Home DIY

Is there a little isolator on the tap feed? One you can open and close with a screwdriver?

I know I posted before, but now the scaffolding is down it’s falling apart even more.

How on earth do I fix this up? Assuming I’ll strip most of it back to stone.

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You'd need to remove all the loose gear, get drill tie in and build it out.

I'm sure there's a more authentic material that could be used but generally that kind of problem is patched using Toupret Rock Solid filler. There is also the Masonry Repair filler. To strip the paint off you can use a mixture of scraping and IR stripper for the bits that are really stuck a sharp chisel is very effective although it takes a bit of feel to chip it off quickly.

Thanks as ever. Appreciate it. Have the paint recos from you from last time.
Feels like I have a plan, just need the time.

Didn't @Soul do a nice timber desk cable thing? Can't quite remember

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Interesting comment ‘just need the time’. If you have any ideas where I could get some time, it would be appreciated. It seems it’s a valuable commodity and hard to find. Screw fix and local hard ware shops don’t have in stock currently.

Argh.

Errrr… I’m confused by that reply? I too am searching for time as current balance is zero.

Everyone is searching for time. Everyone’s balance is zero.

I had some time but I sold it to someone else and now I need some more.

If you find a supplier, please get in touch😀

Does anyone have a recommendation for a product to remove paint from internal brickwork?
It's mainly small areas that are from carelessness when painting an adjacent wall.

I have no idea how these are actually used, but looks like it might be useful if the pipe is exposed?

https://www.screwfix.com/p/self-cutting-isolating-valve-15mm/59752?tc=UA5&ds_rl=1249404&gclid=Cj0KCQjw756lBhDMARIsAEI0AgnFnnmxyztVWweqj0Hl26YW2zbTCR_PcG3gxWJZaPzVCsh1pVj0igYaAqBAEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds

I mentioned it before but Valspar is life now.
Also painting ply doors is shitty (I think the trick is to water the paint down for one of the coats to get it in the grain easier)

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Lovely!

there's a bit of a gap at the side of the door, is it like the american bathrooms where people can watch you poo from outside the stall ?

Yeah, its a spectators sport.

water the paint down for one of the coats to get it in the grain easier

Would something like a base coat in mdf primer, then sand back make life easier?

Sort of like the equivalent of a high build primer for bodywork.

It's looking very sharp BTW. I like the integration from skirting to architrave.

It's something that bugs me with the way the floor fitters did our skirting, so it's pleasing to see such a thought through solution.

Yeah, possibly, I forget which primer I used but pretty sure it was the correct, I think the issue is the grain is deep and it would require quite a few coats of primer before flat, especially since the primer is thinner than the top coat.

Maybe I am just doing it wrong!

Oh and thanks! Wanted to keep it quite simple and consistent as victorian style stuff feels a bit pastiche in lofts IMO (although have seen plenty that work). The thing that really stresses me are 4 panel doors with the corners cut off, so pleased we didn't end up with one of them...

keep it quite simple

Can you speak to my wife, please? I've shown her office on here.

All the wallpaper, all the time

On the fly and small bits can just be scratched off with the tip of a 18mm snap off blade or similar.. looks like Wilko still do a cheap paint stripper £6.75 500ml which will soften it before scratching off or use one of those toothbrush size wire brushes (I've not found a expensive paint stripper that massively out performs the cheap ones)