What "man jobs" have you done today?
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What did you use to seal the holes? I need to do similar, thinking expanding foamZ.
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Get yourself some bosch multi construction bits similar to this, can use it on ceramic tiles too (porcelain it works but takes a while). They're my go to for 95% of tasks.Having been in our place for just over a year and undergoing major renovations (loft conversion basically done, needs decorating. That's the first bit!). I can finally post in this thread. The new ensuite bathroom in aforementioned loft is basically complete, so I (well, 'we') fitted a couple of shelves and the loo roll holder
Not without our fails.. who knew masonry drill bits are completely different to wooden drill bits?That meant another traipse into town that we didn't need, lol... But everything is level and holding so I'm counting it as a win. Baby steps for us
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Fed power via a bedroom socket into the loft, put a PoE switch up there, removed the connector to the upstairs access point which I'd previously ran from downstairs and put it directly into the new switch. Then made up a new patch lead to power the existing AP. Next job once I've found a ladder is to mount the new outdoor AP outside and pass through a cable into the loft. Shame that there'll be 1 Gbps between two APs but I can't get much more than 500 Mbps out of them anyway so shouldn't be noticeable at all. Think I've lost 4kg in sweat alone as it's horrible in the loft!
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If drilling tiles or other hard materials, put tape on it and the drill is less likely to wander.Get yourself some bosch multi construction bits similar to this, can use it on ceramic tiles too (porcelain it works but takes a while). They're my go to for 95% of tasks.
Bosch Expert CYL-9 Multi Construction TCT Drill Bit Set
Carrying out interior fitting work? Make these Bosch Expert drill bits your go-to choice – they’re suitable for use with almost any material from soft concrete, masonry and brick to ceramics and tiles, wood, plastic, sheet metals and aluminium.Designed with diamond-ground cutting edges and a...
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Late night chopping of my bath panel... Doing it in my bedroom as other room pre plastering being used to paint a door... Thank the lord I got a new Henry hoover for building job
Cowboy way to cut a panel
Yes its a small bath... 1400 length
Cowboy way to cut a panel
Yes its a small bath... 1400 length
Small holes around pipes and skirting boards I used silicone and cork sealant. The bigger holes that were hidden expanding foam.
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Interesting you've gone with a small gap - this is a problem I'm trying to solve right now. Our bathroom has windows the full length of the wall. It's big enough to add a shower cubicle (bath only right now) but the windows make it hard to place well. Every concept I've had involves the glass shower pane being against something so I won't be able to clean it easily.Late night chopping of my bath panel... Doing it in my bedroom as other room pre plastering being used to paint a door... Thank the lord I got a new Henry hoover for building job
Cowboy way to cut a panel
Yes its a small bath... 1400 length
Yours looks more accessible though, but it's encouraging
Similar to @Buffman we have a 2m by 2m bathroom and with the low sash window taking up most of one wall and the door taking out 700mm of another it is super hard to reconfigure. I almost posted a new thread to ask what people thought of 1200 baths as squeezing it in along the same wall as the sink seems to be the best course of action. Problem is no bathroom shop is ever going to have one on display so I’ve no idea how stupid it’ll look. We’d fit it similarly to yours and tile all around it so it’s less noticeable. Hmm..
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What do you do with this bath? Wash your feet in it?
I know they're common in Japan, but the Japanese are also quite short!
I know they're common in Japan, but the Japanese are also quite short!
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Depends if you want an adult to use it or just for kids /dogs. For me I'll never use it, just for if I have kids really.
Bath is 1400*700
Shower tray is 1400x800
See above, big enough for a kid and my dog
The girlfriend occasionally has a bath, more often washing feet etc
confused: ). I personally don't but appreciate the sentiment of having a bath over just a shower enclosure. We don't have kids or pets so it's not for them!Here is the proposed layout;
(Ignore the aesthetics, just showing sizes. Sink will be a traditional Edwardian pedestal most likely)
The loo will stay where it currently is. My idea was we could fit the bath behind the door (on the left as you come in) as the door takes up about 700mm including architrave which leaves almost 1300mm. Problem being the girlfriend wants a shower curtain, and the shower will be pointing towards the doorway. We both shower with the door ajar so you're looking at inadvertently spraying the corridor with water unless you're super careful with the curtain. Could build a small partition wall but then you're just making the whole thing seem even smaller.
Currently the bath is all along the left wall and the sink is under the window which is rubbish as no mirror etc.
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Baths are pretty standard in The UK
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Added a membrane, baton and feather edged the outside of the BBQ Shack.Added a larch backing to the bbq shack.
The Larch board would have been more than enough, but I have a habit of over engineering stuff...
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I'd see if you could make that a "P" bath and get a glass shower screen. Our bathroom is similar but we put the basin under the window and there's a medicine cabinet about the toilet. This cabinet is 2 reflective doors so I use that to shave. We've gone for a 1600 bath I think which is still short for an adult to lay down in. Tbh I want rid of it and to go back to a decent sized shower cubicle now the kids are a bit bigger and tend to prefer showering over bathing (just in time for the rate hikeThe girlfriend occasionally has a bath, more often washing feet etc
Here is the proposed layout;
(Ignore the aesthetics, just showing sizes. Sink will be a traditional Edwardian pedestal most likely)
The loo will stay where it currently is. My idea was we could fit the bath behind the door (on the left as you come in) as the door takes up about 700mm including architrave which leaves almost 1300mm. Problem being the girlfriend wants a shower curtain, and the shower will be pointing towards the doorway. We both shower with the door ajar so you're looking at inadvertently spraying the corridor with water unless you're super careful with the curtain. Could build a small partition wall but then you're just making the whole thing seem even smaller.
Currently the bath is all along the left wall and the sink is under the window which is rubbish as no mirror etc.
).Edit I think our bathroom is a tad smaller in length as at the end of the bath there's only ~200mm to the wall (which we had boxed in).
Yeah the girlfriend isn’t a fan of additional glass in the bathroom, when it comes to cleaning etc. Also, apparently I shower like a sea lion so the floor gets completely soaked with those (it’s actually what we currently have).
I’m really thinking a 1300 bath behind the door (horizontal on those pics) would give us so much more space it seems daft not to. I’m just not sure about the problem with splashing on/out the door. Hmm.
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Another beginners attempt at polishing tools
The one with wooden handle is a old Elwell axe - something I have had for years.
The axe with rubber handle I have no idea where it came from but I was hoping it was a good one. Polished it all up then got to the handle and on back of it very faint was Tiawan. AArrrrh I have been polishing poo. I was wondering why the casting was crap.
The wooden handle is original one and had to cut about 15mm off front as it was a bit bashed.
I can assure everyone it is not as easy as the YT videos make it look - They have the right tools and edit out hours of hand sanding.
The main tool I do not have is a belt sander.
The one with wooden handle is a old Elwell axe - something I have had for years.
The axe with rubber handle I have no idea where it came from but I was hoping it was a good one. Polished it all up then got to the handle and on back of it very faint was Tiawan. AArrrrh I have been polishing poo. I was wondering why the casting was crap.
The wooden handle is original one and had to cut about 15mm off front as it was a bit bashed.
I can assure everyone it is not as easy as the YT videos make it look - They have the right tools and edit out hours of hand sanding.
The main tool I do not have is a belt sander.