Home DIY

oh god, just watched a thing about on youtube, ho hum

Presumably it got a very quick hardening off time so you’ve got to work fast 🤷‍♂️

Which one?

kerakoll fugalite eco, yeah, me neither

In sweeping generalisation it's a balance of mixing what you need to what you can work with - there's no fuckin around time allowed - chap in the shop has no interest to sell you the wong product and I'm guessing its a small area to replace/repair, so you'll have a lot of spare product to test/experiment with.. (I'm digging for more info for someone else's ideas) I'm sure it'll work with an easy clean up

Anyone tried the Worx Pegasus workbench? Reviews look good but would be interested in any other recommendations.

Looking for something a bit more useful than my old heavy black and decker.

Are you based in India?

Under ideal conditions you will have 45 minutes from first introducing the two components to each other. This includes the thorough mixing to avoid streaky bands of colour.
What area of tiles are you grouting?

In what sense more useful?

No experience with the Worx Pegasus, but from watching some videos while it seems like it might be a bit better, it doesn't strike me as different enough to warrant buying if you've already got a workmate.

no, uk, luckily very small area. thanks both

I don't have one of those but do have
https://www.toolstation.com/keter-folding-work-bench/p10910
Which seems similar but a bit more basic.

It's good. More useful than my workmate. Main benefit is it folds up small and slots under the stairs. The built in clamps are useful too

Just scrapped my workmate after 20+ years service, it was fooked. I'd like something lighter with more clamping options and just a bit more refined. Worx unit looks to meet that brief

I had my grandads old workmate. It was great. But it had really been through it after me having it. It was shaky af and had loads of gouges sawn out of it. But good while it lasted

If you have access to Costco, same but cheaper, (it's where I got my Keter from):
https://www.costco.co.uk/Home-Improvement/Storage-Organisation/Workbenches/Keter-Folding-Worktable-with-Clamps/p/1219836

What was the wood epoxy stuff for fixing rot cant mind who uses it.

Best to cut rot out and splice in new wood and join with something like Repair Care.

If you can't splice in new, you can also rebuild and fill with Repair Care.

The other stuff has questionable longevity when used outside. It doesn't seem able to shrink and expand with the wood, so it cracks, and water gets in. Inside, it's probably fine, if the fill is large enough to expand and contract with the wood.

there’s all these tacks/square nails in the inside corners of our old stairs. Are they for a long gone carpet or more structural? I want to paint the stairs and have a runner but these will stand out

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Just sink them further and fill over them

Im going to cut the rotten stuff out and fill it with repair care, I cant cut enough to replace the bit as its in the corner of a velux.

Someoen before me has let it get to this point.

deconstructing this "dj booth" so i can make room to build my new home office space.

would like to get a couple of minutes in the same room as the person who built it and used nothing but 4" nails and rounded off timber screws to attach it everywhere (and welded those stupid fucking records to the ceiling). I just wanna talk to him...

once it's cleared and the space is cleaned up i'll be sticking up a stud wall with a door frame to split my office and workshop spaces up (and give me another wall for putting up shelving in the workshop).

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and just for laughs, how my "workshop" currently looks...

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I want to build a window seat with storage underneath in a large square bay that is single skin brick and am having worried about damp / condensation if it stops airflow

We're doing this in our bay window, which currently has damp patches on the inside wall.

First task is shoring up the outside (sealing the gaps between windows & mullions, repainting, adding a French drain around the base of the wall, grinding a fall into the window cill and adding a drip groove).

To keep the inside dry, I'm lifting the floor to clear up any crap between the joists, any dwarf walls and the outside wall, and making sure that the air bricks are completely clear. The rout out a vent in the floor itself.

I've asked the people building the cabinet (diyalcovecabinets.co.uk) to leave enough space between the boxing and the wall to ensure airflow.

Fingers crossed, it will be enough. If not, I'll try adding vents to the top of the seat itself.

That is a pretty comprehensive approach! Thank you - I am hoping I don't have to go as far as that but will see.

I think I'd looked at that same alcove company - interested to hear how good they are

Budget hand mitre saw recommendations? Looking for a used Nobex but need it for this weekend so not going to happen. I need to chop and mitre some old brittle skirting which i think a power version might be too much for (don't have one anyway!).

I've just ordered a Silverline one from Toolstation for some cornicing which is too big for my electric one.
I'll let you know if it's any good when it arrives on saturday.

I think my one is a Woolworths one similar to this. Provided you fix the guide block properly it's fine.

All that to say, if you're not doing loads I think you'll be fine with anything from your local diy store.

I don't knock the 14" toolbox saws as an alternative, roughneck is interesting, redhandle spear and Jackson 14tpi more classic both ~£5

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