Looks awesome, fair play. Is that a doorbell lol?
Also -5 points for the weird alignment on the pegboards. I guess you did the left one then the right two?
What "man jobs" have you done today?
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Also -5 points for the weird alignment on the pegboards. I guess you did the left one then the right two?
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ooh that's nice and tidy.
Did they come numbered or did you do the pattern yourself ?
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Lol, a tidy store is an efficient store
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Ha ha it's my yearly delivery
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Nah it's a spinny thing to hold the door closed, though it does look like a doorbell!Looks awesome, fair play. Is that a doorbell lol?
Also -5 points for the weird alignment on the pegboards. I guess you did the left one then the right two?
Yep, that's exactly right re the peg boards, but it doesn't bother me thankfully. At some point there will be a soldering station on the worktop in front of the left one and the drill press is in front of the right two so it doesn't show really now.
As someone who has rectified similar issues with a renovation recently do it properly. You don't want to be apply any new coating over paper. Get it all stripped. Properly assess the wall and then refinish it depending on condition.
You likely want to prepare the mating surface anyway to properly key it...something like thistlebond.
similar position house is early 1900s hallway and stairs quite cathartic stripping off the wall paper till i found some of the polyfilla repairs i did 25 years ago....we were young then and just papered over the cracksHere are some photos;
The first one shows the blue colour which is the original wall. The second picture shows what I imagine is the original lining paper. I'm loathe to take more of this off as where it has come off reveals the wall isn't in a great condition. You'll also note I have an archway which is partly wood which scares me as well!
I'm putting a non-functioning fireplace behind where the sofa is, so I'm not that fussed about making that look particularly good as it'll be hidden but I really ought to do the whole thing right I suppose.
I'm thinking about buying this and giving it a go: https://www.diy.com/departments/toupret-plasterer-s-kit/3178310014219_BQ.prd
)))) now had to rectify them use the 5 mm deep filler from screwfix about 11 quid a tub and some premixed filler from them.plasterers....yeah right try getting hens teeth had one quote ..600 pounds for a days plastering ..could fit you in maybe next march if my other jobs go ok. others never ring back to quote...
decided do it the best i can and if its not perfect well one day the next owner will probably rip it all off anyway
also looked at screwfixs lining paper about 4 pound something a roll good reviews and was tempted i must admit.
oh and a similar vein roof tile replacement yes that saga continues i reckon these tradesmen all drink at the same pub...why advertise you want work and then when rang come up with excuses like can take you on till end of june..or just going on holiday will ring when i get back...yeah..
ill be on the news soon..60 year old falls from roof fitting roof tiles grrrrr
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Trying to patch up masonry where the plaster has blown back to the brick, is tricky to hide smoothly - especially if you intend to paint (easier to cover with wallpaper).
Always better to get re-skimmed if you can.
Always better to get re-skimmed if you can.
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There's no reason you can't blend it in, just a question of time.
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True.....but a lot of time and effort that can be avoided if you have the resouce to do it properly....cutting corners the 'easy way' is often the longest way that doesn't last (then has to be done again)
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Bought & fitted a massive 10m x 15m net to go over my koi pond and pergola.....to stop all the leaves falling from the trees going into the pond and clogging up the pump
Simple job that turned into a bigger job - changed the toilet seat in the en-suite after eldest daughter split the old one climbing on it to close the window.
Is a fully built in suite, so had to remove the pan to get to the fixings for the seat, on re-assembly couldn't stop the flush pipe leaking at the joint with the pan, cue a trip to Screwfix for a new flush pipe pan connector, all good now though.
So what should have been a ten minute job turned into 2 hours.
Is a fully built in suite, so had to remove the pan to get to the fixings for the seat, on re-assembly couldn't stop the flush pipe leaking at the joint with the pan, cue a trip to Screwfix for a new flush pipe pan connector, all good now though.
So what should have been a ten minute job turned into 2 hours.
Surely you should have just used top fixings? I've never heard of someone removing the pan to fit a new seat!
Old one was fixed with conventional fixings so had no choice, original installer must have fitted the seat before installing the pan (suite was in before we moved in so had no involvement in the spec).
