starting/pilot hole in wood through the skirting which means I'll not need to do much/any filling or finishing on that side. And it if blows out slightly on the inside of the fireplace, I'm confident enough to patch that up, so long as I miss the tiles (jinx). That is holding up the final lick of paint on the inside. Plus I still haven't cailked between the oak trim and the mosaics as I can't decide if I want white or light grey (like the grout).