The Home Improvements Thread (2)

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Quintrix said:
Hi all. Need some advice. I would like to reduce the dust in the garage and have two options of closing

1: Brown - I have some off-cuts hardboard (3mm) that I can fit to the thinner cross pieces with clout nails. These are too short for the wider stronger roof trusses.

2. Yellow - Buy the plastic normally found in roofs and attach to roof trusses.

My concern - knocking the nails into the cross pieces to attach hardboard might "loosen" some tiles.
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That is some piss poor building, they should have laid plastic/underlay under the battens/purlins when they put the roof up.

You best option will be to try find something you can span the trusses with rather than attaching to the battens/purlins. Possibly some basic ceiling board... Do you use that roof space in the garage for storage?
 
ToxicBunny said:
Then pallet wood would be your best and cheapest option....

Could actually make it look really cool as well with some effort.
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I also thought pallet Wood but then remembered it's for kids play room. Some pallet Wood is treated with nasty chemicals so just make sure
 
xrapidx said:
Only reason I'm using bricks is because I have about 500 at the back of the house... problem with melamine is some adult putting down to much weight and going through it.
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if you put some supports it wont, i mean kitchen cupboards feet are mad of it and they can honestly hand several hundred kilos of weight
 
pallet wood could be dangerous because of splinters and chemicals in case the cover comes undone, also it is just a mission to deal with small planks and taking apart pallets
 
alqassam said:
I also thought pallet Wood but then remembered it's for kids play room. Some pallet Wood is treated with nasty chemicals so just make sure
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I would be more worried about the stuff thats spilled on the pallet these days than the method of treatment....

Methyl Bromide is the big issue, and as far as I'm aware its being phased out in most places around the world.
 
You can buy pine planks at about 300 per plank .
1 box of laminates and you sorted
 
The "stairs" will be covered with foam (those interlocking blocks)

I see you can get 3cm x 15cm x 240cm timber from pole yard which might work... Two planks next to each other gives you a 30cm step. Then just clad the front of the step with cheap wooden board, and stick on foam blocks.
 
xrapidx said:
The "stairs" will be covered with foam (those interlocking blocks)

I see you can get 3cm x 15cm x 240cm timber from pole yard which might work... Two planks next to each other gives you a 30cm step. Then just clad the front of the step with cheap wooden board, and stick on foam blocks.
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32mm x 152mm are rafters which are cheap. Just give them a light sanding and make sure you take a level and straight plank

You will get that size at any decent hardware shop
 
ToxicBunny said:
There are many tiles with a wood look to them these days... and they aren't ridiculously expensive either...

Vinyl is great but obviously pricey.
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Steamy Tom said:
jirre that pressure must have been intense tho?
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alqassam said:
Depends on which type of fitting. The toilet showers are notorious at failing. When you purchase them they even tell youbtonkeepnthe angle valve closed when not in use
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I should have known better than being ambiguous in this thread, so what had happened:

When we remodelled the bathroom we used the same toilet (a man's thrown has to be comfortable and better the one you know...). Without me realising the plumber that installed it had opened a new hole for the fill pipe. He left the old fill pipe in the old hole on the right and installed a new one on the left.

When the pressure came back on the fill valve didn't close. Usually the water would just go out the overflow and run into the toilet. Unfortunately the old fill pipe was about 1 - 2 cm shorter than the overflow and the excess water ran out the old fill pipe onto the floor flooding the house.

But on the topic, we had a case about 2 or 3 years ago where the flex pipe on the side of the cistern made a small hole on the bend and was spraying water out it.

Still looking for ideas on what flooring to use.
 
PhreakBoy said:
I should have known better than being ambiguous in this thread, so what had happened:

When we remodelled the bathroom we used the same toilet (a man's thrown has to be comfortable and better the one you know...). Without me realising the plumber that installed it had opened a new hole for the fill pipe. He left the old fill pipe in the old hole on the right and installed a new one on the left.

When the pressure came back on the fill valve didn't close. Usually the water would just go out the overflow and run into the toilet. Unfortunately the old fill pipe was about 1 - 2 cm shorter than the overflow and the excess water ran out the old fill pipe onto the floor flooding the house.

But on the topic, we had a case about 2 or 3 years ago where the flex pipe on the side of the cistern made a small hole on the bend and was spraying water out it.

Still looking for ideas on what flooring to use.
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you should go **** on that okes face
 
alqassam said:
Nah just wash in the toilet and use TP. This ain't the hitchhiker's guide....


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So no more toilet paper ? Wash and go...
 
dunkyd said:
Take tiles off and lay plastic on top of purlins
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looking for DIY option and that is above my pay grade


Hemi300c said:
What garage doors do you have. That's where most of the dust comes from in mine.
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single solid wood door - will seal around door as well

ToxicBunny said:
That is some piss poor building, they should have laid plastic/underlay under the battens/purlins when they put the roof up.

You best option will be to try find something you can span the trusses with rather than attaching to the battens/purlins. Possibly some basic ceiling board... Do you use that roof space in the garage for storage?
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Yes, I do want to use the roof space. was thinking of the plastic attached to the trusses.


I gather the hardboard attached to purlins are not a good idea?
 
xrapidx said:
What is going to be the cheapest source of wood to make steps as follows? (the dimensions are: 2.4m x 2.1m)
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I plan on securing the step to the sides, and using loose bricks underneath to make secure enough to step on - then the entire lot, including the pit - will be covered in those interlocking mats -and filled half way with pit balls (short term play room for the kid until I convert the room to an office in 3years)
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I would definitely go with shutter ply, its strong as heck and very cheap. Can get the board center to cut them to the sizes you want and just glue and screw together.
 
xrapidx said:
What is going to be the cheapest source of wood to make steps as follows? (the dimensions are: 2.4m x 2.1m)
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I plan on securing the step to the sides, and using loose bricks underneath to make secure enough to step on - then the entire lot, including the pit - will be covered in those interlocking mats -and filled half way with pit balls (short term play room for the kid until I convert the room to an office in 3years)
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Why is there a random pit in that room?
 
Finally getting the sandy patch where grass refused to grow sorted. We will be doing the area around the pool as well.

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They promised to finish tomorrow, so will post the completed ones.
 
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