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[Webby the Bear]

I emulsioned the kitchen and stairwell today! The stairwell is very deep and it was nearly a long drop when I slipped on the ladder 

i trust youre ok bud?

normally im the worst for painting. i like drilling stuff ( ) and if it dont involve power tools and does involve patience and finesse im the worst. however i found today relaxing. maybe its cos the size of job i took on i knew id do on time and not be working in to the night.


are you redecorating the whole house tigger, or just kitchen as a one off? 

Doing the whole place Webby, its a rental and I only did it 2 years ago.....    They let their kids scrawl all over the walls with crayons, which has been a bugger to get rid of!!  

My near miss in the stairwell was caused by a momentary lapse in concentration and yes I'm OK thanks!  Nasty bruise on my leg and I was abit shaken!!    Mind you, my 'platform' would give the Health and Safety Nazis the vapours!! 

i hate children. they should be culled imo.

do you not tell them to sort it or you take their deposit? 

[Webby the Bear]

Don't talk to me about DIY

Well, since Friday night, I've:

Removed carpet from living room
Cleaned
Filled holes in walls and cracks in ceiling
2 coats of emulsion on the walls
1 coat on the ceiling
Skirting boards, door, bay windows, patio doors with gloss.

I think my right arm is about to fall off.

OK! 

great thing about emulsion is when you go round a room you can do it in circles cos i dries so quick. i dont know whether your ceilngs the same as mine but we got artex. and i wuld have to say thats the worst thing about decorating. i quite like glossing cos its such an instant quality look but unless youre in the right light its difficult to tell youve done a ceiling.......... until the light hits the freaking bit yove missed 

[Webby the Bear]

Don't talk to me about DIY

Well, since Friday night, I've:

Removed carpet from living room
Cleaned
Filled holes in walls and cracks in ceiling
2 coats of emulsion on the walls
1 coat on the ceiling
Skirting boards, door, bay windows, patio doors with gloss.I think my right arm is about to fall off.

OK! 

great thing about emulsion is when you go round a room you can do it in circles cos i dries so quick. i dont know whether your ceilngs the same as mine but we got artex. and i wuld have to say thats the worst thing about decorating. i quite like glossing cos its such an instant quality look but unless youre in the right light its difficult to tell youve done a ceiling.......... until the light hits the freaking bit yove missed 

ps, i trust you sanded?   

[Sir Tigger KC]

I emulsioned the kitchen and stairwell today! The stairwell is very deep and it was nearly a long drop when I slipped on the ladder 

i trust youre ok bud?

normally im the worst for painting. i like drilling stuff ( ) and if it dont involve power tools and does involve patience and finesse im the worst. however i found today relaxing. maybe its cos the size of job i took on i knew id do on time and not be working in to the night.


are you redecorating the whole house tigger, or just kitchen as a one off? 

Doing the whole place Webby, its a rental and I only did it 2 years ago.....    They let their kids scrawl all over the walls with crayons, which has been a bugger to get rid of!!  

My near miss in the stairwell was caused by a momentary lapse in concentration and yes I'm OK thanks!  Nasty bruise on my leg and I was abit shaken!!    Mind you, my 'platform' would give the Health and Safety Nazis the vapours!! 

i hate children. they should be culled imo.

do you not tell them to sort it or you take their deposit? 

Yes I took their deposit! Which can be a bureaucratic nightmare these days..... 

[Rods2]

Over the weekend I used my chainsaw to cut up wood for the log fire and my axe to split to size. My wood shed is now full, ready for the winter. I always regret doing this the next day as I have a sore or bad back,  but it is great fun at the time. 

I've cut the grass, this only takes about 15 minutes where I have a 22" self-propelled motor mower. I raked over the areas in the front garden where the grass has died due to my trees and a dry spring, and reseeded, ready for the heavy rain on Tuesday. Weather should hopefully be warm enough for this to establish itself before winter.

Finally, I working on re-artexing the landing and stairwell ceil as part of their re-decoration. I've removed the old stipple artex, repaired where my leaking cold water tank overflow, damaged my ceiling and will use artex-sealer on it tomorrow ready to re-artex. I've made a plank with 4" x 2" battens underneath which latch onto my ladder and foot stool at the other end. Made this ultra safe as I have a bad head for heights and don't enjoy walking the plank. 

Later in the week I have got to finish the installation of new thermostat valve in my en-suit shower and then start on ripping out and replacing my bathroom. Go a great deal from next door neighbours lad where he is a bathroom fitter and he has a garage full of top quality bathrooms he bought in a clearance sale. 

When I'm tiling it seems to take forever, but I have found an electric tile cutter a sound investment and find it quite straight forward to even go around complex shapes. During my electronics apprenticeship I was taught you must learn how to use the material you are working with, measure and mark out accurately, check twice and work to your markings. Result spot on job, Simples. 

[steve-d]

The block paving was looking a bit weathered and in between the blocks was fillied with moss and weeds, so, out with the Karcher on full power Spent two hours blasting the paving clean. All the moss was removed. I spent about one hour brushing in new paving sand. Job is a a good one Wife is most impressed, could be my lucky night tonight

better hurry mate. MOTD 2 will be on soon 

just out of interest re the paving...... i put sand in the gaps of my paving in my old house few years back. looked fantastic when first brushed in but when it rained it ended up everywhere. is there a special tip/technique to remedy that?   

cheers mate 

After you have brushed it in you need to vibrate the sand so it locks the pavers together, ask for kiln dried sand. If you can get hold of a earth rammer they are ideal if not just a rubber hammer and give em a good whack.

[Webby the Bear]

Over the weekend I used my chainsaw to cut up wood for the log fire and my axe to split to size. My wood shed is now full, ready for the winter. I always regret doing this the next day as I have a sore or bad back,  but it is great fun at the time. 

I've cut the grass, this only takes about 15 minutes where I have a 22" self-propelled motor mower. I raked over the areas in the front garden where the grass has died due to my trees and a dry spring, and reseeded, ready for the heavy rain on Tuesday. Weather should hopefully be warm enough for this to establish itself before winter.

Finally, I working on re-artexing the landing and stairwell ceil as part of their re-decoration. I've removed the old stipple artex, repaired where my leaking cold water tank overflow, damaged my ceiling and will use artex-sealer on it tomorrow ready to re-artex. I've made a plank with 4" x 2" battens underneath which latch onto my ladder and foot stool at the other end. Made this ultra safe as I have a bad head for heights and don't enjoy walking the plank. 

Later in the week I have got to finish the installation of new thermostat valve in my en-suit shower and then start on ripping out and replacing my bathroom. Go a great deal from next door neighbours lad where he is a bathroom fitter and he has a garage full of top quality bathrooms he bought in a clearance sale. 

When I'm tiling it seems to take forever, but I have found an electric tile cutter a sound investment and find it quite straight forward to even go around complex shapes. During my electronics apprenticeship I was taught you must learn how to use the material you are working with, measure and mark out accurately, check twice and work to your markings. Result spot on job, Simples. 

anywhere other than b and shit i presume? 

[Webby the Bear]

The block paving was looking a bit weathered and in between the blocks was fillied with moss and weeds, so, out with the Karcher on full power Spent two hours blasting the paving clean. All the moss was removed. I spent about one hour brushing in new paving sand. Job is a a good one Wife is most impressed, could be my lucky night tonight

better hurry mate. MOTD 2 will be on soon 

just out of interest re the paving...... i put sand in the gaps of my paving in my old house few years back. looked fantastic when first brushed in but when it rained it ended up everywhere. is there a special tip/technique to remedy that?   

cheers mate 

After you have brushed it in you need to vibrate the sand so it locks the pavers together, ask for kiln dried sand. If you can get hold of a earth rammer they are ideal if not just a rubber hammer and give em a good whack.

[Webby the Bear]

hi mate, so special sand and a good beating with a haammer? 

[aaronjb]

unless youre in the right light its difficult to tell youve done a ceiling.......... until the light hits the freaking bit yove missed 

10 years I lived in my last flat.. 10 years I spent looking at the bit I missed on the ceiling when I first painted  I rather hate DIY..

Although I did batten & panel the garage by myself, that was not a fun job.. 1.2x2.4m sheets of ply are not light when you're on your own!

I've cut the grass, this only takes about 15 minutes where I have a 22" self-propelled motor mower. I raked over the areas

Cor, it's all a bit posh down there in Sandhurst, isn't it? Ride on mowers and your own log shed.. S'not like that up here in scummy Bracknell! Which reminds me I haven't cut the grass this year  fortunately the garden is 50% jungle from 20 years of neglect prior to me moving in and 25% gravel/weed mix. The remaining 25% is grass that doesn't grow very well thanks to the dirty great oak tree..

Though I really should cut it, before it snows.. if only I could be arsed to move the cement mixer, garden table, BBQ and old concrete shuttering..

[Varche]

I bought a bench tile cutter. Great investment. Has a rotating disc (about 7 inch in diameter) and you slice it through the tile. Have done about at least 140 sq m of floor and stairs so far. Only cost 140 euros.

My DIY today was to find and eliminate a blockage (soddiment) in 50 metres of irrigation tubing and then fit an in line filter which I should have done yonks ago.

[Sir Tigger KC]

I think that in Spain, if it dosn't move it gets tiled!!    Isn't that right Varche? 

Tile cutters are great! but as mentioned before very messy!!

[Webby the Bear]

I think that in Spain, if it dosn't move it gets tiled!!    Isn't that right Varche? 

Tile cutters are great! but as mentioned before very messy!!

...or whitewashed 

i think for the sake of £50 (for a big big floor area) its worth paying topps to cut for you. at the end of the day ive tiled bathroom and kitchen and i can assure you ill never do it again. bought neutral colour tiles so they wont go out of fashion 

also that crap that you have to put down before you put the adhesive on (sealant iirc) is the foulest smelling stuff ive ever used

[Rods2]

Over the weekend I used my chainsaw to cut up wood for the log fire and my axe to split to size. My wood shed is now full, ready for the winter. I always regret doing this the next day as I have a sore or bad back,  but it is great fun at the time. 

I've cut the grass, this only takes about 15 minutes where I have a 22" self-propelled motor mower. I raked over the areas in the front garden where the grass has died due to my trees and a dry spring, and reseeded, ready for the heavy rain on Tuesday. Weather should hopefully be warm enough for this to establish itself before winter.

Finally, I working on re-artexing the landing and stairwell ceil as part of their re-decoration. I've removed the old stipple artex, repaired where my leaking cold water tank overflow, damaged my ceiling and will use artex-sealer on it tomorrow ready to re-artex. I've made a plank with 4" x 2" battens underneath which latch onto my ladder and foot stool at the other end. Made this ultra safe as I have a bad head for heights and don't enjoy walking the plank. 

Later in the week I have got to finish the installation of new thermostat valve in my en-suit shower and then start on ripping out and replacing my bathroom. Go a great deal from next door neighbours lad where he is a bathroom fitter and he has a garage full of top quality bathrooms he bought in a clearance sale. 

When I'm tiling it seems to take forever, but I have found an electric tile cutter a sound investment and find it quite straight forward to even go around complex shapes. During my electronics apprenticeship I was taught you must learn how to use the material you are working with, measure and mark out accurately, check twice and work to your markings. Result spot on job, Simples. 

anywhere other than b and shit i presume? 

Yes, I bought it at Macro about 10 years ago in one of their special offers. No longer a trade card holder and I must admit I do miss shopping at Macro in Reading.

[Rods2]

unless youre in the right light its difficult to tell youve done a ceiling.......... until the light hits the freaking bit yove missed 

10 years I lived in my last flat.. 10 years I spent looking at the bit I missed on the ceiling when I first painted  I rather hate DIY..

Although I did batten & panel the garage by myself, that was not a fun job.. 1.2x2.4m sheets of ply are not light when you're on your own!

I've cut the grass, this only takes about 15 minutes where I have a 22" self-propelled motor mower. I raked over the areas

Cor, it's all a bit posh down there in Sandhurst, isn't it? Ride on mowers and your own log shed.. S'not like that up here in scummy Bracknell! Which reminds me I haven't cut the grass this year  fortunately the garden is 50% jungle from 20 years of neglect prior to me moving in and 25% gravel/weed mix. The remaining 25% is grass that doesn't grow very well thanks to the dirty great oak tree..

Though I really should cut it, before it snows.. if only I could be arsed to move the cement mixer, garden table, BBQ and old concrete shuttering..

Not quite a ride on mower, just press the drive lever and hang on to the bar at the back, but that might be where i only have one throttle position in life... full  (miggy pedal to the metal rules ok)