What "man jobs" have you done today?

Buffman · 9 Apr 2023 at 08:08

dLockers said:
Progress today after yesterday's car crash of an achievement (like 1 hour to scrape 2m2 of wallpaper lol).

The socket chaser tool kit is LEGENDARY.

I've bought some air brick extenders so that they finish below skirting level but annoying AF it looks like my floating floor is below DPC level by a fraction.... Unsure how to tackle that. I bought some expanding foam to insulate the gap but maybe it's worth leaving a cold spot so I don't bridge the DPC....rip...

Why are you chasing them back boxes so high?

dlockers · 9 Apr 2023 at 08:49

Buffman said:
Why are you chasing them back boxes so high?

I was at a friend's new build and they were about this high. It actually made a whole bunch of sense as cables aren't trailing to the floor everywhere or visible behind desks.

I did a quick Google and it suggested 450mm from ground level so went with 500mm as I'm measuring from the subfloor atm.

I think the old wallpaper makes them look even higher.

Also I did the first one and then I was committed :cry:

aVdub · 9 Apr 2023 at 09:13

dLockers said:
I was at a friend's new build and they were about this high. It actually made a whole bunch of sense as cables aren't trailing to the floor everywhere or visible behind desks.

I did a quick Google and it suggested 450mm from ground level so went with 500mm as I'm measuring from the subfloor atm.

I think the old wallpaper makes them look even higher.

Also I did the first one and then I was committed

New builds = That height
Old = Can stay at same height, or new height

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Buffman · 9 Apr 2023 at 09:53

aVdub said:
New builds = That height
Old = Can stay at same height, or new height

What Height Should Sockets and Switches Be?

We explore what height sockets and switches should be in your home to help guide you during the installation stage.

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Aye my 10 year old extension is that height but the rest are lower..... I prefer them lower. Guess it's all personal preference.

LuckyBenski · 9 Apr 2023 at 10:07

Buffman said:
Aye my 10 year old extension is that height but the rest are lower..... I prefer them lower. Guess it's all personal preference.

Same - I'm used to old low ones. So took advantage of my 60s house and carried on the height of 270mm throughout.

Original build had 8 sockets - I've added 19 more and there's 8 waiting to be added!

dlockers · 9 Apr 2023 at 11:08

One down 9 to go!

dlockers · 9 Apr 2023 at 12:24

Chaps, should I blast this with foam? Dpc is very high ....

Pigeon_Killer · 9 Apr 2023 at 12:43

Today I de-mossed my garden wall and discovered my electric scarifier is actually just an electric rake. I thought it was a scarifier due to the amount of **** it ripped up but apparently not.

I suck at gardening.

zuludawn · 9 Apr 2023 at 13:55

dLockers said:
One down 9 to go!

Please tell us that wiring is a wind up :0

Richie · 9 Apr 2023 at 14:23

2 hours and finally finished the manual core aeration... Took shorter than I thought and the little manual aerator was brilliant. Lots of stories of others where the hollow times get blocked every 2-3 pushes but this didn't block once and left lots of little cores on the lawn which I have raked up and disposed of.

Richie · 9 Apr 2023 at 14:25

Pigeon_Killer said:
Today I de-mossed my garden wall and discovered my electric scarifier is actually just an electric rake. I thought it was a scarifier due to the amount of **** it ripped up but apparently not.

I suck at gardening.

Common mistake TBH. A lot of scarifiers come with interchangeable drums so can rake and scarify.

Rake - spring tine head
Scarifier - solid vertical blades (sometimes called a verticutter)

FBi7 · 9 Apr 2023 at 14:26

FBi7 said:
I'm resigned to the fact that the battery is goosed

Yip, totally goosed. Ah well, my own fault.

zuludawn said:
Please tell us that wiring is a wind up :0

If not a wind up, you might want to rewire that socket mate.

UTT · 9 Apr 2023 at 14:31

Just put up a shelf with cup hooks in kitchen that I've been talking about doing for 2 months

Pigeon_Killer · 9 Apr 2023 at 15:39

Richie said:
Common mistake TBH. A lot of scarifiers come with interchangeable drums so can rake and scarify.

Rake - spring tine head
Scarifier - solid vertical blades (sometimes called a verticutter)

Didn't even know an electric rake was a thing, seems like the height of laziness.

Internet suggests the dual purpose machines are sold as aerators as well but aren't aerators.

75% of my garden is fine but the other 25% is really spongey so seems like I need to buy a new toy in the Autumn.

dlockers · 9 Apr 2023 at 16:13

Don't worry boys I put this sticker on my consumer unit ref: the socket I wired above

FBi7 · 9 Apr 2023 at 16:38

dLockers said:
Don't worry boys I put this sticker on my consumer unit ref: the socket I wired above

Ah, that makes it totally, non-RCD-tripping and totally local fire service approved, OK then :cry:

200sols · 9 Apr 2023 at 17:01

dLockers said:
One down 9 to go!

Shocking. Pun intended :cry:

dlockers · 9 Apr 2023 at 18:29

It works fine..I even reused a bit of ethernet for the earth in the backbox. Can't wait to see if it connects to my tp link ethernet over powerline!

dlockers · 9 Apr 2023 at 19:17

I haven't done the maths but I'm pretty sure I'm going to half and half these boards with chunky chipboard as I cba anymore.

Leaving the foam to fully harden before knocking it off. Every joist was between 29 - 31.5 on the diagonal each time lol. Knees are busted so I've called it.

Also to get actual feedback as opposed to my troll:

200sols · 9 Apr 2023 at 19:28

dLockers said:
Also to get actual feedback as opposed to my troll:

No grommet in the back box