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Post by askew on Mar 31, 2023 12:03:25 GMT
Homer’s spice rack please? I see a lot of these on Reddit! |
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Post by Dougs on Mar 31, 2023 12:19:12 GMT
I had another chap around to quote for a wood burner. When I asked about the cost of the fake chimney breast, he said that I should do it myself. He has clearly not seen my handiwork.
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Post by technoish on Mar 31, 2023 15:08:45 GMT
I just bought some Ring bits and bobs on sale this week. We are moving house, so it's a blank slate. They've got a traditional alarm system, but it's also Year Zero on smart stuff, so I can put some thought into it, and not have the hodge podge of stuff we have at the moment. Not sure whether our buyers will want stuff left. I was looking at Simplisafe, but they got a tanking on its sub-reddit. Other than that it looked OK, so maybe just moaners! What were the reddit complaints? |
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Post by Tomo on Mar 31, 2023 18:01:32 GMT
I just bought some Ring bits and bobs on sale this week. We are moving house, so it's a blank slate. They've got a traditional alarm system, but it's also Year Zero on smart stuff, so I can put some thought into it, and not have the hodge podge of stuff we have at the moment. Not sure whether our buyers will want stuff left. I was looking at Simplisafe, but they got a tanking on its sub-reddit. Other than that it looked OK, so maybe just moaners! I also plumped for Ring too. Think what twisted my arm was combination of price, really good Which review and knowledge that the software will be pretty good. Minus for sending all my data to Amazon, but they probably know everything about me already as a Prime customer  |
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Post by Goban on Mar 31, 2023 19:57:37 GMT
I've managed to scrounge a load of free wood from work, got a week off next week and I'm going to build myself a kitchen. This could all go horribly wrong. My Dad did this in the 80s. We still have a laugh about it. I'm happy to continue the tradition of half baked dad projects |
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Post by Blue_Mike on Mar 31, 2023 22:06:06 GMT
I think a "reclaimed pallets" theme could be good for a kitchen.
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Post by dam on Apr 1, 2023 9:54:51 GMT
I just bought some Ring bits and bobs on sale this week. We are moving house, so it's a blank slate. They've got a traditional alarm system, but it's also Year Zero on smart stuff, so I can put some thought into it, and not have the hodge podge of stuff we have at the moment. Not sure whether our buyers will want stuff left. I was looking at Simplisafe, but they got a tanking on its sub-reddit. Other than that it looked OK, so maybe just moaners! What were the reddit complaints? Access to the app features without the full monitoring package (and other moans), connection issues, camera quality etc https://www.reddit.com/r/simplisafe/comments/zozkx5/what_do_you_wish_youd_known_before_you_bought/ |
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Post by technoish on Apr 1, 2023 10:19:55 GMT
What were the reddit complaints? Access to the app features without the full monitoring package (and other moans), connection issues, camera quality etc https://www.reddit.com/r/simplisafe/comments/zozkx5/what_do_you_wish_youd_known_before_you_bought/ Yeah I don't really suffer any of the issues mentioned, and the features people seem to want are hardly ubiquitous or something I need. You need good WiFi for the cameras, but really that is a problem for the other wireless systems also. My ring doorbell cam has had the same issues. On the subscription / app limitations thing, that's fully clear going in, so was only ever a consideration as part of comparisons between systems. Basically, don't get the system if you don't want the ongoing service. There are other DIY systems that can do that. As the big brands have caught up, maybe Google nest is now a viable option for home security system. But it wasn't three years ago. |
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Post by Vortex on Apr 1, 2023 10:56:07 GMT
My Dad did this in the 80s. We still have a laugh about it. I'm happy to continue the tradition of half baked dad projects On this theme, the folk that not long bought the house behind us appear to have retro-fitted windows into the shed by the dividing fence. By using a jigsaw and cutting by eye. It looks *terrible*. Shoogly lines are not pleasing to the eye at all.there must be filler everywhere inside, or leaks & gaps aplenty. Not Recomededed. |
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Post by dogbot on Apr 1, 2023 11:00:45 GMT
Perhaps they build houses for Barrett or Taylor Wimpey?
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Post by elstoof on Apr 1, 2023 13:33:22 GMT
I wonder if Psychotext’s house is finished het
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Post by X201 on Apr 1, 2023 19:18:02 GMT
He’s waiting for the night vision double glazing to be installed
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Apr 1, 2023 19:19:05 GMT
Finally finished the pallet wood shoe rack, actually looks OK, only taken about a year. Now the garage is clear of that junk I can start on the Ikea Billy bookcase hack, basically 'built in' shelves across a whole wall in the living room but essentially Billy bookcases fixed together, I will post pics of the disaster that ensues ....
/probably in about a year.
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Post by elstoof on Apr 2, 2023 7:52:07 GMT
Sounds less like a hack and more like using the product as it was designed to be used
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Apr 2, 2023 11:10:17 GMT
No because once it's finished it will look like a seamless wall of shelves with no evidence they are Billy bookcases in a row or that's the theory. It's still quite a bit of work especially as you have to reinforce the wobbly back panels that Billy's have and fill all of the spare shelf holes and seamlessly join them all together and repaint the whole thing too of course but much easier for an unskilled muppet like me. I'm not the first.
A bit like this although we've got the extension bits on top so the shelves will go up higher than this:
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Post by technoish on Apr 2, 2023 11:24:47 GMT
Painting veneer is a bitch tho!
I've done it in a IKEA cabinet, to match the wall colours.
Good luck!
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Apr 2, 2023 11:43:41 GMT
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Post by Vortex on Apr 2, 2023 12:13:29 GMT
Geezer behind is still working on these shed windows. It looks slightly more weather proof. But very much an iffy DIY 'bodge' job, it's definitely not a 'hack'.
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Post by technoish on Apr 2, 2023 12:19:46 GMT
Yeah i went for a zinnser primer - i think there is a better one than that that i used. |
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Apr 2, 2023 14:14:56 GMT
Yeah i went for a zinnser primer - i think there is a better one than that that i used. Do you remember which one? |
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Post by technoish on Apr 2, 2023 14:44:20 GMT
Yeah i went for a zinnser primer - i think there is a better one than that that i used. Do you remember which one? Zinsser ZINBE123P1L 123 Bulls Eye Plus Spray Primer/Sealer Paint, 1 Liter amzn.eu/d/0O7iKJE |
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Post by khanivor on Apr 2, 2023 21:32:09 GMT
I've managed to scrounge a load of free wood from work, got a week off next week and I'm going to build myself a kitchen. This could all go horribly wrong. You best be posting a serialized story of pictures of this on Facebook! |
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Post by Goban on Apr 3, 2023 6:53:27 GMT
I've managed to scrounge a load of free wood from work, got a week off next week and I'm going to build myself a kitchen. This could all go horribly wrong. You best be posting a serialized story of pictures of this on Facebook! Most likely, it'll be a triumph of DIY, my crowning glory. |
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Post by jeepers on Apr 3, 2023 6:57:37 GMT
I’m expecting nothing less than a Greene & Greene-style work of art, Goban.
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Post by Day on Apr 3, 2023 7:41:02 GMT
At the end of our house build when monies were getting tight we used OSB3 for our utility room worktop, sandwiched two 15mm boards together to give a thicker 30mm top, sanded then filled any gaps and dints before a final polish and lacquering, it did come up looking quite nice. Needed to do it with a belt sander though as the orbital was taking way too long. I think for a working kitchen worktop it may be a little soft unless a little care was taken with placing hot pots down etc.
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Post by khanivor on Apr 3, 2023 15:34:28 GMT
You’re skiving off the project! Get to work!
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Post by Goban on Apr 3, 2023 16:23:32 GMT
I'm using marine ply and ceramic tiles for my work top, with a brass edging strip.
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Post by Trowel 🏴 on Apr 4, 2023 7:02:57 GMT
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Post by Dougs on Apr 4, 2023 7:11:13 GMT
 feeling that a lot! |
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Post by Day on Apr 4, 2023 7:23:45 GMT
I'm using marine ply and ceramic tiles for my work top, with a brass edging strip. Ahhh, that sounds much more durable for a kitchen worktop than our utility one, hope it goes well!! |
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feeling that a lot!