Home DIY

I'll just keep the Bosch RO until it dies. But with 1.5ah batteries, I go through all four of the ones I have within about half an hour. I have a corded RO for that reason. And the batteries heat up something shocking if I'm really going for it, so they won't charge properly for ages until they cool down. Other than that, when it is working it is great. The multi-tool and the router things I would really like to be cordless for dexterity reasons. Using a circle cutting jig or doing all four edges of a trim or something with a corded router is a pain in the dick. The Bosch saw is just shit, total shit. I swear I could probably stop the blade with my fingers. Not that I am about to try.

Some progress on project porch - tyvek , battens and a outlet chute made out of soakers. Now I’m stuck choosing cladding. Cheapest is upvc boards but… yuk … What I would like to do would be oak board or boards with white oil finish. Tried some roofing battens but meh….

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It's a relatively small amount, you might get a joinery shop to make you oak t&g boards. Can't think of an off the shelf supply at the moment.

Chiltern timber do oak shiplap in a range of sizes - I’m looking at that. Alternative would be a single board (225 ish) both are pricey.

Going to be tough to avoid the high price wherever you source it.

Just wanted to get back and say thanks for this tip,

Bought the Soudal sealant and went at it this weekend by opening up the gap a little and getting it all down in there, worked really well - window frame is now fixed in place and the outside noise has been reduced massively!

Actually surprised how easy it was... thanks!

Bought a sliding mitre saw at the weekend... can't believe I hadn't bought one before.

First practice project was a little pot/log store for the garden. Just need to get some felt for the roof now - might change the feel so that it leans back a bit more. I didn't account for the on-the-piss patio.

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How can I shore up a wonky sash lock?

The mechanism inside is knackered somehow, and I need to pull it out of the door to have a look inside it.

But, the chippy that I got to put it in (which, in hindsight, I really should have done myself), has bodged it with a load of filler.

What's the best way to put it back? I was thinking either:

• fill the whole thing up with filler & cut out the space again; or
  
• cut a chunk of pine / whatever wood I have sitting around to fit, then fill the gaps with filler, and then cut the space again; or
  
• build up the sides of the hole (with 2 part filler), so that I can cut a better fitting hole for the lock body without having to hog out as much material as 1 or 2.
  
• fill it out with packers
  

Nice!

felt for the roof now

As you don't need much it might be worth looking on ebay/fbm for people selling ends of rolls of torch-on roofing felt.

Glad to have been of some assistance.

Good shout, I'll keep an eye out.

The other project I've been cracking on with in the background was redoing our downstair loo.

It used to have a shower in it, but the room has zero insulation or radiators so it absolutely freezing sometimes, and we can make do with one bathroom now that's been done. So first order of business was taking all of the layers and layers of tiles and rotten OSB/plasterboard off the walls.

Took out the old floor - the old shower tray was too heavy to lift out so put a new suspended floor in over the top of its final resting place. Floor got a vapour barrier and some insulation under it, then put some pretty poorly measured out plumbing for a washing machine.

With the direction of a sparky friend of mine, I wired in a fused spur (onto the supply for the old power shower) and new sockets for the said washing machine and put a couple of spot lights in the ceiling.

Walls and ceiling all got PIR insulated plasterboard, just need to tape the rest of the joins ready for some plastering down the line.

Will make a plinth for the washing machine so that the door opens freely over the top of the loo that I'll put in once I get round to putting a floor in.

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I would think something like a thermally modified timber would work well and give you better rot resistance and unlikely to be an issue with tannin staining.

Vastern Brimstone comes in ash, poplar and sycamore.

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I've got a couple of rolls of felt in the shed (EN1). They're at least 7 years old, probably a lot older than that. Free to anyone that wants them.

Sure looks nice - will investigate - I think I need 2 source local tho - otherwise will get stung for delivery.

@Sheppz have a look at Russwood: https://www.russwood.co.uk/ - they are a great company. Based up in here in Scotland but they deliver all over. They do Thermapine and can/do paint to suit colour choice. Might end up spendy for a small area though...

Cheers but I moved up north last year so it’d be a bit of bother I’d imagine! Found someone round the corner though so will nip round on Wednesday to grab some.

Put together a plinth for our washing machine tonight and now it’s in the room… I can’t get it out for plastering and everything else. Might have to wait til the door and radiator comes off to get the washing machine in next month. 😂

Yep love them - bought some fancy screws from them once - I need such a small amount I imagine delivery will be prohibitive.

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This is looking good.

Has anyone laid underfloor electric under engineered wood? I have a fully insulated shed/garden room with fancy wood flooring - 20m2 room, I’d like to put 16m2 electric underfloor into it. I can get 2m2 rolls cheap, but I’m not sure I can plug 8 of them into a single thermostat - does anyone have any experience/know why I couldn’t? Thank you

Hopefully right thread now…!

I think the thermostats have a rating in amps and so do the sheets. I bought a couple to replace some broken ones the other day and I'm pretty sure they were rated for 16amps (which seems to be standard unsurprisingly)

So you would need to have 2amp max draw from each roll.

Ah thank you - v helpful