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[MontyVeda]

My mother bought a new loo seat last week and asked me to fit it. She proudly told me that the new one has a quick release button for easy cleaning, which will make cleaning much easier after the greatgrandboys have missed their aim. Went to remove the old seat and discovered that too has a quick release button, much to my mother's surprise, and swapped the new one in a matter of seconds... in fact it took longer to type this

 

[gbb]

Replaced a broken lock mechanism in a bedroon double glazed unit, pane out, inner window frame out, replace and adjust all the mechanism / sliders, spray with dry ptfe lube, refit, all is well
Not bad for 25 to 30 year old units.
Took the opportunity to lube all the mechanisms on the upstairs windows, amazong to feel the dufference, nice and free opening / closing.

 

[bagpuss]

Busy adding /topping up the loft insulation .This is were been 6f 2ins and 15 stone causes me issues .
Plenty of boards in place to crawl on . Overalls ,mask & bump cap is in fashion for the weekend .
Watch me put my foot through the ceiling!!🪜

 

[Scotchlovingcylist]

Currently isolating with Covid and not feeling too rough with it so the GF has suggested I get some jobs done in prep for her moving in.
Who knew I needed a towel rail and toilet roll holder!?
New shower screen is great though, won't have the curtain trying to attack me anymore!

 

[rockyroller]

anybody tackle a garden walkway on a slope? I live in a condo complex that borders some town land w/ trails. the entrance to the trails is right behind my unit. over the years the trail entrance wasn't used much & I lazily maintained the grass. someone decided to publicize the trails so now they are getting more use. I can't keep the grass where ppl are walking. I think 2 or 3 modest steps might help but I'm reluctant to experiment. don't want to get in trouble with the condo police & don't want to be held liable if someone falls on whatever I put there. if they slip & fall on wet dirt, that's not my responsibilty
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meanwhile almost a year later I put in some pressure treated 2x2s. they're holding up the past week or so. seed hasn't come it yet

 

[wiggydiggy]

Its amazing how changing curtains can turn into to a mess if you don't know how cutain rails work.... (I didnt realise the pole was screwed onto the bracket and I just pulled it out oops!).

 

[bikingdad90]

Replaced a broken lock mechanism in a bedroon double glazed unit, pane out, inner window frame out, replace and adjust all the mechanism / sliders, spray with dry ptfe lube, refit, all is well
Not bad for 25 to 30 year old units.
Took the opportunity to lube all the mechanisms on the upstairs windows, amazong to feel the dufference, nice and free opening / closing.

Any ideas how to open a broken lock mechanism where the latch is metal and you don’t have a key. I’ve tried the credit card trick and don’t have enough space to shimmy anything behind. Lucikly it’s just two small window units!

 

[bikingdad90]

Its amazing how changing curtains can turn into to a mess if you don't know how cutain rails work.... (I didnt realise the pole was screwed onto the bracket and I just pulled it out oops!).



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My curtain pole is fitted on a weak area of plasterboard. Tried metal expanding plugs, tried screw in plugs and even tried to find a joist! I’ve given up now and just accept it’ll be a little bit loose as they’ll fail eventually. I can’t be bothered to bond into the brickwork.

 

[newts]

Any ideas how to open a broken lock mechanism where the latch is metal and you don’t have a key. I’ve tried the credit card trick and don’t have enough space to shimmy anything behind. Lucikly it’s just two small window units!

Paper clip to jiggle the lock & small screwdriver to turn the barrel.

 

[wiggydiggy]

My curtain pole is fitted on a weak area of plasterboard. Tried metal expanding plugs, tried screw in plugs and even tried to find a joist! I’ve given up now and just accept it’ll be a little bit loose as they’ll fail eventually. I can’t be bothered to bond into the brickwork.

Same. The larger screw at the top has plasterboard then a cavity. I'm leaving it as is for now and then getting blinds in the future and I'll get rid of curtains altogether.

 

[JhnBssll]

Common solution to loose curtain pole brackets is to bond a length of timber to the wall with no more nails or similar then screw the brackets to the batten. Not something I've done at home, but when fixing a curtain pole for my in-laws this was their requested method. It worked pretty well.

 

[fossyant]

All my curtain rails are fitted to wodden battons which are screwed into the wall. Fist thing I did when we moved into a new house. Means any subsequent changes in curtain rails only need fixing to the batton, and not the wall redrilling and filling.

 

[wiggydiggy]

If was keeping the curtains I probably would, but long term I want to replace all the curtains with blinds. I might keep one set in the bedroom for the extra darkened effect they'd give with a blind as well but everywhere else they can go.

 

[Deleted member 26715]

If was keeping the curtains I probably would, but long term I want to replace all the curtains with blinds. I might keep one set in the bedroom for the extra darkened effect they'd give with a blind as well but everywhere else they can go.

Our bedroom is East facing when we bought blinds we bought those advertised as blackout blinds, they work very well

 

[wiggydiggy]

Our bedroom is East facing when we bought blinds we bought those advertised as blackout blinds, they work very well

South for me, though daylight doesn't normally wake me up it's sound that normally does it.