Home diy ,two weeks ago i REFUSED to go over to Lancashire and tidy the garden and block driveway.Five months the house has been empty,a sale was agreed but out of the blue three weeks ago they pulled out.So back on the market.Over we go was suggested stay overnight in a Prem Inn ,just me and Mrs P ,s i l to stay here overnight to look after f i l. No i said,it is too much to do,it went down like a lead balloon.not bothered,i was not going to kill myself.When i was fully fit the driveway took SIX hours to scrape clean and that was with light weeds,now they have long tough roots,well a buyer has come forward and offered just a little bit less,we have accepted that offer so no gardening.I stood my ground.
Home D.I.Y.
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Total rubbish,same with our Satin Finish from a well known d i y store,the paint clogged the brush head up and was crap at depth.I was fuming near the end of the job,living room and a three level staircase.
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Drago
Legendary Member
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- Suburban Poshshire
I've found B&Q in house brand paint to be very good, albeit it seems tk require far more stirring and mixing than big brand name paint. I guess their recipe is just a bit prone to separating out.
Andy in Germany
Guru
- Location
- Rottenburg am Neckar
Now I know I'll be in this flat for at least a couple of years, I'm collecting materials to do the decorating thing. I'm currently working out the logistics of collecting 10l paint buckets from the DIY store with the company E-Bakfiets, which should be fun.
Self levelling is not truly self levelling, it needs a bit of help to be pushed around to find the level. If you slop it on the substrate dont work it, you can create humps.
I've found the best way to achieve a perfect level substrate over a large area is to use anhydrite flow screed.
Self levelling stuff for small areas
Fitted my daughters outdoor security light/camera.
Its Philips Hue system, although it seems expensive, when I worked it out with camera, PIR and lamp with full range of colours and intensity. Its quite reasonably priced. She connected it all upto the Internet, began configuration of settings. There's plenty of IR for night illumination. You can have over 100 devices on the same hub.
Its Philips Hue system, although it seems expensive, when I worked it out with camera, PIR and lamp with full range of colours and intensity. Its quite reasonably priced. She connected it all upto the Internet, began configuration of settings. There's plenty of IR for night illumination. You can have over 100 devices on the same hub.
Oil boiler has been a bit intermittent starting. I pulled the covers of to find a start capacitor. Off I rummaged find my capacitance meter from my servicing days. Couldn't initially find ot, so stole the start capacitor out of my pillar drill. Then I came across my meter, confirmed the boilers capacitor open circuit. Popped in temporarily the other capacitor, ordered the correct part online. All good, happy warm wife -phew
bikingdad90
Guru
Fairly easy to do, especially if you do not buy the correct type for the floor.
My kitchen floor is a hidden cracked up mess (i inherited it on purchase). Need to take it back to slab when I do the kitchen to fix it which means lifting the lino, the floor tiles under the Lino (which are all cracked) to get at the cracked screeding (caused the tiles to crack) and then remove the electric underfloor heating stuff (it’s decommissioned) before I can even get started on laying the correct type of levelling material designed for concrete bases that flex slightly as they expand/contract.
lazybloke
Ginger biscuits and cheddar
- Location
- Leafy Surrey
Winters are generally pretty mild in Surrey, but I left work on Monday evening to find frost on my car for the first time this season. So clearly the coldest night of the year.
Not great timing to get home and find a dead boiler!
It's just a dead expansion vessel . It probably failed weeks ago, but only became a problem after I bled the system on Saturday morning.
My DIY repair was to reintroduce air to the pipes to provide an expansion capacity; it's now working "normally" again whilst I decide what to do next.
The boiler is a 90s non-condensing design, has some other issues, and I'm not sure I want to spend more money keeping it working; I suspect it's time to upgrade.
Anyone know if Vaillant boilers are any good?
Not great timing to get home and find a dead boiler!
It's just a dead expansion vessel . It probably failed weeks ago, but only became a problem after I bled the system on Saturday morning.
My DIY repair was to reintroduce air to the pipes to provide an expansion capacity; it's now working "normally" again whilst I decide what to do next.
The boiler is a 90s non-condensing design, has some other issues, and I'm not sure I want to spend more money keeping it working; I suspect it's time to upgrade.
Anyone know if Vaillant boilers are any good?
infinityleague
Active Member
- Location
- London
The new house I bought came with a Vaillant boiler. Around 80-100 homes in this development have it pre-installed. So far, so good but it’s new so can’t add more to it. Attaching pictures if they can be of any help.
Lovely lagging of all pipes. Crucial for optimum energy transfer
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Drago
Legendary Member
- Location
- Suburban Poshshire
The ASHP worked well in my old house, but here on the new development they must have been installed by primary school children because theyre breaking down , not working properly, etc.
Im one of the last built with mains gas, which annoyed me a touch at the time but now I've seen the problems the latest builds are having im quite glad.
Im one of the last built with mains gas, which annoyed me a touch at the time but now I've seen the problems the latest builds are having im quite glad.
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Poor son he has found the heavy rain in Manchester has got in to the bathroom via a badly fitted window.The previous couple had everything done on the cheap.It has blown some tiles around the window not too serious but it needs pro work now.All for the sake of good mortar and silicone.twunts.
fossyant
Ride It Like You Stole It!
- Location
- South Manchester
I am broken. MrsF has been emptying the conservatory. Last night I ripped up the old laminate and removed the non existant insulation from 30 years ago. Took it to the tip at lunch. Whilst I was working, MrsF put the gold foil insulation down then a 5mm foam pad. Finished work at 4 and fitted the new floor. Had to pull it up at a third down as MrsF's preferred orientation meant the floor couldnt be fitted under the patio door sil of the house (couldnt lift the floor to click in). So refitted the same way the original floor was that I did 30 years ago. Yes dear....there was a reason.
Anyway, first three rows were a pig to get them click locked, but it went better after that and Id fitted the edging and cleaned up by 10pm. I am broken. Shoulder is killing. Good job I didnt stop.
Anyway, first three rows were a pig to get them click locked, but it went better after that and Id fitted the edging and cleaned up by 10pm. I am broken. Shoulder is killing. Good job I didnt stop.
