Show us yer house and house-related meddlings
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prunus
Tick tock.
I presume they’re buried under the patio?
Seriously though, that brick patio looks fantastic, was it difficult to do?
prunus
Tick tock.
Dare I ask - was it expensive? I have an area about that size to do that I’ve been consistently not doing for some years now…
Cloo
Banana for scale
It was pricier than I thought, but tbh, we only got the one quote from a recommended guy and just got on with it. He was very good though, he asked a lot of sensible questions so we figured he was probably worth it and as far as I can tell, the jobs a very good 'un. A small amount of fence repair/replacement and moving bits of earth required as well. Cost about £1300 labour, about about £300 for the bricks.
It's been pretty full on though and we've had to move 2 skips of earth while doing it. Two more steps to lay and then grouting. Should be done by 2025! 
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Had the roof cleaned and the tiles sealed :
Before
After
Before
After
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Half the outside painted
Sweet FA
✪ Three rounds Lord, in my .44 ✪
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
Tbh it doesn’t rain much, aside from a flash spit it , only rains November to March and even then it’s a max of a week interspersed with a bit of sun during the day . I’ve got gutters round the back where there’s a seating / eating area however I am thinking of getting guttering in the front of the house . There aren’t mainstream drains on the property or the roads . Waste water goes into a tank underneath the front lawn .
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
Beautiful home The39thStep
cesare
shady's dreams ♥
Your house looks fantastic The39thStep
bellaozzydog
rolling turds in glitter
Surveillance state alleyway
Under stairs bookshelves
Finished just needs a paint and books
Under stairs bookshelves
Finished just needs a paint and books
MrCurry
right after this urgent rest
I took on a little kitchen project last sept, took me ages for what it was, but I’m happy with the result anyway.
We had this 156cm high freezer and fridge set, which were great back in the day, but at 20 years old the fridge packed up and they were super inefficient anyway, with the backs having no real ventilation.
Around the same time I discovered that whoever put in the kitchen in 2002 had bought extra cupboard doors which were in storage in the garage loft, so a conversion to cupboar space was on the cards.
Carcass units and shelves from ikea
And those cupboard doors, some of which needed cutting down to fit the right height and new hinge holes rebating (routering?) out the back. Door handles came from amazon and not an exact match for the originals, but near enough.
The new fridge freezer is a combined unit on the other side of the kitchen, where it can breathe a bit and heat from the back escapes freely. Much more energy efficient and it’s way quieter too. Total cost, I don’t know, not much. Just a few cupboard units and shelves from ikea, say £150 maybe? Was definitely worth doing anyhow.
We had this 156cm high freezer and fridge set, which were great back in the day, but at 20 years old the fridge packed up and they were super inefficient anyway, with the backs having no real ventilation.
Around the same time I discovered that whoever put in the kitchen in 2002 had bought extra cupboard doors which were in storage in the garage loft, so a conversion to cupboar space was on the cards.
Carcass units and shelves from ikea
And those cupboard doors, some of which needed cutting down to fit the right height and new hinge holes rebating (routering?) out the back. Door handles came from amazon and not an exact match for the originals, but near enough.
The new fridge freezer is a combined unit on the other side of the kitchen, where it can breathe a bit and heat from the back escapes freely. Much more energy efficient and it’s way quieter too. Total cost, I don’t know, not much. Just a few cupboard units and shelves from ikea, say £150 maybe? Was definitely worth doing anyhow.
CosmikRoger
Well-Known Member
Did the finishing touches today, and not before time, the entire family were starting to get pissed off after wiping a layer of dust off of their slice of toast in the morning.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
Cracking job. Strange place for a wood burner though.
CosmikRoger
Well-Known Member
It was in more or less the same place, I,ve spent 3 months turning it 90°and moving it back 25cm.
Because of the thick walls we had 10 °C difference between the two rooms
Because of the thick walls we had 10 °C difference between the two rooms
CosmikRoger
Well-Known Member
It's not a crow, that"s a gypaète, a type of vulture that lives here.They fly so high that you only ever see their outline.
I downloaded an image of its silhouette, scaled it up onto à métal sheet liberated from work, cut around it with an angle grinder and put a couple of coats of spray paint.
It was meant for putting shopping lists and shit with magnets but it looks better up high and without loads of stuff on it breaking its outline.
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
Got to use another one of my impulse purchases.
Putting up a bathroom shelf but the way it attaches to the wall includes a really fiddly hex bolt. I think you are meant to use an Alan key to put it together.
I have hex heads on my driver set and my face screwdriver set so was using them instead. However as I was working at a funny angle I manged to cross thread the bolt.
Impulse buy to the rescue
Managed to clean up the fitting with.my tap and die set
Putting up a bathroom shelf but the way it attaches to the wall includes a really fiddly hex bolt. I think you are meant to use an Alan key to put it together.
I have hex heads on my driver set and my face screwdriver set so was using them instead. However as I was working at a funny angle I manged to cross thread the bolt.
Impulse buy to the rescue
Managed to clean up the fitting with.my tap and die set
Shippou-Sensei
4:1:2.5
Looby
Well-Known Member
We’re doing up the dining room. It’s been slow going because of illness and family stuff. We’ve had to sand down every bit of wood and have a couple of doors to fix, paint and add new knobs.
Shelves to build and lots of other stuff before we can actually paint and make it look pretty.
Mr Looby managed to cover this horrible frame we had that used to have a folding table attached. We also ripped off the awful noticeboard and skimmed the wall.
Before
After. We just need to work out what to put on the top and paint that too.
Shelves to build and lots of other stuff before we can actually paint and make it look pretty.
Mr Looby managed to cover this horrible frame we had that used to have a folding table attached. We also ripped off the awful noticeboard and skimmed the wall.
Before
After. We just need to work out what to put on the top and paint that too.
Looby
Well-Known Member
Looks lovely.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
Member Since: 1985 Post Count: 3
The toilet flush stopped working properly, then within the week (good timing) the inlet valve on the ball cock arm started to fail. Plumber said this was a £150 job. I bought the inlet valve arm for £8 and thought I would see how tricky it would be to rummage around myself before looking at buying a new syphon flush unit or calling a plumber.
This 'simple' replacement ended up being the hardest bit because the connection to the old pipe was different and I had to replace the lot, then the joining copper pipe started leaking.
While I was down there I thought I would look at the broken syphon filter. Amazing news. The one fitted comes apart so I didn't need to take the whole ceramic cistern off too look at the broken bit.
Even better, it was just this filter thing that was all ripped up. If I could change that I wouldn't need a new syphon and I wouldn't need to remove the cistern top.
However all the on line vids with this rip just told you to replace the unit. I didn't understand why. I looked up the material and it appeared to be nothing more than floppy plastic held on with a washer. So I just cut my own out of a plastic folder.
I realise none of this is amazing, but considering how utterly lost I was when I couldn't even unscrew the copper inlet pipes and how ridiculously easy it looks now I know what's involved. . .I think it is mildly amazing.
We should all learn this shit at school really. Joining and sealing pipes, olives, syphon, filters, valves. . . Its not that hard, it's just the 'not knowing'.
I've saved myself about £150.
This 'simple' replacement ended up being the hardest bit because the connection to the old pipe was different and I had to replace the lot, then the joining copper pipe started leaking.
While I was down there I thought I would look at the broken syphon filter. Amazing news. The one fitted comes apart so I didn't need to take the whole ceramic cistern off too look at the broken bit.
Even better, it was just this filter thing that was all ripped up. If I could change that I wouldn't need a new syphon and I wouldn't need to remove the cistern top.
However all the on line vids with this rip just told you to replace the unit. I didn't understand why. I looked up the material and it appeared to be nothing more than floppy plastic held on with a washer. So I just cut my own out of a plastic folder.
I realise none of this is amazing, but considering how utterly lost I was when I couldn't even unscrew the copper inlet pipes and how ridiculously easy it looks now I know what's involved. . .I think it is mildly amazing.
We should all learn this shit at school really. Joining and sealing pipes, olives, syphon, filters, valves. . . Its not that hard, it's just the 'not knowing'.
I've saved myself about £150.
