Doctor_J_

Doctor_J_, 13 days ago

Ok. The alcove is cleared out. Picture rail, skirting and cornices down. Part of this exercise is a proof of concept for taking all the cornices down next, so I don’t care about the edge of the cornice, so I’m just starting in this corner.
#DIY

Doctor_J_, 13 days ago

Lifting up the skirting allows me to look under to confirm what each wall is. The external wall at the back of the alcove is 100mm insulation in front of brick (breeze block); plaster board in front of brick on the wall with the next room; the chimney breast is totally fake, which I knew already and if I had the time/money I’d get rid of it. It’s all for effect, this is a gas fire that could’ve been flush with the wall. Dumb decision by previous owners.

Doctor_J_, 13 days ago

I had to go off and do a few jobs. Then it took me about an hour to assemble this budget workbench, but now, behold, the mitre saw. #diy

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Doctor_J_, 13 days ago

#DIY I’ve just watched a Columbo waiting for primer to dry, but here we are at the end of day one. The mitre saw obviously makes it very easy to cut and prep wood. This is the base, which still has to be screwed together. (Note angled bit for gas pipe!) The primer was for a piece of hardwood which will be at the front of the base (glued on when the second coat of primer dries). I wanted to fix the base to the wall but there’s not much wall as the skirting was quite high. We’ll see.

Doctor_J_, 12 days ago

Today’s #diy has involved glueing the front board to the frame, drilling pockets for pocket screws to assemble the base. The workbench had to be reassembled because it’s hot garbage and can’t clamp anything.

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Doctor_J_, 12 days ago

Then figuring out the template for the battens, drilling holes in the battens and walls, attaching them, and keeping them level then adding a shelf (the shelves will eventually be primed and fixed. Anyways, there’s a shelf up.

Doctor_J_, 12 days ago

That’s enough for the day. Three sets of battens up. Getting into the swing but it does take time. Five more sets of battens to go. The shelves are pre-cut but thankfully the alcove is at an 88 degree angle, so they’ll all have to be tapered a bit. #DIY

Under-construction wooden stair landing with tools, including a jigsaw and level, and construction materials.

Doctor_J_, 11 days ago

Back at the #DIY on a gloriously sunny Dublin Sunday. All the rest of the battens are cut and drilled and ready. Next job is to attach them all to the wall. Plus I went to ScrewFix.

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Doctor_J_, 11 days ago

#DIY Ok, atl the battens are fixed. The test shelf sits fine on each one. All the pre cut shelves will need a small trim, so wondering what the best way is to do that. I only have a mitre saw, a multi-tool saw might be better.

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Doctor_J_, 10 days ago

Stayed up last night filling the holes and putting two layers of primer on the battens. Now it’s time to trim the shelves themselves to fit. Which is a hassle - but I did use geometry to sort out my measurements, so it has come in use! #diy

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Doctor_J_, 10 days ago

#DIY Tah dah? The plan is that the shelves will be primed, sanded, painted and fixed to the battens and caulked - but that’s not happening today. I had to trim each shelf and I made a last minute design change cutting the corner of the rear of the shelves to fit them in easier and so I can run lighting up them (as they are quite deep). The structural stuff is done, can tidy the tools away now.

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Doctor_J_, 14 days ago

@ianRobinson Prioritise!

Doctor_J_, 14 days ago

@ianRobinson Pretty certain it’s an AI image (unfortunately!)

Doctor_J_, 1 month ago

@ianRobinson @fistfulofdave Freddie left everything to Mary Austin, so I assume she represents the 25% of his estate. Queen (Brian, Roger, and John and the FM Estate) make decisions about licensing and adverts and all of that. They remain hugely profitable, and loved. The metric for purchasing these estate sales is roughly 20x annual income. Can Kiss generate $15m/yr without touring? Queen probably does already!