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That's actually not a bad shout. I've just replaced a large area of decking so would weather nicely together.

It's outdoors BUT... Very very difficult to gain access on anything but foot. It's a dog leg stair case down from the road level. That said, it was done when the extension was built ie at that time the builders could have done it properly but now the extension blocks off vehicle access to the...

Rather than the original builders use cement or anything else to fill the gap, they've raised the external patio on joists to meet the ground floor level of the main house (this was all part of an extension 15 years back). The joists are actually sound/dry but in lifting a handful of patio...

Significant ventilation, ergo the reason I think the builders opted for this method. It was an extension where the floor is between 0.5-1m above (sloping) ground level. So definitely optionality to sleeve and seal and ventilation is so good there is wildlife living under it 😀 I did my...

A few years ago a bought a veritable house of horrors. The latest finding, I was reapplying the patio grout the other day and no matter how much I put in, it just disappeared below. "no, surely not, they didn't did they?" They did. Lifted up a few slabs and realised my patio structure is a...

I've tried the spraying. From the £150 set to the £600. Realised that it becomes cost effective when you enter the £1000+ machine and do kitchens ie full cabinets, doors, drawer fronts etc. for anything less I can't see the time saving when you factor in the time to tape up etc. I just just my...

Music to my ears. It's the red ones (smooth) I've bought to try out

Brush & 4" roller. Trying the fussy bloke sleeves for the first time as apparently get you the closest to a spray finish without obviously spraying so will update once I've given them a try. My go-to paint is Crown Fast Flow Quick-Dry satin. I've tried a lot and it's just brilliant coverage. I...

Good idea but current plan is no curtain/blind etc. not clear from that pic but view is great and it's north facing ie never get direct sunlight into the room. Suspect it will be one of those things I just accept/slightly irks me and other woodworkers but not picked up by 99.99% of visitors...

Quick update: pocket doors fitted despite worst instructions I've ever come across (first time using a forstner bit, they're good!), panelling up, main skirting plus library skirting/apron, added blocks for light fittings and decorative strip, architrave up and a lot of nail holes filled and...

Hopefully a bit clearer in this picture

Hardwood plywood. Local merchants seem to source good enough stuff for my eyes that hasn't triggered a need to pay up for birch (yet). The edges are all covered, the ply shelves have a Sapele lip that I've domino/glued in place. The shelves aren't that wide so sagging not a concern but that...

Flattery works every time on me too! They're quite smart really 😀

😂😂 Love that! You were in the right, hate when trades in lifts have to make way for the suits, absolute nonsense and I used to be a suit!!

Sound like my wife! I got the "you've almost finished haven't you?" this morning. I then ran through the list of the main skirting, the bookcase apron skirting, the panelling, the coving, the sanding as well as architrave for 2 doorways the other side of the room 😀 aiming to get the sorted next...

Agree. Had to be done to have enough space for top boxes and coving but it was a sacrifice that ideally would be avoided. I've got some panelling to do on the underside of the top box over the window as well as the sides, so fingers and toes crossed that once painted it's not such an obvious...

Umm....zoom in... happened last week

Most of the face frame up, love that part as for me it's when it really starts to look as intended. Got filler into the 100 nail holes but sanding I will save for another day!

Thank you. We have 3 reception rooms and the previous owner basically had 3 TV rooms which seemed a bit odd. I wanted a room to "chill" so although it's the library it's also the music room, writing room, basically non-TV room 😀