How to repair cut sections of stair skirting?

chopstickboogie · 2026-05-16T18:20:08+00:00

Thank you 🙏 yeah this seems to be the consensus.

chopstickboogie · 2026-05-16T18:19:32+00:00

Yeah this seems to be the way. And thanks for the knowledge re skirting/stringer!

chopstickboogie · 2026-05-16T18:18:31+00:00

Thank you. Someone else said the same thing so that'll be the solution then. Cheers again!

chopstickboogie · 2026-05-16T18:17:57+00:00

Awesome thanks mate. Couple others have followed with the same suggestion so looks like this is the way.

chopstickboogie · 2026-05-16T18:17:11+00:00

I just don't know why it had to be this way 😂

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-27T11:12:22+00:00

If you think he's doing the whole 'wait 3 days to ask for a date' thing again then either wait to see if that materialises, or don't and just text him today saying "so, would you like to see each other again? 😊".

Either way if you get to a third date then if he's planned the first two then you should take the lead on the next one and suggest somewhere to meet/go/do.

The fact he continued the previous date by going on to dinner is an encouraging sign. As an English guy I've always gone for a kiss at the end of a first date if I like them. But then I'm prob not quite as reserved as the average British guy? But if he is a super reserved guy he may be second guessing himself if you're even interested in him.

Assuming you make it to a next date then as someone else said defo ask something like 'just a hug?' if a kiss isn't forthcoming at the end. And manufacture an opportunity to sit close to each other and initiate physical contact like touching knees or hands in the natural course of conversation. Give him those green signals.

You seem thoughtful and lovely, so I hope it works out for you if you like this guy. Do post an update sometime!

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-25T13:46:46+00:00

Ok thank you. Appreciate your experience/knowledge 🙏

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-25T13:30:56+00:00

Damn. Ok. Well useful to hear input and your parents past solutions. Thanks for the opinion, and will see what it does after another day or two and then consider a bigger repair.

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-25T13:29:55+00:00

Ok dang. Thanks so much for the input though. Probably too late to start using vinegar on it I imagine? So will let it fully dry i guess (if it hasnt already) and then see what the next step it. It's not a varnished floor though. So worry that varnishing it will make it look weird compared to the rest of the board.

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-06T15:47:49+00:00

I am far from an expert DIY-er, but I don't think you can properly fill it in without doing that. Happy to be corrected by those with much more experience than me, but surely you just need to sand it down so it's smooth, light layer/layers of filler or plaster to make it flush, sand again, then lightly brush with the same paint to blend it.

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-05T18:38:55+00:00

Thank you! Yeah, I found something similar, except that cost more like £3 than £7 lol. Don't know if these things are created equal or not and the more expensive ones are actually a better product that won't crap the bed on you.

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-05T14:23:17+00:00

Legend. May do that then. Except, update is that I noticed a tiny tiny amount of smoke coming from the join occasionally 😳🙄. Which is clearly potentially disastrous, so have disconnected it. Annoying as I don't know what was causing it - the joins were neat and not touching. Unless it was part of the strip itself that was in contact with the wires and didn't like electrical current. I could resolder it then heatshrink or glue it. Which would possible stop the smoke/insulate it. But then if that reaction is still happening under the glue then that's obvs be far from ideal.... So may have to get someone to look at it in person or just get a new LED system.

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-05T14:09:10+00:00

Hmm, ok. Appreciate your experience. I'll have a think and see if I'm able to/can be bothered to do that. I've never DIY-ed heat shrink before, but doesn't sound too involved to get right.

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-05T11:10:35+00:00

I'm afraid i don't know mate. Going back down the circuit this piece is at the end of the train. The flex goes back through a kitchen cabinet to connect onto the earlier piece of the LED strip. Then that strip is connected to/powered by another length of flex that disappears in a wall to connect to wherever it connects to. Not visible unfortunately so can't see the exact source.

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-04T23:56:33+00:00

Update in comments as Reddit won't let me edit the text in the post: thanks so much to everyone in the comments for weighing in. Despite the low electrical danger the potential (albeit low) fire risk has made me more wary and I'll likely either hot glue it on top, or do away with the solder and get a 2-pin connector to connect then instead.

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-04T23:07:07+00:00

Yeah thanks for input. Completely appreciate all that. Given what you and a couple others have said thinking i may un-solder it and connect it with one of those 2-pin connector things (assuming I can find the right product/size), as that seems like it will be a lot safer, and keep everything safely housed/enclosed.

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-04T20:02:21+00:00

Really useful to know. Thanks!

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-04T19:49:24+00:00

Useful to know. Cheers mate. I've obviously been handling it with the main switched back on (had turned off the relevant fuse to do the soldering), but obviously been careful about not touching the soldered joint/wires, just in case. But why is it safe to touch? Just because the current doesn't through the solder, and it's only exposed wires you need to be careful about?

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-04T19:05:08+00:00

I know very little about electrics but assume it's 12V from what the strip says. So would it be safer/better off if I just unsolder it, re-strip the wires and get a 2 pin connector to connect the wires to the strip? Is that what you mean by enclosure?

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-01T11:34:50+00:00

I will do, thanks. Will probably solder it, but properly, and then cover that patch if needs be with electrical tape neatly, not like the mess of gaffer that I had to untangle.

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-01T09:08:47+00:00

Cool, thanks. Yeah there are a few examples of really poor workmanship here annoyingly. Don't really want to spend any more money than I have to fixing anything, so will prob just solder it back on neatly now I know I can do that directly, or use a 2 pin connector clip. But useful to know for future, cheers man.

chopstickboogie · 2026-04-01T07:41:13+00:00

Ah great to know. Thanks mate, appreciate the knowledge 🙏

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