My original guestimate of around £6000 was not even close and my updated, and slightly better informed, estimate of £7500 was not much better. The actual total was £9760 – add in a skip or two and we can call it £10k.
Could it be done for £7500 ? I think so, but I would have had...
My original guestimate of around £6000 was not even close and my updated, and slightly better informed, estimate of £7500...
A trip to B&Q was the nudge I needed to finish a couple of jobs on the inside of
the shed.
I made a corner trim out of some left over plywood to tidy up the join between
the door and the window, and also added a bit of aluminum trim over the...
A trip to B&Q was the nudge I needed to finish a couple of jobs on the inside...
The rubber flooring was straightforward to lay – I started by covering the (SIP
panel) flooring with 6mm ply, screwed down every 300mm (I countersunk and filled
the holes). You need a completely flat surface to lay the tiles
You then apply the adhesive in sections big enough to work at one go, wait for
it...
The rubber flooring was straightforward to lay – I started by covering the (SIP
panel) flooring with 6mm ply, screwed down...
it was a toss-up between bamboo and rubber, and I have plumped for the latter.
Rubber was my missus’ suggestion, and since she is generally right about things
I did very little research. During the small amount of reading I did though, it
did not take long to find people with critical things to say:...
it was a toss-up between bamboo and rubber, and I have plumped for the latter.
Rubber was my missus’ suggestion,...
I am pleased with the end result, certainly not perfect but not a bad effort
for a first attempt either. The walls are white ‘with a hint of apple’ in case
you were wondering!
One schoolboy error was that I forgot to do a mist coat for the ceiling, despite
knowing full well it was...
I am pleased with the end result, certainly not perfect but not a bad effort
for a first attempt either....
.. ceiling is done – doesn’t look nearly as bad as I feared. A few small ridges
and dents if you look very closely, but otherwise a passable effort.
I am really pleased with the ecoled downlighters. A bit hard to show in a pic,
but they are very bright – to give you some idea, they...
.. ceiling is done – doesn’t look nearly as bad as I feared. A few small ridges
and dents if you...
Preparing for decoration
* Step 1: filler over the joints and screw heads
* Step 2: fermacell fine surface treatment (FST)
* Step 3: caulking in the corners
lessons learned
FST is a smooth filler that comes pre-mixed in a large tub – it has the
constituency of whipped cream and goes on easily. The technique with FST that...
Preparing for decoration
* Step 1: filler over the joints and screw heads
* Step 2: fermacell fine surface treatment (FST)
* Step...
all wired up and live, the sequence of events was:
1. mark where the fittings will go (me)
2. First fit wiring (electrician)
3. Plaster-boarding (me)
4. cut holes for fixtures, fit back-boxes and pull cables through (me)
5. lay SWA cable from shed to house (me)
6. feed SWA cable from garden through side...
all wired up and live, the sequence of events was:
1. mark where the fittings will go (me)
2. First...
I have finished fixing the fermacell plaster boards: pretty easy on the walls,
not so easy for the ceiling. The ceiling was eventually accomplished by
chopping the boards in half and using temporarily affixed battens to give me
somewhere to locate one end of each board so that I could then prop the other
end...
I have finished fixing the fermacell plaster boards: pretty easy on the walls,
not so easy for the ceiling. The...
A bit of progress this past week. Simon the electrician came and did the first
fix of electrics. I think this has a different name in the US, but it involves
laying out the cables before any plasterboard(drywall) goes up.
Before this happens you need to have thought through the quantity/rough location
of:...
A bit of progress this past week. Simon the electrician came and did the first
fix of electrics. I think...