What "man jobs" have you done today?

Corrugate it with buttons, e.g. 8 or 11mm MDF sandwiching some batons for rigidity. All wood will droop if unsupported laterally.
I was trying to get away with no/little visible brackets. The biggest span is that in the middle. I was hoping to have bare wall behind it, however I could use some of that stuff from chipboard cupboards (think it's hardboard).
 
I was trying to get away with no/little visible brackets. The biggest span is that in the middle. I was hoping to have bare wall behind it, however I could use some of that stuff from chipboard cupboards (think it's hardboard).
Yeah this is how I plan on tackling a similar challenge - baton out the wall, build the frame off of it, clad in MDF.
 
Make them chunky shelves then the batons become part of the shelf. And it means you can join through the baton rather than edge join, so a better fix. You don't need much in the way of depth along the edge to significantly improve the strength.
 
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Spent my evenings this week tidying up a few unfinished cables so I can get the floorboards back down, reconnecting the socket rings on one floor, and tidying up ahead of moving most of our stuff in.

Also cleared the garage and laid a damp proof membrane down ahead of filling it with boxes tomorrow.



Ready for a murder!
You just need some dissident to experiment with the axes and saws on ;) And diplomatic immunity...
 
Been in the loft this morning before it got too hot.

No house in the world should have lofts - They are a hideaway for total junk and rubbish.

I was following a cable route so had to shift some junk and there right at the back was the new soft close toilet seat I knew I had but couldn't find six months ago so had to buy a new one.

My goal in life now is to slowly dump all the xmas decorations and all the mirrors wife bought then after a few weeks she went off them - she said that's not me is it.- All this along with table lanps -boxes of stuff we should have ditched 20 yrs ago -I won't mention the CDs - My motto now will be if it been there more than a year it goes no matter what.

She will be happy to hear this when she get's home - I can see a hissy fit on the horizon. :eek:
 
I have worked in hundreds of lofts due to work. The amount of junk or old items that could even be used, sold or mostly chucked away is mind boggling.

I also lived next door to a guy, died 92yrs old. Two weeks after he died a skip was on the drive and family members binned all the stuff from his loft, stuff he had kept for years.

I'm much more ruthless since I see that happen. The key is to know what's up there, so your don't double buy anything.
 
Been in the loft this morning before it got too hot.

No house in the world should have lofts - They are a hideaway for total junk and rubbish.

I was following a cable route so had to shift some junk and there right at the back was the new soft close toilet seat I knew I had but couldn't find six months ago so had to buy a new one.

My goal in life now is to slowly dump all the xmas decorations and all the mirrors wife bought then after a few weeks she went off them - she said that's not me is it.- All this along with table lanps -boxes of stuff we should have ditched 20 yrs ago -I won't mention the CDs - My motto now will be if it been there more than a year it goes no matter what.

She will be happy to hear this when she get's home - I can see a hissy fit on the horizon. :eek:
You have kids don't you?

To counter your point, old folk seem to insist on having a tidy loft. Just ignore it. It is like treasure to a kid/loved one when they go up there. Yes 90% will be binned, but the 10% that isn't is epic.
 
Kitchen has arrived! I now need to predict what bits I need from Toolstation to avoid 50 trips out...

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Kitchen has arrived! I now need to predict what bits I need from Toolstation to avoid 50 trips out...

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Unfortunately it is physically impossible to achieve that. You could buy 10 of every item in toolstation and there will still be a key component you need to continue that you don't have. On next day collection. On a Friday.
 
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In the loft again but fortunately only for about 10 min.

Got to put a cable from under the eaves into loft -(PIR Light) my eaves stick out from bricks by a good 15" so plastic under and old wood or whatever above it. -Drilled hole and pushed the thin plastic rods up and dunk -stopped and couldn't go any further -felt like loft insulation so out came the tool of all tools -A metal wire coat hanger -cut hook off and straightened it out and bent one end slightly down -pushed it up and bingo - straight through insulation so taped plastic rods on and pushed about 4 or 5 into loft and sure enough they they were right in middle of loft on walkway- dead easy.

This bright sun on white plastic does my eyes in.
 
You have kids don't you?

To counter your point, old folk seem to insist on having a tidy loft. Just ignore it. It is like treasure to a kid/loved one when they go up there. Yes 90% will be binned, but the 10% that isn't is epic.
Just noticed this - Wash your mouth out - We do not have kids -god forbid.

I do have a wife though which is probably worse.
 
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