friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
It will be when I've finished it mate. It was a wreck when we bought it but we both intend to be here until we get boxed up so it's all hands on deck now to keep it dry and cosy.
Show us yer house and house-related meddlings
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friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Progressing OK with help from my friends x
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Thank bod for the dry weather
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Always a pleasure watching the wife doing the hoovering
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
Getting replaced mate. No point doing half the job. New valleys will last 50 years so that means they won't be bothering me again
friedaweed
Me and me girl named Jane
In the home straight now with an eye on watertight before the weekends rain. Much to the contribution of family and friends
izz
Increased Leisure Citizen
I love your pointy windowsView attachment 340650
In the home straight now with an eye on watertight before the weekends rain. Much to the contribution of family and friends
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
Garage conversion ahoy! The back half was already done when we bought the house (utility room), the front half is becoming a home office. Boarding the loft for some storage, and we have two sheds in the garden - one for storing bikes, camping and surf gear, the other a workshop and tool storage.
Sweet FA
āŖ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 āŖ
Managed to swerve all dead queen stuff by finding a thing in the street and doing it up. Weather was excellent for being outside and pissing everybody off by sanding for hours and hours.
Friday: it was pretty shagged but it's heavy, solid and not going to fall apart anytime soon. Also it had a fat blim in one of the drawers.
Scrubbed and scoured and cleaned then sanding for days, rounding/softening all the edges/corners off as I went.
Then wax on/wax on; colour looks great when it's wet and in the sun.
Monday: in the front room - though lacking handles for the drawers which I chiselled off as they were chipped & one was missing. Have ordered some cheap ones off etsy.
Friday: it was pretty shagged but it's heavy, solid and not going to fall apart anytime soon. Also it had a fat blim in one of the drawers.
Scrubbed and scoured and cleaned then sanding for days, rounding/softening all the edges/corners off as I went.
Then wax on/wax on; colour looks great when it's wet and in the sun.
Monday: in the front room - though lacking handles for the drawers which I chiselled off as they were chipped & one was missing. Have ordered some cheap ones off etsy.
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Gorgeous!
Cloo
Banana for scale
Nice job Sweet FA - I see you have same wall shade as our front room, so I applaud your taste.
We're getting some boring but necessary repairs done weekend after coming - caps put on chimney so we stop getting a hideous damp patch where the breast beneath it was taken out, some gutter repairs and clearing and sealant put around windows (again, damp coming in around bays beneath).
Next jobs are:
If anyone has advice for how to find cheap wood flooring, much appreciated - it's a big area to cover (basically it was two rooms that we knocked togethe). I'd quite like to find something reclaimed for environmental reasons and I think if you find something removed from a commercial site we may be able to get hold of enough.
We're getting some boring but necessary repairs done weekend after coming - caps put on chimney so we stop getting a hideous damp patch where the breast beneath it was taken out, some gutter repairs and clearing and sealant put around windows (again, damp coming in around bays beneath).
Next jobs are:
- Wood flooring for downstairs to help keep it warmer - exposed boards are nice, but cold and also getting a bit worn given the pale finish
- Blinds for lounge, partly to keep heat it, partly to stop glare when watching telly during the day; need some advice on how we fit around French doors, as the angles are potential tricky
If anyone has advice for how to find cheap wood flooring, much appreciated - it's a big area to cover (basically it was two rooms that we knocked togethe). I'd quite like to find something reclaimed for environmental reasons and I think if you find something removed from a commercial site we may be able to get hold of enough.
cesare
shady's dreams ā„
Nice nobs! Where are they from,?
Sweet FA
āŖ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 āŖ
Thanks 
www.etsy.com
Though they spelt nobs wrong
The nobs.
OddsAndKnobs - Etsy UK
Shop Supplier of affordable cabinet knobs handles and hooks by OddsAndKnobs located in United Kingdom. Smooth dispatch! Has a history of dispatching on time with tracking. Speedy replies! Has a history of replying to messages quickly. Rave reviews! Average review rating is 4.8 or higher
www.etsy.com
Though they spelt nobs wrong
The nobs.
cesare
shady's dreams ā„
Thank you!Thanks
OddsAndKnobs - Etsy UK
Shop Supplier of affordable cabinet knobs handles and hooks by OddsAndKnobs located in United Kingdom. Smooth dispatch! Has a history of dispatching on time with tracking. Speedy replies! Has a history of replying to messages quickly. Rave reviews! Average review rating is 4.8 or higher
Though they spelt nobs wrong
The nobs.
Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Thanks
OddsAndKnobs - Etsy UK
Shop Supplier of affordable cabinet knobs handles and hooks by OddsAndKnobs located in United Kingdom. Smooth dispatch! Has a history of dispatching on time with tracking. Speedy replies! Has a history of replying to messages quickly. Rave reviews! Average review rating is 4.8 or higher
Though they spelt nobs wrong
The nobs.
Oooh, they're lovely and not that expensive, I need some small knobs (fnar fnar) for cupboards and was resigning myself to a pack of something bland and plasticky from B&Q, but those are really nice.
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Epona
Sonic: 1 Nov 2006 - 8 Jan 2022
Yeah I spotted that when I started looking through them, still decent price for fancy knobs though
Zapp Brannigan
Built like a steakhouse, handles like a bistro
Garage conversion update. Footings and brickwork done, steel inserted over. Window in. Floor built up to level with all the other internals. Central heating plumbing done, electrics done ā
Tomorrow's tasks: build a desk and bookshelf, fit coving and skirting boards.
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
Am considering changing the layout of my study. This is the current layout which I set up in a rush after Iād moved in.
The fan sits on a Kallax 2x 2 storage thingy. This and the other kallax 1x4 I would sell or use somewhere else.
Replacing with a corner unit Billy bookcase and a second Billy bookcase to allow for future storage needs. The storage boxes currently in the kallax would then fit on top.
Then is to put the desk in front of the window, rotating it 90 degrees clockwise as it fits neatly between the shelves and the
The only issue I can foresee is that I would lose access to a pair of plug sockets behind a bookcase (theyāre currently behind one of the kallax) but figure I can get round this with an extension lead with individual switches and use a holesaw on the bookcase backboard to allow access to the socket.
I just need to pick a weekend to do all of this when I wonāt be doing overtime!
The fan sits on a Kallax 2x 2 storage thingy. This and the other kallax 1x4 I would sell or use somewhere else.
Replacing with a corner unit Billy bookcase and a second Billy bookcase to allow for future storage needs. The storage boxes currently in the kallax would then fit on top.
Then is to put the desk in front of the window, rotating it 90 degrees clockwise as it fits neatly between the shelves and the
The only issue I can foresee is that I would lose access to a pair of plug sockets behind a bookcase (theyāre currently behind one of the kallax) but figure I can get round this with an extension lead with individual switches and use a holesaw on the bookcase backboard to allow access to the socket.
I just need to pick a weekend to do all of this when I wonāt be doing overtime!
UnderOpenSky
baseline neural therapy
Needs more monitors...
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
I did consider buying twin monitors which would be more sensible but it seems silly to spend the money really when a TV does the job or more or less.
I highly doubt I will paint anything! Iām far too lazy to do that, plus I donāt think Iād have time to do that in a weekend. The room is actually wallpapered and part of the motivation is to obscure the green flowery āfeatureā wallpaper just visible on the left of the picture.
Elpenor
Dancing as fast as I can
No it supports my back
WouldBe
Dislicksick
Monitor won't be much good if you paint it. Do you use tipex to correct word documents?
