Home DIY

Lovely work and the gloryhole is a nice touch.

What are you sealing your window sills with, and would you be confident in putting plants on them?

would you be confident in putting plants on them?

Ugh, then you can't clean them and they attract condensation.

But they look nice and make you happy.

They can do that on a shelf :)

Nice bit of wood (fnar).

You've got supports around the edge but what's stopping the middle from sagging? Has it got c channel slotted underneath?

Baton along the wall.

Window boards have three coats of osmo and plants live on them. Triple glazed so condensation bro. I did the bathroom ones in a PU lacquer to be safe.

Baton along the wall.

Is that enough to stop the front from moving if your elbows are on it?

Yeah, 500x30 iroko. My wife’s elbows aren’t very heavy.

Got to say having a second look, you've done an excellent job of concealing the supporting elements.

A great illustration of the atd needed to make something look simple.

Also definitely didn’t drill through the wall into our bedroom while installing a bracket.

osmo

Which one?

3032 satin 4 lyfe

Also today: fucking up our nice block wall

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Catflap?

@le_james I'd honestly say lovely screws,, I've definitely gone with buy as and when needed - the right size and type definitely beat a job lot trade pack

the rain gulley above that room was completely fucked. roofers fixed gutter and the roof and sealed it all up last week.

just took down the dining room tiles and it looks like it was already overboarded which was a little worrying as I wasn't sure how I'd proceed with that but they used the shit adhesive in there and the ceiling is flat so I was able to get the adhesive off clean with a 5 in 1 painters tool so I'll be able to knock it flat with a few hours of scraping I reckon.

waited in all day for plasterboard delivery too so of course he arrived at 5pm.

20 sheets was probably the perfect amount to order at once. it's enough that it made having a giant fucking lorry back down our (dead end) road and block traffic for 10 minutes worth it and by the 20th board I was very very ready to stop moving plasterboard.

bought a sheet carrying tool and possibly the best £10 i've spent on the new house so far. would have been me and a mate carrying it in chuckle bros style instead otherwise.

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Nice elbow patches

v nice

I worked on a job about 3 years ago and we had to move 1000 sheets, I wanted to end it all.

Didn’t know that was a thing, could have done with one of those.

Now I'm aware of needing the proper screws, I probably need a dozen boxes and to take up all the other carpets again!

A big pack of every type of screw is definitely the way to go. Nice to walk out to the garage and what I need is already there.

How do I get the excess mortar off this black limestone?

I have tried using this product as directed for the "first wash". And scrubbing with a stiff scrubbing brush.

If I scrape it with a knife once softened up I have better luck. So wondering about a wire brush, but on the small test area I tried out before it scratched.

I'm nervous about pressure washing in case I damage the grout - and as expected most of the residue is near the grout lines.

Any tips much appreciated.

Cheers.

(yes, I know I should have used cleaner and pressure washed it before the grout went down)

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Brick acid would probably take that off. Grout and pointing is alkaline so acid will work on it. White vinegar works too, probably a bit less gnar.

Wouldn't the acid react with the limestone first though?

Obvs depending on what the grout is, but unless it's lime based, I'd think it was less reactive.