Caporegime
If you buy actual fence paint, it's fine
What "man jobs" have you done today?
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If you buy actual fence paint, it's fine
Paint sits on the surface, bad idea for fences.
Caporegime
That's why you buy fence paint.
You realise fence 'paint' is stilll just paint that sits on the surface right. That is why you buy fence 'stain' that soaks in and doesn't peel or flake.
Caporegime
You realise fence 'paint' is stilll just paint that sits on the surface right. That is why you buy fence 'stain' that soaks in and doesn't peel or flake.
Paints been on my fence for over a year, it's not flaking
Repaired the water damage from a leaking service valve after changing the bottom fill valve on the toilet.
Was bone dry for an hour and usually I prefer to check these frequently and be around for a few days. But on this occasion went away for two days and asked my housemate to check/empty the pot I'd left under, a day later when he arrived home, it if it did develop a leak.
He did say the pot was full and had emptied it... needless to say I had to drill several holes in the ceiling to let the water out. Genuinely wasn't expecting it to leak or I'd have told him how to isolate/shut it off.
Suffice to say I had been over tightening the nut on the service valve (brass necked bottom fill valve or it would have stripped the threads) to stop it weeping before I left. The fibre washer had completely perished which was the real cause.
The nut then split as I was fastening it all back up which then meant replacing the service valve was necessary and then I was watching for leaks on both sides
Was bone dry for an hour and usually I prefer to check these frequently and be around for a few days. But on this occasion went away for two days and asked my housemate to check/empty the pot I'd left under, a day later when he arrived home, it if it did develop a leak.
He did say the pot was full and had emptied it... needless to say I had to drill several holes in the ceiling to let the water out. Genuinely wasn't expecting it to leak or I'd have told him how to isolate/shut it off.
Suffice to say I had been over tightening the nut on the service valve (brass necked bottom fill valve or it would have stripped the threads) to stop it weeping before I left. The fibre washer had completely perished which was the real cause.
The nut then split as I was fastening it all back up which then meant replacing the service valve was necessary and then I was watching for leaks on both sides
Soldato
I don’t trust those fibre washers and use the black synthetic rubber ones and a good dose of PTFE tape.
Soldato
Ducks back for rough sawn timber, hasnt been redone in 3yrs yet, still as black as the day i put it on and zero flaking
You realise fence 'paint' is stilll just paint that sits on the surface right. That is why you buy fence 'stain' that soaks in and doesn't peel or flake.
Soldato
Wife has finally got them to line up to be fed.
Caporegime
Built a large planter, got another to do tomorrow, ugh
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That one second from the back, that for a bonsai treeWife has finally got them to line up to be fed.
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Have to say I put my pee can in the line - We only have one loo now in middle of house so it gets thrown over into field.
seriously it's for watering plants in pots in greenhouse. We have so many as they are a bargain at £2.99 from Lidl and also the handle doesn't go over the filling hole - It's always a pain when filling as it gets in way of the tap.
seriously it's for watering plants in pots in greenhouse. We have so many as they are a bargain at £2.99 from Lidl and also the handle doesn't go over the filling hole - It's always a pain when filling as it gets in way of the tap.
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That does seem to be a design flaw on some of the ones I've seenHave to say I put my pee can in the line - We only have one loo now in middle of house so it gets thrown over into field.
seriously it's for watering plants in pots in greenhouse. We have so many as they are a bargain at £2.99 from Lidl and also the handle doesn't go over the filling hole - It's always a pain when filling as it gets in way of the tap.
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Caporegime
That does seem to be a design flaw on some of the ones I've seen
It depends on the water butt, ours has an indent where the can sits so it can go under the spout, even with the handle on top
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That's the wildflower section of the garden all levelled and weed sheeted along with the planting of a Kilmarnock Willow tree (dwarf willow) in the same area.
Will leave it sheeted until Sept/Oct to kill off any residual grass and weeds where I will then scatter the wildflower seeds for over-Wintering ready to start growing again next Spring.
It's not a huge area (4m x 2m) but should hopefully look nice when full of wildflowers and help the insect and birds around here.
I also put up a couple of nest boxes in the same area (basically going to be a wild corner) and pleased to note that one of them has been used already as it has a nest in it and loads of little downy feathers (nest was empty when I looked). I'll take them down in Oct to clean and put back up for Winter to allow roosting if the birds want.
The 2nd box had a bloody wasps nest hanging inside the lid. 3 times I had to remove it as the little bugger kept rebuilding it (wide mouthed jar over it and then just pulled jar to dislodge nest -waited until wasp left).
Will leave it sheeted until Sept/Oct to kill off any residual grass and weeds where I will then scatter the wildflower seeds for over-Wintering ready to start growing again next Spring.
It's not a huge area (4m x 2m) but should hopefully look nice when full of wildflowers and help the insect and birds around here.
I also put up a couple of nest boxes in the same area (basically going to be a wild corner) and pleased to note that one of them has been used already as it has a nest in it and loads of little downy feathers (nest was empty when I looked). I'll take them down in Oct to clean and put back up for Winter to allow roosting if the birds want.
The 2nd box had a bloody wasps nest hanging inside the lid. 3 times I had to remove it as the little bugger kept rebuilding it (wide mouthed jar over it and then just pulled jar to dislodge nest -waited until wasp left).
Soldato
I replaced a redundant fused switch with a socket. I had to replace the backbox and it was a bit of a faff but it is in a useful place so it was definitely worthwhile
I hate decorating!
Painted the downstairs hall and installed dado rails. Pretty pleased with them. Going to continue the colour scheme and rails up the stairs this weekend. I’ve got a very old manual mitre saw, how I dream of an electrical one!
Going to be changing the plugs, and going to paint the skirting green aswell so not too fussed about the spills..
Painted the downstairs hall and installed dado rails. Pretty pleased with them. Going to continue the colour scheme and rails up the stairs this weekend. I’ve got a very old manual mitre saw, how I dream of an electrical one!
Going to be changing the plugs, and going to paint the skirting green aswell so not too fussed about the spills..
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Like the colourI hate decorating!
Painted the downstairs hall and installed dado rails. Pretty pleased with them. Going to continue the colour scheme and rails up the stairs this weekend. I’ve got a very old manual mitre saw, how I dream of an electrical one!
Going to be changing the plugs, and going to paint the skirting green aswell so not too fussed about the spills..
Didn't think dado rail was in fashion anymore! But looks good.