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Anyone got any advice for cutting down an MDF bath panel? I've got a jigsaw without a guide, or a handsaw. Can't decide if gloss paint will seal the cut end well enough once it's done? It's this panel I'm cutting https://www.wickes.co.uk/Wickes-White-Gloss-Front-Bath-Panel-with-Plinth---1700-x-600mm/p/252237

Jigsaw against a spirit level clamped to the panel.

Sand the end and a couple of coats of gloss will be fine.

45 m²

¾ of the way through having 40m² of engineered parquet layed. 😢

So did we in the end, I ran out of enthusiasm.

It’s reclaimed stuff and needs the gunk removing from the tongue and groove so not as straight forward as buying new. That said it’s an endangered hardwood so you can’t get this stuff off the shelf, I think it came from a church c-1900.

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If you’re cutting the top edge it usually slots under the lip of the bath so the edge will be hidden anyway.

@Soul great idea!

@dbr I'm cutting it down from 1700 - 1500mm long so the end wi be exposed mdf. I'll buy a new jigsaw blade today

Don't forget that the blade of a jigsaw isn't flush with the edge. Make sure you account for that offset when marking.

Run a Stanley/utility knife down the cutting line a couple of times and it’ll make it easier to stay on track and leave a cleaner cut edge. TBH you could just cut all the way though with the knife if you wanted too.

@Dexter

I bought a tin of MDF edge sealer from Screwfix or Toolstation, not actually used it yet, but it's a thing that exists. MDF bath panels are unfortunately seemingly impossible to protect forever but I'm sure you can do a good enough job to get a few years out of it.

Where are you based? I have a track saw and aforementioned edge sealer you're welcome to borrow/use if near CR7.

I made mine from left over shower panel and oak. Bit more involved...

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Bit more involved...

...than a single jigsaw cut 😂

Looks amazing though - can we have some more bathroom pictures please? What's the splashback?

fair comment. It was more the choice of material. I can't imagine the MDF lasting very long but you may not have four kids like me!

Looks great though, proper joinery.

And yeah, I'd never put non MR MDF in a bathroom.

This is lovely!

whoa that's next level, nice work. Ours won't look anything like that.

I've warned the GF about using MDF but she's adamant so will have to seal the cut end as best as poss.

Thanks all for the advice and offers all - will go with the level and jigsaw option I think as I'm not London based anymore, cheers @stevo_com

Next level craft

I’m back off to lurk on the bodges and hacks thread, much more my gift than your wood bending skills

This reminds me of a recipe in an old French cook book I read for a butter swan. Larousse Gastronomique, I think.

Step 1: take a block of polystyrene
Step 2: carve your swan
Step 3: cover with butter
Etc...

Looks amazing obvs.

get the keys to our new place this afternoon, first order of business is rip down every polystyrene ceiling tile and strip of coving in 7 rooms over next 4 days.

however I am not really sure what my best option is for disposing of all the waste. I'm probably going to just pile it all up in the back room until it's done but I'll be diving straight into the redecorating after that and it's going to be a massive pain in the arse if it's hanging around for too long. it feels like even trying to bag it up is going to be difficult given its bulk.

what's the best way to dispose of something like this? call a waste removal van and man type thing and chuck it straight in the back, hippo/anyjunk bag (so i can scatter it to the 4 winds and alienate our new neighbours while awaiting collection), I think our local tip accepts polystyrene but getting it all in a yaris doesn't sound like a good idea and i think we'll need to save up our allowance of visits for the rest of the move stuff.

also I'm expecting to need to put coving back up to minimise the amount of hassle needed to get each room to a paintable state again.

any suggestions for a source of decently priced coving that's going to be easy to just jam up with some adhesive and nails to hold it in place?

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Prepare thyself for the fucked ceiling those tiles are hiding

I’d do a dump run, maybe even a ton bag on the roof. Wait and load is done by volume usually so it’ll be like £150 for what feels like nothing

Maybe 9mm plasterboard over the top and skim would save removal/repair and retain a tiny bit of insulation.

but getting it all in a yaris doesn't sound like a good idea and i think we'll need to save up our allowance of visits for the rest of the move stuff.

You can get a lot in the back of a Yaris with the seats down!

Do you have an allowed number of trips? My tip only limits rubble, anything else is fine.

I'd be interested in some of this too @inchpincher