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Post by Dougs on Oct 21, 2023 13:45:32 GMT
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Oct 23, 2023 13:04:34 GMT
Today I've begun attempting to scribe the lengths of timber that will surround my Billy bookcase project, I've been putting off this phase for months as never attempted anything like it before and don't want to bollocks it up! They make it look so easy on youtube!
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Post by minimatt on Oct 23, 2023 14:08:48 GMT
one of those things that seems more complicated than it is, all falls into place when you're doing it. pencil taped to a bit of scrap wood all you need - if you're really worried, trace it out on cardboard first, fine tune if necessary, then trace that cardboard onto your actual wood. and remember caulk hides all  |
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Post by dogbot on Oct 23, 2023 14:10:18 GMT
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Oct 23, 2023 16:33:45 GMT
one of those things that seems more complicated than it is, all falls into place when you're doing it. pencil taped to a bit of scrap wood all you need - if you're really worried, trace it out on cardboard first, fine tune if necessary, then trace that cardboard onto your actual wood. and remember caulk hides all Hmm, the first one has not gone particularly well, for my surrounds I went with 90x50 PSE because I wanted my surrounds to work as the beefy side mounts I can screw solidly into the walls and then screw the bookcase's straight to them too and also not need any other finishing other than painting.
Whilst I'm fairly happy with my profile I have to rip about 15-20mm off their lengths (2.4m) and I've been using a band saw and of course cutting 50mm deep chunk of wood is right at it's limit and the wall is more like a snake rather than anywhere near straight and I really struggled to keep it on my scroll line. Also I've realised the band saw table is not quite at 90deg so I've got a bigger gap at the front than the back after I've cut it, if that makes sense. Might have to do this one again or scupper this plan and think of something else - perhaps much thinner PSE or MDF that's easier to scoll cut fixed to timber battens. |
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Post by minimatt on Oct 23, 2023 16:57:07 GMT
50mm is a bit ambitious I guess (though all mine is done with a jigsaw, so less capable than a bandsaw).
Remember you only really need to scribe the bits that are visible - I'm assuming a painted finish, which is going to allow for straight (or wonky scribed) battens pinned to the wall and clad with 18mm or thinner materials scribed. If you go this route, and again assuming painted finish, I've found MDF takes a much nicer paint finish than ply - small foam roller, prime, de-nib, first coat, de-nib again, second coat.
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Oct 23, 2023 17:23:49 GMT
Yes I'm thinking some 12mm MDF on smaller battens, will be a bit annoying as I spent about £50 on the surrounds, timber costing what it does, I'll reassess tomorrow, things sometimes look better in the morning. I have to keep the faith and remind myself what would have been about £4K+ plus decorating if I'd got a joiner in to do it is still only going to cost me about £600ish.
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Post by Tomo on Oct 23, 2023 17:30:17 GMT
I've also been looking into doing something like this in our living room. Two Billy bookcases either side of some kind of unit wide enough to fit the telly on. It's quite a large alcove - about 2.8m wide.
Having seen you've been at this since July I'm now having second thoughts lol
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Oct 23, 2023 17:54:43 GMT
To be fair, my specialism is procrastination! On the plus size I can tell you how to make a peace of crap Billy bookcase as strong as an Ox! |
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Post by simple on Oct 25, 2023 20:43:55 GMT
Got our whole roof replaced earlier this year… its leaking tonight. Buckets out on the stairs into the loft and phones out to document it. Wife exceedingly upset since we just discovered this evening that the pipe that feeds water into the washer and dishwasher has a busted seal and has been quietly leaking away behind our kitchen units every time we put a load on.
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Post by nexus6 on Oct 25, 2023 22:00:51 GMT
That's shite. I sympathise, for what it's worth. Terrible feeling to know your house is wet.
On the plus side, the appliances sounds like a quick easy fix, and the roof should be under warranty and hopefully an obvious fix.
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Post by simple on Oct 25, 2023 22:06:09 GMT
Its the faff of it all thats the real kick in the balls
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Post by cubby on Oct 25, 2023 22:06:36 GMT
Yikes, that's a crap double whammy. I hate water stuff in the house having had my fair share of it recently, so definitely sympathise.
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Post by minimatt on Oct 25, 2023 22:11:05 GMT
oh fuck i'm sorry, veteran of the leaky roof wars, it's shit
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Post by Danno on Oct 25, 2023 22:15:20 GMT
Got our whole roof replaced earlier this year… its leaking tonight. Buckets out on the stairs into the loft and phones out to document it. Wife exceedingly upset since we just discovered this evening that the pipe that feeds water into the washer and dishwasher has a busted seal and has been quietly leaking away behind our kitchen units every time we put a load on. Oh dude, I've been in two properties where it ended up raining indoors now - one of them twice. It's the worst. Get it fixed real good to keep the paranoia away for you both. |
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Post by simple on Oct 25, 2023 23:36:09 GMT
Hopefully, between the warranty, the photos and videos we’ve taken and kindly good hearted nature of the roofers it’ll be fine.
We’ve just paid the last instalment on the doors and windows too, so they’ll probably go next.
I have no idea why anyone would want a fixer upper when a regular old house can be like this.
Edit: roofer came over at 8 this morning and will send a lad up as soon as he’s got one free
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Post by loto on Oct 26, 2023 10:29:00 GMT
Sorry to see that simple. Hope they can fix it quickly and properly, but you’re doing the right things in case you need to bring anyone else in. Good luck |
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Post by askew on Oct 26, 2023 10:53:59 GMT
Same. Had two years of rain getting into our kitchen while the building manager faffed. Seems as though that’s fixed for good, but I’ve seen the plaster staining in the hallway, so water must be finding another way in from the roof.
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Post by Zuluhero on Oct 27, 2023 17:39:27 GMT
I actually fell out with our roofer when they did ours (ironically not over the roof, they did a great job), thankfully no issues yet (it was done back in February) but really hope I won't ever need to enact the guarantee for anything...
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Post by simple on Oct 27, 2023 17:47:16 GMT
Just text them photos of Matt Allwright when you need them, that’ll send them a message
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Post by Zuluhero on Oct 28, 2023 0:12:05 GMT
Heh, I don't know who that is 😅
Did it all get sorted in the end? How many pictures of Matt did it take?
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Post by henroben on Oct 29, 2023 10:52:16 GMT
I had an appropriately spooky adventure last night exploring the attic, whilst investigating the curious case of the dripping overflow and the water tank of terror...
Turned out to be a shot ball valve so a quick trip to Wickes later, plus about an hour of faffing about removing 50 odd litres of excess water from the tanks, I think I've fixed it.
At least I hope I have. My thought process is that the leaking valve caused excess water in the header tanks, which meant increased pressure for the cold feed into the hot water tank - when the water heated, it's less dense & the increased pressure pushed some of it up into the header tank via the release pipe. Since the header tanks were already at max capacity, that extra water just flowed through to the overflow pipe...
Fingers crossed it's that, otherwise the only other explanation seems to be a perforated coil in the hot water tank :-(
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Oct 29, 2023 12:25:53 GMT
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Post by cubby on Oct 29, 2023 12:26:40 GMT
Maybe one more
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Post by cubby on Oct 29, 2023 12:53:18 GMT
Also, how bloody tall are you fred??
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Post by askew on Oct 29, 2023 13:09:30 GMT
Slendernan
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Post by mrpon on Oct 29, 2023 16:38:41 GMT
Looks fab fred.
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Post by minimatt on Nov 23, 2023 14:51:43 GMT
very much just dicking around with leftover scrap - faced with a limpy/lazy cat who increasingly struggles to jump onto the desks, figured we'd make him a little ladder
take one plank of wood (or, in this case glue some edge trim to a bit of manky old OSB) and route out a pocket where some carpet tile can sit:
glue some carpet tile down, stick some little rungs on it, stick a hinge on one end and screw it into the desk:
I mean, of course the little shit's not using it - why would he when there's a perfectly good leg to sink claws into and clamber up
friends want one so trying to figure out a clamp system on one end of the hinge so as not to have to screw into nicer desks. maybe attach a drawer slide between hinge & ladder so it can slide up and under the desk when not in use
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Post by Dougs on Nov 23, 2023 15:32:01 GMT
They will use it but when you are not looking. Not going to give humans that satisfaction.
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Post by mrpon on Nov 23, 2023 15:33:00 GMT
Put a little treat on each rung.
Probably knock it over to get them, the shits.
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