Looby
Well-Known Member
I’m not sure but I would guess either TK Maxx or a Supermarket.
Show us yer house and house-related meddlings
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equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
Also check whether it's an actual cushion with a cushion pad or a cushion cover only miss direct
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
No idea if this is your kind of thing or not, but this kind of colour scheme would work. (I made these from African fabric).
Cloo
Banana for scale
We loooove African fabrics. Mother in law has a whole stash she's bought from Cape Town and she's offered me some to use for dresses if I want, but I should take a look at them at some point and see if there's any we might use for cushions and the like. Our stairwell is decorated with boards that gsv basically stapled a bunch of cool shwe-shwe fabric onto that we bought on a Cape Town jaunt - did it years ago and they still look great. Best cheap decor ever!
miss direct
misfungled
I am back home and really want to get some things sorted out. The main thing is getting shelves and pictures up. Can I please have an idiots guide to putting shelves up? What do I need? Willing to go out and buy a drill/tools as long as they will be well used in future. Where can I go and just get everything at one time? I actually want to learn some basic DIY this year - I haven't got any handy friends or family around and don't want to have to pay/find someone everytime I need a little job done.
miss direct
misfungled
Ah ok. How do I find that out? I have noticed that in some rooms it's really hard to even get a nail in the wall. So far I've just been using whatever nails/picture hooks were left up.
danski
"vibey"
Sounds like you have some solid walls. Having any solid walls at all points to a traditional build rather than timber frame so all your perimeter walls will be solid (walls to outside and your neighbours).
Tap these and they should sound the same and not hollow wherever you tap.
You can fix anywhere on these walls using rawlplugs and suitable length screws, being careful of buried pipes and cables.
You might have internal stud walls, say, between bedroom and bathroom ( tap and they’ll sound hollow but moving across horizontally you’ll hear the sound change as you pass over the timber uprights (studs) and these will need special cavity fixings, type dependent on what you want to fix. Unless you can hit the timber, which is by far the best option here.
Of course, you might have solid internal walls so ignore that bit.
There’s is another type of wall which you are unlikely to have if you have hard, solid walls (plaster on block) and they are dot and dab or drywall. This is where plasterboard is stuck on dabs of drywall cement to quickly cover the wall and with minimal drying time as opposed to plaster.
There is a small gap between the back of the plasterboard and the blockwork and this can make it a cunt for fixing unless you default to fucking long screws, although you can still have issues with heavy items. There are special drywall fixings too though.
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Thora
Differently Ethical
Can any DIY type give me some advice on extensions?
Planning to buy a house that has no downstairs toilet, a tiny kitchen and a couple of extensions already and trying to work out what we could do to the layout.
Here’s the floor plan
This is the current kitchen and utility, so initially would plan to put fridge, freezer & tumble dryer plus coats and boots in the utility bit.
Then there’s the weird conservatory/greenhouse on the back of the dining room. It’s not really a conservatory as not accessible from the house.
I’m thinking it would be possible to extend along the back of the house and include utility & toilet in there but not sure about layout and where the toilet would go.
Planning to buy a house that has no downstairs toilet, a tiny kitchen and a couple of extensions already and trying to work out what we could do to the layout.
Here’s the floor plan
This is the current kitchen and utility, so initially would plan to put fridge, freezer & tumble dryer plus coats and boots in the utility bit.
Then there’s the weird conservatory/greenhouse on the back of the dining room. It’s not really a conservatory as not accessible from the house.
I’m thinking it would be possible to extend along the back of the house and include utility & toilet in there but not sure about layout and where the toilet would go.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
I'm not an expert at these things and don't know all the regulations about it and it would depend upon finances/planning permission/supporting walls - but my initial thought is to extend across from the utility room across the width of the building (getting rid of the conservatory) - you then have a lot of space to re-organise into downstairs loo/bathroom and large kitchen/diner while retaining a separate reception room.
Thora
Differently Ethical
Ah yes, I hadn’t thought of that but there’s a little pantry bit between the stairs and kitchen
I think a little toilet could squeeze in there.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
Aye, I spend probably too much time involved in "if I won the lottery" perusal of house floorplans
Bit of a hobby, probably missed my calling somewhere along the line.
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
teuchter
je suis teuchter
Not sure exactly what the question is, but yes you could almost certainly extend across the full width of the back and there would be any number of potential layout permutations. One think to watch for is that you don't landlock existing rooms as a result, in this case the "dining room" and end up with space that is largely wasted.
Epona
Radar 2006-2020, Sonic 2006-2022, Jakey 2007-2024
You'd probably want to check services (ie plumbing, and suitable locations for installing a new loo wrt extending any provision of water/drainage with a plumber) before making any decisions that would involve a builder.
I don't know for sure mind you but that would seem to be the crucial bit for a new loo.
teuchter
je suis teuchter
If it needs new walls and a door and stuff then a builder. A decent builder will know enough to check out the plumbing situation and tell you what's feasible.
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
Be wary of those macerating toilets that are often advertised on TV as 'suitable for anywhere', they're not worth the effort.
WouldBe
Dislicksick
I've got one of those never had a problem with it. Is a bit noisy though.
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
I know people who have one and there's four of them in their house - they reckon it's not up to a high throughput, shall we say.
equationgirl
Respect my existence or expect my resistance
I've finally decided on a colour to paint the hall a mid cool-toned grey. I will paint the kitchen the same colour. I was originally going to do white but the kitchen has cream gloss units and black tiles/black marble effect worktops, so white will look awful.
I shall post step by step before and after photographs as usual.
I shall post step by step before and after photographs as usual.
Boudicca
Seaside Queen
When I did my garage conversion, I got a total price from the builder and he subcontracted the plumbing & electrics. Just make sure you get to choose your own toilet or they'll just get the cheapest one from a builders merchant.
Toilets need a large waste pipe so the easiest place to put one is directly under the bathroom one so that it can be joined to the same pipe.
I inherited a saniflow and it has been fine, but it is noisy. Basically it liquidises the shit and pumps it away down a relatively narrow pipe so can be installed in places where you can't access the main waste pipe. Mine is in an ensuite bathroom so only used by one person, and I agree it might be hard pushed to deal will a family of 5.
