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Post by Blue_Mike on Apr 5, 2023 3:54:38 GMT
Doing up an old house would seem to be the better, less costly route these days given the state of new builds:
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Post by askew on Apr 5, 2023 6:58:16 GMT
Infuriating.
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Post by elstoof on Apr 5, 2023 7:17:17 GMT
You’d think a house built by whatever local freelancers were available, with no consequences for doing a shit job would be better quality tbh
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Post by khanivor on Apr 6, 2023 3:56:45 GMT
Some of the new builds I’d been in around here doing contracting work I’d be feart to rip off a top quality fart for worrycof waking up in rubble
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Post by minimatt on Apr 7, 2023 4:38:08 GMT
project TURN THREE DAYS OF SUNSHINE INTO A LOGSTORE commences
existing ~2m3 store is too small, has fallen apart, and is as waterproof as a honda jazz so with leftover felt from PROJECT SEXY SHED and a lot of left over 2x2 from every other damn project, and a lot of new boards from travis perkins who may as well be dealing in secondhand kidneys for the price of lumber these days, we'll make a new one
the plan: ~3m3, waterproof-ish, and we'll re-use what we can from the old one to re-build the smaller ~1m3 kindling logstore that's also fallen to pieces
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Post by dfunked on Apr 7, 2023 7:04:09 GMT
and is as waterproof as a honda jazz 👌 |
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Post by nexus6 on Apr 7, 2023 7:57:06 GMT
Excellent time to start a log store project.
Will be interesting to see progress. How will it work being quite deep (by the looks of it) will you have 2 or 3 bays in there? Also good to see how it’s to be sited after the issues another user had in the wood burning stove thread with mould etc
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Post by Dougs on Apr 7, 2023 8:06:17 GMT
Look forward to the updates Matt, always impressed. Need to think about similar, assuming installer no2 for our word burner isn't a rip off.
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Post by askew on Apr 7, 2023 11:55:51 GMT
I’m impressed with the rendering tbh.
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Post by minimatt on Apr 7, 2023 21:52:34 GMT
How will it work being quite deep (by the looks of it) will you have 2 or 3 bays in there? yeah, ~1.4m deep, enough for five or six at a push rows of logs but no bays - the need for a kindling bay solved by having a whole seperate store just for kindling - and the need for age management solved by just emptying the remnants at the end of each year and ensuring they're put to the front for the next year. I get the reasons people use bays, but I've never been that precious about firewood to bother, and have always used it at a rate that negates the need for much management Also good to see how it’s to be sited after the issues another user had in the wood burning stove thread with mould etc i remember that thread phase and kept schtum because I'd never really encountered the problems mentioned, to be honest was a bit confused by it. thing is - for most of my life the "log store" has been a tarp thrown over a pile of wood. At some point I upgraded to a pile of wood dumped on pallets and a tarp thrown over that. an ex in germany taught me the bavarian family technique of a beehive shaped stack (think onion rings of ever decreasing radius), a tarp over the top if you're feeling fancy, or just ensure the top ring is bark side up. Basically, the sap is the moisture you want to dry out, rain is really neither here nor there, and if it does grow a mushroom - well, it's firewood. I've barbecued several hibernating wasps and sautéd the odd mushroom. Soz. but will be sited at the top of the drive, and size is kinda dictated by whether the wheelie bin will fit past it. not much sunlight, and sheltered three sides so probably not too much wind - but, yeah, it's firewood. fuck it. |
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Post by khanivor on Apr 7, 2023 23:01:18 GMT
That thing looks like you could hire it out to a wealthy church every Xmas
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Post by minimatt on Apr 11, 2023 6:18:39 GMT
log store update:
See, what's happened here is that I spent a bank holiday weekend making pallets. Made to measure artisinal pallets, but pallets nonetheless. Anyway, ran out of time, left to do: finish painting
make the roof panel dismantle old store make pads to level driveway slope (was going to cut down 3.6n breeze blocks, open to ideas, ~3% fall) bang it all together
Only change from plans so far is the back panel now only has three uprights rather than the planned four. "Measure twice, cut once"? Don't know what you're on about. Measure once. Cut once. Swear three times. Roll with it. Oh, and a change of pants after getting kick back ripping the 16 degree bevel in the back panel 3x2 cross beam.
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Post by Vortex on Apr 28, 2023 10:58:00 GMT
SO, had a bit of condensation in the loft due to some of the vents being covered over with insulation after some workmen were up there to access electrics etc for shower and downlight fitting during a bathroom refit a few years back. It was getting a bit mouldy due to the condensation, so once we realised i got a dehumidifier and removed the bits blocking the vents which seems to have sorted it.
Had a guy round today to see about getting it sprayed, but he reckons all should be good now and the airflow seems fine and we're in the clear mould-wise, saving us a bit less than a grands-worth of treatment. BUT, he spotted some wooden floorboards and fence panels the previous owners left up there to crawl about the loft had woodworm present. Arrgh.
Have removed them now and will be off to the tip with them, but now have to keep an eye on the loft to make sure they haven't got into the joists etc. He says it's generally how it starts and hopefully removing them will be enough, but I am a smidge miffed at the previous owners just now!
Gah. At least it'll just require a treating if we do see some activity, but I could do without the whole having to check stuff in the loft regularly.
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Post by quadfather on Apr 28, 2023 11:28:25 GMT
and is as waterproof as a honda jazz 👌 I would have missed this, so thank you  |
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Post by dfunked on May 1, 2023 16:20:55 GMT
Finally got around to tackling a big patch of flakey plaster where the previous owner had clearly done a botch job of patching the same area up previously. Looks like it was painted directly onto and they hadn't used anything underneath to bond it.
I still managed to make a complete tit of it mind you, but it should hopefully not look like total shit after it's been sanded with a bit of primer over it. I clearly didn't learn a thing from the summer I spent working with a couple of builders as a young lad...
Also sanded and painted four windowsills which actually look damn good for a change.
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Post by minimatt on May 3, 2023 7:18:29 GMT
on account of the exciting and glamorous life i lead the 3 day log store project started ~25 days ago is running just a teensy bit behind schedule. The same schedule which regularly leaves a trail of weeping project managers in my wake.
anyway, frame is up, that's a milestone right?
I concede that, given the main driver for this project was to improve waterproofing, there remains one rather important hurdle
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Post by Dougs on May 3, 2023 7:25:57 GMT
Looking good though mate!
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Post by dogbot on May 3, 2023 9:31:46 GMT
minimatt that does look ace. You'll get a LOT of logs in that!
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Post by elstoof on May 18, 2023 11:41:51 GMT
Our 11 year old condenser tumble drier packed in, trips the RCD so probably the element caked in lint. Couldn’t face spending a hundred quid getting Miele in to tell us they don’t make condensers any more and it’ll cost 400 to repair, couldn’t face the 1300 starting price for a new Miele either so got a Bosch heat pump drier. The Miele dream is over lads, at least until this one inevitably dies just after the 2 year warranty expires. Pleased with the heat pump though, no more steamy hot air getting pumped out into the basement, I’ll save a few quid on the dehumidifier
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Post by Psiloc on May 18, 2023 13:50:57 GMT
I read up on heat pump tumble driers and bigged them up to my dad who needed to replace their drier anyway. He got one, and my mom says it is utter shit and is in the process of returning it  All I know is that it's a Bosch one and it "takes 10 hours to get stuff nearly dry". I know they're not as hot and fast as traditional dryers but that seems unacceptable. And considering they still consume 1-2kW that would represent an increase in running costs |
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Post by elstoof on May 18, 2023 14:33:54 GMT
Certainly doesn’t get as hot as my old one but doesn’t take massively longer either, maybe an extra 20% so far. A lot less lint build up which is probably a good thing
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on May 28, 2023 13:39:46 GMT
Treated myself to an impact driver yesterday, really I could have probably carried on without one but you know it's another power tool isn't it, anyway, popped some shelf brackets up this afternoon, first two screws caused the dot-& dab board to cave in a tad not that anyone except me will notice, bit heavy handed on the trigger there, Ahem!
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Post by nexus6 on May 28, 2023 16:36:30 GMT
Impact drivers are great but I’d be careful using them on ‘finish’items
More for battering screws into construction timber imo. I’d use the standard drill on screwdriver setting for shelves.
As you say though it’s another power tool!
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Post by elstoof on May 28, 2023 18:24:11 GMT
I put some ikea shite together with my new toy impact driver once, first screw went straight through and out the other side. I rarely use it now tbh.
Dot and dab walls need special fixings for a decent hold
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on May 28, 2023 18:54:03 GMT
I used 100mm frame fixings.
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Post by minimatt on May 30, 2023 7:21:23 GMT
you wait months for a logstore to turn up then two come along at once
first, put a lid on the big ~3m3 store
was able to salvage and resaw enough of the old one to make up panels for a replacement kindling store
which even got a roof right away (btw, I'd previously eyeballed this as ~1m3, having done the sums, it's only ~0.5m3)
did wonder if I could salvage enough of the old kindling store to make an even smaller one like a Matryoshka log store set, but it was far too rotten throughout, so remains of this became more kindling in a circle of log store life
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Post by Psiloc on May 30, 2023 8:30:04 GMT
Genuine question; speaking of rot, is rotting not a huge problem in general having an exposed log store in the UK? Or is it not considered a big deal anyway
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Post by mrpon on May 30, 2023 8:36:29 GMT
One from the bottom please Carol
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Post by EMarkM on May 30, 2023 8:45:16 GMT
One up the bottom please Carol |
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Post by nexus6 on May 30, 2023 9:12:14 GMT
Genuine question; speaking of rot, is rotting not a huge problem in general having an exposed log store in the UK? Or is it not considered a big deal anyway Ask your boy Darkling from back in this thread about rot. Yes, it can be a problem, if factors such as location, orientation, overhang etc are not accounted for adequately. Wet + no drying time will = rot. |
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