Home DIY

Dexion slotted angle if you want the [headache] DIY vibe

@swedeee might not be obvious that was for you

Is frame sealant the right product to seal around a victorian front door frame?

Look at burnt sand mastic

can't see it so not sure.. chances are it's not going anywhere i.e. frame sealants are more suited to upvc where the whole frame shakes on closing - there could be more appropriate fillers for the gap/crack

The cheap G rack stuff of Amazon/facebook worked ok for me as I dont need warehouse level durability.

The framing seems solid and fine, same as every other flat pack shelving, but reckon costs are cut on the MDF shelf, which I think is thinner/poorer quality since COVID and material cost increases.

Having done this (between wooden sash & stone mullions): fuck that noise. Foam strips & silicone all the way.

2x3s and some OSB.

50mm screws and go for it

Are tools any good from Rutlands?
I’m looking at various pocket hole and dowel jigs, and they’re all actually made of metal, which seems unusual for the price.

E.g. https://www.rutlands.com/products/pocket-hole-jig-portable

I've no experience of them but a 3 year warranty should give you peace of mind.

The proper pocket hole jig is half price at the moment. The portable one is fine but a bit fiddly.. If you’ve got the space I’d get the big one.

Just been browsing their entire collection of stuff and there are some bargains on there — sets of 4 clamps for £40, set of 3 hand saws for £20, set of 8 chisels for £30…

Trying to put an order list together and keep getting distracted

Great, thanks!

I've torn out the door/frame/bit of wall around a closet in our flat entrance directly across from the front door. Turning it into a nook for shoes/jackets/keys and a little bench to put shoes on.

Any pro-tips on the corner/angle bead? And by tips, maybe starting with what corner bead to buy (steel/vinyl/paper backed?). I suppose once I've got that I "just" throw it on, plaster it, and plaster everything else. Job done!

I’ve just got an email from Anglian water saying we have a water leak. It’s 18 litres an hour. I’ve done the turn off the stopcock and see if the meter stops, it doesn’t. I’ve turned off the stopcock before the meter and it does stop. So that means yes we have a fucking leak. I’ve dug down to find out what type of pipe it is, it’s 3/4” copper and it’s deep (regular spade on top of service for reference) Next I’ve got to find out where it goes into the house and cut and cap it. The kitchen is at the back meter is at the front and we have a concrete floor. It’s going to be under the slab isn’t it! I can feel it in my bones. If we can all send happy thoughts and vibes my way that would be wonderful. Thank you 🙏
I’m too old for this shit.

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best hole of the year that

Edit: this wasn't supposed to be a metaphor or so facetious, it was an honest thought of many wouldn't know where to start or be able to make good methodical progress - (as it goes and it wouldn't normally be mentioned I did you a ~4k redecoration job for someone who had an underfloor heating leak, this was paid to her from insurance, she had studied law (although not practicing) but I thought it very natty to achieve and manage the amount of work that was carried out...). You're not alone

Yikes sorry that sucks.

Stupid question: i have a pax wardrobe frame that broke when i tried lifting it off the floor on my own and it was oriented in the wrong direction so all the fixings just snapped and it collapsed. Before i chop it up small and take to the tip how bad of an idea would it be to use as a shelf board in workshop racking if i supported it every 30-40cm underneath? Guessing moisture susceptibility is the main issue. Just wondering it i can save buying some osb if i already have this.

On lining paper I like it but I'm incapable of getting a clean join between pieces. There's always a bubble/crease.

Changed my mind about the pax already nvm

What dickhead decided to space the joists in the outrigger
30cm, 35, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 40, 35, 35, 35…

Some Victorian era joke I’m unaware of?

Properly fucks up laying 2.4m interlocking sheets that meet on the joists

just had a quote for sorting electrics in our summer house.

new lighting circuit wired up to 2 existing led lights and one newly fitted led light, plus point to add downlights later on.

2 new circuits for electric rads, (2x 1500w, 2x 1000w) and sockets for each

new power circuit and sockets in 4 locations (but multiple sockets in some).

all cabling run surface mounted in conduit and all stuff supplied by him.

I think it looks ok (not cheap but not like he's trying to quote his way out of the job) but wouldn't mind outside opinions just to be sure.

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Cheaper than the guy we’ve been using (West Sussex, as I think you are), he is £300/day. Though he raised the rate twice during the process of our kitchen refurb last year and I feel like that’s pretty punchy now

Thanks, I’ve got AW coming out to see if they can trace where the pipe work enters the house. They should be able to clip on the the copper and use a cat to find it. I hope. Will see what happens.

That's pretty good to be fair. My cat only leaves the comfort of my bed about twice a day for a meal and a shit so getting it to sort your plumbing is ace

I’ve dug another hole by the footings for the house and have found water. I can’t tell which way it’s coming from, but we have water :/

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