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British Homestores mate. £150ea.
They are out fo stock at the moment and said that more are due from the manufacturer in about 2-3 weeks.
My modest home cinema/living room setup
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British Homestores mate. £150ea.
They are out fo stock at the moment and said that more are due from the manufacturer in about 2-3 weeks.
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Viewing distance is just over 4m.
I'll probably take the tv down when i start with the flooring. It simply hooks onto the bracket.
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Try seraching for
"LCD - Plasma TV Wall Mount Bracket Black Ultra Slim" ont he bay.
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"LCD - Plasma TV Wall Mount Bracket Black Ultra Slim" ont he bay.
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Started putting the floor down this afternoon.
I wont be doing any more until a bit later in the week.
Its solid Oak. Its called 'scraped wheat', presumably because its slightly uneven and more 'worn' looking.
I wont be doing any more until a bit later in the week.
Its solid Oak. Its called 'scraped wheat', presumably because its slightly uneven and more 'worn' looking.
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Time scale...im not really sure.
I dont really have that much left to do...but the bits that are left are time consuming.
Once the floor is down, i have skirting, architrave, coving and a few other little bits left.
As far as furniture goes...I've had bought the sofas months ago and they are still wrapped up until all the work is finished. I'ev also got a rug and some paintings to go up.
I need to buy a coffee table and dining table/chairs and a lamp.
I doubt ill have much more that that in there to be honest.
(Maybe a fish tank one day
)
I dont really have that much left to do...but the bits that are left are time consuming.
Once the floor is down, i have skirting, architrave, coving and a few other little bits left.
As far as furniture goes...I've had bought the sofas months ago and they are still wrapped up until all the work is finished. I'ev also got a rug and some paintings to go up.
I need to buy a coffee table and dining table/chairs and a lamp.
I doubt ill have much more that that in there to be honest.
(Maybe a fish tank one day
)
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how did you learn how to do all this stuff? are you a builder? worked on sites? or is it a hobby? just wondering because im completely useless at this sort of stuff, unless it comes all together in a box with instructions, like my desk, wardrobe, tv/av stand, etc
I pretty much know everything like that too. Its pretty easy if you have some common sense and some decent tools.
Plan to do some work in my room pretty soon. Changing everything bar the floor which was layed around 3 years ago and still in good condition. Just getting the time to do everything.
The only problem I think Im going to have in my room is hiding the LCD wires. I did plan to drill hole through the plaster board behind the TV then feed them down behind my desk, out at the bottom but Ive got a feeling that the batterns behind the paster board could run horizontal aswell as vertical right where the TV is going. Finding out exactly where they are is going to be a little tricky
Plan to do some work in my room pretty soon. Changing everything bar the floor which was layed around 3 years ago and still in good condition. Just getting the time to do everything.
The only problem I think Im going to have in my room is hiding the LCD wires. I did plan to drill hole through the plaster board behind the TV then feed them down behind my desk, out at the bottom but Ive got a feeling that the batterns behind the paster board could run horizontal aswell as vertical right where the TV is going. Finding out exactly where they are is going to be a little tricky
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I knew it wouldnt take you long.... lol
Its a compromise..its my living room and mini home cinema.
But anyway, yes i do have a large rug.
Its a compromise..its my living room and mini home cinema.
But anyway, yes i do have a large rug.
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Yeah, me too. Its amazing what you learn when you're sick of spending money on someone else doing it for you. So you have a crack yourself and realise how adept you are/can be at diy.
My house is timber framed, so every single wall has wallboards with horizontal and vertical battening.The only problem I think Im going to have in my room is hiding the LCD wires. I did plan to drill hole through the plaster board behind the TV then feed them down behind my desk, out at the bottom but Ive got a feeling that the batterns behind the paster board could run horizontal aswell as vertical right where the TV is going. Finding out exactly where they are is going to be a little tricky
But if you're gonna drill a hole why not just channel the cabling down? Remember the wallboard will be approx. 12mm thick, which should be plenty thick enough to hide your cables with them protruding. If not then just chisel into the battens slightly as you need to. Then just back fill it with some jointing compound.
I do my own plastering (taught by a friend), so i've no problems re-skimming the walls if need be
NB...NEVER tell people you know that you can plaster. They'll all want you round their house!!!
PhunkeyMonkeh.....what the blazes do you do for a living? cos:
A... you seem to have plenty of time on your hands, and
B... you seem to have plenty of cash in your pocket
Still, an excellent project dude, looking forward to the end result.
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PhunkeyMonkeh.....what the blazes do you do for a living? cos:
A... you seem to have plenty of time on your hands, and
B... you seem to have plenty of cash in your pocket
Still, an excellent project dude, looking forward to the end result.
haha.
A...I work for a company that develops bespoke software/services for large organisations/government/military.
B...It's not in my pocket anymore mate
I think everybody should have a go at doing any kind of work to their house. I am an electrician but I have also installed my own central heating system (apart from the boiler as a corgi registered plumber has to connect the gas),. I also recently installed my new kitchen and re-decorated the dining room. The next big job, which I am saving up for, is a new bathroom. The only thing I have found I am no good at is plastering (ends up looking like artex when i do it). I have saved a small fortune by doing the work myself. The money I have saved doing this work myself will then go towards the 'toys' for the living room, but you will have to wait for my thread called 'my not so modest cinema/living room setup' to see what I install (subject to what the GF allows me to do)
So, go on have a go. you will save a fortune by not using tradesmen to do your dirty work and I should know, I am one.
By the way, nice work there monkeh.
So, go on have a go. you will save a fortune by not using tradesmen to do your dirty work and I should know, I am one.
By the way, nice work there monkeh.
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So, go on have a go. you will save a fortune by not using tradesmen to do your dirty work and I should know, I am one.
Looollll.......oh the irony. Sparkies are one of the most costly 'tradesmen' around.
They're always trying to scare you with "yeah but if you get it wrong, you could die!"
Once i've finished my MCSE, i want to do some electrical quals. For personal interest and money saving/making reasons.
I think everybody should have a go at doing any kind of work to their house. I am an electrician but I have also installed my own central heating system (apart from the boiler as a corgi registered plumber has to connect the gas),. I also recently installed my new kitchen and re-decorated the dining room. The next big job, which I am saving up for, is a new bathroom. The only thing I have found I am no good at is plastering (ends up looking like artex when i do it). I have saved a small fortune by doing the work myself. The money I have saved doing this work myself will then go towards the 'toys' for the living room, but you will have to wait for my thread called 'my not so modest cinema/living room setup' to see what I install (subject to what the GF allows me to do)
So, go on have a go. you will save a fortune by not using tradesmen to do your dirty work and I should know, I am one.
By the way, nice work there monkeh.
I completely agree, I did the wiring (taking up floorboards/channeling brick walls), stripped/papered/painted the walls/gloss, layed laminate myself. I also completely stripped and re-tiled my bathroom. I'm a Systems BA, so don't hold any of these skills by trade but it's really simple stuff when you get down to it and will save yourself a huge amount doing stuff yourself (and hopefully build the skills to allow you to fix anything that breaks/goes wrong).
Monkeh, I envy your room, looks like it will be a good room to enjoy once complete.
Only found this thread tonight as I rarely head into this forum.
Great work and you get a great deal of respect from me being as I need a week to recover from simply painting a room
Nice choice on the floor too. I was going to go down the laminate route but in the end stuck with the carpets that were in for the time being. When I get round to changing them I will be putting down a solid wood floor on fibre board too.
Great work and you get a great deal of respect from me being as I need a week to recover from simply painting a room
Nice choice on the floor too. I was going to go down the laminate route but in the end stuck with the carpets that were in for the time being. When I get round to changing them I will be putting down a solid wood floor on fibre board too.