Shandon Par Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 8 hours ago, philpy said: Don't know if you could have Bettered £560 to do the hall and living room, including stripping wallpaper and putting up new wallpaper. That sounds pretty good - never know what horrors lie in store with stripping paper. I usually charge a bit less for places near me as travel time/cost can be grim. Hope the end result is good anyway. Always nice to freshen up your surroundings. There can be lots of job satisfaction doing that for people when you see them so pleased with how their place looks. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 12 hours ago, Shandon Par said: Would it be too much trouble to ask for a greatest hits collage of Mrs Mathematics’ most fiendish design touches? I’ll see what I can do. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 2 hours ago, mathematics said: I’ll see what I can do. Cheers! Mrs couldn’t believe the serial killer cushions but can’t find where you posted them. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 9 minutes ago, Shandon Par said: Cheers! Mrs couldn’t believe the serial killer cushions but can’t find where you posted them. New arrival today: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mathematics Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 Also have this exciting new calendar. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 6 hours ago, mathematics said: New arrival today: David Lynch-Mob 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 Fireplace was a bit insipid so painted it same paint/colours as skirtings 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mallo_Madrid Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 (edited) I move home in under two weeks and have wardrobes and nursery furniture to build. I need to get shelves up in the garage and cupboard plus other odd jobs. I'm going to buy a cordless drill but I have no idea where to start or what to spend. Any suggestions? Edited May 30, 2022 by Mallo_Madrid 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergeant Wilson Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 4 minutes ago, Mallo_Madrid said: I move home in under two weeks and I' have a load a kids and nursery furniture to build. I need to get shelves up in the garage and cupboard plus other odd jobs. I'm going to buy a cordless drill but I have no idea where to start or what to spend. Any suggestions? https://www.mybuilder.com/?adgroup_id=brandex&gclid=Cj0KCQjw1tGUBhDXARIsAIJx01kpTp1kkXoG4tjukEm5HL1yuZp2-7_Fx_npEZGAjmIvR3gwBI3aojMaAmdzEALw_wcB 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted May 30, 2022 Share Posted May 30, 2022 24 minutes ago, Mallo_Madrid said: I move home in under two weeks and have wardrobes and nursery furniture to build. I need to get shelves up in the garage and cupboard plus other odd jobs. I'm going to buy a cordless drill but I have no idea where to start or what to spend. Any suggestions? YouTube is really good for showing you how to do stuff yourself - loads of good channels on basic home improvement stuff. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Show us yer box thread for this pish.. Taking battered old blanket boxes/pirate chests and making them only slightly less battered to maintain a bit of charm then painting them with top top quality gear in nice colours (Aqua Satin). 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Florentine_Pogen Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 (edited) ^^^^ Not as good as the 'Summer Colour Pallets' range by Philpy & Co. ETA - You painted over the wee metal angles and domes. Better left au natural............... Edited June 28, 2022 by Florentine_Pogen 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted June 28, 2022 Author Share Posted June 28, 2022 20 minutes ago, Shandön Par said: Show us yer box thread for this pish.. Taking battered old blanket boxes/pirate chests and making them only slightly less battered to maintain a bit of charm then painting them with top top quality gear in nice colours (Aqua Satin). The one at the back is nicer than the one at the front imo. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shandon Par Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 Front one truly battered and was various shades of brown and stinking of old ciggies before. Back one shows how the same type of paint cures over time so you’d almost want to take a bite of it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted June 28, 2022 Share Posted June 28, 2022 26 minutes ago, Florentine_Pogen said: ^^^^ Not as good as the 'Summer Colour Pallets' range by Philpy & Co. ETA - You painted over the wee metal angles and domes. Better left au natural............... Don't worry, it'll soon have a distressed look when the clumsy c**t trips over it in the dark. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
101 Posted August 25, 2022 Author Share Posted August 25, 2022 I was trying to get my consumer unit updated from the old fuse box which has been in the house since it was built. But apparently I need the energy company to come out and fit an isolator the sparky thought they would do it for free or cheap seeing as it's a safety thing but they want to charge £170 which seems steep especially when they have no competition to carry out the work, anyone had similar stuff done? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) Hi folks. Hopefully this is the correct place to ask this question. Any plumbers out there? We have an approx 10 years old Magnet kitchen, with a "Norrie" mixer tap, which has started dripping. I'm usually reasonably good at DIY (well, I've never had to call an ambulance ) but for the life of me I can't figure out how to get at the ceramic valve. There is no end cap on either the hot or cold tap, nor is there a grub screw underneath. The little chrome tubes that you move (like a beer hand pump) to turn on the water unscrew from the housing but the part they screw onto is almost level with the housing. There is no movement when I try to move it. Any ideas? Edit... Yes I've looked at YouTube but I can't find a video that deals with that model or a similar build. They all seem to have end caps or grub screws. Edited August 29, 2022 by Salt n Vinegar Further info 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshbairn Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 18 minutes ago, Salt n Vinegar said: Hi folks. Hopefully this is the correct place to ask this question. Any plumbers out there? We have an approx 10 years old Magnet kitchen, with a "Norrie" mixer tap, which has started dripping. I'm usually reasonably good at DIY (well, I've never had to call an ambulance ) but for the life of me I can't figure out how to get at the ceramic valve. There is no end cap on either the hot or cold tap, nor is there a grub screw underneath. The little chrome tubes that you move (like a beer hand pump) to turn on the water unscrew from the housing but the part they screw onto is almost level with the housing. There is no movement when I try to move it. Any ideas? Edit... Yes I've looked at YouTube but I can't find a video that deals with that model or a similar build. They all seem to have end caps or grub screws. This might be of use? https://www.fixya.com/support/t14604050-dripping_tap 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 26 minutes ago, welshbairn said: This might be of use? https://www.fixya.com/support/t14604050-dripping_tap Cheers, I'll have a look! Maybe need the WD40. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salt n Vinegar Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 (edited) Hmm. Nothing obvious yet. I'll leave it a bit longer then try again. Edited August 29, 2022 by Salt n Vinegar 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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