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Today I did something in the house...
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My biggest issue with a thread like this is that it requires me to plan ahead.
I frequently start tinkering with something only to realise that after 6-8 hours I have completely changed something but neglected to take a before photo
Godammit I did it again. :mad:
Started edging the grass in the garden last night and discovered a path I didn't know existed down the back and around my greenhouse!0 -
Had to replace our bathroom sink after I gave it a bullseye at the start of lockdown.
Patched it up with some enamel paint:
In replacing the sink I didn't want a sunken sink, so that would mean replacing the countertop. The bathroom will get an overhaul at some stage, so I wanted to keep costs low, but none of the IKEA countertops took my fancy. I decided to build my own from some planed softwood from the local builders merchants.
I've no pics of this stage, but I cut them to length got lucky that they seemed up perfectly, and wood glued them together. Once set, I planed and sanded everything down as level and smooth as I could before staining.
So I stained:
Then oiled almost every day for a week with danish oil:
I've never done any plumbing, so the tap and waste were all new to me. Hit a few snags with the waste (which was a bit of a mishmash to being with - multiple needless joints, and installed such that water and gunk gathered just after the ubend), but a check today and nothing seems to be leaking.
Then the water in just barely had enough slack to marry up to the flexipipe (since the sink is raised now).
Discovered the walls were not square (amateur) so I had to go planing in the bathroom to get a better fit. Ended up chipping a bit of the new countertop so i'll have to fill and patch that.
The backsplash tiles were boring cream so rather than going to the effort of replacing them, I got tile stickers to go on top. Time will tell if they were a good idea in a bathroom.
New countertop, new sink, new tap, new "tiles".
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Black_Knight wrote: »
That looks excellent for a quick job - looking to do something similar here. What size were the wooden boards you got for it? And did you just wood glue on it's own or use a joint of some sort alongside it?0 -
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That looks excellent for a quick job - looking to do something similar here. What size were the wooden boards you got for it? And did you just wood glue on it's own or use a joint of some sort alongside it?
Surprised how quick a job it was. Granted I broke things up into chunks.
1. Make the counter top - 2 hours maybe
2. Stain and seal - 5- 10 minutes here and there
3. Prep the sink tap and waste including cut outs in the countertop - 30+ minutes
4. Swap everything out. 3 hours maybe.
I was able to get away with just 1 length of 2X6 planed, cut in 3, and a few inches cut off the long edge.
Just used wood glue. I read/watched stuff around jointing (mostly around how to joint without XYZ tool), and quite a few said not to bother with biscuits etc, and to be fair, from carrying around the glued finished product it's solid as a single piece.
I did something similar before, but held together with brackets. Brackets were not an option this time, given the environment. Tbh glue was a better finish, and cheaper than all those brackets I bought.
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Our son has a lot of HotWheels cars, and tends to tip out an entire Kallax storage basket full of toys on to the floor to find a particular favorite car,
so i was browsing on Amazon and found a plywood storage shelf made specifically for 1/64 Scale HotWheels cars or any vehicle of 1/64 scale.
Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HVXHPWS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Pr3NFbVAHTTN1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I purchased via AddressPal and it arrived last Friday, i then went to my very local DIY store which had very limited variety of paint as i was looking for a charcoal color to match that of his VI pack Pino mid-sleeper bed,
however I did get a color which is quite close; Rust-Oleum All Purpose Dark Grey
It wasn't the cheapest of paint at €27.32 but it was all that i could source in a short time frame from a local supplier and it turned out to be ideal.
i first painted up the main box on Saturday evening and left to dry overnight;
Sunday morning then; i began to dismantle and paint each panel
which was a tedious job; trying to hold each one while watching for paint runs and then trying not to smudge the finish,
i suppose spraying would have been easier and faster however; I don't have a shed or dry area outside of the home to spray in,
it all worked out perfect in the end though.
i left those to dey for eight hours; meanwhile i measured up his wall and fitted for 90 degree brackets to the wall to house the main box,
I've two brackets fitted in an "L" shape on the bottom and a reverse "7" on the top measured 20mm from the edge on both ends,
these brackets are screwed to the wall using 6mm screws followed my some small self tapping screws which go in through the brackets in to the main frame of the unit.
later fitted the inserts and 80 HotWheel vehicles, he's absolutely delighted with it and so are we, it looks great on the wall as decoration as well as storage, i plan to purchase another one now to fit half way up on the left of this one, painted the same color.
although the quality of the shelves could be a little better there are some hair line fractures in the shelves as one would expect to see in plywood that has been machine cut; however all of that gets covered up when painting and once the vehicles go in; it adds to the cozy feeling of the room in my opinion, makes it more unique and homely.
half a days work spread across two days while allowing time to dry; overall time very well spent in my opinion.
he has told me that ill be the topic of todays news at school.:)0 -
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Our son has a lot of HotWheels cars, and tends to tip out an entire Kallax storage basket full of toys on to the floor to find a particular favorite car,
so i was browsing on Amazon and found a plywood storage shelf made specifically for 1/64 Scale HotWheels cars or any vehicle of 1/64 scale.
Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HVXHPWS/ref=cm_sw_em_r_mt_dp_Pr3NFbVAHTTN1?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1
I purchased via AddressPal and it arrived last Friday, i then went to my very local DIY store which had very limited variety of paint as i was looking for a charcoal color to match that of his VI pack Pino mid-sleeper bed,
however I did get a color which is quite close; Rust-Oleum All Purpose Dark Grey
It wasn't the cheapest of paint at €27.32 but it was all that i could source in a short time frame from a local supplier and it turned out to be ideal.
i first painted up the main box on Saturday evening and left to dry overnight;
Sunday morning then; i began to dismantle and paint each panel
which was a tedious job; trying to hold each one while watching for paint runs and then trying not to smudge the finish,
i suppose spraying would have been easier and faster however; I don't have a shed or dry area outside of the home to spray in,
it all worked out perfect in the end though.
i left those to dey for eight hours; meanwhile i measured up his wall and fitted for 90 degree brackets to the wall to house the main box,
I've two brackets fitted in an "L" shape on the bottom and a reverse "7" on the top measured 20mm from the edge on both ends,
these brackets are screwed to the wall using 6mm screws followed my some small self tapping screws which go in through the brackets in to the main frame of the unit.
later fitted the inserts and 80 HotWheel vehicles, he's absolutely delighted with it and so are we, it looks great on the wall as decoration as well as storage, i plan to purchase another one now to fit half way up on the left of this one, painted the same color.
although the quality of the shelves could be a little better there are some hair line fractures in the shelves as one would expect to see in plywood that has been machine cut; however all of that gets covered up when painting and once the vehicles go in; it adds to the cozy feeling of the room in my opinion, makes it more unique and homely.
half a days work spread across two days while allowing time to dry; overall time very well spent in my opinion.
he has told me that ill be the topic of todays news at school.:)
I can't edit the original post; so I've quote it to add;
I've since purchased a second one of these Hotwheels storage units and painted it up last weekend; now fitted on the wall leaving room for more vehicles in the future,0 -
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Great job on the hot wheels display cases. Hope you don't mind me asking but where did you get the 2 white shelving units that you have fixed up at ceiling height? I've been looking for something similar.
Thanks,
D.
Thanks Decoda,
I bought four of them on eBay UK around four years ago, they might also be available on Amazon by now,
Here's a link to a seller on eBay UK:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Floating-Wall-Mount-Shelf-Cube-Sky-Box-DVD-Storage-HIFI-Shelf-Shelves-UK/124232571930
Found them on Amazon but three times the price:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Popamazing-50x15x27cm-Rectangle-Floating-Satellite/dp/B015IT1MZ4/ref=sr_1_68?dchild=1&keywords=floating%2Bshelf%2Bbox&qid=1607963153&sr=8-68&th=1
Back when I purchased them from eBay UK; they wouldn't ship to Ireland; I had to get them via Parcel Motel then direct to the house as they sent all four as one box lol,
I've got four of them in total; two in each room, there solid MDF around 8kg each; I bolted them together and fitted 90 degree stainless steel brackets which were also from purchased from eBay;
Please excuse the black rings there; they are burn marks from the whole-saw as although they came with a pre-drilled hole; It lined up or corresponded with a wooden beam in my attic; I had to drill a replacement to allow cables pass through,
I then fitted tight to the ceiling to house a sky multiroom box and virgin media multiroom box, there both linked to televisions on the walls in the rooms and all devices plug in to sockets in the attic with a time clock on the plug for the televisions.
Later patched around the cables with silicone in the attic to prevent any cold or spiders passing through.
Saves alot of space and works really well, I'm using the sky drx595 multiroom box's for Freeview and the VM box's are on subscription, had to fit some 90 degree HDMi plug adapters to the VM box to allow it to fit in to the white box but the adaptor was only a few euro's.
Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/VCE-2-PACK-Degree-Female-Adapter/dp/B00Y7UT6EK/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?crid=1JB97J355QALQ&dchild=1&keywords=90+degree+hdmi+adapter&qid=1607964372&quartzVehicle=1820-797&replacementKeywords=degree+hdmi+adapter&sprefix=90+degree+HDMi+ada%2Caps%2C452&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1&smid=A2XY2J3FRQ9IR9&spLa=ZW5jcnlwdGVkUXVhbGlmaWVyPUEySVYwWjEwMDRVMUdSJmVuY3J5cHRlZElkPUExMDM3MTMyM0lKOEVaQlVaRFJONSZlbmNyeXB0ZWRBZElkPUEwMTQ0MzE5MVlWWEsySDVOOE1UWCZ3aWRnZXROYW1lPXNwX2F0ZiZhY3Rpb249Y2xpY2tSZWRpcmVjdCZkb05vdExvZ0NsaWNrPXRydWU=
The televisions may seem to be fitted quite high however I'd like to point out that they are being viewed from either a mid Sleeper bed or a high sleeper bunk bed.
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i was expecting two oral B go pro electric tooth brushes to arrive today from Amazon;
However it was a nice surprise to find that the delivery was actually a hydraulic desk monitor mount which I had purchased for our daughters desk last week and wasn't expecting it to arrive until next Monday, which would have meant paying import tax, thankfully it arrived in 2020 so it was tax free,
these hydraulic mounts are not something i had ever considered purchasing until recently, as our eldest has really gotten interested in sewing and dress making now, the additional desk space would be useful for the sewing machine and laying out of material,
i logged on to Amazon and purchased one of these hydraulic monitor mounts which will take up minimal space on the desk as well as easily lift the monitor up out of the way when the desk space is required for other tasks,
Link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B072MHWDRQ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o04_s01?ie=UTF8&psc=1
heres a link to the power cube too if anyone's interested; as saw on the desk there its handy for charging the phone or plugging in any items without having to reach under the desk or trail cables across the floor: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Allocacoc-PowerCube-Extended-Socket-Built/dp/B00KNWVRYS/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=powercube&qid=1609254218&s=electronics&sr=1-2
here was the desk setup as standard
and now with the new hydraulic arm fitted, easily lifts up out of the way, it stays wherever you position it moves quite effortlessly but very sturdy,
this one is mounted inside the existing desk grommet; came with the option of a desk clamp for the edge of the desk or sandwich plate for fitting in to a grommet, so I've used the sandwich plate, my only problem is that i have too many cables to pass through the grommet along down the allocated space at the rear of the mount; so I've had to route the cables down the rear of the desk but its working well, nice affordable price too, gives the comfort of a desktop but the utilization of space which a laptop would have provided.
I've gotta get the unit in the corner of the kitchen built now; need to paint the kitchen and order the unit; which will take the Epson printer&scanner unit away from the desk as well, relocating it to the kitchen connected to the LAN network.0 -
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Great craic at the weekend, the -7C caused an outside tap to blow its end cap (there was a 1/2 -> 3/4 T that had been blanked off probably a million years ago)
only noticed the fountain of water at around midday to who knows how long it had been spraying, but had a nice 1 inch layer of ice all over everything nearby (including an apple tree!)
Its mains fed so I popped the water meter cover and shut the valve, so you can imagine my surprise when I went back to the garden to still see a fountain of water, appears its someone elses mains
Anywho, thankfully I had a space 3/4 end cap so replaced it without getting totally soaked and added some pipe insulation, funtimes.0 -
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SteelyDanJalapeno wrote: »Bought a new house recently so really only starting out as an amateur diyer!
I am starting to gather tools and I had no real storage for them, so I made a French cleat tool wall in the garage, the wall is now in place and tomorrow I'll be designing fixings for it, right now I just have a rough cut box to charge my phone in, and arms up top for lumber storage!
Happy with the outcome so far.
Very nice job,
I hope this is a sign of many good things to come from you and your new home,
Is this your first own home ?
If your looking for ideas on minimalist TV installation give me a shout as I think I have it mastered, ��
Attic distribution panel with cables feeding down through partition walls; between panel and walls they go through 75x75mm pvc conduit along the Apex thrushes.
Fitted floating box's to 90 degree stainless steel brackets fitted tight to the ceiling in the bedrooms with cables feeding from the panel to the floating box's and television mounted on the walls,
All power cables plugged in to a strip in the attic with digital time clocks on the televisions, I chose digital over analogue as they can stay on longer at weekends which was good back when school ment the kids went somewhere for a while,0 -
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