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i lost my shit with this stuff on a door, proper John Cleese with the tree branch on the car except it was a small roller and more swearing, i just couldn’t lay it off properly before it started to drag.
great on skirting and frames though as you just keep moving and you are not trying to cover a large area.

Tiling looks spot on.. What's with the little window? I think a black cable wrap would disguise the cable.. Can you add an offcut of tile between the double socket and switch?? Also what way are the fronts of your worktops being finished?

Looks great, I think some heat-shrink would sort that cable out.

@dbr that’s the one, yep! only saw the ads after buying it about a year back mind..!

@Technics100 no other reason than I fancied a little window/shelf to pop a few bits and bobs in/on, and also to hide the tv remote from the kids if you spotted that

@chiroshi thank you! that’s a far better and more sensible idea that anything i had in my head

Things are beginning to look a bit house like after a couple years of slogging. Still no power or water, but had our first overnight this weekend

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Absolutely amazing work @Creek_Tebsin loved following your progress

After building a whole kitchen and hanging cabinets I avoid the harder plugs. I use long strong steel screws and enough rawl plugs to match the depth of the screw. And I make sure to clear the plaster on top of the brick. Whole rawl plug needs to be in the brick and hole needs to match rawl plug size. If it spins in the hole it isn't secure. Some people put slivers of wood in the hole around the rawl plug in these cases to stop it spinning.

For really heavy things I have used resin bolts which are good fun. You drill a hole as per instructions, fill with polymer resin and push your threaded rod into the hole. Wait until it cures and then bolt whatever you need to into it. Solid.

Look up frame fixings and YouTube from actual builders is a godsend.

This is awesome, must be a great feeling to do something as simple as watch the laptop with the fire on

We've had our dining room reskimmed and I had a question about applying the mist coat... I did this before with a roller and it was a pig of a job, due to the watered-down paint a lot was spat off the roller, especially when doing the ceiling due to gravity. If I apply this with a brush do we think it will have a negative on the overall finish?

Plastic/dust sheet all the things and wear a paper suit, some of the fancier foam rollers are better at not flinging most of the paint not on the wall but 1st few coats on a new wall are kinda a pain.

Thanks for that, had a feeling it might be a necessary evil. The pain is soon forgotten I guess once everything is finished and looking slick. Noted on the dust sheets, ta.

This looks like a lot of work, good job! Looks Scottish coastal?

I know its a massive mile stone to be able to stay in a new project, nearly there kind of a deal, but 30 years of projects has taught me. Never actually move in until its totally done, or you are agreed that any small tasks left will never be finished in your lifetime. My parents started a barn project before I was born. Its still not finished and I'm half way through my own lifetime.

Thought this would be a good place to ask.

We picked up some wooden train toy bits. Mostly someone offloading their junk unfortunately. Some of it is salvageable, but it is filthy.

What's the best way to clean?

Bucket of oxygenated bleach solution for a bit then leave on a towel, then scrub?

I assume it's birch.

Good excuse for a shelf.. I like it..

Suspect there's no easy way without fucking the wood up a bit. I'd be tempted to try a small amount of cleaning vinegar (acetic acid basically) as per this article.

Now if you had a pressure washer....

pressure washer....

I do.

But I lack the time to make 100 little micro jigs to hold the peices while I blast them.

Sugar soap and a non-scratch pan sponge would be my first port of call.

Chuck em all in a bucket of mild cleaning solution then let rip with the karcher ;)

Washing machine on a wool cycle.

Dishwasher on a glass cycle.

I dread to think what the steam dry cycle would do to the wood.

Bucket of bleachy water and a scouring pad.

Cheers all

Kids will probably lick them clean

Yeah it’s feeling pretty special, still lots to do but definitely lifted our spirits a little and helped me regain a little energy for the next few weeks of attacking the to do list

@BrickMan good eyes, yeah a little island off Orkney, got a current projects thread going for it too. I know exactly what you mean and really want to avoid getting into the “that’ll do for now” mindset. My partner had had a really rough week so the aim was just to give her a bit of a lift showing what we had to look forward to. Got three weeks to get all the finishings dealt with, a bit more tiling and probably another wee touch up coat of paint on each wall once sockets are all fixed, although I might try and do some painting this weekend before the rest of the sockets go on now the messy bit of cutting the holes is over.

@jambon I put a couple mist coats on our fresh plaster, and although it was a little patchy by the time the second coat of colour is on you don’t notice at all. A brush would be an arduous task, just cover as much as you can and go for it with a roller.

Thanks very much for the info, noted. Will just crack on as it's just one room so nothing to complain about.

Probably like a few people, I've been quietly following your thread. Some really inspirational stuff. We went to Orkney on a walking holiday a few years back and your images instantly take me right there as it looks similar. Can't imagine how satisfying it was spending your first night there.