The DIY/Doing up house Thread (aka My house is falling down)

Yeah very trustworthy. Done two friends' houses. Seen one of those kitchens. Looks good. Also got him on WhatsApp. He's been sending me WhatsApp photoshops of my kitchen with lines representing where doors will go etc lol

Check if that's ex VAT

Shed progress over the weekend. Should've took more photos really but these are all the ones I've got.




So have now insulated the walls, roof and door with 30mm Celotex and covered with 12mm OSB. Getting it done FAR cheaper than I thought it would be. The OSB from Wickes was going to be about £240, my friend was able to get it from the place they get wood from for their company and all in all, it cost me £80. 

Just put the TV up to work out the height when I had my bike in there and pretty happy with how much space I'll have left over. 

Still need to do a few more coats of paint, the electrician needs to come back to install the sockets and light. Need to put some blinds over the windows, or use some tinted sheets, undecided on that part. Then I can put the extra thick gym tiles on the floor, a shelf bellow the TV for my laptop/docking station and a picture frame shelf along the wall so I can have my phone and water bottles whilst I'm on the bike. 

Enough space to the left of the TV to hang my partners bike and put the fan. 


Not the fanciest set up, but it'll serve it's purpose for a couple of years 

I was thinking about getting another fan eventually so this will likely speed that choice up!

The headwind is good but I want something on my side 

8k is not bad. We were 10 a few years ago to get bath & shower ripped out and all facilities moved around plus a load of kingspan shoved into the walls too. That was with 'spensive stuff to keep the missus happy too though!

😀 Nice idea!

Tbh, I would really like the opportunity to do that with our concept 2. We can kind of turn it around and lug it through to be by the patio doors, but it's a bit in the way there.

Would love space for decking so we could roll it outside on a nice day, but there's a wall too close by for that.

Just had a quote to get my loft boarded. Not cheap.

Have a horrible feeling Mrs Shark’s dad will insist on doing it for cheap, but I really think it needs a pro. Anyone had any experience doing it DIY?

Except it will probably have to be raised to ensure the insulation isn't compressed, which makes it a little more complicated.

I'd get more quotes. It requires some skill but not anything particularly technical and there are so many people doing it.

In the realms of DIY land I'd say the skill level required is fairly low, it's money for old rope for the outfits doing this kind of thing. It's merely fitting some joists on top of your existing ones and fitting some boards on top, it needs a saw, rechargeable drill, some screws and some boards.

And mark the location of cables and pipes on the top of the board to make life easier at some point in the future.

As henroben says, there are loads of systems available for just such a job. Don't go cheapest as you need something fairly sturdy, but it wouldn't be beyond the realms to DIY. If you are at all competent.

I would imagine getting all the shit out the loft (if it's anything like mine) is the bigger job. Again, with the little peg feet system, you can do it in stages.

Post pics of your arse hanging through the bedroom ceiling when you inevitably miss your footing on a joist!

They are specifically designed to do exactly that.

Personally, I'm not sure how far "bad workmanship" and "the things that hold up your roof" really go together, but it's not my house, so.

I suppose if you're going to hold ballroom dance classes up there, you might need to worry about the swl of the supports, but if it's just for storing some boxes, they will be fine.

You use the correct number for the area you're boarding, put them quite close together and can move them about until they're in the right place, that's how they balance out the weight.