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• I got 99 problems but my WiFi ain't one

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 4 days, 14 hours

  

  Our broadband has just been upgraded from 500Mbps to 1Gbps and I'm thinking about upgrading the wifi setup to take advantage of it. We have a few wifi6 devices. There's a drawing of the current setup below. There's no practical way of getting a cable from the front of the house to the back of the house. Two of us WFH so plenty of video calls and design docs being uploaded/downloaded. 25m garden and 120sq.m house.

  CEX sell Eero Pro 6 and Eero Pro 6E for as low as £40-60 a unit so I'm considering just buying those - understanding I might have to find three not locked to an ISP. Is there better way of doing it for similar cash?

• How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 month

  

  Painted ours back in the spring, snap from a few weeks ago.

• How do I bathroom / kitchen / extension? etc.

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 month

  

  Looks great. Little Green Light Bronze? Snap if so

• Audiophiles hifi appreciation thread old and new

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 month, 1 week

  

  Hey, just DM’d a link to photos.

• Audiophiles hifi appreciation thread old and new

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 month, 1 week

  

  I have an old inherited pair of Ruark Sabre speakers circa 1995 and it’s time to sell on. Other than eBay where might be a good place list them? If there’s any interest here I’d be happy to share more details. No idea what they’re worth. Cabinets have scuffs etc and potentially one tweeter dome dented, I need to unpack them for a closer look. Located in Bath.

• Home DIY

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 month, 2 weeks

  

  Thanks for the mdf vs plasterboard advice. Will plan for the latter

• Home DIY

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 1 month, 2 weeks

  

  I want to box in some bits that run the length of a bedroom wall. It'll be a span of 3.5m, 1.2m tall and 0.3m deep. I was going to build some studwork then cover in 9mm MDF, mantlepiece thing on top and beading for a panelling effect then paint. Can't see any tongue and groove type MDF in the pattern my wife wants. Should I consider plasterboard instead of the MDF? Main concern is getting a neat join between the MDF or plaster sheets spanning the width not sure how to approach.

• Home DIY

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 4 months, 3 weeks

  

  Thanks to all for answering my questions upthread, appreciated. Plans adjusted accordingly, within the limits of my competence.

• Home DIY

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 4 months, 3 weeks

  

  As a first furniture project I was going to make some Rietveld inspired Lounge Sofas like the Hay ones for our garden. Like This
  145x19mm planed larch because I found some for cheap (relatively).

  What screws would you use to attach the 1.2m seat and back sections to the arms?
  Hay use dowel and maybe confirmat(?) screws, looking at the instructions. So I could do the same.
  Or could I get away with just 8x80mm Stainless Screws, like Spax Universal T20 partial thread, or similar

• Home DIY

  in Miscellaneous and Meaningless • 5 months, 3 weeks

  

  Thanks for taking a look, I’ll give that temp fix a go.

  The repair sounds like more work than I had hoped and it’ll drive me crazy if the new tiles and ridge don’t match as It’s all visible from the ground as well as house. I have two spare tiles ready from a neighbour and an architectural salvage place nearby has similar too. I’m not so sure about the ridge.