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Post by elstoof on Mar 29, 2024 13:04:52 GMT
Do you mean like a Saniflow pump, or a kitchen grinder waste disposal unit? Just how gnarly are your baths?
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Post by Lukus on Mar 29, 2024 13:20:33 GMT
Just the overflow and ubend. I was trying to do the lingo. *Kicks tyres*
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Mar 29, 2024 13:38:12 GMT
I'm building some rudimentary shelves and coat rail in the under-stairs cupboard this weekend, why do women needs so many bloody shoes? And why is it only my fat man newish wetsuit and a really nice summer coat of mine have been moth eaten and all the others are OK?
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Mar 29, 2024 13:38:54 GMT
Lukus A lot depends on the access I would say. Are you replacing the plughole too?
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Post by askew on Mar 29, 2024 13:43:39 GMT
Moths go for the lovely nutrients and essential oils from your skin.
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Post by Zuluhero on Mar 29, 2024 13:49:52 GMT
Yeah access is the kicker on baths, it's a pain and fiddly with very limited space. Getting things to align and watertight will have you swearing š
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Post by simple on Mar 29, 2024 13:50:22 GMT
you must be getting sick of it simple  remain glad you're not at risk of being exploded The BG engineer today even agreed that the smell could be a damaged seal or problem with backdraft on the exhaust flue but because it was reported as āsmell of gasā he had to do the full line check. Anyone who ever wants to buy a doer upper should have to consult a medical professional first. |
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Post by Lukus on Mar 29, 2024 14:18:49 GMT
Access isn't great but it's not terrible. Like you say, I think getting a good seal will be the tricky thing. Pretty sure I'm going to wimp out and get a pro in.
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Post by elstoof on Mar 29, 2024 14:28:24 GMT
Silicone is your best mate when fucking around with drainage. Curious to know why you want to change it though
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Post by nexus6 on Mar 29, 2024 14:30:13 GMT
you must be getting sick of it simple remain glad you're not at risk of being exploded The BG engineer today even agreed that the smell could be a damaged seal or problem with backdraft on the exhaust flue but because it was reported as āsmell of gasā he had to do the full line check. Anyone who ever wants to buy a doer upper should have to consult a medical professional first. I know the stresses you talk about and you've said about the Mrs's mental health so do take a breath when you can (as long as it's not full of natural gas) Whenever I'm talking to a client doing a big renovation or similar I ask them 'how do you eat an elephant?' The answer of course is 'one bite at a time' |
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Mar 29, 2024 14:45:21 GMT
Silicone is your best mate when fucking around with drainage. Curious to know why you want to change it though Yes this, normally they're a fit and forget item.
Also if either outlet has been siliconed in it will be an awful job. Normally they're not but the odd time I've redone stuff or fit new wastes I've always siliconed them in.
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Post by Zuluhero on Mar 29, 2024 16:29:24 GMT
I'm building some rudimentary shelves and coat rail in the under-stairs cupboard this weekend, why do women needs so many bloody shoes? And why is it only my fat man newish wetsuit and a really nice summer coat of mine have been moth eaten and all the others are OK? Omg I literally just did this last weekend! š¤Æ |
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Post by simple on Mar 29, 2024 16:56:19 GMT
The BG engineer today even agreed that the smell could be a damaged seal or problem with backdraft on the exhaust flue but because it was reported as āsmell of gasā he had to do the full line check. Anyone who ever wants to buy a doer upper should have to consult a medical professional first. I know the stresses you talk about and you've said about the Mrs's mental health so do take a breath when you can (as long as it's not full of natural gas) Whenever I'm talking to a client doing a big renovation or similar I ask them 'how do you eat an elephant?' The answer of course is 'one bite at a time' Given the age of the boiler, the fact that weāre going to need the floorboards up to repair or re-pipe back to the boiler and that the boiler has already started to break down weāre thinking maybe its time to just take the nuclear option and have a new boiler and piping done as a single job that (should) see us through for a good few years into the future. It does feel unending this year though: - leaking roof and dispute with original contractor - boiler breaking then post-repair gassing the house out - damp proofing and insulating the kitchen. Went well but still a hassle to live around. (kitchen is a converted garage so this had been in the diary for awhile) - replacing all the internal doors downstairs. Purely for decorations sake but we did need to sand and plane all of them go fit ourselves. - wooden panelling on kitchen walls. Again purely decorative but some minor carpentry required to get it all fitting right. This is still ongoing. - moving allotment plot, digging out raised beds, taking down, moving then reassembling the shed, getting as much burning done as possible before the Good Friday cut off date. It really feels like weāre still waiting to start 2024 once all this shit is out the way. |
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Post by nexus6 on Mar 29, 2024 17:18:17 GMT
You've done loads
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Post by Lukus on Mar 29, 2024 17:53:45 GMT
Silicone is your best mate when fucking around with drainage. Curious to know why you want to change it though There's a leak, definitely on the u-bend, but possibly also from the overflow |
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Post by simple on Mar 29, 2024 17:54:56 GMT
I know, my life fucking sucks |
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Post by elstoof on Mar 29, 2024 18:59:21 GMT
Silicone is your best mate when fucking around with drainage. Curious to know why you want to change it though There's a leak, definitely on the u-bend, but possibly also from the overflow Get a man in, itās a pisser of a job but quick if youāve done it a few times. Youāll definitely end up doing it a few times if you try it diy though |
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Post by paulyboy81 on Mar 29, 2024 23:35:15 GMT
I'm building some rudimentary shelves and coat rail in the under-stairs cupboard this weekend, why do women needs so many bloody shoes? And why is it only my fat man newish wetsuit and a really nice summer coat of mine have been moth eaten and all the others are OK? Omg I literally just did this last weekend! š¤Æ My wife has (no word of a lie) 140+ pairs of shoes. They're fucking everywhere. Under our bed, on the backs of doors in those organiser things, on shoe racks in the porch, in units under the stairs, in wardrobes, etc, etc. We even have entire bookcases full of shoes, not books, shoes If I ever commit murder it'll be because of shoes. |
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Post by freddiemercurystwin on Mar 31, 2024 18:48:12 GMT
I'm building some rudimentary shelves and coat rail in the under-stairs cupboard this weekend, why do women needs so many bloody shoes? And why is it only my fat man newish wetsuit and a really nice summer coat of mine have been moth eaten and all the others are OK? Well done now, in an effort to literally spend no money on the shelves (not because I'm tight but because I have accumulated the various shelves/timber for free to do such projects) apart from consumables (ie screws, wear on tools etc) it was a bit of a bloody headache frankly, fitting bloody great shelves into an L shape not on brackets but on their own timber ladder supports, in between all the crappy domestic dad shit and kids who cannot play together, an Easter egg hunt in the forest (this will definitely be the last one) and other crap. Still got the coat rail to install but that's for tomorrow. At least all of Mrs Mercury's unused shoes can now be seen clearly and more easily dusted. |
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Post by Leolian'sBro on Mar 31, 2024 19:30:56 GMT
We came home last night to water all over the (thankfully tiled) downstairs loo floor. Damp patch on the wall, the whole caboodle. We know thereās a problem with the toilet flush that basically turns the cistern into a fountain but I thought I had jury-rigged a fix for that.
However this morning the water had vanished, even the damp patch was dry and normal. I have decided I hallucinated the entire thing, for cost-efficiency reasons š
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Post by nexus6 on Mar 31, 2024 19:35:25 GMT
Poltergeist
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Post by simple on Apr 4, 2024 8:19:00 GMT
The roof repairs have started this morning. Shouldāve been last week but weather got in the way.
Replacement boiler being delivered tomorrow for a Monday installation.
No more soggy hypoxia for the simple family.
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Post by Dougs on Apr 4, 2024 9:53:14 GMT
Bank balance weeps.
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Post by mrpon on Apr 4, 2024 12:56:43 GMT
Eeek, fingers crossed for no Storm Kathleen crossover simples!
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Post by simple on Apr 5, 2024 6:15:57 GMT
They did one end of the house yesterday and the bucket we have on the loft stairs has stayed dry despite rain all night. We might finally have someone competent on the job.
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Post by zisssou on Apr 5, 2024 7:59:59 GMT
They'll still leave all their mess for you to pickup though  I talked myself out of doing the skirting boards, until we decide to do the living room floor. |
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Post by technoish on Apr 6, 2024 3:35:38 GMT
Sooo, smoke alarms went off (on?) at 4am today, no actual smoke/fire. Stopped for a couple minutes, went back to ringing. Couldn't find which one was initiating! Happened a few more times. Now nothing and all is quiet again... wtf!
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Post by minimatt on Apr 6, 2024 3:40:44 GMT
bit scary techno guessing they're all mains linked so you can't take batteries out of one at a time to narrow down the culprit? |
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Post by elstoof on Apr 6, 2024 7:39:33 GMT
Smoke or heat alarms?
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Post by technoish on Apr 6, 2024 7:45:31 GMT
Yes mains linked, all optical except kitchen which is heat.
I wondered if it was kitchen one so took it down and there was loads of muck inside including cobwebs! The manual does say spiders can cause false alarms... so I'll need to give them all a clean out.
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remain glad you're not at risk of being exploded
