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Today I did something in the house...
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04-12-2019 11:11pm#1Howdy folks,
On the motors forum there's a "today I did some detailing" thread, a more general 'today I did something to my car' thread, etc. and I wonder would a house/home equivalent work in here?
As a lot of people seem to have an interest in their home and it's always interesting to see what other people are getting up to, be it cleaning the kitchen, fixing some shelves or wonky doors, painting the skirting, getting a skip and de-cluttering, hanging a new piece of artwork/photo, washing the paving, installing an outdoor tap, the list is practically endless (doesn't all have to be just your own efforts of course, but anything around the house, apartment, etc. in general).
I love seeing what people get up to, and this forum seems active enough, but just not sure if this idea would grow legs at all.
I've googled around (and searched on Boards) but to no avail on finding a similar thread.
I'll try and get the ball rolling. I haven't actually done anything 'today' myself, but I'm in the middle of trying to renovate the sitting room and that's been keeping me occupied. It's not finished so I don't have a 'before and after', more a 'before and during', but it's getting there.
How about your good selves?26
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Spencer Deafening Manic wrote: »Love the new wall art near the TV...green suits the room
TV Unit being fitted next week will also be a greeny-turquoise kind of colour (hence the T-Shirt hanging on the wall), so although I love the colours, I'm not sure if it might be a bit overkill
(though those canvases are the first time since primary school that I lifted a paintbrush, so I'll take your compliment ) 0 -
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Good idea for a thread, recently worked on the bathroom finalised over the last few weeks. few more trim details to do but nearly done done.
excuse the first images, they are taken from stills of video when we moved in. Original floor was CARPET (also blue) !! New Floor was reclaimed oak, a joy and a toll to put in, in equal measure
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Mickiemcfist wrote: »Great idea for a thread. How did you do the ceiling? Looks a great job.
Yeah I'm happy with it.
It's effectively a wooden square made up in the room on the floor, with joists running through it for a bit of strength. Then it was lifted up (that was the hard part) and screwed into the ceiling (the beams running above the ceiling).
Wiring was placed in for the strip light and the spotlights, and the approximate location of the lights marked out (and wiring left in that general area for each one). Whole thing was covered in plasterboard and plastered, including the edges.
The best advice is to make sure there's a 'lip' around the edge, to hide the strip light from view, as the LEDs on the strip light are annoyingly bright and very sore on the eyes.
The strip light is a fairly generic one with the remote control so you can change colours. Electrician wired it up so the spots and strip have their own separate light switches (so can be operated independently of each other).
Also saved a (small) bit of grief as I had intended to re-plaster the ceiling to give it a smooth finish (it was stippled) and by putting this up, I only had to get the edges of the ceiling plastered instead of the whole thing.
(Just to note: I am not a plasterer and although I was involved in this, I didn't actually DIY it in the normal sense, there was a tradesman involved).
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Love this idea.
I'm still three-quarters through a project. Really only have one-and-a-half days a week to work on it, so it's been a month in the making at this stage!
Child 3 is arriving next year. We have 3 bedrooms, so children 1 & 2 are going to have move in together. Problem is that all of the bedrooms still had the same wardrobes since 1985, and the only way it was going to make sense was to move the kids into our room, we take the biggest of the other two rooms, and pull out and replace the wardrobes.
The biggest sticking point was that between the two rooms we were swapping, the old built-in wardrobes were fitted back-to-back, with no stud wall between them. So in order to replace the wardrobes I was going to need to build a stud wall between the two rooms.
Unfortunately I didn't think to take many photos, so this is all I could scrounge from whatapp chats
We were trying to get the rooms from this:
(Heavy lines are the existing stud walls)
to this:
Then build in wardrobes in the corner of bedroom 2. We had ordered a large freestanding sliderobe for bedroom 1.
We had no confidence that if we got professionals in that they would do it quickly and wouldn't wreck the place. Also we're a little bit broke.
So I decided to give it a go myself.
Didn't take any photos of the gap in the wall unfortunately, but this is the closest. This is bedroom 1, looking at the back of the wardrobe in bedroom 2. The question was, "How do I cut this floor back to fit the stud" and the answer was, "Don't, just stick it on top".
I have a bit of a cheat in that my brother worked as a cabinet maker for 20 years, and is always willing to lend a hand. His recommendation was to put the (IKEA) wardrobes together first and then build the stud wall in around them, in order to get the cleanest fit. Rather than relying on given dimensions. He was dead right. So this is the frames in place (you can see the other bedroom through the gap) to give us our measurements;
Didn't get a proper picture of the stud after we put it up, but this is bedroom 1 with its new stud wall and gap where the old fitted wardrobe used to be.
Bedroom 2 after fitting all the wardrobes, fixing them in place and hanging the doors.
Cutting a slip of plasterboard to fill in the gap at the side of the wardrobes - patch & paint and it'll look like the wardrobes were made to order;
Bedroom 1 after the first pass at patching the scrimming & patching the plasterboard:
We were back-and-forth about what to do with that space in bedroom 1. It's the kids' room, they don't need another wardrobe, but would need shelving for toys, books, etc. Initially we thought we'd just buy another IKEA unit, but the space was 50mm wider and 50mm shallower than the IKEA units. Got quotes for a simple built-in unit and the cheapest was €500. Feck that.
Considered just patching and painting the wall and fitting some shelves. It wouldn't look good though, so we just went back to the IKEA idea and made do
You can see the new stud wall patched, sanded and painted to match there too.
The wardrobes are fully kitted out at this stage (no photos).
This weekend the kids are getting shipped down to their grandparents and their bed and wardrobe are arriving. I'll have to cut out skirting boards and such to get a decent fit, and then it's onto the finishes; filling in the space above the units, sealing up small gaps, refitting all the skirts, etc.
If I didn't have to juggle this stuff with family life, I'd love it, but it's such a hassle that I can't wait to be done with it! Also, winter is horrible time for DIY. My old man says it all the time, and I have to agree with him.0 -
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Took about a month longer than I anticipated, but finally got the sitting room unit installed. Next up is to get some decor in (walls, rug, chair etc.) but that'll be a next week effort as i'll be working a fair bit til then.
I'm very pleased with how it came out. I was unsure about the colour, but I love it. I do reckon it'll be a love it or hate it kinda thing though.
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Nice job,Deleted User wrote: »Took about a month longer than I anticipated, but finally got the sitting room unit installed. Next up is to get some decor in (walls, rug, chair etc.) but that'll be a next week effort as i'll be working a fair bit til then.
I'm very pleased with how it came out. I was unsure about the colour, but I love it. I do reckon it'll be a love it or hate it kinda thing though.
I like what you done with the radiator too looks much better bought my Milano aruba graphite radiator from BestHeating.ie0 -
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Not today, but recently....
I went about investigating repainting our kitchen cabinets. They're decent (MDF, but still decent), but need a bit of a refresh (new handles, a few knocks and chips that need filling, could do with a lick of paint etc).
I've 1 cabinet door that's been removed to accommodate our fridge, so I tested things out on that. Cleaned it down with all purpose cleaner, gave it a very light sanding, and painted on a tester of paint from B&Q (not sure if the tester is cabinet paint, but the full size specifies that it's for cabinets, and only requires a clean and light sanding prior to painting).
Decent results so far, but need to 1) Find handles we can agree on, 2) budget out how long it'll take to do, 3) find a clean space to paint and leave multiple cabinets to dry in, 4) convince ourselves it'll be worth a couple of weeks of disruption.
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Black_Knight wrote: »Not today, but recently....
I went about investigating repainting our kitchen cabinets. They're decent (MDF, but still decent), but need a bit of a refresh (new handles, a few knocks and chips that need filling, could do with a lick of paint etc).
I've 1 cabinet door that's been removed to accommodate our fridge, so I tested things out on that. Cleaned it down with all purpose cleaner, gave it a very light sanding, and painted on a tester of paint from B&Q (not sure if the tester is cabinet paint, but the full size specifies that it's for cabinets, and only requires a clean and light sanding prior to painting).
Decent results so far, but need to 1) Find handles we can agree on, 2) budget out how long it'll take to do, 3) find a clean space to paint and leave multiple cabinets to dry in, 4) convince ourselves it'll be worth a couple of weeks of disruption.
If you have some space outside you may consider purchasing a pop up gazebo with side curtains;
Would be ideal for drying out the panels outside,
Good deals on them in argos or adverts,
I have a pop up version myself
Takes two people to erect just hold two corners and walk backwards away from each other
Followed by extending the legs out
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Black_Knight wrote: »Not today, but recently....
I went about investigating repainting our kitchen cabinets. They're decent (MDF, but still decent), but need a bit of a refresh (new handles, a few knocks and chips that need filling, could do with a lick of paint etc).
I've 1 cabinet door that's been removed to accommodate our fridge, so I tested things out on that. Cleaned it down with all purpose cleaner, gave it a very light sanding, and painted on a tester of paint from B&Q (not sure if the tester is cabinet paint, but the full size specifies that it's for cabinets, and only requires a clean and light sanding prior to painting).
Decent results so far, but need to 1) Find handles we can agree on, 2) budget out how long it'll take to do, 3) find a clean space to paint and leave multiple cabinets to dry in, 4) convince ourselves it'll be worth a couple of weeks of disruption.
Beware that tester pots are typically just emulsion, so the final finish will be different when you buy gloss/satin wood etc for the cabinets.0 -
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Black_Knight wrote: »Not today, but recently....
I went about investigating repainting our kitchen cabinets. They're decent (MDF, but still decent), but need a bit of a refresh (new handles, a few knocks and chips that need filling, could do with a lick of paint etc).
I've 1 cabinet door that's been removed to accommodate our fridge, so I tested things out on that. Cleaned it down with all purpose cleaner, gave it a very light sanding, and painted on a tester of paint from B&Q (not sure if the tester is cabinet paint, but the full size specifies that it's for cabinets, and only requires a clean and light sanding prior to painting).
Decent results so far, but need to 1) Find handles we can agree on, 2) budget out how long it'll take to do, 3) find a clean space to paint and leave multiple cabinets to dry in, 4) convince ourselves it'll be worth a couple of weeks of disruption.
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So have been doing this over past few weekends, Where possible in between commitments, Prob full weeks worth of work to date if added together.
Some finishing on the lower wall to do and steps going in shortly when time is available.
Pulled down old alum porch and original timber front door in hall. And consumed the porch area into the house envelope entirely.
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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
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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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